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Free Iyengar Video: Pranayama Video

BKS Iyengar explains the high importance of concentrated breathing techniques in yoga practice.

Overall Rating (1-5): 2

Entertainment Rating: 2

Excerpt from a talk by BKS Iyengar, explaining and demonstrating breathing techniques.

Instructional Rating: 2

Interesting, but the clip is too short to take away any real information.

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Free Iyengar Yoga Video Interview: The Masters

BKS Iyengar is interviewed about his life. He talks about how yoga transformed him in both body and mind, and how passionate he is about sharing this with other people. This video was taken at the Yoga Institute of Pune, India.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating: 4

Interesting interview with BKS Iyengar.

Instructional Rating: 3

Interesting insight into the mind and life of BKS Iyengar.

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Beginner Surya Namaskar Free Yoga Video

This clip shows one round of Classical Iyengar Yoga Surya (sunrise) Namaskar (salutations) with jumping. It is a short clip, but the sequence is well demonstrated.

Overall Rating (1-5): 3

Entertainment Rating: 2

Short yoga demonstration.

Instructional Rating: 3

Well demonstrated Iyengar Yoga sequence - would have benefitted from commentary.

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Free Iyengar Yoga Video: Trishka

Short promotional clip featuring Trishka At the Aspen Club and spa. She and her colleagues demonstrate the new wall yoga with hanging ropes, and advertise their club’s regular yoga sessions.

Overall Rating (1-5): 1

Entertainment Rating: 1

A promotional clip rather than for entertainment.

Instructional Rating: 1

Not for instructional purposes, only to provide information about the Aspen Club.

More information: http://youtube.com/user/Caseymac28

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Old Iyengar Free Video Clip: 1938

This silent clip shows BKS Iyengar practicing yoga in 1938. The creator of this form of yoga demonstrates incredible agility and suppleness, and the video’s age makes it quite a rare opportunity to see an original master’s demonstration of his art.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating: 5

Fascinating clip of BKS Iyengar

Instructional Rating: 4

The film is old, and therefore completely silent, but although there is no audible instruction, the poses are clearly and expertly demonstrated.

More information: http://youtube.com/user/frikaloopa

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Free Anusara Yoga Video: Desiree Rumbaugh @ Om Yoga

Desiree Rumbaugh is teaching advanced level Anusara students at OMtime in Denver. Desirée has been a student of Yoga since 1987 and has a strong foundation in Iyengar Yoga. Since 1993, she has been fortunate to study extensively with John Friend and was among the first teachers to be certified in Anusara Yoga.

Overall Rating (1-5): 2

Entertainment Rating: 2

Short clip demonstrating yoga positions.

Instructional Rating: 2

Good instruction and demonstrations, but very brief clip.

More information: http://www.desireerumbaugh.com

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Iyengar Yoga Free Video

This video shows Utthita-trikonasana and Parivrtta-trikonasana. It’s all about breathing, keeping breaths constant and through the nose. It is also essential not to push your body beyond the discomfort level - you are to feel it, work it, and energize it without movement. Little by little the effort pays back, slowly.

Overall Rating (1-5): 3

Entertainment Rating: 3

Good yoga demonstration.

Instructional Rating: 3

Poses well demonstrated but there is no voiceover or commentary.

More information: http://youtube.com/user/jogayot

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Free Yoga Video: Iyengar Yoga Sequence

In this clip, we see a demonstration of an Iyengar Yoga daily inner alignment sequence. Iyengar yoga places particular emphasis on correct action to create space in the body, and eventually the mind. There is not much movement - poses (such as utkatasana and gomukhasana) are quickly moved into and held for lengthy periods.

Overall Rating (1-5): 3

Entertainment Rating: 2

The video is slow-moving and mostly silent, but good for seeing how Iyengar Yoga works.

Instructional Rating: 4

Good practical demonstration with instructions when required.

More information: http://youtube.com/user/windtravelsfast

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Iyengar Free Video: The Enlightened Yogi

This video shows part of an interview with BKS Iyengar. The result of a lifelong study, yoga, its most famous teacher says, has given him the gift of life. He says if he hadn’t found it, he simply wouldn’t have been alive. BKS Iyengar speaks from his Pune residence about his books, and about what yoga has done for him. Once he mastered it for himself, he says, he wanted to share it with others.

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating: 5

Interesting interview with a master of yoga.

Instructional Rating: 4

Provides lots of good insight into the life and mind of BKS Iyengar.

More information: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/being-bks…

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Iyengar Free Video: Interview With the Guru

BKS Iyengar is interviewed about his yoga practice. He talks about the importance of maintaining clarity of mind - he encourages his students to read in order to cultivate the mind and intelligence while practising yoga. He talks about the philosophical basis for yoga, and its spiritual side.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating: 4

Interesting interview with BKS Iyengar.

Instructional Rating: 3

Interesting interview giving insight into the philosophy and thinking of BKS Iyengar.

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