Ashtanga Yoga Surya Namaskara A - Demo by Russell Case

[FunnyBunz09]

This is beautiful…. Thank you

[omyogiboy]

woooooooooooow

[Dracula3423]

True

[saileerockz]

will i ever, ever, EVER be able to do this....

[valyamotta]

I am an indian. In childhood i was taught 2 ways of doing surya namaskar. This is the one of them and my favourite style. Very simple and easy. so dont fight over it. There is just more to learn.

[ruud76]

I swear he must be in some sort of zero gravity room or something.

[scotty123123]

This is a perfect ASHTANGA Surya Namaskara. It is different in form to a hatha yoga version (i.e. the jumps and symmetry).

[ashtangaboi]

Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is a form of hatha yoga. all of the asana practices fall under the catagory of Hatha yoga. as opposed to raja yoga or karma yoga.

sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.

[psyctor]

thats definitely not surya namaskar. he hasnt completed all 12 movements plus theres a lot of breathe-in breathe-out involved (which is as important as the poses itself)

[fundafiction]

It is immensely beautiful.

[dra1021]

it sure is surya namaskara... sury samaskara A.. just as it specified.

he follows it perfectly...

samasthiti

uttanasana

chaturanga dandasana

urdhva mukha svanasana

adho mukha svanasana

uttanasana

samasthiti

You clearly know nothing of the Ashtanga series. Im sure Pattabi Jois wouldnt look down on this demo, so open your mind.

[d1mpl]

that is true...

[milnusthegnome]

what an ugly body

[geerdude]

gymnastics??... that's just a demo of amazing floating skills that take a very long time to develop

it's just surya namaskar... it can't get any more basic than that... all the negative and racist remarks are not called for... some of you really should learn the meaning of svadhyaya before judging others

[ramdom909py]

this is a very advanced version, i'm a beginner...

[pn0427]

why does every video on youtube have to lead to unpleasant exchanges and online fights...?? Even those that are here to help us better ourselves or learn something new!! Sigh. I love the concept of youtube, but i dont get why people have to be mean and say things they wouldnt normally say if it were face-to-face communication.

sorry, this is just one of the many videos i happened to have watched and all of them have random comments that end up sparking fights! :S

[kiwicooldaddy]

Oh, I definately understand Yoga....but just do not understand gymnastics!!

[kiwicooldaddy]

Initially watching this video and without reading the comments, I immediately realised this just cant be yoga, looks more like gymnastics!! Ok I am not an Yogi, but have spent years as a monk and not so difficult to read peoples energy!!

[ruud76]

so you don't practise yoga or understand what it is, yet you know that this isn't it?

[dra1021]

of course he knows, didnt you hear him.. hes a monk, that must mean he knows everything.

a youtube monk, har har

[thacer1112]

The term "Surya Namaskar A" is as being taught to you and understood by you and your types, in reality you need to open up to real world where the terminology itself is different. A true complete surya namaskar comprises backward and then forward bend, it is auto balancing exercise. To explain flow of prana to you is difficult but my words will make sense when you understand what exactly are spiritual bodies (panch koshas)what is etheric body (praanmay kosh). I hope people reading this benifit.

[thacer1112]

The absolute original yog forms are lot different from this but over years and now your so called top shots have been altering them, giving their logics for greater physical and spiritual benifit,

About marketing, do sadhna under real guru in soltitude, you will know the difference, whats real Shiksha (teaching) Pariksha (masters test) Disha(tranfer or master energy) and Dakshina (not money).

The lack of back bend, open legs, jumps and tightening of muscles here is dangerous for prana.

[ruud76]

Dangerous? How? And how on earth do you get a back bend into Surya Namaskara A?

Why is it so difficult for you to allow people to enjoy and better themselves through yoga that is different from what you have experienced?

[v508]

isn't urdvha mukha svanasana is a back bend ?? ! everything about yoga is all the tightening of muscles, are you sure that you are not just another dvd yogi ?

[thacer1112]

First thing, K Pataabhi may be your yog lord, not mine, your eyes are blindfolded by his and his types ppls teaching. Raj Yog = Ashtang Yog (8 fold path of complete Sadhna to dissolve mind, unite soul to supreme soul, 8 parts are yama, niyam, asana, pranayam,pratyahar, dharna, dhyan, samadhi), this is mere surya namaskar (that too wrong), a vyayam, not complete Ashtang Yog.

