Ashtanga First Series Flow

Ashtanga First Series Flow - 1995

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David Swenson Ashtanga Yoga Productions

4 жыл бұрын

This program is a digitized version of David's classic 1995 video of the Full First Series Flow of Ashtanga Yoga. Enjoy the program and Have Fun Practicing!
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@fatboy3033 4 жыл бұрын

Best ashtanga yoga tutorial video! Classic!

@kiyahmicucci2458 3 жыл бұрын

00:12 - Surya Namaskara A 05:13 - Surya Namaskara B 13:00 - The Standing Sequence 33:25 - The Primary Series 1:07:41 - The Finishing Sequence

@shireendaams4857 3 жыл бұрын

As a newbie to the Ashtanga practice I must say this is the best video by far. The breaths are not exhaustingly long. I feel I can do this practice everyday. The cues are perfect and so encouraging. This practice has been made accessible to everyone with variations I haven’t seen in other Ashtanga videos. Perfect video David, I hope to one day practice with you in real life. Namaste!

@a.c1334 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos I,ve seen about Primary Serie!!

@angelowendell 6 ай бұрын

I was only 2 years old when this was released. This is Amazing 🙏🏾 Hands down the best video on Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series.

@jugarconarmas 4 жыл бұрын

the best yoga video ever

@lauragoodwin3154 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this video. I bought the DVD many years ago, but my laptop no longer has a DVD player. Thank you for making this accessible. 💜💜💜

@tommanserable 4 жыл бұрын

That boat into handstand at around 53:00 is something else!

@tyharness2527 3 жыл бұрын

5 boats and bent legs after 50mins is plenty hard.

@patriciad2730 4 жыл бұрын

☀️The guidance is perfect, with just enough positive encouragement. The variations make it accessible for everyone. Thank you for sharing, this is fantastic. ☀️Namasté

@jeroenelout 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you David, this is my most used yoga video

@oh-vq7iq Ай бұрын

this is sooo beautiful! i love this recording of the 1st series. i love watching it. again and again i find totally useful hints and new things to adjust, fine tune and expand my practice. hopefully for the next 40 years. thank you.

@Ausare911 2 жыл бұрын

Feels likes I've been searching years for a video like this. Clear explanation, answers specific questions I had about poses and is a faster pace than i realized i could go. Will definitly be squeezing in more every day. Ty

@JB-og8gn 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found this!!! I used to do this daily about 10+ years ago. It really is the best. Thank you, David!

@gypseali Жыл бұрын

Would you share how it was for you to do it everyday for a long period of time?

@wits58 3 ай бұрын

@@gypsealiI also used to practice this every morning many years ago and I can tell that my whole life was completely different. Life got in the way and I lost the recording and that practice. I then attended several courses, classes, yoga holidays, even lived in a yoga ashram for a few weeks a couple of times in India but none of them gave me what following this practice did. My body was much more relaxed, flexible, balanced and stronger. Not only felt so much better physically but mentally also. I do remember that I literally felt my body tensing up when I got stressed and that helped me to be mindful. I have finally managed to turn my life around and practicing with David again and immediately feel the difference. I think my body remembers. I can’t be grateful enough to him for sharing this amazing practice. He was the reason for me getting into yoga 20 years ago. Thank you, David! Love you! ❤

@kanakotakahashi658 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you David for this from Japan!! My DVD sets of yours bought about 10 years ago got too many scratches and stopped working about a month. I got ill recently and needed to watch the DVD over and over again, wishing that I go back to the practice some day. This youtube helps me keep going with the vinyasa yoga with you David!

@damiano8124 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kanako, Hope you’re getting well now 🙏🏻

@kanakotakahashi658 2 жыл бұрын

@@damiano8124 Wow thank you Damian, I am well now. Fount out I got a stomach issue. To cure, got a new video as well, and keep practicing. I am sore somewhere in my body parts every day, and sleep well at night every day, hahaha.

@x-pressyourself1318 3 жыл бұрын

Wow ... I am amazed. Thank you! 🙏

@valerieswift7417 4 жыл бұрын

So very excited for this video! I did my teacher training with David and Shelly, still use my book and I have just restarted my Ashtanga practice in the last month after a 12-year break! THANK YOU!

@1ewb 2 жыл бұрын

I just restarted ashtanga as well after a 15 year break!! it feels so amazing and I nearly cried the first day back. Thought I wasnt going to be able to do the poses, but amazing how the body remembers!!

