Mr. Swenson has a great attitude, apparent when you do a workshop with him. He teaches you to work hard, yes, but to laugh a little too. He makes you think, makes you look for your answers and is a good person who has done a lot for Ashtanga. I appreciate his books, demos and workshops. thanks David!

Swenson is a good human being, he learned yoga himself, then did everything in his power to teach it to others. He wrote a very useful book, did many demonstrations was never guided by his ego. May God bless him, and thanks for the instructive video.

The incomparable David Swenson.

Well into his 50s and still doing postures to inspire advanced yogi's. Amazing.

I am so thankful to have joined a few teacher trainings in 2006 with this extraordinary yogi and wonderful person, god bless him..Namaste

That was the best motivational video for yoga.I started doing yoga 2 weeks ago and ohh boiii im not stopin after THIS.

oh my god! So smooth and neat. He is just gliding

It is pretty unfortunate that the world do not get teachers like David, Richard, Tim, and Chuck anymore, the 4 legends of Ashtanga Yoga. Most Ashtanga teachers nowadays are too showy and 'perform' too much. David Swenson has my highest respect. Mr Chow, probably you are better suited to watch a circus performance if thats what perfection means to you. Om Shanti.

perfection should not be a goal in yoga or in anything else for that matter... David Swenson is an amazing human being and yoga practitioner.

I think he's awesome. I have a few of his dvds.

Very very good yoga

Amazing

He is really really good and very advanced. Does anyone know how old he is at the time of video? Thanks.

He is about 60 now, so I'd say 57 or something around then.

geez this Ashtanga is extremely physically demanding.

I'm not sure what chowchow is trying to say...it was a beautiful sequence of asana, showing grace, strength, flexibility, and most of all, being in the moment, which is really what I think this practice of yoga is about. what 'perfection' are you looking for? thanks for posting it, though!

why comment when no one comments back? Hello anyone there? kudos to David...Kiki

Totally a performance. Demonstration of amazing muscle control and flexibility. What was the purpose?

if you are looking for 'perfection' in yoga, you are missing the point BIG TIME.

Rispondi a questo video...

after this demonstration and percepting the forms, the poses, one can understand paintings by hieronymus bosch: there were certainly yogis living in europe in the past too. unfortunately persecuted by inquisition.

not the perfect??? what is that suppose to mean???

3:05 - fancy pants, wtf is this praying?

Quite marvelous yoga practice, and I like the guy too (as moving picture and sound). Very inspiring that the guy's over 50 too. But that's definetly not "perfect" physically. Circus acts might have much more flexibility, strenght and difficult moves. As performance art, yoga's not the most spectacular one. Except maybe for those doing it.