Kino Videos, good ones

OK, I admit, I  find Yoga girls of Miami and the Oprah pitch unwatchable too. Having done a little TV and radio in the past I empathise, always sounded better at the time or when on the page. Whatever, we move on.

But then we have this below on Kapo



or this on Vrschikasana



and there are 35 of these HOW TO videos on YouTube so far

....as a home Ashtangi (ish) I'm lapping these up.

But my favourites ....and I was waiting for the last part before doing this post, are these on 'An average Monday practice'.

Here we have a Certified Ashtanga instructor working through their practice ....unedited. You watch the Swenson, Freeman, Scott, Lino and Kino's own DVD's and they're all nicely polished flowing practices. Watching these below, I feel like I'm in the shala watching somebodies private practice. It's incredibly intimate at times it's almost as if your watching the thought process as she works her practice. My overall impression watching these was of the craft. We always refer to it as practice but I want throw an alternative out there, two alternatives, the craft and/or the work.

As a Woodwind Repairer I like the 'work' best, used as a noun. When we're making a replacement key or a tool, while it's coming together we refer to it as the work. Working the work, crafting the work....

The other impression I get is recognition. This is how I approach my practice, constantly working on it tweaking it, approaching postures differently, trying things out. Is that how everyone practices at the shala's, at home? I wouldn't know, I've only really practiced at home so that's another reason I love these.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4


If and when part 5 turns up I'll post it here.