Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
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Actor: Nicki DoaneBrand: GAIAM AMERICAS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Living Arts
Movie Reviews of Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
Movie Review: Could be better
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall this Video could be much better. The setting in Hawaii is nice but that's probably the best part. The narrator's voice is dull and the poses are bland. There is really only one workout that takes about 45 minutes and has almost no variety. You really only learn a hand full of poses. I would recommend going a different direction.
Summary of Ashtanga Yoga - Introductory Poses - Master the Essentials
Ashtanga is a vigorous sequence of poses performed with fluidity and grace. The flow may look effortless but it is a demanding workout that builds up heat and endurance. This program offers a thorough introduction to Ashtanga yoga and leads the practitioner through Suryanamaskar A (Sun Salutation A) in a series of flowing Ashtanga poses. Tha accompanying poster includes 11 poses of Suryanamaskar A to help the practitioner master the fundamentals of positioning and alignment used in Sun Salutation A the essential core pose in the accompanying Ashtanga DVD. With Nicki Doane.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 029956907102 Manufacturer No: 120-1261Yoga Journal's Ashtanga Yoga: An Active Practice, Introductory Poses offers another take on the gamut (or glut) of yoga videos out there. Instead of picking the "time crunched yoga workout" or "weight-loss/relaxation/back/stomach" workout theme, Yoga Journal's Ashtanga Yoga presents a straightforward, old-fashioned set of beginner asanas (poses) in the rigorous Ashtanga method. Ashtanga yoga places emphasis on focusing inward, using "breath-synchonized movement" to flow from pose to pose in a precise order. This is not a "yoga's greatest hits" composite stretching video, but rather an introduction to a very specific method of practice. The video begins with some chanting in the hero pose, and instructor Nicki Doane invites viewers to repeat along after her. While standing on a scenic ledge in Hawaii, Doane slowly demonstrates the two beginning series, Sun Salutation A and B, which include familiar poses such as warrior, plank, and downward dog. Her instruction style and voice is markedly different from the dreamy and almost soporific likes of Patricia Waldon or Susanne Deason. Doane keeps the viewer "active" by punctuating the silences with her strong, almost stern voice and demonstrating each pose with her incredibly strong body. This viewer lost count as to how many "pushups" she does from plank to upward dog positions. The 60-minute tape covers ujjayi breathing and a few cursory poses outside of the familiar Sun Salutation, and could serve as either a basic wake-up sort of video, or merely an introduction to very basic poses. Viewers with this solid base introduction to the flow of Ashtanga yoga practice will be well-prepared for the next step. --Gilia Angell
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