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122: Yoga Anatomy for the Rest of Us

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Lucas Rockwood

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2014

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with thirty five years’ experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. 

Leslie currently practices in New York. He is the founder of the yoga blog, “e-Sutra,” and The Breathing Project, an educational non-profit in New York City dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga.

Leslie teaches The Breathing Project's unique year-long courses in yoga anatomy, which are  available online at yogaanatomy.net.  He is the co-author, with Amy Matthews, of the best-selling “Yoga Anatomy,” with nearly 500,00 copies in print.

In this show you will learn:

§  Why there is so much growing interest in yoga anatomy among students and teachers

§  The difference between new school teachers and old guard yoga teachers

§  The sustainability of yoga as an exercise for your body

§  What new students should look out for in their body and breathing

§  All about Leslie’s The Breathing Project

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yoga students, if you're looking to advance your yoga practice, improve your health,

0:04.3

and explore mind-body wellness at the deepest level, then welcome to the yoga talk show, my friend.

0:08.9

I am your host, Lucas Rockwood, and my aim is to make your yoga practice just that much easier.

0:16.8

So hello and welcome everyone Lucas Rockwood here with the yoga talk show.

0:20.5

Thanks for tuning in.

0:21.5

We have a very special show today. It's called

0:23.4

Yoga anatomy for the rest of us and I'm joined today by Leslie Kamenoff and if you

0:29.1

don't know Leslie he's a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of TKV Desica Char.

0:35.6

And he's an internationally recognized specialist.

0:38.0

He has 35 years experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and body work.

0:44.0

You might have seen him or heard of him coming to your town.

0:46.9

He's led workshops in many of the leading yoga schools around the world.

0:50.4

He was just here in Barcelona this past summer from what I hear and Leslie currently practices in New York City.

0:56.4

He's the founder of the Yoga blog E-Sutra and the Breathing Project which is an educational nonprofit in New York City, that's dedicated to the teaching of individualized breath-centered yoga.

1:09.0

Leslie teaches the Breathing Project's unique year-long courses in Yoga Anatomy which are available

1:14.9

at yoga anatomy.net and he's the co-author along with Amy Matthews of the best-selling book by that same

1:22.1

title Yoga Anatomy with nearly 500,000 copies in

1:26.1

print and for those of you who don't know 500,000 copies is incredible for any book

1:31.0

in the world of yoga it's basically basically a total blockbuster. So Leslie,

1:34.8

thanks so much for joining us.

1:36.0

Well, thank you. That's the first time I've heard the book we've heard to is a total

1:40.4

blockbuster, but that sounds good.

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