Podcasts: Progress

In this podcast I speak how, in Ashtanga yoga, physical adjustments have been the exclusive means of correcting a pose whereas giving verbal cues or using props to adjust have been tabooed or discouraged. Experience has shown that significant harm or imbalance results from giving only physical adjustments and that is why I discuss the need for a new paradigm of adjustments that calls for the teacher to have skill enough to work with a balanced combination of all three of these excellent means (physical, ver

Join me and Peg Mulqueen as we discuss Yoga Sūtra 3.17: There is a natural confusion of words, meanings, and our own conceptual experience that arises when we superimpose one upon the other. But with perfect focus on distinguishing between the three, we learn the language of all beings. Basically - words matter.

In this podcast I discuss the value of older, harsher ideas of tapas and the evolving new paradigm of tapas.

In this podcast I discuss how to avoid the traps of perfectionism and win the freedom to try as hard, as long, and as openly as you want everyday.

In this podcast I speak about pain and creativity as an unlikely pair of opposites, a closely connected duo that are fated to coexist within me and to play off of each other in an ongoing battle for supremacy.

In this podcast David discusses Shraddha (Faith) as a powerful but hard won ally that helps you to remain committed to a daily practice.

In this podcast David talks about how practice helps you manage inner and outer conflict.

An in-depth explanation about what constitutes goodness and auspiciousness in your yoga poses and in the rest of your life.

In this Asana Kitchen podcast, David takes an in-depth look at the word dharma. "What is my dharma? What does that even mean to me?"

In this podcast David uses Yoga Sutra 1:33 and discusses the four different attitudes to take to go from a clouded mind to a clear mind.