The breath and body move as one in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition.

During the practice of the postures, one should pay particular attention to the breathing.

Placement of the gaze on a single point inside or outside helps the mind to flow into single pointed meditation.

Prana and Apana are two complementary types of movement coming from the core of the body. Prana is the upward, expanding, blossoming movement characteristic of inhaling.

There are two internal forces or breaths, Prana and Apana, which govern the inhale and the exhale respectively.

The Sanskrit word pranayama means “to release life energy from its bounds.

Perhaps no one is more qualified to offer a program on the practice of both yoga and chant than Richard Freeman, who, for nearly a decade...

Within the Yoga Sutra, an ancient text on the practice of yoga, only two verses mention asanas, or the postures we commonly associate with yoga in the West.

Accomplished Yogi Richard Freeman has achieved international acclaim for his graceful mastery of the Ashtanga form of yoga.

Yoga With Richard Freeman: Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga introduces you to Ashtanga’s classic postures and clearly demonstrates how the flowing Vinyasa system works.

In Yoga with Richard Freeman, Richard gives an in-depth study of Ashtanga’s classic Primary Series of postures.