I’ve created three new videos. I had the idea to make some classes that can be used in a modular fashion, so instead of one long video that contains asana followed by pranayama and then meditation, I’ve broken it up into three videos with end cards that link them so you can go from one to the other.
This way if you want to do a guided meditation or pranayama after asana you can click on the next video or you can do the practices in standalone fashion. I hope in the future to be able to add some more similar offerings so practitioners can mix and match.
It’s nothing revolutionary, and the transitions aren’t seamless, but I know not everyone always wants to do a yoga class that involves the subtler practices and sometimes people ONLY want to do the subtler practices. I also know that when a video looks too long, it can be a turnoff. For my part, I often feel like I have time for a 45-minute video but not a 75-minute video, even though I, more often than not, end up spending at least a half hour after a 45-minute asana practice doing breathwork and seated meditation.
It’s funny to compare what we think we have time for with what we actually do.
I’m still working out the bugs. I’ve resolved some of the lighting and sound issues, but because I recorded these with my computer camera rather than my phone, they’re all in standard definition which means you won’t be able to fully appreciate my manly chin. 🙄
It’s pretty amazing how many tools there are to create and share videos, and learning to skillfully apply those tools is an art. I find it challenging to make something that others will be able to find, enjoy, and benefit from without getting sucked into compulsively trying to gather likes, views, subscribers, friends, fans, students, whatever. It’s a strange dance to teach yoga within the structure of the marketplace. I do my best to share what I’m learning without curating my personality in order to convince you that I’m this or that or even a someone, but at a certain level it’s unavoidable, and I suppose we all have to make peace with our mixed motivations if we’re going to interact with others at all.
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