Hath Yoga = Sap Ang Yog (7 parts). Even that is different from this.

[ruud76]

I am completely aware of what this is, all it is is a demonstration of Surya Namaskara A. Nothing more. Done perfectly. I am also very aware of the 8 legs of this yoga, and that asana is but one. Why are you being so patronising? And judgemental? Maybe you should spend more of your time actually doing yoga and less time studying it/moaning about how other people do it.

[thacer1112]

About actually doing yoga, well i dont just have a doctrate in yoga, i actually have years of experience of teaching yoga. The main reason why i bother to write here is for mass goodness because i dont want any new comer to be misguided by this. But since your job is protecting display of your blind belief system, i will not say more, A quote "Never argue with fools or else they will bring you down to your own level and defeat you", thats it, i gave you authentic reasons and you deny, so be it.

[ruud76]

So patronising, and with so little reason to be!

I couldn't care less if you've spent 100 years teaching and studying yoga, it makes no difference to me or anyone else. I practise yoga because I enjoy it and it improves my life. I don't endanger myself, I try to protect my body at all times. I'm not bothered about being amazingly flexible or gymnastic, I just practice and what comes, comes and I enjoy it whatever.

Is that concept so hard for you to understand/accept?

[taurausbull]

i like your amazing body if its you in the picture

[thacer1112]

k i wasnt searching for surya namaskar but watching this and then comments here really disappoints me, some ppl claim to be practising yoga for 20 years and they approve of this? Thats rediculous, this is another one of mordern preverted yoga version, they modify little to get patent money, and plz this is not Ashtang yoga, i have done it all my life, i have doctrate in yoga. Please, stop misguiding people, its a sin, please dont hurt urself or others by this,

Gurudevo Maheshwaro Namo Namah!

[ruud76]

What is wrong with this? All he's doing is using bandha control to float forward and back. He's not in any danger of hurting himself. And sorry but this IS Ashtanga yoga as prescribed by Sri K Pattabhi Jois, who authorised him to teach.

No-one who teaches Ashtanga markets it as a workout. That is just your warped perception. It is a way to heal the body to allow one to meditate more deeply, and that is how I have always been taught, by all of the many teachers I have had.

[nobodynomind333]

Am not sure who taught you surya namaskar this way....But there's something u're doing that can be very damaging (not to your physical body but something beyond that)...yoga is not for just physical fitness (which may be a small side effect of what really is in store). But there are people who've ended up in nuthouses because of doing hathayoga wrong. You may wonder what is the connection. It is sick/dangerous that yoga is marketed as a mere workout in this country...take care of yourself

[rshmnz]

haha, seems he's got a hard one!

Yoga better than viagra!

haha

[rasTeachLuv]

he's showing off...I saw an Indian doing suryanamaskar and it was much more meditative...this looks like gymnastics and that chick in the background is probably saying I would like to do that someday like he does.

[ccrgali]

i'm sure he's strong and doing it right but something about it looks weird.

[arnoldooo3]

yo pullipad and sirridller, please show us the real surya namaskar.... better yet, lets see you performing it!!!...lol

[sirridller]

This is wrong. Anybody looking at this video - please don't try this - this is a wrong form of Surya Namaskar.

[ruud76]

No, it's completely correct. This is the Sun Salutation in Ashtanga yoga, done perfectly.

[scottandersonyoga]

Elegant execution - well done.

[Makrand]

Just like every1 is saying this is not surya namaskar and no way near the realy thing, and the jumping thing im guessin is just a show off n summin that i have never seen in surya namaskar

[suriyan2544]

It's real ashtanga.

[adimayoga]

Hello, I'm since 20 years yoga teacher, there are different sun salutations not just th one !! and the guy on the video does it pefectely !!!

[asubmani]

Also remember that Yoga is universal. It cannot be patented by anyone, that includes us Indian's as well. I for one feel sad when Indian's post harsh comments of other's for doing something they themselves have neglected. "Oh Foreigners have started doing Yoga, they are making money out of it, I can easily be a Yoga teacher because I am a Hindu and know some basic sanskrit" There are many phonies out in the west like Bikram Yoga etc. but this demo is certainly the real thing.

