Practice in Action

See the education, not only the promise.

This is a contextual video library: real teacher training, practice, adjustment, student journeys and life around the school. The videos remain on YouTube; this page explains what each one shows and where it belongs in the Prana Integrity method.

Real footage is published with context rather than as a wall of embeds. Historical formats are labelled clearly, and material that does not meet the current standard is not published.
Teacher Training in Action

Teacher Training in Action

Teaching practice, observation, assessment, specialised workshops and completion.

Video preview: Led Class — group rhythm
Teacher training

Led Class — group rhythm

Synchronized led practice, counting, discipline and teacher supervision.

Video preview: Multilingual Counting & Cueing
Teacher training

Multilingual Counting & Cueing

Teacher trainees practise movement, breath, counting and verbal cueing in several languages.

Video preview: TTC practical examination — asana demonstration
Teacher training

TTC practical examination — asana demonstration

A second view of assessment: synchronized Surya Namaskar, standing work, balances, backbends and seated practice during a real practical examination.

Video preview: Hip Opening Workshop
Teacher training

Hip Opening Workshop

Specialised movement work for hip capacity within a broader training toolkit.

Video preview: Two-Teacher Backbend Support
Adjustment

Two-Teacher Backbend Support

Two-teacher support changes the conditions of Urdhva Dhanurasana through stabilisation and directed traction rather than simply pushing deeper.

Video preview: Mysore Observation — teacher-training apprenticeship
Teacher training

Mysore Observation — teacher-training apprenticeship

A teacher trainee observes Mysore teaching, adjustments and room management rather than doing personal practice that day.

Video preview: Teacher Training Graduation
Teacher training

Teacher Training Graduation

Certificate handover and a warm completion moment after training.

Video preview: Graduation — emotional certificate moment
Teacher training

Graduation — emotional certificate moment

A separate, close human moment of certificate handover, gratitude and completion.

Art of Adjustment

Art of Adjustment

Hands-on methodology, props, support, traction and supervised partner practice.

Video preview: Art of Adjustment — workshop practice
Art of Adjustment

Art of Adjustment — workshop practice

Hands-on adjustment training with pair and small-group practice.

Video preview: Breath first — adjustment mechanics
Art of Adjustment

Breath first — adjustment mechanics

A short safety lesson: hands-on work must preserve breathing mechanics.

Video preview: Adjustment safety — neck
Art of Adjustment

Adjustment safety — neck

A short warning about inappropriate neck loading during hands-on work.

Video preview: Guided Motor Patterning for Adjustments
Art of Adjustment

Guided Motor Patterning for Adjustments

The teacher physically guides the assisting trainee’s movement pattern during supervised adjustment training.

Video preview: Art of Adjustment — detailed methodology
Art of Adjustment

Art of Adjustment — detailed methodology

Detailed hands-on teaching with positioning, breath, count and joint direction.

Video preview: Supervised pair adjustment practice
Art of Adjustment

Supervised pair adjustment practice

Students practise adjustments in pairs while the teacher supervises and corrects.

Video preview: From assistance to independence
Art of Adjustment

From assistance to independence

A student moves from assisted Kukkutasana to independent repetition.

Video preview: Standing forward folds — pelvic support
Art of Adjustment

Standing forward folds — pelvic support

Hands-on support in standing forward folds with attention to the pelvis and movement direction.

Video preview: Crete workshop — seated folds and twists
Art of Adjustment

Crete workshop — seated folds and twists

Paschimottanasana, strap work and Marichyasana adjustment in an educational workshop context.

Video preview: Wall work — pelvis and shoulder alignment
Art of Adjustment

Wall work — pelvis and shoulder alignment

The wall is used as an external reference for alignment and controlled movement.

Video preview: Adho Mukha Svanasana with strap
Art of Adjustment

Adho Mukha Svanasana with strap

A prop changes the direction of support so the student can experience the movement more clearly.

Video preview: Standing asana alignment — wall workshop
Art of Adjustment

Standing asana alignment — wall workshop

Wall-based standing asana adjustments with attention to planes, axis and direction.

Video preview: Assisted Urdhva Dhanurasana — two-teacher traction
Art of Adjustment

Assisted Urdhva Dhanurasana — two-teacher traction

Two-teacher support changes the conditions of Urdhva Dhanurasana through stabilisation and directed traction rather than simply pushing deeper.

