By Carine | Saturday, December 26, 2020
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I am an experienced astanga practitioner and i loved this class. Certainly not for beginners though. Thank you!

By Laurab1 | Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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hmm, not for me this class, it felt rushed and ultimately unsatisfying

By Despina | Monday, October 5, 2020
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An invigorating class with an excellent, experienced instructor. Thank you so much, David!

By Kristen T | Saturday, April 22, 2017
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Thank you David! I absolutely love this class. I am not new to yoga, but am new to Ashtanga. I can only practice in person once a week, and this video is a perfect supplement. The model (Carly?) is such an inspiration as well. Love!

By DomesticVintage | Saturday, July 30, 2016
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LOVE this class. I ve been practicing yoga for six years, and while my body has improved immensely I still deal with chronic pain and inflammation, mostly in my back and joints. I came into this class feeling achy and tight from a twelve hour work day and finished feeling like I just had a full body massage. Not a class I would recommend to anyone not familiar with the asanas and proper alignment since he doesn t guide you through step by step (totally fine with me), but for anyone with experience it s a great class. I love his teaching style, his cues, and his soothing voice. I really felt in the zone as if I was physically in one of his classes. I am really sad that David doesn t have any other classes on YD, I was really looking forward to more!

By lulurose | Saturday, September 19, 2015
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I enjoy this class but like others have mentioned, I find the breaths too fast, particularly in the chaturanga. Having done it a few times though, it s a great way to do a shortened version of the primary series.

By Dori M | Thursday, August 20, 2015
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This is great practice for a seasoned Ashtanga practitioner is well-versed in the Primary Series practice. For a novice, I would not recommend starting with this class as there is fairly minimal direction. The sequence was strong, in terms of which series asanas were included and omitted, however the pace was significantly fast and offered minimal time for proper transitions between poses. Again, a solid practice for seasoned Ashtanga students.

By YogiDomi | Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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What a fantastic flow! The model was absolutely incredible, I have to say. Especially towards the last 25minutes where there were chaturanga transitionings between each and every held pose - with the full leg lifts and suspensions. I need to find a flow or workshop style flow to work on some of the asanas deeper. But, I recommend to anyone with Ashtanga experience or a pretty decent library of positions from other Yoga styles. This is definitely not for the beginner as the "beginner modifications" are more along the lines of intermediate. But yes, for all you experienced Yogi s, this is something fun!

By Deanie | Saturday, January 24, 2015
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Great complete practice in an hour... Just what I was searching for -

By Jeanette | Monday, November 17, 2014
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I liked the flow but wish I knew the poses better. The modifications were difficult to see and by the time I figured it out he was on breath count 4 of 5!

By ljsmom | Sunday, November 9, 2014
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I agree with previous reviews that the pace is fast and you need familiarity with ashtanga to have success. I would try a longer class with better explanations.

By Kathleen | Monday, October 20, 2014
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I enjoyed the class, and enjoyed David s teaching style. My only wish is that the breaths were hold for a little longer, and a little more time allowed between the transitions (it may have been a little rushed because it was a 60 minute class). Good practice!

By Landor | Sunday, September 28, 2014
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Fantastic. This was my first time doing Ashtanga Yoga; I have moderate experience doing other types of Yoga. This call moved me through a variety of movements some of which I found very difficult and others "not so bad". The class is fast pace so if you don t already have experience with poses and need to watch to understand what you need to be doing , then this class is not for you. I have only done this class once but expect that it will become a class I return to over and over again.

By Fabiana | Monday, September 22, 2014
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I loved this class although it is intense David is a great teacher and makes you feel that you can do it.

By Carb Nazi | Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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many consider Astanga an advanced class. however, it is for everyone, of all levels. it is INTENSE, and the Astangi is constantly evolving through the poses. it is absolutely imperative to let go of the attachment to the poses, to enjoy the practice. as the instructor mentions several times through the class, do what your body will allow today. more will come tomorrow.

I found this a good, quick paced Astanga class. I found the breathing in this class during the initial sequences perfect (2 count flow), but the holds were also 2 count, and I prefer a 4 count. so they felt a little short to me. just call me "princess."

as per one of the other reviewers, you do need to be familiar with the series to really enjoy the pace of this class. he doesn t give long descriptions of the poses. you need to get into the poses fairly quickly, so it s not a great choice for a beginner Astangi. for beginners, I recommend Astanga Primary Series with Alik Brundrett (sp?). his is much more slow paced, with very detailed explanations of poses. but it s 2 full hours.

I loved this class. going to download it today!

By miss Asti Luke | Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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Great flow for very very advanced yogis. I do wish the poses were explained more and the camera zoomed in on the model because it was hard to see her alignment on B-D. I ll be downloading this to do again as I really want to get my swing through and this gives loads of practice!

By peachisha | Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Class was very good for those looking for a traditional Mysore style of class. Instructor was too fast, guessing he needs to fit 1 and a half hours into 1 hour, but still some poses you need time to come into, by when he is already on the 4th breath. However, overall a good no-nonsense class.

By mickolj | Monday, May 5, 2014
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Really great!

By shar | Sunday, May 4, 2014
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This was truly an advanced class. Carlie was a wonderfully talented model. She s supreme in technique and vinyasa flow. These poses are definitely challenging and the great thing is that it gives those of us who are.not quite as advanced the opportunity to see what we need to strive for. His instructions give alternates at times but you ll definitely be challenged if you re up for it. This is most difficult and great to watch sequencing and technique. I like watching this one but I m going to pass on trying it again in the near future.

By Nancy | Saturday, April 26, 2014
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Excellent class and instructions. You need to be very familiar with the ashtanga practice to do this very fast and invigorating class. One of my favorites!!