Ashtanga Yoga: Fundamental Asanas
This is the 3rd in Jeff's 3-part series on ashtanga yoga for beginners. In this class, he takes you through a quicker version of surya namaskar a and b (sun salutations a and b), then through a sequence that teaches you the fundamental asanas (poses) in ashtanga yoga. Jeff's pacing and clear instruction allows this class to be accessible to anyone, regardless of your experience or level of practice.
Comments
This is a great quick workout! The pacing is wonderful and what a good teacher. A good solid intermediate class!
This is the first class I've tried with Jeff -- I have some familiarity with Ashtanga, and having done a lot of other power/vinyasa classes on DYWM, it wasn't a stretch to do this one straight away. Great pace. Jeff does the full variation of some poses, but I didn't feel the pressure to get there (full lotus, "levitate" for 10 breaths, then jump back to plank -- absolutely not there yet!) It was nice to see how far one can go, though ; I feel it helps me set goals and to try my best to attain them with practice. I also very much appreciated Jeff's gentle, calm coaching voice, and the counting was such a great reminder to keep my breath steady. I will keep this class in my regular rotation for sure! Thank you so much Jeff.
Great, authentic style. Love the classes taught by this teacher. Mahalo nui loa for keeping the practice real!
To the rest of the folks who find this class or style challenging, the instructor does clearly state to pause the video and/or to go back to earlier sessions, rather than to become overwhelmed. Like allgood things, Ashtanga yoga takes time, patience with self and a warm space is always nice, even for those of us from Hawai'i.
I'm fairly new to ashtanga yoga and this was the perfect intro class to get familiar with the more common poses. I'm looking forward to trying the more advanced classes in this series!