Sharath Jois — Led Primary Series (Moscow, 2013)

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Sharath Jois — Led Primary Series (Moscow, 2013)

Sharath Jois guides the Primary Series in Moscow (2013), teaching breath-led practice and steady attention.

Sharath Jois guides a led Primary Series class in Moscow, 2013 — a compact, fierce field of practice where breath, bandha, and gaze come together to teach. Watching the video is like being in that room: simple counts, exacting adjustments, and an insistence that the body learn to move with steadiness and ease.

There is no sermon here, only a continual invitation: return to the breath, find the edge, and notice. For those of us who study Ashtanga as a way of life, a session like this is both mirror and map—showing how discipline becomes tenderness when we practice with attention.

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"The practice itself is the teacher."

— Sharath Jois

🕉️ KEY CONCEPTS

Ashtanga

Eight-limbed path: the broader framework of practice and life.

Vinyasa

Linking breath and movement into a flowing sequence.

Bandha

Energetic locks that stabilize and direct the flow of prana.

Drishti

Focused gaze used to steady attention and intention.

Let the breath lead; let the practice teach.

— MJH

Original Article: "Sharath Jois — Led Primary Series (Moscow, 2013)" by Sharath Jois (teacher); video recording, YouTube

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