Resources

Chants

Sutras

Videos

chants

Chants

"The Society of Yoga Practitioners" tsyp.yoga List of chants

Another great resource: https://greenmesg.org/stotras/vedas/

Om Sahana Vavatu

ॐ सह नाववतु

Saha navavatu PDF

Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय

Asato ma PDF

Gāyatrī-mantra

Ha vu (chanted in a specific way, note that it's not always chanted like this) Handout includes quotes about gratitude.

Closing Chants

Om Shanti Om (long version)

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra - Om Tryambakam Yajamahe

Mṛtyuñjaya-mahāmantra PDF

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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

May all Beings Be Happy

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om satyam caitanyam ānandam ātmā

I Am Real, I Exist
I Am Pure Consciousness, Awareness itself
The expression of this Awareness that I Am is Pure Joy and Happiness

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Homage to our teachers, Śrī T Krishnamacharya and Śrī TKV Desikachar

PDF

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Ātma hrdaye (part of the linger chant "Laghunyasa") New!

Ātma hrdaye

Hrdayam mayi

Aham amrte

Amrtam brahmāni

(last line can also be: Amrtam anāndam)

About

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My Teacher, Gary Kraftsow

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Weekly Online Group Classes

sutras

Patanjali Yoga Sutra (only in Sanskrit)

videos

Videos

The Movement of the Diaphragm (3D Anatomy) From "Anatomy Lab", on YouTube Watch video
"The Last Diaphragmatic Breathing Video You'll Ever Need" Watch video (just watched this one for the first time on 11/15/2025, I don't know this person, just found the video interesting)

My Recordings:

Brahma Mudra, 4 minute practice with head movement and sound (Zoom)
Short sequence for wrists and hands, 3 minute practice, inspired by Baxter Bell, on (YouTube)

Salsa

HOW TO SHIMMY for Salsa Dancing | Breakdown, Shoulder Isolations and 1 Minute Drill Watch video

Baxter Bell

Baxter Bell Yoga: Fig-Leaf Forward Fold

Baxter Bell Yoga: Mini Vinyasa 16: Dynamic Warrior 1-to-3

Baxter Bell Yoga: Forearm Plank

Watch Youtube video here

Baxter Bell Yoga: Forearm Plank on a Chair

Watch Youtube video here

Gary Kraftsow

"Chest to Belly or Belly to Chest?", with my teacher Gary Kraftsow

Explanation and exploration of the traditional yogic breath, and what we call "Directional Flow of Breath".

Biomechanics of Forward Bends, by Gary Kraftsow. Detailed explanation of cakravakasana

Cakravakasana: Ruddy Goose Posture, Bija Bennet

How to Prepare to Meditate in 3 Simple Steps, by Chase Bossart, Yoga Well Institute

Bija Bennett

Bija Bennett Video Library! Full practices guided by Bija Bennett, of sequences designed by Gary Kraftsow. Beautiful production.

Leslie Kaminoff

Ujjayi explained by Leslie Kaminoff

Why is Ujjayi Breathing useful, and when should we use it? by Leslie Kaminoff

T.K.V. Desikachar

"Awakenings" video with interview to Desikachar and others, within a newsletter from Leslie Kaminoff

Conversations with Desikachar Interview

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handouts

Handouts

About Ujjayi Breath Technique Downloadable Word Document

articles

Articles

About Vagus Nerve

The Vagus Nerve: A Key Player in Your Health and Well-Being Read article
Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 10 (Vagus Nerve), National Library of Medicine. Read
The Vagus Nerve (CN X), from Teach Me Anatomy. Read article
Vagus Nerve, on Physiopedia Read

"Yoga Bodies Yoga Minds", by Chase Bossart

Includes Panchamaya Model (5 dimensions of the human system), Prana Vayus (five energies or pranas in the human system), and the subtle anatomy system, known as chakras.

Olga Kabel

Great website with a lot of articles and short practices. She is a student of Gary Kraftsow

"What kind of rest you need?", by Olga Kabel

Part 1

Part 2

"How to integrate your right and left brain with movement?", by Olga Kabel

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