Video preview: Baddha Konasana — stable partner support
Art of Adjustment

Baddha Konasana — stable partner support

Stable external support in Baddha Konasana helps guide the forward movement without simply adding force.

Safety, Load & Observation

Safety, Load & Observation

Interview and teaching fragments about injury risk, individual anatomy, pain signals, load tolerance and observation before intervention.

Video preview: Low-back biomechanics in yoga practice
Safety

Low-back biomechanics in yoga practice

Biomechanics explainer about forward and backward bending in the context of yoga practice.

Video preview: Adjustment risk — anatomy, individual factors & direction of force
Safety

Adjustment risk — anatomy, individual factors & direction of force

Interview excerpt: safe adjustment requires anatomy, individual factors, load tolerance and understanding the direction of force.

Video preview: Ashtanga injury prevention — practise within capacity
Safety

Ashtanga injury prevention — practise within capacity

Interview excerpt: injury risk rises when practitioners ask the body for more than it can currently provide.

Video preview: Pain monitoring — discomfort, pain & injured movement
Safety

Pain monitoring — discomfort, pain & injured movement

Interview excerpt: distinguish discomfort from pain, monitor location and intensity, and do not reproduce pain in an already injured movement.

Video preview: Elbow hyperextension — hypermobility observation
Safety

Elbow hyperextension — hypermobility observation

Elbow hyperextension used as a quick observation cue for joint hypermobility and connective-tissue-aware loading.

Ashtanga Practice & Specialised Movement

Ashtanga Practice & Specialised Movement

Practice atmosphere and functional tasks that change balance, support and movement conditions.

Video preview: It’s My Choice to Be Here
Practice

It’s My Choice to Be Here

Dynamic practice trailer built around voluntary commitment to training.

Video preview: Mysore class — mixed levels
Practice

Mysore class — mixed levels

Ordinary practice atmosphere with individual teacher attention.

Video preview: Mysore atmosphere short
Practice

Mysore atmosphere short

A brief, ordinary class moment from the school.

Video preview: Closing mantra / after-practice moment
Practice

Closing mantra / after-practice moment

A light, human ending to serious group practice.

Video preview: Adaptive movement / spine class
Practice

Adaptive movement / spine class

Dynamic movement work showing a broader toolkit beyond one fixed sequence.

Video preview: Interdependent Balance — proprioception & partner coordination
Practice

Interdependent Balance — proprioception & partner coordination

A soft block and hip-to-hip partner contact turn balance into a shared proprioceptive, coordination and attention task.

Video preview: Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana — partner alignment at the wall
Practice

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana — partner alignment at the wall

Partner support and the wall provide an external reference for alignment while reducing the balance demand.

Student Journeys

Student Journeys

Teacher-training and Intensive voices, including repeated returns and students looking for serious study rather than a yoga holiday.

Video preview: Ariana + student voices
Student story

Ariana + student voices

Student journey from training to return visits and continued study.

Video preview: One-week Ashtanga Intensive — student voice
Student story

One-week Ashtanga Intensive — student voice

A student reflects on one week of serious Ashtanga study and feeling safe to learn.

Video preview: Lauren — 200-Hour YTT journey
Student story

Lauren — 200-Hour YTT journey

Historical 200-hour teacher-training story and later teaching trajectory.

Video preview: Joe — Ashtanga Intensive
Student story

Joe — Ashtanga Intensive

One-week Intensive reflection: only scratching the surface, with teachers always watching.

Video preview: Adora — Ashtanga Intensive
Student story

Adora — Ashtanga Intensive

Adora describes expecting a hard boot-camp, then finding a serious but balanced training environment with challenge, support and room to listen to the body.

Video preview: Lea — generational teaching journey
Student story

Lea — generational teaching journey

A student follows her teacher’s lineage back to Phuket and studies with her teacher’s teachers.

Video preview: 200-Hour TTC — multiple student voices
Student story

200-Hour TTC — multiple student voices

Multiple participants describe a challenging, practice-based teacher-training process.

Video preview: Francesca — TAYSP student voice
Student story

Francesca — TAYSP student voice

General student reflection on hands-on teaching, pranayama and the shala.

Video preview: Maria — Intensive
Student story

Maria — Intensive

Student reflection on philosophy, anatomy, practice and a program broader than asana.

Video preview: Experienced practitioner — depth of study
Student story

Experienced practitioner — depth of study

A practitioner with prior experience describes discovering much more depth than expected.

