One day I received a particularly disturbing phone call from my boss while I was at home. I played my yoga video and did the full hour and a half. Upon finishing I felt I could cope with anything coming my way. The sense of wellness, harmony and happiness was so overwhelming that to this day, I remember it as one of the best of my life.
This practice is my morning ritual. I feel so alive afterwards. The moving meditative journey is hypnotic and a mental clarity. It’s an absolute full-body/mind high. Exhilarating. It has saved my body, mind, soul from the inner turmoil I’ve experienced the majority of my life. I am 32, and almost a year of consistent practice has completely transformed me. I hope to study in Mysore one day with R. Sharath Jois. “The teacher will appear when the student is ready.” I practice and pray every day that that day will come soon 🙏🏼 😊 Happy practicing, my fellow yogis!
I watch the whole video. Incredible.. Amazing I’ve started Ashtanga yoga very recently … oh, it’s not near this at all. I enjoyed the whole video. I’m 75 years old. Many thanks to the whole team.
I had really bad back pain started slowly( I was 33 y o) then with time gotten worse by the time I was 37 y o couldn’t sleep at night and I am not an idiot to go to hospital so I started ashtanga yoga at home using my iPad didn’t go to any classes. Well after my back pain went away forever with my flue and other things that used to bother me now even my flues lasts only couple of days ☺️ I’m 47 now still doing yoga and I love it ❤
my teacher Maty Ezraty so young! Who knew she would return to LA and open up Yogaworks and teach some of todays leading international teachers! Rest in Power. OM SHANTI
Such a gift to find this vintage primary series video with early influencers. I came to yoga in 1998, discovered Ashtanga in 2001 and became a teacher in 2003. I had the good fortune to take several workshops with Jois in the early 00’s. So much has changed since this was shot with the popularity and glamorizing of this ancient practice. Coming across and experiencing this in all simplicity brought the light back with roots.
after practicing for many years.....this reinforces why i do yoga....you can't thing of anything other than breathing if you focus properly....therefore stress is busted for sure.....mind is clear and present....amazing yoga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When Maty and Chuck opened Yogaworks on Montana, I began my morning in Chuck's class, primary series. Hard to believe I actually do all those poses. Was fortunate to do my teacher training with Maty and Lisa Walford. I am celebrating 40 years of teaching yoga this year thanks to the many fantastic teachers I was able to study with. Maty 's aura was so bright that she graduated life early from this incarnation. I am forever grateful to have been one of their 1st generation of students. Nothing nowadays can come close to that level of authenticity. Thank you .
I swear i dont feel this way with any other kind of yoga. I LOVE Pattabhi Jois's style so much. Its not just about how exhausted light and great my body feels, but its the mental training that makes me feel confident and stronger after im done. Thank you very very much for uploading and sharing this video ♥ Namaste
Guruji's voice is a lovely guide in these dark, lonely days. I don't care if I never get out of first series, this is a beautiful, challenging place to be. No need to compare! These are all highly advanced students/teachers and your practice is all yours.
Then the beauty of this thing will be lost , yoga is not something you can force to do but it has to come from inside that's the true purpose of doing yoga
Wow, this brings back so many memories. In the 00s, after the birth of my second child, I started practicing Bikram yoga. I was naturally flexible so I progressed very quickly and soon grew bored of the same 26 poses. Yoga blogs introduced me to Ashtanga. At the time there was only one Ashtanga teacher in Atlanta, John Meredith, so I began practicing with him. I still remember the very first class i took 'Intro to Primary'. My arms have never been so tired and sore. But I was hooked. I practiced reguarly with him for about a year and a half. The binds and bends came easily to me, but strength was always a struggle (as were mula bandha and uddiyada bandha!). I was able to jump in and out of poses, but never did I ever land as lightly and with such control as these yogis. I was just trying out second series when circumstances dictated that i had to return to full-time work. The studio was about thirty minutes away from my house, and full Primary takes about an hour and a half, so practicing with John was pretty much a half-day commitment which I was unable to sustain. I switched to distance running with yoga at home as a supplement to my running. I tried to keep up Primary at home, but with two young kids and without the yoga community, I just couldn't. Fifteen years later and I have lost much of my flexibility due to running injuries and frozen shoulder after an injury at the gym. But watching this lovely practice brings back all the good memories of that time in my life.
The Bikram 26 pose class is the beginner's class. He learned from Ghosh, and Ghosh also had an intermediate and advanced level series. Tony Sanchez has resources to teach them all. But to say the 26 pose class was boring so you had to change to another school is odd. It's the same as Ashtanga yoga primary series in that it's where one starts, but more levels do follow that.
I know your comment is old, but having dealt with frozen shoulder I know how painful and frustrating that is. For me, what worked was getting back to Ashtanga, because the sun salutes opened up the chest and shoulders. My frozen shoulder was a result of collapsing into my chest when I slept on my side. The muscles had shortened. By stretching the chest, the problem disappeared. I hope this helps someone.
Honesty is very important. Having said that there are many yoga styles that say nothing of the sort. I had a stroke in a Hot Yoga Class. You be the judge :)
Ashtanga is at the root of original yoga pracitice and a very disciplined routine. For most, the primary series will suffice for the rest if their lives, and that is wonderful. Part of our practice is letting go of comparison and developing your practice for yourself and improve for yourself. Pattabhi Jois and many of his compatriots in India will not allow you to continue beyond Surya Namaskar it your form and breath is without mastery. The Astanga series, in its disciplined and most pure form, is very demanding, esp as performed here with demonstration of palms together and high dristi.
