Yoga Journal: Great Instructors

Yoga Journal: Great Instructors

Yoga Journal: Great Instructors
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Actor: Baron Baptiste, Seane Corn, Shiva Rea
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bayview Films

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Movie Review: Excellent set provides 3 different yoga practices with master instructors
Summary: 5 Stars

This Yoga Journal Great Instructors series box set presents three DVDs offering three different 90-minute yoga workshops which were filmed at the Yoga Journal annual conference in San Francisco. Each of these practices is taught by a master yoga instructor, and although they all teach some form of vinyasa yoga, the three practices are actually quite different from one another.

Seane Corn's practice, "Yoga from the Heart," is the most spiritual of the three. She presents a 90-minute class which combines demanding vinyasa sequences, detailed alignment instruction, and frequent references to spirituality in the form of God, love for self, and love for others. Seane emphasizes intention and meaning throughout as she works the body with sun salutations, standing postures, shoulder openers, spine openers, hip openers, back openers (including full wheel), and relaxation. Her DVD offers several extra meditation sequences, including a guided meditation and a singing meditation.

"Free Flow Yoga" is Shiva Rea's contribution to this set. Like the title implies, this is a quite non-traditional 90-minute class, with plenty of opportunity to incorporate your own movements into the practice. Although there are certainly some classic yoga postures included, Shiva focuses more on fluid movement rather than static holds of the poses. Many sequences take the form of mandalas and involve a flow of poses which revolve in a circle, sometimes causing you to face the back of the room; Shiva maintains that this is a positive thing for moving out of your comfort zone. The practice can feel almost dancey at times, and Shiva incorporates elements such as lion's breath and chanting. The free-form style is certainly not for everyone, but it can have a very freeing and calming effect.

In Baron Baptiste's class, "Foundations of Power Vinyasa Yoga," he emphasizes the importance of foundation and form in each posture. His practice is the most traditional of the three, beginning with sun salutations A & B and moving on to standing postures, basic backbends, seated poses, and a final relaxation sequence. The class is designed to teach the fundamentals of the postures, making it accessible to more beginning students and beyond. Baron keeps the postures basic and offers many modifications; he is quite affable and engaging, coming across as less scripted here than in his other videos.

All three of these DVDs are very well-chaptered; the Main Menus list a Play All option, Introduction, Chapters, and Special Features. The Special Features include as Yoga Journal advertisements as well as a short interview with each insturctor. The practices have excellent production values, and each one features a yoga demonstrator in the center of the room as well as assistants offering adjustments. Overall, this is an excellent DVD set that would be ideal for someone looking to work with a varied range of vinyasa yoga techniques.

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Yoga Journal's Great Instructors 3 Pack

A 3-pack from Yoga Journal - Each 90-minute DVD helps you develop physical strength and flexibility as well as emotional balance. Disc 1 - Baron Baptiste: Foundations of Power Vinyasa Yoga - Create a positive--and permanent--shift in your life. Filmed live at the fifth annual Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference, this unrehearsed 90-minute program captures the magnetism and wisdom of one of America's great instructors and will help you establish a strong foundation for your yoga practice. In this basic, flowing workout, you will discover how proper yoga technique and mindfulness can power your practice and empower your life. One of the leading yoga innovators in America, Baron Baptiste popularized the style of yoga known as Power Vinyasa Yoga, which is designed to create heat in the body and stimulate energy flow. He is the owner and director of two Baptiste Power Yoga Institutes in Massachusetts and is the author of three books. The DVD includes: 36 poses, including Sun Salutations A & B, standing poses, backbends, forward bends, twists, and seated poses - fundamentals of effective alignment - stand-alone chapters, allowing you to start the class at any point - in depth interview with Baron Baptiste - and valuable resource materials for teachers. Disc 2 - Seane Corn: Yoga from the Heart - Heal yourself-and the world-through yoga. Filmed live at the Annual Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference, this unrehearsed 90-minute class captures the charisma and soul of one of yoga's great instructors. In this heart-pumping vinyasa flow practice, you'll journey through your body to awaken to your own intuition and life purpose and gain insight into how your yoga practice can empower you to help heal the world. One of the most gifted yoga instructors in America, Seane Corn's dynamic and inspirational style of yoga incorporates both the physical and spiritual aspects of yoga. She is the National Yoga Ambassador for YouthAIDS and the recipient of the 2005 Conscious Humanitarian Award. Seane teaches at Sacred Movement in Santa Monica, California and travels extensively. Learn 32 poses in all, including: Sun Salutations; standing poses; hip openers, and shoulder and spine stretches - Stand-alone chapters allow you to start the class at any point - In-depth interview with Seane Corn - Great resource for teachers. Unleash your creative spirit in this improvisational, open practice. Disc 3 - Shiva Rea's Free Flow Yoga will tune and tone you while showing you how to navigate life's challenges with grace, power, and confidence. Filmed live at the Annual Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference, this unrehearsed 90-minute program captures the dynamism and creativity of one of the great instructors of Yoga in America today. A leading teacher of vinyasa flow yoga, Shiva Rea is best known for her creation of Yoga Trance Dance. Her approach to yoga integrates her knowledge of Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic art and somatic movement. She has lead over 70 retreats nationally and internationally, and actions for the environment, yoga and the arts. DVD features include a bonus chanting & meditation session as well as an in-depth interview with Shiva.

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