An introduction to pranayama and a remarkable guide for calming the mind through simple breathing exercises. In these CD’s Richard reveals how every breath you take can serve as a guiding thread into the depths of yoga—a place of freedom and immediacy of awareness that begins on the practice mat and gradually extends into each moment of your life. “Yoga Breathing” distills the secrets of this essential inner work into two complete home practice sessions designed to guide you, breath by breath, to greater vitality and health.
About the Author 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. During Richard Freemans nine years in Asia studying various traditions which he incorporates into the Ashtanga yoga practice as taught by his principal teacher, K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. Richard’s background includes studying Sufism in Iran, Zen and Vipassana Buddhist practice, Bhakti and traditional Hatha yoga in India. Starting in 1974 he also began an in-depth study of Iyengar yoga, which eventually led him to Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. Richard is an avid student of both Western and Eastern philosophy, as well as Sanskrit. His ability to juxtapose various viewpoints, without losing the depth and integrity of each, has helped him develop a unique, metaphorical teaching style. Richard teaches public classes at the Yoga Workshop as well as spending a good part of each year traveling as a guest instructor, teaching at studios throughout the world. As the founder of the Yoga Workshop, Richard sets the standard for the classes at the studio. As part of that he offers Teacher Intensive courses and special classes through the Yoga Workshop and also gives Studio Talks on Indian philosophy at the studio on a regular basis.
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