Yoga is a gift from God to mankind. Through Yoga practise, anyone can work towards physical, mental, moral and spiritual perfection. This video demonstrates a form of Hatha Yoga, which is a physical form of Yoga involving stretches, balances, and other physical challenges. This type of Yoga is probably the most familiar to the general public, although there are many other types of Yoga, such as meditation, Pranayama (control of breathing), and chanting. In fact, anything can be Yoga, if it is done yogically, that is with full concentration on the present moment and action, full devotion and humility, and no thought for the future results. Yoga as such is the true religion, and all religious practises have aspects of Yoga integrated within them. A particular method of Hatha Yoga is shown here, call Ashtanga Yoga. This is perhaps the most vigorous and arduous of Hatha practises. It aims to stretch and flex all parts of the body in all directions. As practitioners advance, it introduces difficult internal muscle controls, breathe controls, a reining in and control of the senses, until the whole being is poised and controlled, including the mind, which is stilled and one pointed. Dedicated and determined practise of this Yoga give a strong lithe youthful body which is never over muscular or disproportionally developed. The lungs breathe deep and strong. The cardiovascular system is smooth and steady. Digestion and elimination is rendered quick and complete. The senses become acute. The mind becomes sharp and concentrated, and memory is steadily improved. The practitioner gradually realises his or her fullest potential. I send my love and respect to the late great guru featured in this film, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and to his guru Sri Krishnamacharya, who both together created this ingenious system. Let us practise fully and daily and all is coming.
I am in love with❤️Ashtanga, although every day I feel it’s new. Perhaps this is more of a daily practice of internal (ethereal) flossing, releasing/cleaning out the hidden tarter of conditioned programming/downloads of the emotional & mental reactions to life, that have built up over the years, keeping ourselves stuck in old patterns. All I know, from my experience, is...this yoga practice has perfect Healing benefits, in divine time. Trust the process😍
I am suffering from hair fall but I have always noticed if I practice yoga n pranayama the hair fall has been reduced to almost nil..truly yoga connects you with your inner soul n gives you peace.. mostly Shirshasana has been very helpful controlling hair fall
As an Indian living in America, I have always been offended by the way yoga is practiced all around. The most "liberal" of people do things like dog yoga and goat yoga ... if that's not a racist joke, I don't know what is. This video changed my mind about yoga in America. After so many years, this video made me realize that there are good and serious people everywhere. I wish videos like this were more widely known. Thank you for uploading this.
Barbarísimo, por fin encontré a un real y verdadero instructor y examinador hindú de Hatha Yoga, eso es YOGA real, no contorsionismo ni elasticidad. Esto es control, dominio y cálculo del tiempo. Excelentísimo, estoy muy contecto con este material, ya lo descargué, porque yo asi aprendí hace 42 años. La ESENCIA del Yoga se ha perdido y la volví a encontrar. GRACIAS-GRACIAS. Felicitaciones.
If all this looks unbelievably advanced and something you could never do, take heart. I started out not being able to do much of anything, but after years of astanga I could do 98% of what you see here as well as these guys do it. The key is practice 6 days a week, eat very little, and cut out running and other activities that tighten muscles. No form of yoga will make you flexible and strong faster than astanga. On the other hand, you must know how to practice to avoid hurting yourself, which is a real possibility with this yoga.
Searencia Its process eat less. If you start ashtanga 6 days a week your body change every day , month and you dont need a lot food. But its automaticaly process if you keep practice :-) Good luck
Max Czenszak i just wonder if one has a twisted spine (born to be) or a spine that is not straight as normal (after recover from accident), can they start practiicing from the very basis and gradually up to this level?
宗思 sik Yes, slowly slowly you can start practice. Dont think to much about levels of yoga. Every one have own level. Yoga is not only asana its inner practice of spiritual life. Keep practice and be happy with love.
Watching Sri K. Pattabhi Jois guide us through the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga is truly awe-inspiring! His dedication, wisdom, and passion for yoga are a shining example for all of us on our journey. Let's remember that progress is a process, and each step on our mat is a step towards growth and self-discovery. Keep breathing, keep flowing, and keep believing in yourself.
watching this video I have learned more than I have in my Moksha yoga class. Moksha yoga, Canada has got it all wrong. Now I know what commercialization of yoga means.
I know of other places that have it all wrong too. I had to walk of a class when we were instructed to do jumping Jack's with rubber bands around our ankles... the "teachers" making it up as they go along. Needless to say... but I'm saying it... I was asked to not come back.
What a blessing to have this video and doing practice just hearing his voice ❤ Thank you for the people who recorded and it’s helping millions of people😊 I’m grateful!
Vande Gurunam Charanaravinde Sandarashita swatma sukhava bhode Nishreyase Jangalakaya Mane Samsara halahala mohashantiye Abahu Purushakaram Shankachakra Asi Dharinam Sahasra Shirasam Swetam Pranamami Patanjalim Om I respectfully bow to the lotus feet of my teacher, who teaches the knowledge of the Self that awakens us to great happiness, who is the Jungle Physician and dispeller of the poison of conditioned existence. Taking the form of a man up to the hands, holding a conch, a discus, and a sword and having a thousand heads of white light, Patanjali, I bow to you.
I tried this everyday on my 3rd week now after one and half year of practice the Video of Praniti almost similar to this video and I manage to do half 🤣😂🤣🤸🏻♂️of the whole session
I’m new to Ashtanga and I just began a Mysore class a few weeks ago. This video has been a tremendous resource and source of inspiration. His counts are slower so I have to hold the poses longer than I would with my own breath but its the best challenge to follow this, keeps me from getting lazy with my at home practice.
