Yoga : Beginners Flow for Everyone
by Steve Bickel
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Actor: Maral HadidiDirector: Steve Bickel
Writer: Maral Hadidi
Producer: MyYogaVideo.com
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-02
Studio: MyYogaVideo.com
Movie Reviews of Yoga : Beginners Flow for Everyone
Movie Review: Simply Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
This is probably the most detailed beginning yoga dvd that I have ever seen. It has over 3 hours of yoga that is suitable for everyone. Whether you are an absolute beginner or an experienced yogi looking for alignment tips, this dvd has it all.
I am an advanced beginner/intermediate yogini and I found the alignment instructions to be very, very invaluable. Maral has a natural teaching style that is not overbearing in the least.
Setting: A beach canyon. Very beautiful with the sound of nature.
Music: There is none during the yoga sessions, just the sound of nature and Maral's voice in voice over.
Menu: The menu is very detailed. It is divided into Simple vs Detailed instructions organized in yoga chapters with times next to each chapter of poses.
There is:
* meditation-sitting/breathing/meditation which consists of ujayi breathing instruction and a short meditation.
*warm-up- cat/cow pose, side stretch standing forward bend
* basic standing poses 1 & 2 - side angle pose, triangle, wide angle forward bend, tree, warrior 1 &2 (all of the standing foundation poses one would find in a beginners yoga class
* hips -hero, reclining hero, cow face pose, butterfly, fire log.
*backbends - sphinx bridge, bow pose
*inversion dolphin, legs up the wall, shoulder stand, headstand
*twists seating and reclining twists.
I may have missed a pose or two, but the dvd covers all of the poses that one would see in a beginners anusara or iyengar yoga class.
All of the above poses are organized into chapters
Breathing/Meditation
Warmup
Standing poses level 1
Standing poses level 2
Backbends
hip openers
twists
inversions
savasana
neck stretches
In the detailed section, the poses (within the chapters)are held for very long times with lots of instruction. In the simple section the poses are held for shorter times with minimal instruction. The time is listed for each chapter.
There is no matrix but there are short routines for each section. (see dvd description) with varying time lengths. You can select a chapter to work on, or do a routine.
Other details are audio sections with a FAQ's, What is yoga and Indian Kirtan (song selection from a Gobinda/Radna cd.
What I liked:
The detailed instruction was excellent. Her teaching has a lot of anusara yoga elements to it. As such it is a very heart centered approach. Even though I have been practicing yoga for awhile, I appreciated the detail. This is a slow paced dvd, which is good for all. Beginners will appreciate the pace and even those who are used to fast paced yoga wil like this pace for days when you want to slow down. When I did the dvd this morning, I was recovering from a bad cold and used it more as a restorative practice.
What I didn't like:
This is a small quibble, but the simple instruction has too little cuing. I found myself craning my neck to see what she was doing. In the simple section she just names the pose and by the time she names the pose, she is already in it or heading to a new pose.
I suggest that you do the detailed instruction first (time permitting) so that you know what's coming next as the cuing/editing in this section was a bit erractic or non-existent. For example, in the meditation section, they editing out the mantra meditation. In savasana, they edited out the meditation. Sometimes she was moving but there was no instruction. Just little things that made the detailed instruction so tasty were editing out to make the simple segments shorter. There was way too much dead air.
One more thing, headstand at the wall (or in her case, at the rock) is included here and I personally don't think a beginner should attempt headstand on their own. As such you couldn't see the placement of her hands, because her hair was in the way. I think safer poses would have been half handstand or half forearm balance at the wall. Like I said small quibbles. Not enough to change my 5 star rating.
Overall thoughts:
Excellent yoga dvd for everyone regardless of level. You will definitely get something out of this.
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