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Jodi Blumstein
Jodi Blumstein has been practicing Ashtanga yoga for 17 years. From 1999 to 2005 she was the director of Priya Yoga - the first Ashtanga/vinyasa yoga school in Chicago. Jodi sees the Ashtanga practice as a highly transformative experience; it is physical exercise to keep the body clean, it is mental exercise to keep the mind sharp, and it is a tool for waking up to who we truly are, beyond name and form. Jodi has the unique ability to work with students of all levels, ages, and physical ability and to guide them towards establishing a consistent, daily practice to improve health on all levels. She encourages students to explore the unknown both on and off the mat and not to take anything too seriously. She has helped thousands of students begin their journey in this practice, and she holds the space for many communities to build thriving Ashtanga yoga programs. Currently, Jodi is living in Los Angeles where she teaches the Mysore program for Yoga Works at the Center for Yoga near Hollywood. Connect with Jodi at www.jodiblumstein.com or on Facebook at Jodi Blumstein Yoga. 12
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Most Recent Classes
Deep Exploration of Nadi Shodona - This 2 hour long class is a deep exploration of Nadi Shodona - or the Intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga. We ar... more
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Everyday Practice - In traditional Ashtanga yoga practice we take off the full moon and the new moon as rest days. However some times we need to get a p... more
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Building Your Handstand - Throughout the Ashtanga yoga system, handstand is utilized both as a transition pose, and a part of the backbend sequence. ... more
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Old School Ashtanga - The modern sequences of Ashtanga Yoga vary in some ways from the way that Pattabhi Jois taught them to the original students. He... more
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Fast-Paced Primary Series - This 60-minute Primary series includes most of the asanas in the traditional sequence, and moves at a quick pace. We will... more
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Pincha Mayurasana Tutorial - Pincha Mayurasana or forearm stand is an important second series posture and one of the most therapeutic postures in yoga... more
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First Postures of 2nd Series - This class will introduce the first postures of the 2nd Series of Ashtanga Yoga, or Nadi Shodhana. This sequence will ... more
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Ashtanga with Injured Knees - This is a basic Ashtanga yoga sequence to accommodate an injured knee. Learn how to navigate around the injury and still... more
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Chakrasana Tutorial - Chakrasana is both a posture and a transitional move that takes you from lying on your back to chaturanga, through your next viny... more
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Full Primary Series - This is the Full Primary series of Ashtanga Yoga done in 90 minutes. Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga as taught Sri K. Pattabhi Jois is a sy... more
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Explore Breath & Voice - This class is an exploration of breath and voice - we will be chanting a selection of yoga sutras and looking at how they rela... more
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Drishti - We will discuss its importance in practice, look at the nine drishtis used in the Ashtanga Vinyasa System and then do MOST of the primary series... more
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The Half/Full Class - This is a Half Primary, Full Vinyasa. We practice right up to Navasana, doing all of the seated poses utilizing the full vinyasa... more
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Back to Basics - This Level 1/2 Ashtanga class takes a close look at the basics of practice and moves at a pace that is appropriate for new students. O... more
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Full Primary in Sanskrit - This is a full vinyasa full primary series led class with an added touch. Here we are reciting the names of each asana, in... more
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Melt Your Hips, Free Your Backbends - The fundamentals of Ashtanga yoga (bandhas, breath, drishti and vinyasa) as well as the concepts of repitition... more
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Shoulder Stand Sequence - Jodi explains the traditional shoulder stand sequence that is taught in the Ashtanga yoga system and then a modified and saf... more
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Deepen Your Practice Through Awareness - This class moves through most of the primary series, skipping select postures. The emphasis here is on de... more
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