Well, despite the disclaimer/warning, I'm still going to use this at home. I'm moving to a part of the country where the closest yoga studio is an hour away, and there's one girl locally who does classes at the Y, but I'm kind of a snob about my practice. There's no guarantee she practices this kind of yoga. I've been to classes that leave me unfulfilled in terms of relaxation and physical demand. I'm glad this is up. It will help my home practice.
No words for this. This was the first time I did this practice in my life. I am completely new to yoga, I have been practicing only since last december, nothing before. This class was amazing. Of course, I was not able to do all the poses, and I cannot do the fancy, strong transitions. But, best 80 minutes for a long time!
Zsuzsanna Benkó did you manage the jumps? im new as well and wonder how long it takes till jumping through.
7 років тому+5
haha, naah, I did not, also, I am not sure I will ever be able to... I have a very bad left ankle, which prevents me from jumps. So I step back and step up! :)
Én is ezzel a videóval kezdtem, aztán találtam egy termet, ahol hagyományos módon oktatnak budapesten heti 6szor minden reggel mindenki a saját ütemében csinálja a sorozatot, ameddig megy neki addig az ászanáig gyakorol. Nekem sokat segített a közös mégis egyéni gyakorlás
@Reid Pierce for me for sure, I did some kind yoga and it is the best that I found. Because has some kind os degrees. I think this kink of methodology can help us to get better without teacher. Because is always the same exercises. But one day I will looking for one teacher for maybe adjust some mistakes.
Check out Bryan Kest. He trained under Pattabhi Jois and does Ashtanga based sequences with longer holds to build strength, and classes of various lengths. He's an amazing teacher and it helps to support your Mysore style practice.
I think humanity is very lucky that teachers like him has been incarnated here to share this beautiful practice and information about body, soul and mind. In this universe i hope i am lucky enough to learn also valuable information near along great teachers and share them to everyone ❤
I really enjoyed this bc he had them hold and stay in poses as he counted. This gives the body and breath a chance to drop into the pose. A lot of yoga instructors don’t even pause to allow the body to do it’s thing
We are Indian should feel proud the yoga which is invented in INDIA. Great thing is that whole world accepted that yoga is only one to connect our body and mind together to feel and to be happy and also live longer happily. And I request every single Indian who lives not only in India but also all over the world follow yoga every single day or at least 5 days in a week. Promote yoga 🙏🙏👏👏
@@yogaveera the video was released in 1993 and has been uploaded to various channels over the years. I even have the dvd of this and secondary series from the 1993 taping.
I tried this a week ago and only made it through 40 mins. Tried again today and finished it. It was super challenging and i loved it! I have a lot of room for growth 😁
This is not meant as a class to begin with. This is solely for demonstration. But if you finished, you must be practicing already? This is a very advanced practice. The students here spent years getting to this level. Be careful.
@@xuyunxin did you not see my comment above? I know sometimes UA-cam hides comments. I posted her name. Matt Ezraty. She and her partner founded Yoga Works, the worldwide chain of yoga studios.
Oh my goodness... these people are beasts... peaceful warriors.... balanced and inspirational....extremely well refined bodies... particularly precise... Thanks for the motivation.
Best yoga video I have ever seen. I am completely fascinated and intrigued. Lucky are those who got to learn from this man. Wish I knew of a teacher like this in modern day LA.
Go to an ashtanga yola shala, or look up Manju Jois. He is his son and brought ashtanga to the US first. He travels the world teaching and he's wonderful.
I am currently taking a Yoga elective at my college. Now that I see where the instructor has us headed I realize the mistake I've made. Just joking. This is great motivation and gives you a reason to stick to it even when you don't feel like it.
Thank you for this video posting. Its good to see Americas best Ashtanga Yoga teachers as then were then and now. Sri Jois was a master guru of guru's.
Im back to watch again because today is my practical teaching exam. The long wait to become a Yog- teacher is so soon this video is my deepest motivation right. now I'm in Rishikesh Tapovan❤❤
Kelly Watts for us it's free from since time immemorial , passed on from one sage to another and to masses. At 4 i joined group of kids who were trained by our guru for free for few years. The first gift i received from my dad was a book on yoga at 8. For me it's look so odd to see how it's been commercialized. 40 EUR / hour !!?! For one session... that too by those who just treat it like a gymnastics.
ASMRyouVEGANyet? No its not racist. It's an observation and an accurate one. That is a sad trait of much of white culture. (Btw I am of pure Aryan features, and pure Aryan ethnicity except for part Cherokee. I have observed thus trait of my ethnicity since early childhood sadly.)
sriram seshadri I believe this to be a trait from the fallen angels envy esp wound up in white groups more than others? Read the Book Of Enoch? Peace and wholeness to you.
I don’t find this video very instructional. Yes, I see them doing the poses but there’s a lot to be broken down about each pose and there’s no explanation about the correct form
Wow, what discipline these practioners have. I have attempted this practice many times and each time is different. Today a feeling of frustration over came me as I was not as strong as other times but with persistence and dedication all is possible! I will aim at making this a consistent, if not daily practice! Thank you for the upload, metta and namaste 🌹
Tnx a lot for this video! It's really helpful for beginner primary level practitioners, such as myself, to see exactly how fluid changes in postures are and how they are done more easily.
Thank you very much for sharing this… I am a beginner and am making progress, but seeing ideal form is very helpful; on video, I can really look without staring at classmates...