@francescagiacomelli7515 4 жыл бұрын

I love this video. I first bought the book and then the video. They have been my very first teachers for my ashtanga practice

@jenbright2295 Жыл бұрын

Thank you David! I just finished and feel fabulous! I couldn't do some of the poses so I made some substitutions to help gain flexibility to be able to do deeper poses in the future. I want to master this and modify it for the less flexible, SHEESH! You make it look so easy. ❤❤❤

@tyharness2527 3 жыл бұрын

the commentary is the most instructive guide on the primary series out there. If you do get chance to look at the screen this is poetry set in motion. Thankyou for sharing.

@spyroskouris1791 4 жыл бұрын

Namaste David! thank you so much for this video!

@IratiEtxeberria 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this video! I have this on DVD, but I no longer have a DVD player! I also have the Short Forms DVD, his guides and book! I've practiced yoga watching this video countless times, and I will do it again now it's available online. Now I need to find the time I had when I had no kids!

@joaquincolmenero1411 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much David, you are my inspiration many years ago. You are into my practice of every day. Namaste.

@pif-paftheatrevideos8039 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this David, I've been using this video for years and get something new out of your guiding every time. Namaste! (a great accompaniement to your excellent book !)

@wfwilliamson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David. Blessings to you and your family.

@RobJL01 3 ай бұрын

This is so good, I’ve not yet attended a live class that is better than following this 🙌🏼✨

@adevore1971 Жыл бұрын

1995 was the year i learned this! On Molokai Hawai, what a blessing!

@nicoled5160 4 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thank-you

@joshuaelliotc 4 жыл бұрын

Legendary

@CruserPutnam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you David! I would give you a hug. This video has been great to me, and I enjoy hearing you speak in your recent videos. Thank you and Hare Krsna!

@antoguedes 4 жыл бұрын

He teaches so well. Thank you :)

@SheriSoltes 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoying you so much. Your voice and instructions are soothing, helpful and encouraging. I can do 80% of this and look forward to continuing with you.

@judyananda 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing practice, thank you David! The guidance during savasana was really inspiring.

@TraceTaylor Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼 I just want to thank David Swenson and all who assisted him with this session. It is marvelous ( even without the counting ❣️) such a blessing when not able to attend live anywhere. The clear direction and reminder of the centres and the full breathing help me so much .🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💜

@angelowendell Жыл бұрын

Best Ashtanga Practice ever

@shab8697 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video it has been a great help to me

@vmaia Жыл бұрын

David - thank you for all you do

@vmaia Жыл бұрын

I desire for you to come to my Ashtanga class

@vmaia Жыл бұрын

Feedback from you would be the most beautiful experience

@whollyflow9113 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💕

@samikshaxjiveshforever9754 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you!

@MrNiladri22 3 жыл бұрын

Happy guru diwash guruji 🙏🙏🙏

@yooseonjong 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@mindfulnessman8575 Жыл бұрын

So grateful 🙏🏼🧡

@irenejohannesen4039 3 жыл бұрын

The best. Namaste.

@anthonyangelis1094 Жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS👍👍❤️❤️🧘‍♂️

@babycakes2077 3 жыл бұрын

Still the best! 🙏🏽🤘🏽✊🏽

@hourih2862 6 ай бұрын

I recently got his book

@user-ww5vv6lh7x 5 ай бұрын

Thanks to you

@simonwalton506 3 жыл бұрын

The Master.

@Retiredinruraljapanvlog 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏thank you

@josefinapenha9035 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really inspiring!!!

@UnKnown-mg6ki 3 жыл бұрын

legend of the game

@maria.horbyk 3 жыл бұрын

namaste!

@sanjanaraghunath6216 4 жыл бұрын

What ever happened to the larger video with him speaking about the Ashtanga practice itself? It was a the a great reminder of how to approach the asanas themselves, bandhas and drishti.

@sanjanaraghunath6216 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidswensonashtangayogapr4920 Thanks, David!

@monicatlover 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the part previous to the actual postures! I hope they upload the full video. It's an absolute jewel!!!

@MrDrumminfox 3 жыл бұрын

@@monicatlover This sounds like something I need to see and hear!

@monicatlover 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDrumminfox it was very helpful and I’m sure it avoided people from getting harmed by bad aligned postures

@lucyoriginales Жыл бұрын

I think I'm in love 🥰

@nachonamaste 4 жыл бұрын

maravilloso

@monicatlover 4 жыл бұрын

There was a longer video. This is amazing but I am missing the fantastic postures alignment guidance and the talk about ashtanga itself prior to David guiding the series :( the complete video is great, this one is only showing the asanas, is it posible to upload the full video? Thank you!!! I admire you a lot and I hope to take one of your workshops one day :)

@sachawanda2949 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the start of the full video as well. Does it still exist or has it been removed?

@monicatlover 4 жыл бұрын

@@sachawanda2949 removed I think :(

@BBOYMONI 4 жыл бұрын

@@monicatlover that was my upload. It was great, wasn't it? Unfortunately David Swenson's team forced me to take it down. I'm just glad a version of it has be re-uploaded.

