VHS CATALOG - DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Iyengar's 75th Birthday, November/December 1993
Panchgani, India
15 volume set
On the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar gave a
ten day workshop to a group of invited teachers from around the world. The
course was an amazingly detailed exploration of the physical, mental and
spiritual aspects of yoga asana and pranayama practice. Each inspiring class
was professionally documented with outstanding picture and sound quality.
DVD versions of the 75th birthday tapes will be among the first new releases
forthcoming.
ASANA
Asana Class 1, Tape 1 (volume 1)
Course overview. Tadasana (mountain pose) and Trikonasana (triangle pose) Mr. Iyengar defines meditation in asana. Asana brings knowledge and pranayama
devotion. Awakening consciousness. Subtle perception. Detailed coverage of the foot., The use of power and intelligence, "He who has
mastered asana has mastered everything". Mature intelligence and resolving
dualities. Gross and subtle areas of the body. Spontaneous intelligence.
Product number: B75V01
Asana Class 1, Tape 2 (volume 2)
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (hand balance), Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog pose)
and Parsvakonasana (side stretch lunge) Penetrating dark areas of the body and
pacifying the brain. The elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether (space)
and the different characteristics of the flow of intelligence in the body.
Product number: B75V02
Asana Class 2, Tape 1 (volume 4)
Tadasana (mountain pose), Trikonasana (triangle pose), Parsvakonasana (side
stretch lunge) and Virabhadrasana 1 (warrior pose 1) He introduces the concept of purity in practice. The importance of the mental
process in asana and awakening consciousness throughout the body using volition
receiving intelligence. Preserving the healthy function of the knees.
Practicing asana correctly to purge the intellect. Yoga as a means, yoga as an
end.
Product number: B75V04
Asana Class 2, Tape 2 (volume 5)
Ardha Chandrasana (triangle balance), Adho Mukha Vrksasana (hand balance),
Sirsasana (head balance) and Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog pose)
Alignment. The deceptive nature of body, brain and mind Creating “banks” to control the flow of the rivers of intelligence in the body. Correct feeling
of the brain. Going beyond the mind
Product number: B75V05
Asana Class 3, Tape 1 (volume 7)
Tadasana (mountain pose) and Trikonasana (triangle pose) Mr. Iyengar consolidates some basics for building up individual practice. Developing accurate perception. Working from the skin.
Understanding the elements. He demonstrates adjustments on beginning an
advanced students. The tailbone. Individual space and cosmic space.
Product number: B75V07
Asana Class 3, Tape 2 (volume 8)
Parsvakonasana (side stretch lunge), Virabhadrasana 1 (warrior pose 1), Adho
Mukha Vrksasana (hand balance), Sirsasana (head balance) and Tadasana (mountain
pose) Working towards maturity in the postures. Precise knee action.
Product number: B75V08
Asana Class 4, Tape 1 (volume 10)
Tadasana (mountain pose), Trikonasana (triangle pose), Parsvakonasana (side
stretch lunge), Virabhadrasana 1(warrior pose 1), Virabhadrasana 2 (warrior
pose 2) and Ardha Chandrasana (triangle balance) Dynamic standing poses, Mr. Iyengar is vibrant. The tailbone and consciousness
of the legs. New insights into the essential standing poses. Perceiving the
movement of consciousness. Listening to the vibration of the body. Source
points of intelligence. Motion and action.
Product number: B75V10
Asana Class 4, Tape 2 (volume 11)
Parsvottanasana (triangle forward bend), Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog
pose), Virabhadrasana 3 (warrior pose 3), Adho Mukha Vrksasana (hand balance) and Sirsasana (head balance) Moving the part, moving the whole. Subtle sensitivity of the tailbone.
Spiritual practice. Contracting the perineum. The interaction of skin and
muscle.
Product number: B75V11
Asana Class 5, Tape 1 (volume 13)
Trikonasana (triangle pose), Parsvakonasana (side stretch lunge), Virabhadrasana
1 (warrior pose 1), Urdhva Dhanurasana (back bend) – feet only, Virabhadrasana 2 (warrior pose 2) Gross and subtle areas of the legs. Mr. Iyengar demonstrates the “ultimate” in Trikonasana. Detailed work of the feet in standing poses transposed to
backbends. Correct movements of the groin.
Product number: B75V13
Asana Class 5, Tape 2 (volume 14)
Virabhadrasana 2 (warrior pose 2), Ardha Chandrasana (triangle balance), Uttanasana (standing forward bend) Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog pose),
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (hand balance) Urdhva Dhanurasana (back bend) and partner
work.Extending consciousness in the legs. Extending consciousness in the arms.
Awareness of the ears. Volcanic consciousness.
Product number: B75V14
PRANAYAMA
Pranayama Class 1 (volume 3)
Ujjayi Mr. Iyengar calls this class the foundation. He discusses Patanjali's
definition of Pranayama. He teaches about the perception and control of the
five elements during inhalation and exhalation. Balancing the inner energy.
Product number: B75V03
Pranayama Class 2 (volume 9)
Sitting posture, Ujjayi Position of the tailbone. Perception of the lungs and awareness of warmth
(element of fire). Action of the ribs. Alertness of the spine. Ascending
consciousness in the chest during exhalation. Mr. Iyengar demonstrates
correction of the sitting posture on four students. Subtle details of the eyes neck and tongue. Objective
and subjective intelligence. Beyond the five elements.
Product number: B75V09
Pranayama Class 3 (volume 15)
Sitting Posture, Ujjayi, Kumbhaka Mr. Iyengar indicates common errors in the sitting postures of seven students. Shoulder
blades, arms and hands. Descending the head. Parallel movements of the chest.
Direction of the biceps and elbows. Savasana.
Product number: B75V15
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Question and Answer 1 (volume 6)
A clear explanation of the five elements. Mr. Iyengar speaks of his own development as a teacher and yogi. In depth
observations on the process of learning and self study. Internal dialogue and
the reflective intelligence. The higher aspects of asana.
Product number: B75V06
Question and Answer 2 (volume 12)
Some anatomical definitions. Working from the foot. The breath in asanas. Fear
and new frontiers in the body. Unknown retention of the breath. Limitations as
a teacher. Dark spots in the body. Tamas, Rajas and Sattva in asana. Subtle
movements of the tailbone. Dangers of wrong pranayama practice. The definition
of health. Spiritual health. The five vehicles of the soul and the five
elements.
Product number: B75V12
Special price for this complete 15 volume set: $350.
A la carte prices:
1 tape $35. 3 tapes $99. 6 tapes $175. 7 - 14 tapes $25 each.