Thank you for sharing! It is so great to hear Guruji's voice again. I was blessed to have studied with him shortly before he passed away. This video has inspired me to get back into a regular Full Primary Series practice. Much gratitude!
Love love love this! Thanks for uploading. I really feel the difference right after doing it. I love yoga especially when the master himself is teaching!
One day I received a particularly disturbing phone call from my boss while I was at home. I played my yoga video and did the full hour and a half. Upon finishing I felt I could cope with anything coming my way. The sense of wellness, harmony and happiness was so overwhelming that to this day, I remember it as one of the best of my life.
My experience of yoga so far has been very good!! I try to keep an open mind 👌
Practice and all will come x)
Practice is powerful tool🕉
True @100%
sattva shudhi
This practice is my morning ritual. I feel so alive afterwards. The moving meditative journey is hypnotic and a mental clarity. It’s an absolute full-body/mind high. Exhilarating. It has saved my body, mind, soul from the inner turmoil I’ve experienced the majority of my life. I am 32, and almost a year of consistent practice has completely transformed me. I hope to study in Mysore one day with R. Sharath Jois. “The teacher will appear when the student is ready.” I practice and pray every day that that day will come soon 🙏🏼 😊
Happy practicing, my fellow yogis!
❤❤❤
hi! you do this EVERY MORNING? What is consistent 0ractice? like 1 h every day?
like 1 and half hour every morning? girllll you okay???
I watch the whole video. Incredible.. Amazing
I’ve started Ashtanga yoga very recently … oh, it’s not near this at all.
I enjoyed the whole video.
I’m 75 years old.
Many thanks to the whole team.
Вы большая молодец! Уважение!🤩
That's so cool, how is it going now, 4 months in?
Cool❤ 🎉
Cool❤ 🎉
Does it not forbidden in Islam?
I had really bad back pain started slowly( I was 33 y o) then with time gotten worse by the time I was 37 y o couldn’t sleep at night and I am not an idiot to go to hospital so I started ashtanga yoga at home using my iPad didn’t go to any classes. Well after my back pain went away forever with my flue and other things that used to bother me now even my flues lasts only couple of days ☺️ I’m 47 now still doing yoga and I love it ❤
Good for you!
Yoga is meant to be our very own wellness care. 😊
I started Ashtanga at around 65 and I am 72 and happy with it.
my teacher Maty Ezraty so young! Who knew she would return to LA and open up Yogaworks and teach some of todays leading international teachers! Rest in Power. OM SHANTI
Such a gift to find this vintage primary series video with early influencers. I came to yoga in 1998, discovered Ashtanga in 2001 and became a teacher in 2003. I had the good fortune to take several workshops with Jois in the early 00’s. So much has changed since this was shot with the popularity and glamorizing of this ancient practice. Coming across and experiencing this in all simplicity brought the light back with roots.
🙏🙏
after practicing for many years.....this reinforces why i do yoga....you can't thing of anything other than breathing if you focus properly....therefore stress is busted for sure.....mind is clear and present....amazing yoga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When Maty and Chuck opened Yogaworks on Montana, I began my morning in Chuck's class, primary series. Hard to believe I actually do all those poses.
Was fortunate to do my teacher training with Maty and Lisa Walford.
I am celebrating 40 years of teaching yoga this year thanks to the many fantastic teachers I was able to study with.
Maty 's aura was so bright that she graduated life early from this incarnation. I am forever grateful to have been one of their 1st generation of students. Nothing nowadays can come close to that level of authenticity. Thank you .
I swear i dont feel this way with any other kind of yoga. I LOVE Pattabhi Jois's style so much. Its not just about how exhausted light and great my body feels, but its the mental training that makes me feel confident and stronger after im done. Thank you very very much for uploading and sharing this video ♥ Namaste
Pity he is a disgusting human
Teacher was 78 at that time. Respect 🙏
He's only standing and speaking.
@@ASMRyouVEGANyethe was mentally sharp and able to teach all day and sit for hours in meditation. Most 78 year olds aren't like that.
yeah but it turns out he was a pervert and touched people in there private area
@@ASMRyouVEGANyet he would have done all of these easily if he wanted to, had years of experience behind him and looks super fit
He sexually assaulted and injured many, many students. Nuff said.
Guruji's voice is a lovely guide in these dark, lonely days. I don't care if I never get out of first series, this is a beautiful, challenging place to be. No need to compare! These are all highly advanced students/teachers and your practice is all yours.
ASTANGGA THE BEST ❤
Imagine a world where every kid practices this for one hour every day for 12 years at school! How would that world look like?
pika pika?
I wish !!
Much healthier
Then the beauty of this thing will be lost , yoga is not something you can force to do but it has to come from inside that's the true purpose of doing yoga
more bendy
“...you arrive at yoga when you realize that your desire is for the limitless, and that nothing else will settle you.”
Remove desire remove unsettling/settling. This is a fragment of perfect yog. Eight limbs is too fragment. Beyond physical and mental experience
…and now, yoga
A rare moment in time. A master level teacher, and what is now modern day masters in training. Love the training
i use this video to perfect my yoga... almost all asanas done... 18 months...with now daily practice.
yes... death to illness and pain, and birth to an open heart!
I'm fair enough, thank you...
Kudos...how does it feel now? any transformation?
Words cannot describe... I breathe better, look like a teenager @ 45 , have better skin and amazing energy levels. Am a lot calmer, as well.
Great to hear. Have started my practice....heard that upper body strength will be great after this....