Video preview: Teacher Training testimonial — from resistance to engagement
Student story

Teacher Training testimonial — from resistance to engagement

A TTC student describes initial resistance to the intensity of training and deeper engagement after working through it.

Video preview: Serious Ashtanga training — not a yoga holiday
Student story

Serious Ashtanga training — not a yoga holiday

A student explains choosing the school for serious, professional Ashtanga study rather than a yoga holiday.

Video preview: Vee — returning Ashtanga Intensive student
Student story

Vee — returning Ashtanga Intensive student

Vee, based in Germany, describes extending an initial stay and returning repeatedly for Ashtanga Intensive study.

Anatomy & Classroom

Anatomy & Classroom

Theory becomes useful when it changes what a teacher can see, explain and decide in practice.

Video preview: Spine anatomy lecture — vertebrae, cervical arteries & discs
Anatomy & biomechanics

Spine anatomy lecture — vertebrae, cervical arteries & discs

Teacher Training lecture fragments on spinal structure, cervical anatomy and intervertebral discs.

Video preview: Hypermobility — flexibility versus stability
Anatomy & safety

Hypermobility — flexibility versus stability

Interview material on hyperextension and why visible range should be considered together with joint stability.

Meditation & Teaching

Meditation & Teaching

Teacher presence outside the asana-only frame, including guided meditation and lived contemplative practice.

Video preview: Guided Meditation — Sofya
Meditation & teaching

Guided Meditation — Sofya

Sofya guides a group contemplative practice with grounding, body awareness, attention and breath.

Video preview: Sofya — teaching and practice
Teaching

Sofya — teaching and practice

Teaching, meditation, adjustment and group-practice footage for Sofya’s educational profile.

Video preview: Father & son meditation — practice across generations
Teaching

Father & son meditation — practice across generations

A quiet father-and-son meditation moment showing practice outside the asana-only frame.

Family Integrity · Yoga with Children

Practice across generations

Shared practice in which children participate alongside adults — movement, breath, concentration and rest without reducing the work to entertainment.

Video preview: Yoga with Children — asana, pranayama & meditation
Family Integrity

Yoga with Children — asana, pranayama & meditation

A Sunday family class moving from physical practice toward pranayama, meditation and savasana.

Video preview: Yoga with Children — dynamic family practice
Family Integrity

Yoga with Children — dynamic family practice

Dynamic footage of adults and children sharing standing work, strength, seated practice and concentration.

Video preview: Yoga with Children — mantra, meditation & shared practice
Family Integrity

Yoga with Children — mantra, meditation & shared practice

Opening mantra, seated concentration and shared standing practice in a family class.

Video preview: Sofya & Platon — Nadi Shodhana
Family Integrity

Sofya & Platon — Nadi Shodhana

Mother and son practise Nadi Shodhana together: a quiet example of breath, attention and continuity.

Tradition & Lineage

Tradition & Lineage

Historical continuity shown carefully: current practice in relation to the tradition and archive material used with context.

Video preview: Krishnamacharya reflection — living Ashtanga tradition
Tradition & lineage

Krishnamacharya reflection — living Ashtanga tradition

Contemporary practice reflected in a portrait of T. Krishnamacharya, visually connecting current Ashtanga work with its historical tradition.

Video preview: Educational lineage archive
Tradition & lineage

Educational lineage archive

Historical lineage slideshow. Keep names contextual and independently identified before detailed publication.

Phuket & Community

Phuket & Community

Shared time, island life and community around the formal training schedule.

Video preview: Phuket community — coconuts
Phuket & community

Phuket community — coconuts

A warm school-community moment around a shared table in Phuket.

Video preview: Banana Beach — day off
Phuket & community

Banana Beach — day off

A real shared day off: ocean, beach, students, Sofya and Phuket life outside the shala.

Historical Archive

Historical Archive

Older formats remain useful when clearly labelled as archive rather than presented as the current product.

Video preview: Older 28-day Intensive reviews
Historical archive

Older 28-day Intensive reviews

Historical format only; not representative of the current 1–3 week structure.

Video preview: Older monthly Intensive
Historical archive

Older monthly Intensive

Historical one-month program; useful only with clear archive context.

Professional development

From footage to a structured teaching system.

Art of Adjustment turns hands-on teaching into a sequenced curriculum: 45 lessons from Surya Namaskara through the finishing sequence, with beginner and experienced pathways.

Explore Art of Adjustment →