One of the key principles to executing Kapotasana is building a powerful centered foundation through your legs. This exercise helps you understand how to use the legs so that your spine can be free to safely lengthen in the posture.

How do you build strength to hold Pincha Mayurasana? This tutorial will teach you!
The name of the posture comes from what a male peacock must do to get a mate-become a brazen show off! He creates a fine spectacle by lifting up his generous, flashy set of tail feathers, he opens them into a st...

Once you have a real understanding of how to activate the hips then you can start to refine Eka Pada Sirsasana. In this video I teach you how to further develop in the posture.

If you are having trouble balancing in this posture or if you are afraid of falling the wall is an excellent resource. You can safely build the physical and mental strength that is needed to execute this posture. In this video I teach you how to use the wall safely and how to continue to clarify...

Video is from David's video course, Asana Skill Building.

Email your questions to [email protected] and David will answer them. Q and A will be uploaded to the channel. You can also attend live and ask your question. Saturday, November 23rd at 10am EST. Zoom link will be emailed out a few hours before the livestream.

Short Form class that includes asanas from the 1st and 2nd series:
Surya A (3)
Surya B (3)
Navasana
Budjapidasana
Upa Vista Konasana A & B
Supta Padangusthasana
Pasasana
Krounchasana
Shalabhasana A & B
Dhanurasana
Ustrasana
Kapotasana A & B
Matseyasana
Bakasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Drop Back with w...

Talk 10
Yoga Sutras Book 2, Sadhana
Sutras 2.42-2.45

Recommended Reading
1- Yoga, Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoller Miller
Pages 57-59
Review Part Two, “Breath Control and Withdrawal of the Senses”

2- Yoga Sutra Workbook, Certainty of Freedom by Vyaas Houston
Review Sutras 2.49-2.55

Video is from David's video course, Asana Skill Building.

In this philosophy talk, David dives into Yoga Sutra 2:46. What does Sthira Sukham Asanam mean? It's defined as “the posture for meditation should be steady, stable, and comfortable.” In this talk you will learn that it is so much more that common explanation.

In this video you will learn the basic technique of Ujjayi so that you can begin to cultivate and understand how being skilled at breathing can transform your yoga practice. You will begin to understand the inhalation and exhalation patterns known as prana and apana and with practice will lead y...

Day 1 (29 minutes)

Ex 1 - Samasthiti (Equal Standing Posture)
Ex 2 - Ekam (Position Zero to Position One)
Ex 3 - Vrkshasana (Tree Posture)
Ex 4 - Plank posture with leg lift
Ex 5 - Plank to Chaturanga Dandasana (4 Limb Staff Posture)
Ex 6 - Surya Namaskara Transition Loop (3rd to 4th Po...

Talk 4
Yoga Sutras Book 1, Samadhi Pada
Sutras 1.18-1.22

Recommended Reading
1- Yoga, Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoller Miller
Pages 33-35
Read Part One, “Ways of Stopping Thought”

2- Yoga Sutra Workbook, Certainty of Freedom by Vyaas Houston
Review Sutras 1.18-1.22

This day features Prasarita Padotanasana (Wide Legged Standing Forward Bend) one of the 6 foundational postures of the Ashtanga system. You’ll learn about using the set up Vinyasa position to create a strong lower body stance that gives you the freedom to elongate your spine horizontally forward...

Join David for this month's special event class on Urdhva Dhanurasana. If you have tight shoulders or are experiencing back pain then this class is for you!

List of asanas
Surya A (3)
Surya B (2)
Padangusthasana
Uttitha Hasta Padangusthasana
Utkatasana
Pashimottonasana
Purvottonasana
Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottonasana
Tirianga Mukha Pashimottonasana
Navasana
Baddha Konasana
Upa Vishta Konasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Sarvangasana
Sirsasana
Ujjayi breathi...

Talk 5
Yoga Sutras Book 1, Samadhi Pada
Sutras 1.23-1.28

Recommended Reading
1- Yoga, Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoller Miller
Pages 35-37
Read Part One, “Dedication to the Lord of Yoga”

2- Yoga Sutra Workbook, Certainty of Freedom by Vyaas Houston
Review Sutras 1.23-1.28