At last. A video without all the instagrammers.
this is the real yoga
Not exactly but Ashtanga was precursor of Instagram yogis - it was created as form of demonstration to encourage people to practice yoga.
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My favorite one..I hope they never take it down
@@christianenathalieterrone1018 first of all its yog
1:26 Opening Chant
2:38 Surya Namaskar A
7:02 Surya Namaskar B
12:52 Standing Sequence
30:13 Seated Sequence
1:01:15 Finishing Sequence
Thx
Thanks for this!
Thank u so much
Thanks a lot
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this without advertisement. Really appreciate it so much. Will watch it every time when I self practice !
Wow, this brings back so many memories. In the 00s, after the birth of my second child, I started practicing Bikram yoga. I was naturally flexible so I progressed very quickly and soon grew bored of the same 26 poses. Yoga blogs introduced me to Ashtanga. At the time there was only one Ashtanga teacher in Atlanta, John Meredith, so I began practicing with him. I still remember the very first class i took 'Intro to Primary'. My arms have never been so tired and sore. But I was hooked. I practiced reguarly with him for about a year and a half. The binds and bends came easily to me, but strength was always a struggle (as were mula bandha and uddiyada bandha!). I was able to jump in and out of poses, but never did I ever land as lightly and with such control as these yogis. I was just trying out second series when circumstances dictated that i had to return to full-time work. The studio was about thirty minutes away from my house, and full Primary takes about an hour and a half, so practicing with John was pretty much a half-day commitment which I was unable to sustain. I switched to distance running with yoga at home as a supplement to my running. I tried to keep up Primary at home, but with two young kids and without the yoga community, I just couldn't. Fifteen years later and I have lost much of my flexibility due to running injuries and frozen shoulder after an injury at the gym. But watching this lovely practice brings back all the good memories of that time in my life.
The Bikram 26 pose class is the beginner's class. He learned from Ghosh, and Ghosh also had an intermediate and advanced level series. Tony Sanchez has resources to teach them all. But to say the 26 pose class was boring so you had to change to another school is odd. It's the same as Ashtanga yoga primary series in that it's where one starts, but more levels do follow that.
Thank you for sharing
I hope you’re back to your old yoga routines again, which will heal you and regain your movement . Blessings to you ❤
I know your comment is old, but having dealt with frozen shoulder I know how painful and frustrating that is. For me, what worked was getting back to Ashtanga, because the sun salutes opened up the chest and shoulders. My frozen shoulder was a result of collapsing into my chest when I slept on my side. The muscles had shortened. By stretching the chest, the problem disappeared. I hope this helps someone.
Gotta love a yoga series that starts out with a WARNING label. Thank you for posting this!
lol :D
Honesty is very important. Having said that there are many yoga styles that say nothing of the sort. I had a stroke in a Hot Yoga Class. You be the judge :)
Ashtanga is at the root of original yoga pracitice and a very disciplined routine. For most, the primary series will suffice for the rest if their lives, and that is wonderful. Part of our practice is letting go of comparison and developing your practice for yourself and improve for yourself. Pattabhi Jois and many of his compatriots in India will not allow you to continue beyond Surya Namaskar it your form and breath is without mastery. The Astanga series, in its disciplined and most pure form, is very demanding, esp as performed here with demonstration of palms together and high dristi.
Thank you
epowerboy this is not a style... is a lineage.. is pure yoga
Wow this is crazy! The transitions are so smooth from one position to the next. Its great to see what is possible, very inspiring.
Agreed.. they are not jumping as crazy.. a lot of awareness and many hours of practice there.
@@VanezzaRoca many years of daily practice there
I thought Pattabhi Jois was a yoguini living in an inmemorial past: I never thought I could see him alive and kicking! Thanks for sharing these gem
He was ~78 years old when this was shot
Yoga is a gift from God to mankind. Through Yoga practise, anyone can work towards physical, mental, moral and spiritual perfection. This video demonstrates a form of Hatha Yoga, which is a physical form of Yoga involving stretches, balances, and other physical challenges. This type of Yoga is probably the most familiar to the general public, although there are many other types of Yoga, such as meditation, Pranayama (control of breathing), and chanting. In fact, anything can be Yoga, if it is done yogically, that is with full concentration on the present moment and action, full devotion and humility, and no thought for the future results. Yoga as such is the true religion, and all religious practises have aspects of Yoga integrated within them.
A particular method of Hatha Yoga is shown here, call Ashtanga Yoga. This is perhaps the most vigorous and arduous of Hatha practises. It aims to stretch and flex all parts of the body in all directions. As practitioners advance, it introduces difficult internal muscle controls, breathe controls, a reining in and control of the senses, until the whole being is poised and controlled, including the mind, which is stilled and one pointed.
Dedicated and determined practise of this Yoga give a strong lithe youthful body which is never over muscular or disproportionally developed. The lungs breathe deep and strong. The cardiovascular system is smooth and steady. Digestion and elimination is rendered quick and complete. The senses become acute. The mind becomes sharp and concentrated, and memory is steadily improved. The practitioner gradually realises his or her fullest potential.
I send my love and respect to the late great guru featured in this film, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and to his guru Sri Krishnamacharya, who both together created this ingenious system.
Let us practise fully and daily and all is coming.
Jathon Delsy agreed
Jathon Delsy thank you
Do you practice daily?
Jathon Delsy awesome comment brother.
Most days. Also pranayama and meditation and nauli.
This is perfection at its best!! Best teacher and amazing students. Years of practice.
