Good overall
I really enjoyed this dvd. I loved the flow of it. It wasn't boring and it was a nice setting. There wasn't much explanation of the postures, so if you don't know any yoga this is not for you. If you do, I definitely recommend it. The only thing I didn't like was the very end - I was closing my eyes in relaxation and after about 20 seconds you are jolted back to reality with Antonia Kidman's voice. They should have ended it with relaxing music so you can stay in relaxation as long as you want without pressing pause. Other than that, it was a great workout.
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ashtanga yoga
The content of this video is very good, format flows well, the instructor keeps you going and the exercises are very cardiovascular, just what I wanted. Well spoken, addresses different abilities, supports resting and you complete it feeling well worked!!
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Good work out with Simple Poses
I origionally rented this DVD from my Library not even realizing this was Nicole Kidmnan's sister. I liked it so much that I purchased it! The poses are basic however, the user has the option to watch one of the more advanced instructors for a more challangeing pose during the workout. I really liked that the different sections of the workout flowed from one to the next. Other Yoga DVD's have a big pause between the different "chapters" of the workout. I am not a real flexable person but have been doing yoga on and off for a few years. At the end of the workout there is a meditation period. However, it ends abruptly. That is the only thing I don't like.
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good overall 45 min yoga workout
The dvd menu options include chapter selections & extras which includes interviews, 2 min on breathing, 7 min on abdominals exercises & 6 min on sun salutions done outside.
This main yoga workout is set in a studio with Kate leading, Antonia, a male & female helping to demonstrate various beginer to advanced levels. The music is very light in sounding but also the volume is set so low, you barely hear it. Kate's voice seemed a bit stiff & stern for me, but after a while grew on me so that it didn't keep me from following along. She gives many instructions on contraindications, how to do the pose, what to watch out for in cheating, etc. both before & during the execution of the poses. She also reminds you of how the poses benefit your muslces & joints & also which of your interneral organs enjoy the poses to keep you going.
It starts with sun salutions done so fast, I couldn't keep up just like the reviwer said of MTV's Power Yoga. After several of these, she adds side angle, triangle, warrior 1, twisted side angle.
Next are standing poses such as ones mentioned & added are cresent, wide legged forward stretch & other poses that are on almost any other yoga dvd. Here she goes much slower, holding poses for feels like 15 - 45 seconds.
Next is balancing standing poses such as tree, then leg straight out & to the side, half lotus & bending down.
Next is sitting such as sitting foward bend & 1 leg fwd bend, butterfly, twisted sage pose, etc. other usual poses. For the back she adds table, locust, bridge, full wheel. Last is a shoulder stand that starts out as plow & goes into the shoulderstand & for advanced goes into putting the legs in lotus during it.
Overall it's good, I like hearing the benefits, the diff stages, good instruction. The cons are the poses are basically the same on any almost all other yoga dvds, the camera is sometimes on Kate's face instead of, say, Antonia being chosen to be the one person geting in/out of advanced shoulder stand & the inability to really hear/get relaxed with the music.
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