Podcasts: Asana

In this podcast, I explore the intricate balance between rules and freedom in yoga and life. Is following a rule in a pose truly "wrong," as one teacher suggested? Or do structure and principles provide the foundation for safety, grace, empowerment, and beauty? Drawing from Ashtanga yoga, cooking, music, and wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Vasistha, I examine the essential role of rules while honoring the need for individuality, creativity, and adaptability.

In this podcast, David defines the grand concept of Kundalini and how this main concept is associated with more familiar terms such as Prana, Shakti, Nadis, Shushumna, Mudra, Prana and Apana Vayu, as well as Mula, Uddiyana, and Jalandhara Bandhas.

In this month's podcast, David answer four questions from students. See the notes for the questions.

Using Yoga Sutras 3:48 and 3:49, David breaks down the indriyas and discusses how to explore them on the mat.

David explores this question by examining Krishnamacharya, Yoga Vashista, and the Bhagavad Gita

This podcast is devoted to gazing, an important aspect of Ashtanga/Hatha Yoga Technology.

In this podcast, David Garrigues describes how to use his new book, Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa: Movement,, Breath, and Posture.

In this lively, informative podcast I discuss the connection between fitness and yoga.

In this podcast I discuss that when you finally face you’re in pain and you’re suffering that’s when you need to simplify, break your habits, and embrace constant change and the unknown.

In this podcast David dives into the methodology behind props, modifying, and customizing in the Ashtanga practice.