One of my favorite yoga instructors studied with Sri Pattabhi Jois. It’s really wonderful to see abs hear his voice. I really enjoy Ashtanga.
I am in love with❤️Ashtanga, although every day I feel it’s new. Perhaps this is more of a daily practice of internal (ethereal) flossing, releasing/cleaning out the hidden tarter of conditioned programming/downloads of the emotional & mental reactions to life, that have built up over the years, keeping ourselves stuck in old patterns. All I know, from my experience, is...this yoga practice has perfect Healing benefits, in divine time. Trust the process😍
I am suffering from hair fall but I have always noticed if I practice yoga n pranayama the hair fall has been reduced to almost nil..truly yoga connects you with your inner soul n gives you peace.. mostly Shirshasana has been very helpful controlling hair fall
As an Indian living in America, I have always been offended by the way yoga is practiced all around. The most "liberal" of people do things like dog yoga and goat yoga ... if that's not a racist joke, I don't know what is. This video changed my mind about yoga in America. After so many years, this video made me realize that there are good and serious people everywhere. I wish videos like this were more widely known. Thank you for uploading this.
Those people aren't liberal. They're just masochistic nationalists.
I came back to yoga practice after several years. Slowly but surely I am feeling better
Wow!. The strength required for this practice boggles my mind.
Iris McKenney don’t you mean the flexibility
@@paulhenrythegreat That too, but the abdominal and arm strength required for Ashtanga yoga capture my attention.
@@paulhenrythegreat no. These people are strong
@@Bayo106 these people spent years doing this practice. When some of them began, they could only do the sun salutes before they had to quit.
Just keep in mind, they spent years practicing this series.
Jeepers these guys make it look soooooo easy! Super advanced yoga here. His breath count in the first Surya Namaskara are really sloooooow
Life should be taken with a slow calm mind and count. Yoga is not a workout. Why do I need to explain this to you?
@@manpreetsran4667who asked for your explanation my friend
Barbarísimo, por fin encontré a un real y verdadero instructor y examinador hindú de Hatha Yoga, eso es YOGA real, no contorsionismo ni elasticidad. Esto es control, dominio y cálculo del tiempo. Excelentísimo, estoy muy contecto con este material, ya lo descargué, porque yo asi aprendí hace 42 años. La ESENCIA del Yoga se ha perdido y la volví a encontrar. GRACIAS-GRACIAS. Felicitaciones.
Guruji, such the energy from your voice! Namasté!
If all this looks unbelievably advanced and something you could never do, take heart. I started out not being able to do much of anything, but after years of astanga I could do 98% of what you see here as well as these guys do it. The key is practice 6 days a week, eat very little, and cut out running and other activities that tighten muscles. No form of yoga will make you flexible and strong faster than astanga. On the other hand, you must know how to practice to avoid hurting yourself, which is a real possibility with this yoga.
Why eat very little?
Searencia Its process eat less. If you start ashtanga 6 days a week your body change every day , month and you dont need a lot food. But its automaticaly process if you keep practice :-) Good luck
Max Czenszak i just wonder if one has a twisted spine (born to be) or a spine that is not straight as normal (after recover from accident), can they start practiicing from the very basis and gradually up to this level?
宗思 sik Yes, slowly slowly you can start practice. Dont think to much about levels of yoga. Every one have own level. Yoga is not only asana its inner practice of spiritual life. Keep practice and be happy with love.
Max Czenszak thanks for your reply. then I dont worry too much, thank you!
Am I dreaming? How amaaaaazzzing is this treasure. Guruji is so beautiful. I LOVE this!!!!
Watching Sri K. Pattabhi Jois guide us through the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga is truly awe-inspiring! His dedication, wisdom, and passion for yoga are a shining example for all of us on our journey. Let's remember that progress is a process, and each step on our mat is a step towards growth and self-discovery. Keep breathing, keep flowing, and keep believing in yourself.
watching this video I have learned more than I have in my Moksha yoga class. Moksha yoga, Canada has got it all wrong. Now I know what commercialization of yoga means.
Bendiciones!!
I know of other places that have it all wrong too. I had to walk of a class when we were instructed to do jumping Jack's with rubber bands around our ankles... the "teachers" making it up as they go along. Needless to say... but I'm saying it... I was asked to not come back.
And it's sad very sad that the word yoga is used to describe asanas
@@TheJanakulkarni isn't yoga partly about the asanas?
What a blessing to have this video and doing practice just hearing his voice ❤ Thank you for the people who recorded and it’s helping millions of people😊 I’m grateful!
Vande Gurunam Charanaravinde
Sandarashita swatma sukhava bhode
Nishreyase Jangalakaya Mane
Samsara halahala mohashantiye
Abahu Purushakaram
Shankachakra Asi Dharinam
Sahasra Shirasam Swetam
Pranamami Patanjalim Om
I respectfully bow to the lotus feet of my teacher, who teaches the knowledge of the Self that awakens us to great happiness, who is the Jungle Physician and dispeller of the poison of conditioned existence. Taking the form of a man up to the hands, holding a conch, a discus, and a sword and having a thousand heads of white light, Patanjali, I bow to you.
I tried this everyday on my 3rd week now after one and half year of practice the Video of Praniti almost similar to this video and I manage to do half 🤣😂🤣🤸🏻♂️of the whole session
Shella caayupan 👏 good job ,keep practice
Perfect!!
This is how Yoga needs to be practiced,it's a sadhana
Jois didn't believe that yoga had to be a certain traditional way. That's why he created Ashtanga and brought it to the world.
June 2020 - gratitude for the classes I was able to take from Maty and Chuck some years ago...
