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Please keep this material exclusive to elib.tech! Sharing it elswhere will get you banned!Yogaglo.com – Jodi Blumstein – Ashtanga Beginner Video Series [14 MP4s]Uploader’s Note: This product includes both SD and HD versions of the 7 videos. They are identical, so you only need to download one set of videos.A series of 7 videos consisting of both lectures and practice videos for people seeking to begin an Ashtanga yoga practice. Ripped from www.yogaglo.com membership site. No product page as such exists, but here are the descriptions for the classes:Quote:Class #1 – A brief history of Ashtanga Yoga and introduction to the philosphy of Ashtau Anga Yoga, or the 8 limbs of Yoga.Class #2 – Meditation and the Ashtanga Yoga practice. Here we will learn to do a brief sitting meditation before we begin our practice to bring awareness to the subtle energy in the body.Class #3 – A thorough explanation of Ujayyi Breath – and the Bandhas, which are central to the practice of Ashtanga Yoga. Class #4 – Introduction to the concept of Vinyasa – incorporating Breath, Bandhas and Drishti. In this segment we introduce the 1/2 Vinyasa and Surya Namaskar A.Class #5 – This segment reviews the 1/2 Vinyasa and Surya Namaskar A, and introduces Surya Namaskar B. This can be followed as a 30-minute basic Ashtanga yoga practice and also teaches you how to develop a ‘minimum daily practice’ which takes 12 minutes.Class #6 – This 40-minute practice includes Surya Namaskar A, Surya Namaskar B and the Fundamental standing postures of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice. This segment can be utilized as a 40-minute basic Ashtanga Yoga practice.Class #7 – A 60 minute led class which introduces students to the begining of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice, or Primary Series in a way that is accessible for all students.About the teacher:Quote:Jodi Blumstein has been practicing Ashtanga yoga since 1994, and has a profound connection to the practice. After studying under the world’s premiere instructors (including Sri K. Pattabhi Jois), she founded Priya Yoga, Chicago’s first Ashtanga/vinyasa yoga school, and served as their director for eight years.Jodi holds a space for students that is solid and reverent, while maintaining a level of levity, play, and humor. She is a teacher’s teacher, and yet each student feels her precise attention, especially as they are at pivotal points their practice. She encourages students to explore their edges both on and off the mat, and facilitates transformation in both arenas.Jodi lives in Los Angeles, where she has been running the Mysore program for YogaWorks at the Center for Yoga since 2004. She also hosts exclusive Ashtanga retreats at her home, led by some of her favorite mentors. Jodi is a senior Ashtanga teacher for yogaglo.com, where she reaches thousands of students around the world every day.