David And Jelena Yoga – Ashtanga Primary Series Intensive

ASHTANGA PRIMARY SERIES INTENSIVE

Develop a strong foundation for your practice with our Ashtanga Primary Series Intensive. You’ll be guided from the beginning in a traditional and accessible way, building from the first Sun Salutation through the entire Primary Series.

What You’ll Learn In Ashtanga Primary Series Intensive

SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION & FUNDAMENTALS

What You’ll Learn:

• Introduction to the course
• Learning the Sanskrit count
• 13 lessons on the count & alignment for:
  • Sūryanamaskāra A | Sun Salutation A
  • Sūryanamaskāra B | Sun Salutation B
  • Pādāṅguṣṭāsana | Big Toe Pose
  • Pādahastāsana | Hand to Foot Pose
  • Utthita trikoṇāsana (A+B) | Extended Triangle Pose
  • Utthita pārśvakonāsana (A+B) | Extended Side Angle Pose
  • Prasārita pādottānāsana (A,B,C,D) | Spread Foot Stretching Pose
  • Pārśvottānāsana | Sideways Stretching Pose
• Test your knowledge with an end of the section quiz

SECTION 2 – FIRST HALF OF PRIMARY SERIES

What You’ll Learn:

• Workshop on Jumping back & Jumping Through
• Workshop on Gatekeeper poses
• 24 lessons on the count & alignment for:
  • Utthita hasta pādāṅguṣṭāsana | Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose
  • Ardha baddha padmottānāsana | Half Bound Lotus West Stretching Pose
  • Utkatāsana | Uneven Pose
  • Virabhadrasana | Warrior Pose
  • Paścimattānāsana | West Stretching Pose
  • Pūrvattanāsana | East Stretching Pose
  • Ardha baddha padma paścimattānāsana | Half Bound Lotus West Stretching Pose
  • Tiryaṅgmukha ekapāda paścimattānāsana | One Foot Back West Stretching Pose
  • Jānuśīrṣāsana A, B, C | Head to Knee Pose
  • Marīcāsana A, B, C, D | Sage Marici Pose
  • Nāvāsana | Boat pose
• Test your knowledge with an end of the section quiz

SECTION 3: SECOND HALF OF PRIMARY SERIES

What You’ll Learn:

• 19 lessons on the count & alignment for:
  • Bhujapīḍāsana | Arm Pressure Pose
  • Kūrmāsana | Tortoise Pose
  • Supta kūrmāsana | Sleeping Tortoise Pose
  • Garbha piṇḍāsana | Embryo in The Womb Pose
  • Kukkuṭāsana | Rooster Pose
  • Baddha konāsana | Bound Angle Pose
  • Upaviṣṭha konāsana | Seated Angle Pose
  • Supta konāsana | Lying Down Angle Pose
  • Supta pādāṅguṣṭāsana | Lying Down Big Toe Pose
  • Ubhaya pādāṅguṣṭāsana | Reclined Big Toe Pose
  • Ūrdhva mukha paścimattānāsana | Upward Facing West Stretching Pose
  • Setu bandhāsana | Bridge Configuration Pose
• Test your knowledge with an end of the section quiz

Section 4 – BACKBENDING

What You’ll Learn:

• 3 counting & alignment lessons
  • Urdvha Dhanurasana
  • Dropping into/coming up from backbends
• Test your knowledge with an end of the section quiz

Section 5 – CLOSING POSTURES

What You’ll Learn:

• 7 lessons on the count & alignment for:
  • Ūrdhva dhanurāsana | Upward Bow Pose
  • Salaṁba sarvāṅgāsana | Supported All Limbs Pose
  • Halāsana | Plough Pose
  • Karṇa pīḍāsana | Ear Pressure Pose
  • Ūrdhva padmāsana | Upward Lotus Pose
  • Piṇḍāsana | Embryo Pose
  • Matsyāsana | Fish Pose
  • Uttāna pādāsana | Extended Foot Pose
  • Śīrṣāsana | Head Standing Pose
  • Baddha padmāsana | Bound Lotus Pose
  • Yoga mudrā | Yoga Posture
  • Padmāsana | Lotus Pose
  • Utpluthiḥ | Sprung Up
• Pranayama Class with David
• Test your knowledge with an end of the section quiz

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