I’m new to Ashtanga and I just began a Mysore class a few weeks ago. This video has been a tremendous resource and source of inspiration. His counts are slower so I have to hold the poses longer than I would with my own breath but its the best challenge to follow this, keeps me from getting lazy with my at home practice.
Well, despite the disclaimer/warning, I'm still going to use this at home. I'm moving to a part of the country where the closest yoga studio is an hour away, and there's one girl locally who does classes at the Y, but I'm kind of a snob about my practice. There's no guarantee she practices this kind of yoga. I've been to classes that leave me unfulfilled in terms of relaxation and physical demand. I'm glad this is up. It will help my home practice.
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Call me to untangle you
No words for this. This was the first time I did this practice in my life. I am completely new to yoga, I have been practicing only since last december, nothing before. This class was amazing. Of course, I was not able to do all the poses, and I cannot do the fancy, strong transitions. But, best 80 minutes for a long time!
Zsuzsanna Benkó you need supervicion of a instructor. You cant do this alone....
I did it on my own, paid attention to alignment and I am very well self-educated :)
Zsuzsanna Benkó did you manage the jumps? im new as well and wonder how long it takes till jumping through.
haha, naah, I did not, also, I am not sure I will ever be able to... I have a very bad left ankle, which prevents me from jumps. So I step back and step up! :)
Én is ezzel a videóval kezdtem, aztán találtam egy termet, ahol hagyományos módon oktatnak budapesten heti 6szor minden reggel mindenki a saját ütemében csinálja a sorozatot, ameddig megy neki addig az ászanáig gyakorol. Nekem sokat segített a közös mégis egyéni gyakorlás
I watched every day and feel lucky to find this video …
I did this in it's entirety today. I will be sore tomorrow. I say that with absolute certainty. :)
Thank you. I'm enjoying learning from the master himself.
What did I just see.. !!! Just amazing.
I am sure I can't do any of this correctly right now.. but in 10 years yes
Just takes timd and dedication.
A little bit of something, is better than a whole lot of nothing….
It is enlightening to see the poses in their fullest expression, thank you.
This is what makes UA-cam great! Thanks so much for posting and keeping it here, Adam. ❤
Amen 🙏🏾
I love that Maty is the only one who binds with Gyan Mudra every time.
She was really something. A tiny powerhouse. RIP.
This was one of the best yoga i have seen, thanks to my young yoga guru to share this video 👏 Big Namaste to Sr. Pattabhi Jois !
This just popped up to remind me to go back to yoga.
So beautiful 🙏
AMAZING! So beautiful! Amazing what the human body is capable of.
It is wonderful to watch these masters 😊
I v been doing this every day. I usually stop at 48 minutes, getting better every day wishing to get the end some day.
@Reid Pierce I v been trying, and I will keep doing until do that. I will get it.😄😄
@Reid Pierce for me for sure, I did some kind yoga and it is the best that I found. Because has some kind os degrees. I think this kink of methodology can help us to get better without teacher. Because is always the same exercises. But one day I will looking for one teacher for maybe adjust some mistakes.
I stop at 18 minutes
Check out Bryan Kest. He trained under Pattabhi Jois and does Ashtanga based sequences with longer holds to build strength, and classes of various lengths. He's an amazing teacher and it helps to support your Mysore style practice.
@@catherineshaw1122 tks for the recommendation!! I will search that name.
I'm grateful for the day, I'm grateful that I could able to practice Yoga 🌱🙏
The flow, alignment, grace, strength, flexibility and coordination 😮🔥🔥 wow! Just Wowww!
I think humanity is very lucky that teachers like him has been incarnated here to share this beautiful practice and information about body, soul and mind.
In this universe i hope i am lucky enough to learn also valuable information near along great teachers and share them to everyone ❤
I love using this as a counted led practice! I guess it's the only way I'll ever get to experience practicing with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Janos Bela so true
yes the counting seems crucial as in "if I count myself" I'm going to be a bit faster than I should!!!!
I really enjoyed this bc he had them hold and stay in poses as he counted. This gives the body and breath a chance to drop into the pose. A lot of yoga instructors don’t even pause to allow the body to do it’s thing
It shows that Ashtanga isn't all about fast moving poses. There's also time to hold, he holds for 10 seconds here
@@oliverford5367 I really like it
Some teach vinyasa flow, which is meant to continually move. But Ashtanga uses more isometric holds.
@@katashley1031 yes you are correct
We are Indian should feel proud the yoga which is invented in INDIA. Great thing is that whole world accepted that yoga is only one to connect our body and mind together to feel and to be happy and also live longer happily. And I request every single Indian who lives not only in India but also all over the world follow yoga every single day or at least 5 days in a week. Promote yoga 🙏🙏👏👏
You are human first & yoga is a tantric practice, so it’s everywhere .. & esp now the best yoga teachers are from the west
@@Ribeye512 😂😂😂😂 thanks for your kind information. 👏👏👏
Have been practice with this video for 12 years till now , lol , thanks for the teacher and who has uploaded it ☺️
But the video was released 9years back🙄
@@yogaveera the video was released in 1993 and has been uploaded to various channels over the years. I even have the dvd of this and secondary series from the 1993 taping.
