A while back I was looking for a couple of demonstration videos of the Ashtanga primary series devided up into full practice, half and short for a friend. I like this from one of Manju's favourite teachers Pranidhi Varshney, I like the mixture of abilities here. Ive included a couple of other offerings from Pranadhi and Yoga Shala West's webpages, Pranadhi's CD of some of the chants Manju presents in his workshops, a link to some high def practice sheets and a couple of articles I've read of Pranadhi's in the past.
Not a huge fan of Led classes generally but for the home practitioner they can be useful occasionally, Manju has an excellent DVD where he bluse call and response approach, he calls out the name of the asana as well as the vinyasa count etc.
I found Mark Darby's DVD useful, especially in the beginning to avoid injuries and for it's variations/alternatives, David Swenson's short forms, later Sharath's speedy primary in 60 minutes for a time before I decided to slow my practice right down. Richard Freeman's DVD's are always worth going back to , i find something new in them everytime I follow along. John Scott and Lino Miele's DVDs are also inspiring, a reminder that the Advanced series are very much surplus to requirements. Kinos has some nice extras (tutorials) on her videos as does David Garrigues.
Pranidhi Varshney
My teachers:
Manju Jois is my main teacher and mentor. I met him early on in my yoga journey and it is with his blessing that I teach. I’ve practiced with Sharath Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India and cherish his visits to the U.S. I’ve also spent time practicing with Nancy Gilgoff, soaking in the Maui magic. Jodi Blumstein and Jorgen Christiansson have been my teachers in Los Angeles.
Not a huge fan of Led classes generally but for the home practitioner they can be useful occasionally, Manju has an excellent DVD where he bluse call and response approach, he calls out the name of the asana as well as the vinyasa count etc.
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| See my review of manju's book, DVD and CD here http://grimmly2007.blogspot.jp/2013/02/manju-jois-bundle-dvd-training-manual.html |
I found Mark Darby's DVD useful, especially in the beginning to avoid injuries and for it's variations/alternatives, David Swenson's short forms, later Sharath's speedy primary in 60 minutes for a time before I decided to slow my practice right down. Richard Freeman's DVD's are always worth going back to , i find something new in them everytime I follow along. John Scott and Lino Miele's DVDs are also inspiring, a reminder that the Advanced series are very much surplus to requirements. Kinos has some nice extras (tutorials) on her videos as does David Garrigues.
See my Ashtanga Review Page
Manju includes some chantingat the end of his workshops and Pranidhi has produced a cd that you can hear in full below and on her page (link below), there are also links to translations.
Manju includes some chantingat the end of his workshops and Pranidhi has produced a cd that you can hear in full below and on her page (link below), there are also links to translations.
link to music page http://www.pranidhivarshney.com/music/
link to translations http://www.pranidhivarshney.com/mantra-translations/
Pranidhi and Yoga Shala West have produced a Primary series practice sheet, follow the link below which will lead you to a free higdef pdf download.
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| http://yogashalawest.com/primary-series-practice-sheet/ |
Pranidhi has an article page, these two I remember enjoying in the past...
-published by DoYouYoga on 2/9/2015
"One of the most touching moments of the weekend came during the conversation about authorization. Many students were referencing Sharath as the lineage holder of this practice and David stopped us all, reminding us that on the panel was Guruji’s son, Manju. The room erupted into applause and everyone rose to give Manju a standing ovation. As I stood up, a tear ran down my face as I was just so happy to see Manju getting the credit he deserves. Manju then told us how moved he is by all these teachers putting their heart and soul into sharing his father’s teachings with the world. He said that to teach, all we need is a blessing- not a piece of paper. He also reiterated that yoga is about looking within and knowing oneself, not getting a certificate. When asked about parampara, he said that traditionally parampara is about maintaining the patriarchal lineage but that his father treated all his students as his children, so all the teachers on the panel (and by extension, all of us) are part of the parampara".
-interview, published by The Confluence Countdown on 11/28/2011
What was a highlight of the week on Maui?
"3.All the stories! Having both Manju and Nancy there was such a treat. David Williams also joined us for Manju’s birthday celebration and for a couple of morning mysore practices. Talk about a confluence of energy. We heard stories about how pranayama saved Manju’s life, how he tried to escape doing baddha konasana in his youth, how Ramesh, Manju’s brother, is responsible for everyone using a spray bottle for garbha pidasana, and many more. It was also really cool to hear Nancy ask Manju about alignment points for different postures and listen in on them talking about how things have changed over the years. It was a great reminder that one way is not the only way. If these senior teachers are still open and humble enough to learn from each other, we need to make the effort to remain that way as well. Also, for me personally, it was a delight to meet and spend time with the newest teacher-in-training, Sathu, Manju’s daughter. She has ashtanga in her blood and she’s already quite a good adjuster, as many people in the training can attest to".
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More articles by Pranidhi here