Great find from Lucia, Derek Ireland and Radha in a breakfast TV spot for what looks like the UK's TVAM. This appears to be a number of 'spots' spread throughout the morning, my mistake, my mistake, Derek mentions that they have been 'showing you things for a few days' so it looks like TVAM may have been featuring Ashtanga all week. First up is Derek talking Radha in the standing sequence, introducing Ashtanga, next they switch and Radha talks through Derek's first few primary postures and so on switching back and forth. At the end there's demo of the two of them practising together (unfortunately to some particularly cheesy music the sound editor had deemed appropriate).
This seems to be a very early introduction to Ashtanga in the UK, perhaps the first time it was seen there on TV.
I went hitchhiking for a few years from '83 so would have missed this otherwise who knows....
This seems to be a very early introduction to Ashtanga in the UK, perhaps the first time it was seen there on TV.
I went hitchhiking for a few years from '83 so would have missed this otherwise who knows....
To put it in perspective, TVAM's regular yoga 'instructor' was 'Mad Lizzie' Web
She was brought in as a response to the BBC's breakfast TV yoga spot presented by the Green Goddess Diana Moran
UPDATE (what already?)
My friend Oscar ( I presented my first workshop at Oscar's beautiful studio in Leon in December) has just pointed out that the same Youtube channel has this early Spanish TV slot with Tomas Zorzo. Thomas is giving a workshop at Oscar's studio from April 12th, been hearing great hints about Thomas and the breath.
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