@@catherineshaw1122 cool 🌀
Je vous découvre aujourd'hui. Bravo, la clarté et précision sont top, merci beaucoup, ❤🙏💫
Thank you Adam for sharing, This is such a beautiful practice. Whenever I am unsure about what a pose should look like- this is the reference guide :)
மிகவும் சிறப்பாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றிசிலவற்றைசெய்தேன்குருவேதுணை
I tried this a week ago and only made it through 40 mins. Tried again today and finished it. It was super challenging and i loved it! I have a lot of room for growth 😁
This is not meant as a class to begin with. This is solely for demonstration. But if you finished, you must be practicing already? This is a very advanced practice. The students here spent years getting to this level. Be careful.
बहुत ही सुंदर अभ्यास और और इसका क्रम इस अभ्यास को देखकर समझ में आया कि योग में पेशंस कितना जरूरी है
The second half of this is WILD
I have watched this video in VHS many times. It break my heart that one of them was my teacher and now she is gone. RIP Matt E.
Maty Ezraty, she was remarkable. Can't believe she's gone.
Who is she?
@@xuyunxin did you not see my comment above? I know sometimes UA-cam hides comments. I posted her name. Matt Ezraty. She and her partner founded Yoga Works, the worldwide chain of yoga studios.
Oh my goodness... these people are beasts... peaceful warriors.... balanced and inspirational....extremely well refined bodies... particularly precise... Thanks for the motivation.
Best yoga video I have ever seen. I am completely fascinated and intrigued. Lucky are those who got to learn from this man. Wish I knew of a teacher like this in modern day LA.
Go to an ashtanga yola shala, or look up Manju Jois. He is his son and brought ashtanga to the US first. He travels the world teaching and he's wonderful.
@@katashley1031what about supernatural stuff
@@RedFishRunningswhat about it? This is physical yoga asana.
I am currently taking a Yoga elective at my college. Now that I see where the instructor has us headed I realize the mistake I've made. Just joking. This is great motivation and gives you a reason to stick to it even when you don't feel like it.
Thank you for this video posting. Its good to see Americas best Ashtanga Yoga teachers as then were then and now. Sri Jois was a master guru of guru's.
Started with yoga today. Thanks universe for guiding me to yoga
Im back to watch again because today is my practical teaching exam. The long wait to become a Yog- teacher is so soon this video is my deepest motivation right. now I'm in Rishikesh Tapovan❤❤
I didn't even know things like this were possible in yoga. So beautiful to watch
i just wanted to learn to stand on my hands and here i am watching this awesome class. thanks for sharing
Awesome free Mysore class. Better instructions then going to a studio that does not guide you through the practice. And this is free! Awesome. 👧🏻☕️
Kelly Watts for us it's free from since time immemorial , passed on from one sage to another and to masses.
At 4 i joined group of kids who were trained by our guru for free for few years.
The first gift i received from my dad was a book on yoga at 8.
For me it's look so odd to see how it's been commercialized. 40 EUR / hour !!?! For one session...
that too by those who just treat it like a gymnastics.
@@wildpassport that's not racist at all...
ASMRyouVEGANyet? No its not racist. It's an observation and an accurate one. That is a sad trait of much of white culture. (Btw I am of pure Aryan features, and pure Aryan ethnicity except for part Cherokee. I have observed thus trait of my ethnicity since early childhood sadly.)
sriram seshadri I believe this to be a trait from the fallen angels envy esp wound up in white groups more than others? Read the Book Of Enoch? Peace and wholeness to you.
I don’t find this video very instructional. Yes, I see them doing the poses but there’s a lot to be broken down about each pose and there’s no explanation about the correct form
Wow, what discipline these practioners have.
I have attempted this practice many times and each time is different. Today a feeling of frustration over came me as I was not as strong as other times but with persistence and dedication all is possible! I will aim at making this a consistent, if not daily practice! Thank you for the upload, metta and namaste 🌹
Tnx a lot for this video! It's really helpful for beginner primary level practitioners, such as myself, to see exactly how fluid changes in postures are and how they are done more easily.
Wow. The indefatigable stamina of these practitioners. Quite relaxing to watch as well.
Thank you very much for sharing this… I am a beginner and am making progress, but seeing ideal form is very helpful; on video, I can really look without staring at classmates...
AGREED. I've never seen an emphasis on form quite like this.
Blessed to have a great Master .....Sri K Pattabhi Jois ji......
I have practiced with Saraswathi, and on reflection I can hear Guruji in her voice and intonation. Beautiful!
Thank you Adam Wade, Pattabhi Jois & students here💖🙏🏼
This might just be the most peaceful room in the whole word
This is amazing. Ashtanga from a legitimate Guru!
Thx for sharing, it is really precious !!
The pretzel people!🥨
I mean, wow 😯 Intense devotion & respect 🙏
😉 Thank you greatly to whoever posted this. 💜
🌌🗻🌌
Thanks for sharing, beloved Guruji!
Guru ji has trained them very well and hats off to the Yogis and Yoginis here.
Thank you for sharing! It is so great to hear Guruji's voice again. I was blessed to have studied with him shortly before he passed away. This video has inspired me to get back into a regular Full Primary Series practice. Much gratitude!
Tracey Delfs Can you tell me , how to attain the flexibility ?
, to do all those asanas , thank you
Awesome!!! How lucky!!!
Prranams !! the beauty f yoga - Gift of Bharat tot he world
Love love love this! Thanks for uploading. I really feel the difference right after doing it. I love yoga especially when the master himself is teaching!
Thank you. This is a gift to mankind !
This routine is perfection👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
I’m actually happy to see more guys doing yoga here! Everyone thinks it’s a girl thing.
This proves it’s an everyone thing
Yoga was originally only taught to men.
El Yoga es lo mejor para mantener una vida saludable, física y mentalmente!