Hello and welcome to Yoga and Yoga Postures DVDs. My name is Kalidasa. I am here to present yoga in all its various forms.
I have been teaching yoga for 30 years as of next August. That is, my entire adult life. Lately, since my kids grew up, I have been moving around somewhat.
One thing I have been doing is video taping yoga classes, both mine and other instructors. I spent a fair amount of time in Bali, Indonesia where I was able to shoot a few videos. That in itself was an education.
One thing I learned is that while I love teaching yoga and learning new yoga techniques from various instructors, I really don’t like editing those videos! Consequently, I have a few videos ‘in the can’ that still need to be produced. This is an ongoing project that will eventually be turned over to others.
I will still be shooting videos that I can offer though. I really like the idea of videos that feature other instructors as each one offers a unique point of view into the world of yoga postures.
The first video I have to offer is one where I taught four Balinese girls ages 16 and 17. Beautiful girls amongst some very beautiful scenery in Bali. I shot it with Mount Angung in the background. This is the most sacred mountain in all of Bali, Angung means “sacred mountain.” The Balinese always sleep with their head pointing toward Mount Angung, no mater where they are in the world.
This was a very interesting video to shoot as well as to produce. I shot it with the idea that I would use my voice as I taught the class with a translator helping the girls along since it was their first yoga class, and they spoke no English at all. That came out pretty badly, so I ended up doing voice over on the whole thing. That was a lot of work, but it’s done now. I’ll have a clip online soon, be sure to watch for it.
I’ll continue this adventure into the world of yoga here offering material from myself and others on the various aspects of yoga. I’ve spent a lot of time studying the philosophy, mediation, postures and all the other parts of yoga. I am also looking for guest writers and instructors to feature. Feel free to send your favorite instructor over!
