Claudia Azula's video: The Yoga Podcast Ep 1 Yoga Anatomy With David Keil

http://TheYogaPodcast.com - If I could study anatomy for yoga it would be with David Keil. [For the Transcript go to TheYogaPodcast.com] Let me give you some perspective so you see how special he is... David attended a workshop with the legendary John Scott as a student back in the early 2000s, and was chosen to return to Scott's workshops as a teacher of anatomy for all subsequent teacher trainings, which he continues to do today, year after year. He has a gift, which is to make anatomy interesting and specific to yoga. Anyone who has watched his DVDs knows that he keeps the boring stuff to a minimum, and gets to what is really important from the point of view of the poses. He also has some very unconventional ways to motivate you, he'll say something like: "What? You have been practicing this posture for 8 years and nothing? ...Don't you think it might be time to change your approach?" And he is right. Maybe it is time to change approach in things that are not working for us. Anatomy helps, enormously. After reading David's most recent book my practice was completely transformed. I would step on the mat and have constant realizations, I'd go: "Oh... THAT is how you do triangle pose"! or "Ahhh, THAT is what he means". WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT 1) I have a ‘bone’ to pick with David 2) Common misalignments that he sees as he teaches all over the world 3) David’s revolutionary idea, backed by Patanjali, that asana has the power to transform people physically mentally and emotionally, and why. 4) His Million Dollar tip on how to ease wrist pain – He gives it for free 5) Why is it better for women to stay away from pointed tight toed high hells? 6) David’s notes on back pain 7) Anatomical tips we can use today 8) And finally, David shares what is his favorite yoga book, which he keeps re-reading again and again, and the author is Pattabhi Jois 9) David’s special way of teaching workshops to only 5 people at the time 10) The ONE thing that took him a long time to understand