Primary Series

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This class is for the more devoted student who is interested in practicing the traditional method.  Primary Series is also known as “Yoga Chikitsa,” and is taught as a sequence of classical Yoga postures linked together by synchronized breath movement (vinyasa), deep breathing (Ujjayi), concentrated eye gazing (Drishti), and energetic seals (bandha) to increase inner heat for purification, circulation and elimination of toxins.  Pacing is traditional to one breath one movement from samasthti to savasana.