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Yoga with Richard Freeman: Ashtanga Primary Series DVDProduced by: Richard FreemanRegion: All regionsLanguage: EnglishNumber of Discs: 1DVD Release Date: 2002Run Time: 120 minutesThe Freedom of the Present Moment”Ashtanga Yoga allows the body itself to become the ground for enlightenment,” teaches Richard Freeman. With Ashtanga Yoga, The Primary Series, you will learn the core practices of this challenging, fulfilling path–a precise union of breath, alignment, and flowing sequence of postures. On this acclaimed DVD, named by Yoga Journal as one of the top Yoga instructional programs available, Richard Freemen offers in-depth training on the potent Primary Series, a classical sequence of postures as taught by renowned teacher, K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. In Yoga with Richard Freeman, Richard gives an in-depth study of Ashtanga’s classic Primary Series of postures. With unusual precision, he demonstrates the continuous, dynamic flow, and the special breathing techniques that characterize this form of yoga. His demonstration of the series is accompanied by clear explanations of alignment and form.Join this modern master as he uses both metaphor and movement to teach nearly 70 postures that will help you ignite your “inner fire,” and awaken your nervous system to its natural vital state.Appropriate for students of all levels. RICHARD FREEMAN Richard Freeman has studied and lived for nearly nine years in India and Asia, and is an avid student of both Western and Eastern philosophy, as well as Sanskrit. He incorporates various traditions into the Ashtanga Yoga practice taught by his principal teacher, K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. His background includes Bhakti and traditional Hatha Yoga in India, Sufism in Iran, Zen and Vipassana Buddhist practice, and an in-depth study of Iyengar Yoga. Richard Freeman lives with his family in Boulder, Colorado, where he is the director of the Yoga Workshop.ENJOY!