Ali MacGraw - Yoga Mind & Body
by Claudio Droguett
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Actor: Ali MacGraw, Erich SchiffmannDirector: Claudio Droguett
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 53 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Ali MacGraw - Yoga Mind & Body
Movie Review: Still THE best yoga DVD out there, 14 years later
Summary: 5 Stars
This yoga video came out in 1994, so it's among the pioneers in the field of home yoga practice. What's amazing about this video is that it is STILL among the finest ever released in terms of quality, beauty and pure magick.
Ali has been a student of yoga for many years but thankfully, she recognizes that she's not a teacher. The instructor on this video is Eric Schiffman, a renowned teacher who works at the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice. He has trained thousands and thousands of students over decades, including the very popular yogini Seane Corn (another favorite of mine).
Eric's style is unique in the way he sequences and in his extraordinarily gentle, soothing manner. In some ways, he is the polar opposite of someone like Bryan Kest (whom I adore), because he doesn't talk throughout but when he does, his words and the resonance of his voice seem to add to the feeling of release in every posture, like warm chocolate poured over ice cream...you melt.
This was filmed in the White Sands Desert, so the scenery is breathtaking and it was done on such a professional level, edited beautifully and with such amazing music, I've yet to see a video since that has this level of perfection.
The set begins with slow stretches for the spine on the hands and knees; flowing between cat and dog tilt. After a few moments of very gentle spinal stretches, you come to a standing position for Sun Salutations, done at a comfortable pace that is approachable while still warming the body. This is followed by tree pose (one of my favorites) and then one of Eri'c unique standing pose flows. This seems pretty easy if you're in shape (in terms of vigorousness) but like all of yoga, there is no limit to how deeply you can work inside of this framework, so I always find it challenging enough.
Then the floorwork begins, with a series of back bending poses (locust, full locust, bow) and then flows into what I like to think of as the fine tuning stretches for the legs and hips.
This does not include shoulderstand, camel or any other poses that some people love and some people find intimidating. But what Eric has created in this one hour class is a beautifully balanced series of strength building standing poses and energizing floor poses that leave you entirely supple in the end.
I always light candles when I do this one, whether it's morning or evening, and find that this is a portal to bliss. I can't find a single flaw in this video, and I doubt anyone else would either.
This is not a 2 hour sweaty, asthanga, get your Madonna-arms yoga class. This is true Hatha flow; meditative, moderate, mindful.
You really can't ask for more than this for home practice.
Summary of Ali MacGraw - Yoga Mind & Body
Amid breathtaking White Sands desert landscapes accompanied by a hypnotic musical score Ali and others demonstrate a dynamic low-impact workout by master Erich Schiffman. Experience the mind/body well-being that comes from Ujjayi breathing the Cat Pose Sun Salutations and 10 more routines. Join the growing number of fitness enthusiasts enjoying the muscle-toning stress-reducing benefits of yoga. Year: 1994 Director: Claudio Droguett Starring: Ali MacGrawRunning Time: 55 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 085393434427Similar DVD Movies
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