[pulipad]

try preaching your ***** to the whites.....when something is wrong it is wrong. yoga is not universal it is indian...would it be ok if i say whisky or golf is universal....i might get shot by the scots or ice hockey...for that matter.

yoga was indian, is indian and will remain indian.

this dude on the video is doing it wrong and other who know it better are trying to teach em something.

u might as well kiss white ass, but dont bum ur nose every where.

[asubmani]

Dai Pulipad.. don't vent your frustrations of having to eat bread and cheese only on me! Right or wrong, he is doing it! You are sitting in a chair and doing the shitty IT job that no one in the west wants. If you feel so strongly about your way being the right way, then post a video of you doing Yoga as taught by your Guru.

[sahaaaar95]

OMG :|

[dalikiefer]

This is Surya namaskara A from the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition as taught by Sri K Pattabhi Jois, Mysore.

[prathiush]

this is not the actual surya namaskaram.....

am from the country of its origin...KERALA, INDIA..U R DOING IT WRONGLY ... SOME STEPS ARE MISSING OR MODIFIED...... PLZ DO IT CORRECTLY.....

[pulipad]

totally agreed...that dude is doing it wrong.

he might hurt himself and other who watch his propogation might get hurt.

[ruud76]

No he is not doing it wrong. He is simply doing Ashtanga yoga, you must have studied a different form. Not better, not worse, just different.

[arnoldooo3]

there are many "surya namaskar's out there, this is surya a from ashtanga. the "jumping" is a means to find the mula and uddyana bandha, which give the surya a floating quality, keeping the spine stable and the landing low impact. the bandhas keep the spine stable during seated meditation as well as channel the energy through the body properly. It is ironic how "inflexible" so many of the utube yogi's minds are..

[pulipad]

this is the problem with whites....they come to see, but instead of appreciating something they put thier own shitty brains and try and make it better... the end result is worser.

leave things as they are as specially when it comes to 5000year old traditions or cultures.....best example alquida, or taliban....they are pissed of and want to bomb USA only becouse USA imposes their ideas on others.

[arnoldooo3]

whatever yoga you do has made you miserable and mean. try the surya namaskar featured here. it will lighten you up a bit.

[newjersey02]

Lol

[allahisklein]

also a bit racist don't you think?

[jjcbss]

Very inspiring Russell!

[toniezar]

This fellow just likes to expose to girls in his underwear, what a pervert.

[PrincessaGianna]

People with perverted mind often see the world as perverse. People with fear in their minds see the world as frightening. People with digust in their mind view things in the world as disgusting. Also what happens if he is gay? Or what happens if the girls like seeing him in his underwear. At least he is not unattractive to behold nearly naked. The human body is beautiful, both male and female. Only our society has made everything sexual, thus making the human body a perversion when exposed.

[sullyb23511]

This is impressive from a physical standpoint, no doubt, but the jumping a nd what not are totally unneccesary.

[kaushalmodi]

Impressive yoga steps, but this is not Surya Namaskar. It seems as if he skipped many steps just to do the impressive jumping.

[Woopee]

What's this jumping all about?

[ankutiger]

This is not at all Surya Namaskar.......I am from india I know what is Surya Namaskar

[bojanayoga6]

this is a surya namaskara of ashtanga vinyasa yoga, boys!Every Ashtanga Yoga practice starts with 5 rounds of Surya Namaskara A.

[007joyjox]

Positions and sequences are correct.. go and learn real surya namaskar.. if you do somewthing else please dont use this name

[teddyribbon]

i agree with u .. this is not surya namaskar

[thrillseeker70]

Hi, your video is very good (i`m green with envy)i`ve just started yoga this week, can you tell me how long it should take to become as coherent as yourself ??.

[militarex]

hi, that is the first year that I am going to do yoga to make Surya Namaskara

but a question to all is that correct to do jump between all 12 movement ??

[candicebrittany]

Bahut shukriya. very impressive vid'

[Dariusdagr8]

Lol ^^ Shukriya is urdu!! The sanskrit for thanks is "dhanyawaad"

[hinker2000]

Dear Russel - lots of love from Henrik & Michelle. Hope your well - your practice looks fab

Namaste