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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...]
“Thank God We’re Not Perfect!”
Yoga Teacher Kathryn Budig talks about arm balances, inversions, face-planting and … [Read More...]
Yoga Teachers
Simi Cruz
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Charles James
Charles has been a student of Ashtanga Yoga since 1996. He studied with Maty Ezraty … [Read More...]
Ashtanga Yoga
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...]
Maria Villella on The Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga teacher Maria Villella talks about her first Yoga class, developing a consistent practice and why you should think about how you'll feel AFTER you practice. Maria on her first Yoga class. My first yoga class was an Ashtanga class. I went into a studio and I asked the women who was there, I said, “You know, I’m interested in maybe trying Yoga. I’m not sure if that’s what … [Read More...]
Taking a Class
Ashtanga Yoga classes are either "led" or "Mysore-style". In led or "conducted" classes the teacher calls out every asana and vinyasa and may give some general verbal instructions. Ashtanga workshops and seminars often follow this format because it works well for large groups of students. Mysore Classes The majority of Ashtanga Yoga classes follow the format of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois's daily classes … [Read More...]
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...]
