videos

[Guest guest]

They're good videos to have. I would probably

recommend get one of the Pattabhi Jois tapes. The Solana

Beach ones are good. I also like the Sarah Powers tape.

None of the videos from that site are commercial

productions. A guy just took a video camera into a class and

did the best he could. So on one hand they're not

polished and professional but on the other hand they show

the real thing.<br><br>The Richard Freeman and David

Swenson videos are well-produced instructional videos,

where they demonstrate all the postures themselves and

include lots of expanatory info. The Freeman tape

includes a nice little book also. <br><br>The Yoga Works

tapes are cool since they show Pattabhi Jois leading a

group of top students (I think they are all teachers)

through a session. So this is a good one to see proper

form plus it has Pattabhi Jois' energy.<br><br>Keep in

mind Pattabhi Jois doesn't speak much English. On any

of the videos where he is leading the class, he is

mainly just calling out the postures and counting the

breaths.

[Guest guest]

Yes to what Mr. Slade says. I have the 1993

Yogaworks primary series and second series tapes where KPJ

leads six senior teachers through the series. You can

get them through the mail or internet on the

Jivamukti website for, I think 29.95 ea. Sometimes Eddie

Stern has copies and he sells them for less but you

have to call him at his studio at 212-982-0753. Also,

try calling Yoga Works in Santa Monica. They do not

have a website, but they have a phone number and

address listed on the Ashtanga.com website which you can

get to from this club. I'm sure you can order

directly from them and that is what I recommend! Also, the

book Yoga Mala is very good to have. It is Pattabhi

Jois' book on the primary series with pictures and lots

of text about yoga. Good luck! <br>Trinka