Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
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Actor: Nicki DoaneBrand: GAIAM AMERICAS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Gaiam
Product features:
- Learn yoga or a new style of yoga by building in increments
- Yoga as a flow
- Clear guidance from Nicki Doane
- Sun Salutations A & B to establish the rhythm of movement and breath.
Movie Reviews of Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
Movie Review: This DVD was my introduction to yoga...
Summary: 5 Stars
...and yoga has changed my life.
OVERVIEW
This DVD is a great place to begin if you know nothing about Ashtanga yoga. Nicki Doane is a very thorough teacher with a soothing voice, and this disk contains a lot of information that you will need to absorb by watching/practicing it over and over. The actual practice runs one hour, and the rewards far outweigh the cost of fitting this routine into your busy schedule. I purchased this DVD (used from amazon) as an absolute beginner, and this was the start of a yoga practice that I believe has been one of the best things I could have done with my time. The key to success is consistency... with regular practice you will amaze yourself.
CONTENT
The routine itself consists of:
*opening invocation
*Sun Salutation A
*Sun Salutation B
(Sun Salutations are approached from a beginner level with step-by-step warm-up before doing each in its entirety.)
*half of the standing poses of the primary series
*relaxation in corpse pose
Other features include:
*pose guide: During the practice, you may receive additional instruction on the proper alignment for each posture by pressing <enter> when the pose guide icon appears on the screen. After this instruction, you will return automatically to the point from which you left the program.
*advanced Ashtanga yoga demonstration by Nicki Doane
*interview with Nicki Doane
I practiced this routine 4-6 times a week for about 5 weeks before I felt comfortable enough with these poses to move on to the entire primary series (I chose David Swenson's primary series DVD). I wanted to buy another Nicki Doane DVD, because I became very attached to her as an instructor, and I actually contacted her via email to let her know that I would be the first to buy an entire primary series DVD were she to make one in the future. I keep my copy of this DVD and I pull it out to practice with anyone that I can lure onto a yoga mat!
If you buy this DVD as an absolute beginner, you should know the following: 1) Your focus should be on your breath. Do not sacrifice your breath for a pose. 2) Practicing may seem difficult in the beginning because you may have never used your body like this before. *Everyone* starts at the beginning. 3) If you are starting your yoga practice as an adult, you will probably need to modify the poses according to your abilities, and you should not be discouraged by this. Move as far into a pose as you can... tomorrow you will be able to move a little further. Ashtanga yoga is a system in which you do the same series of poses in the same order each time. Contrary to what you would think, you will find that your practice is incredibly dynamic, because *your abilities* are changing. 4) Success in your yoga practice will come if you are consistent, so make time for it.
The routine on this DVD is a stepping stone to practicing the entire primary series, which is designed to re-align the skeletal system and to cleanse and purify the internal organs. I can vouch for the alignment of the skeletal system part, because I am 3/4" taller than when I started! (I have had a curvature of the spine since I was a child, so I have some room to straighten out.)
If you google "yogadotcalm manual", you will find an excellent in-depth instruction guide (in Adobe Acrobat format) for the entire primary series.
Once you have been practicing for a while, I recommend that you read *Yoga Mala* by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who says, "Do your practice and all is coming."
Summary of Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
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