Blending breath and movement

Thank you Adi! Perfect class at the perfect moment. Loved the slow pace ...

Thank you Adi! Perfect class at the perfect moment. Loved the slow pace combined with focus on breathing. Great for stress release :) Namaste

I have the volume turned all the way up but still have to have my ear pr...

I have the volume turned all the way up but still have to have my ear practically on the computer to be able to hear. Is there any way to further adjust?

As always, Adi does an excellent job of keeping the focus of her classes...

As always, Adi does an excellent job of keeping the focus of her classes on what her chosen theme is - in this case, breathing. There is 15 minutes of seated pranayama at the beginning, utilising all the bandas (tricky for someone who doesn't really understand them properly because there is no explanation given!). Then all the sequences move according to a counted breath - four counts for the in breath, four counts for the out breath. This makes for a very sloooooow practice! Maybe i just wasn't in the mood for a relaxing but controlled practice today, but i found this rather dull and frustrating. The counting was oddly distracting (though i can see how it's a great tactic for pacing your breath) and every time i lost pace i got more and more frustrated. As for the poses, i found them uninspired and not challenging enough. They lacked Adi's usual creativity, elegance and rhythm. Surprisingly for a breath-focused class, i felt the poses didn't flow as much as they should have.

I've been immobile with a sprained ankle the last few days. I found this...

I've been immobile with a sprained ankle the last few days. I found this to be slow enough that I could make adjustments for my ankle but enough movement to get my blood flowing. Thanks Adi!

Felt completely relaxed and stress free and could get on with my day. Th...

Felt completely relaxed and stress free and could get on with my day. Thank you Adi and Yogatoday as always. Namaste.

I loved the focus on equanimity between effort and ease... this is somet...

I loved the focus on equanimity between effort and ease... this is something that applies to my life right now. I really enjoyed breathing at the start and the counting throughout. It reminded me of what yoga is all about. Beautiful setting too. Thanks Adi!

Neither great nor bad. I will try it again later in the week and see if ...

Neither great nor bad. I will try it again later in the week and see if I enjoy it more. I have LOVED other classes from Adi, and this one I am unsure about.

great class!

Loved the counting- you can get into a rhythm. And flow. Thank you, Adi.

I loved this practice because Adi explained in depth how to breathe and ...

I loved this practice because Adi explained in depth how to breathe and we know that yoga is breathing so thank you Adi! This practice is also not only about breathing exercises, it has also challenging poses and I did sweat a little.

I had a lot of stress today so I 've chosen a class with a lot of breath...

I had a lot of stress today so I 've chosen a class with a lot of breathing. This one was a good choise. Not too challenging and not too fast. Normally it would have too much breathing for me too but today it was the right thing. The stress is still here but I had a good break.

Yes, I realize the class' focus is blending breath with movement, but ov...

Yes, I realize the class' focus is blending breath with movement, but over 15 minutes at the beginning was devoted solely to breathing. Perhaps this would have been a more useful class for me if I was in the mood for relaxation. However, today I needed something with more movement!

Love YogaToday!! But personally, I think this one had excessive amounts ...

Love YogaToday!! But personally, I think this one had excessive amounts of breathing and talking-- I just want more movement and flow yoga would be nice thank you!!

Really enjoyed this practice. It was a good balance between a wide varie...

Really enjoyed this practice. It was a good balance between a wide variety of poses and focus on different parts of the body.

Not something I would do again. I liked the beginning breathing exercis...

Not something I would do again. I liked the beginning breathing exercises. But because her whole outlook was on breathing and finding the space between thoughts, I found the rhythm odd that she kept talking and lecturing throughout the whole video. Her phrasing, turning the top of the armbone was more unclear than it needed to be. It was hard to focus on the breathing and inhalation rhythm when she would say "inhale" and then spend about 10 seconds or so talking about how serotonin levels increase when we do an act of kindness and then say "exhale" . And some things she said were kind of fluffy -- like how the burning in our thighs was from detoxifying. It's actually the build-up of lactic acid when the muscles lack oxygen. And although she talked constantly, she still didn't describe things clearly because the students in the class didn't always follow her either.

This class was very restorative and reminded me that I have to breathe a...

This class was very restorative and reminded me that I have to breathe all the time--not only during the difficult asanas. This was a great first-class with yogatoday.

I did this class a few days ago and haven't been able to stop thinking a...

I did this class a few days ago and haven't been able to stop thinking about it--especially counting out the breaths. Truly, one of the key classes I have been lucky to experience on yogatoday--thank you!!

Very calming class. It was a bit of a challenge for me to move and brea...

Very calming class. It was a bit of a challenge for me to move and breathe properly at the same time, but it was well worth the effort. Great class.

Thank you Adi , this class was so great, relaxing. Love it.

Nice mixture of calming pranayama and forward bending poses.

COOL.. Kim.. love to see you joining the class :-) Thanks Adi and Yoga...

COOL.. Kim.. love to see you joining the class :-) Thanks Adi and Yogatoday.

A very thorough grounding practice.

Very Detoxifying and Meditative

this class is very centering and meditative. i found it to be a challeng...

this class is very centering and meditative. i found it to be a challenge to steady my breath when my heart rate was increased- it definitely requires some discipline. this is a great class to return to, especially when feeling stressed out or tired.

I don't do this. In fact, I don't know that I've ever done this and it w...

I don't do this. In fact, I don't know that I've ever done this and it was a challenge! This class helped me understand that my inhales are quite a bit shorter than my exhales - I'm kind of a gasper, I guess. When I tried to make both the same duration, I really had to think about it! Now, we'll see if I can carry this new "breath equanimity" with me into the rest of my life...

I've never taken a class in which the instructor actually counts out the...

I've never taken a class in which the instructor actually counts out the breath rhythm for you. The first few times I was distracted by it but after just a short while I found myself counting in my head even when Adi wasn't. I have to say this ended up being one of my most successful moving meditation attempts.

I found the breathing exercises very calming. It was much easier to focu...

I found the breathing exercises very calming. It was much easier to focus the mind on asanas after the longer breathing session.

This class begins with 20 minutes of different pranayama exercises. The ...

This class begins with 20 minutes of different pranayama exercises. The rest of the class is slow flow with emphasis on the breath - it helps to create a moving mediation throughout which is very relaxing.

Generally, I like a faster paced class, but the slower, controlled breat...

Generally, I like a faster paced class, but the slower, controlled breathing and pace of this class was great for today. My muscles, sore from painting all weekend, loved the release this class provided.