@monicatlover 4 жыл бұрын

BBOYMONI oh so bad! I loved the old version with the whole explanation

@MrDrumminfox 3 жыл бұрын

@@BBOYMONI Oh, wow - D.S. duty I guess! I must get my hands on this... Looks like I’ll have to pay a visit to the master himself! Thank you for the upload nonetheless.... A true gem 💎!!!

@daffyduck518 4 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know the reason why utthita hasta padangusthasana is difeerent here, though this video was shot in 1995? When was this pose changed into a modern version?

@shlomobaruch 4 жыл бұрын

Good question. I’ve wondered the same thing myself. My first guess is that it may be a Sharath thing. Kino was the first Ashtanga that I saw doing the “new” UHP, and although she studied under Guruji, she’s been Sharath’s student since his passing. Having done both versions, I will say that the forward fold does help with bringing the hip down even though I really resist putting in the extra work!

@daffyduck518 4 жыл бұрын

@@shlomobaruch I don't think that it is a Sharath thing, because on the Pattabhi Jois and 6 students video they are doing the modern version. I guess David is just doing old school here

@doralugosi4617 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable!!!!

@DorienHerremans Жыл бұрын

I love this video. The longer version got me into yoga 15 years ago. I keep coming back to it over the years, but admittedly, this is very long and hard. I'm committed to try this again to help with some long covid issues. Would you recommend to do the entire video (I hardly have time for that)? Any program to get into this to build up? Even the first 13 minutes (actually especially those) are intense! I was thinking to start with 1 set of suriya namaskara A or B, then standing sequence, then on another day the suriya namaskara A or B, followed by primary series. Or is it really supposed to be in one go?

@5-frogzone22 Жыл бұрын

Traditionally yoga asana are practiced one at a time until you get it then you can move on to the next.

@shawqueenkathleenengler6784 4 жыл бұрын

I thought he was from Austin. I wonder why it's broadcast out of Houston. 🤔 Cool to me yoga teacher!!!

@SheriSoltes 3 жыл бұрын

He’s from Houston. He’s got a bio on his website. Seems like Austin, but Houston.

@Wisdom77777-p Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏💕🙏🙏🙏🙏

@user-sr5qw6dn4w Жыл бұрын

can beginners do it??

@adevore1971 Жыл бұрын

You start by learning the first two sun salutations then move on to the standing poses... That's how I was taught anyway.. then onto sitting poses, then lying, then inversions, like that .. namaste!

@katashley1031 2 ай бұрын

@@adevore1971yes, David himself said he first did the sun salutes and it was all he could handle, lol. You add one pose at a time and progress very slowly. Generally you only ass a new pose when the prior poses are fairly easy for you. The Mysore approach makes it very easy for anyone to start, and it's always at your own pace. 😊

@amico78 4 жыл бұрын

This my every day video David!! Thanx for your generosity and inspiration. Just a question: your 5 and 5 sun salutations are very hard and there's a double chaturanga. Why the new school is for 3 a and 3 b without that chaturanga?

@vik_731 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do if you run out of breath?

@pedropineda6461 Жыл бұрын

Breath

@adevore1971 Жыл бұрын

Get some more!

@virgilpana 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know the name of the song? I would like to play this during my ashtanga flow. the beginning demo is cut here but you can hear it in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h66Vq8xe3ZnXoas.html

@petervieira127 4 жыл бұрын

Hi David, the pace of this series seems very fast to me. If I follow my breath, it's about a 10-sec respiration cycle, which is much slower than your video. My intention is to follow along as best I can and learn the sequence so I can perform it on my own at my own pace. Unless there is a reason for the fast pace? Thank you again for the wonderful video!! I had a hard copy of it but misplaced it.

@tommanserable 4 жыл бұрын

Yo Peter, reduce the playback speed in the video settings. Might make the sound a bit strange but will be easier to keep up with. Gotta go with your own breath:)

@tommanserable 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I just tried it at .25 speed and it sounds hilarious!

@petervieira127 4 жыл бұрын

@@tommanserable Thanks, that's a great idea that solved my issue! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

@amico78 4 жыл бұрын

I put it slower from utthanasana to Navasana. And also in Sarvangasana I take more time.

@lucyoriginales Жыл бұрын

Where can I find a man like that and who's white and has blonde hair and is about 57 years old and 1.88m minimum 🤔 and single no children? And no g 4 y?

@adevore1971 Жыл бұрын

Why white , blonde blue eyed? Lol .. what's a 1.88m?

@RulemSchrieven 10 ай бұрын

Hahah, that's so funnily specific xD