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Accomplished Yogi Richard Freeman has achieved international acclaim for his graceful mastery of the Ashtanga form of yoga. In this new video, Richard builds on his presentation of Ashtanga’s classic postures in Ashtanga Yoga: The Primary Series. In a continuous, dynamic flow of remarkable precision, combined with the special breathing techniques that characterize this form, Richard explores nearly 70 postures to help you ignite your inner “fire” and awaken your nervous system to its natural vital state. Yoga with Richard Freeman--Ashtanga Yoga: The Intermediate Series is a high quality production for use by yoga students who have mastered the Primary Series and are ready to explore new horizons in their yoga practice. Level: The video is designed to be used by students who have mastered the Primary Series.

You won't see ads in yoga magazines for Lino Miele's new primary series full vinyasa video. Nor is it the type of video you're supposed to practice with. "I don't speak in the video," Lino says. "I just demonstrate. I don't believe in teaching through video. You can pick up something from the video, but it is not my idea to give something to somebody without a teacher."

The two-hour tape is the companion to Lino's book Astanga Yoga; it also correlates to Pattabhi Jois' Yoga Mala and has been approved by him. It shows Lino moving-sometimes floating-gracefully through the poses of the primary series and returning to Samasthitih after each one. Lino says that full vinyasa practice, which requires equal parts experience and stamina, is the way the system was meant to be done (although people usually don't do vinyasa at all between most standing poses, and only do half-vinyasa-to sitting-between the seated ones).