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H.H. Niranjana Swami : Jaya Radha Madhava

His Holiness Niranjana Swami chants "Jaya Radha Madhava" before Srimad Bhagavatam lecture on December 26, 2011 at ISKCON Boston Temple. ISKCON Boston - http://iskconboston.org

Everything Comes from India : Goodness Gracious Me

Maharaja told me about this hilarious clip after his Gaura Purnima program yesterday. Everything does come from India , hehe.

Gaura Purnima 2011 : Mayapur Elephant Procession

Next weekend is Gaura Purnima , the celebration of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance. This video shows an elephant procession in Mayapur during last year's festival. I am in Calgary & Vancouver next week but will be back in time for Maharaja's Gaura Purnima program Sat. noon.

Dany Sa' : Segunda Serie DVD

As mentioned in a prior post , here is an excerpt from Dany Sa's Segunda Serie Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga DVD which was shot in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. She studies with Matthew Vollmer. I like how it is very serene , devoid of the buzz & chatter which sometimes characterize other yoga videos.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Primary Series : R. Sharath Jois

This looks like a brand new video that was uploaded by alvinmstarks on YouTube. It shows Sharath demonstrating the complete Primary Series with his voice-over instructions accompanying it. Great quality & audio. Samasthiti -

New Year's Eve & Day : 12 Hour Kirtana

New Dwarka Dham in Los Angeles will be conducting 12 hour kirtana on New Year's Eve (1 pm - 1 am) & Day (12 pm - 12 am). I am looking forward to chanting with Amala Kirtan Das starting at 10 PM on NYE. This clip is from the " Kirtana 24 Horas " held in Campina Grande , Brasil 2010. It is going to be auspicious & ecstatic. Hari Hari !

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga : Ritual In Motion

This video from David Robson of Toronto's Ashtanga Yoga Centre provides the best detailed snapshot / overview of the technique for practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga .He also describes Mysore-style, the traditional "self-practice" format for practicing Ashtanga. I like the fact that he emphasizes the meditative aspect that results from it.

Bhakti Yoga : I Lost My Heart in Vrindavan

Vrindavan , the land of Krishna. I want to go soon. Govinda , Gopala Ki Jay !

Led Intermediate Class : Mysore

Via Govinda Kai is this vid of Led Intermediate Class in Mysore. You can hear Sharath counting during Sirsasana. I've mirrored this post on the new MahaMondo Tumblr. Still tinkering with it but the ability to post images taken with my iPhone should be fun.

Ashtanga Yoga App : Michael Gannon

I finally caved in & got an iPhone 4s after being a Blackberry loyalist for the longest time. It must have been those consecutive series of outages that tipped me over when I was in Vancouver.

One of my biggest hesitations about switching over to an iPhone was the facility of typing emails on the B'berry.Turned out to be not such a big deal with the 4s as the keyboard is quickly mastered , just like a smaller version of my iPad 2.

And there's Siri , the virtual assistant , who takes dictation for emails & texts easily , sometimes with very amusing results. No comparison to my for-real-life-assistant at work though , hehe.

The camera res is incredible & the browsing & playback speed for YouTube vids are great. I have bookmarked Kino MacGregor & Jock Estonia's as favorites to reference for the Primary Series.

And I just downloaded Michael Gannon's Ashtanga Yoga app as a companion to my self-practice when I am on the road or can't get to class.

It is pretty well narrated ( focus on appropriate drishti , etc. ) & illustrated. I use the term "illustrated" as I was expecting Michael to actually film segments of the series on the app ; in lieu of that we have static images of him illustrating & guiding us through the various asana & vinyasa.

Since the app cost of $ 2.99 won't break anyone's budget ( it is def cheaper or as my grandparents would phrase it , "more reasonable " than a drop-in class or series ) ; I am not going to complain about the lack of motion. 

If I do want to see ( & learn ) fluid asana & vinyasa though , there are my bookmarked ( & free of charge ) YouTube vids from Kino & Jocke. Hari Om Tat Sat.