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Digital Download: Ashtanga Yoga Second Series with MARIA VILLELLA
Digital Download: ASHTANGA YOGA SECOND SERIES WITH MARIA VILLELLA Cost: … [Read More...]
Digital Download: Learning the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series with MARIA VILLELLA
LEARNING THE ASHTANGA YOGA PRIMARY SERIES WITH MARIA VILLELLA We are very excited … [Read More...]
Yoga Teachers
Jesse Schein
I was born and raised in New York City. I graduated from a small, liberal arts college … [Read More...]
Sarah Ezrin
Like a lotus from the mud, Sarah Ezrin’s yoga practice blossomed out of less than … [Read More...]
Ashtanga Yoga
Ujaiyi Breathing
Each inhale and exhale during the practice of Ashtanga Yoga's sequences of postures is performed with a deep, resonant sound created at the back of the throat. This is called "Ujaiyi Breathing" and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois describes this method of inhaling and exhaling as "breathing with sound". The Breathe is the Key Attention to the breath is an essential technique in the Ashtanga Yoga method. Sri … [Read More...]
Maria Villella on Adjustments, Ego and Injury
Ashtanga Yoga teacher Maria Villella talks about her approach to physical adjustments in postures, keeping the ego in check while practicing, and how she modified her own personal Ashtanga Yoga practice when she was injured. … [Read More...]
The Primary Asana of Ashtanga Yoga
In the Ashtanga Yoga system, the First or Primary Series is performed by all beginners and also intermediate and advanced students on Fridays. There is a designated day of the week to practice each of the six series and Friday is the day for Primary. Primary Series is known for it's hip-openers, forward bends, full and half lotus positions. There are many repetitions of chaturanga, updog and … [Read More...]
Maria Villella on the Importance of the Breath
Ashtanga Yoga teacher Maria Villella talks about the importance of the breath and correct breathing in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga. … [Read More...]
