Audiobooks Narrated by Richard Freeman

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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.

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.

In this series of informal talks given at his studio, Richard Freeman, the director of The Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, shares his knowledge on a wide range of the more subtle aspects of yoga.