Clifford Sweatte VIDEO: Pattabhi Jois' led Intermediate series Ashtanga 1989 Larger class, Mixed ages and abilities from Clifford Sweatte

UPDATE: This is priceless, just practiced along to it and there's more... intimacy here than in any of the other Pattabhi Jois Led video's I can think  of. This must be what it was like to be in a Led with him.... minus the terror that he's coming to you next to adjust you. Perhaps because most of the other videos we have are of either demonstrations or large class, big halls full of Ashtangi's. Here we have a nice size class of mixed ages and abilities and Pattabhi Jois is working the room. He had me in Kapo for what felt like ten minutes as he seemed to adjust everyone in the room....twice ( OK it just felt like twice). He seems to be well miked up and you can hear him give gentle words of encouragement and/or share a joke, I think he told Tim Miller to smile at one point in Yoga Nidrasana. He'll also barks across the room if you have your legs the wrong way round. Every now and again the heating seems to cut in and that affects the sound but it's only for a couple of minutes.

Couple of things I noticed during practice, I think we did three A's five B's, he cuts to the series after Parsvottanasana. There was an eight count in Krounchasana and again in Ustrasana.... after that I was on survival mode and barely remember a thing, probably due to that 'ten' minute kapo.

Thank you Clifford Sweatte for sharing this with us.