Год выпуска: 2008
Страна: USA
Жанр: йога, обучающее видео
Продолжительность: 70 минут
Язык: английский
Описание:
A superb introduction to one of the most beneficial and rewarding forms
of yoga. Flow yoga, also called vinyasa yoga, combines flowing movement
with rhythmic breathing for a dynamic mind-body workout. Like a moving
meditation, flow yoga unites mind, body, and breath. Your mind clears,
your body calms, even as your pulse quickens.
Renowned and innovative flow yoga teacher Shiva Rea leads this
introductory practice, filmed amid breathtaking scenery on the Hawaiian
island of Kauai. She begins with a seated mediation that teaches you how
to link breath with movement. Three more segments introduce her flowing
approach to classic poses. Transitions from pose to pose are graceful
and easy. You may not have Shiva's flexibility (yet), but you can follow
her lead in ways that work for you. Feel yourself becoming stronger and
more supple. Sense your new energy and find the fluidity that has
always been yours.
The title, Flow Yoga for Beginners, is slightly oxymoronic, as "flow"
yoga, at least as practiced by many yogis and yoginis, is by its very
nature more aerobic, vigorous, and difficult than the yoga undertaken by
most beginning students. But leave it to Shiva Rea, whose growing
series of home videos is arguably the best on the market, to reconcile
those two disparate factors--for the most part, anyway. Rea defines the
flow concept as "the ability to move freely in an unbroken string of
awareness"; in more pedestrian terms, it’s a continuous sequence of
poses, one moving freely and naturally to the next, which tends to
generate heat and deepen control of the breath. The breath, specifically
ujjayi pranayama, is the centerpiece of Rea’s introduction to this
70-minute program; her instructions in the use of this basic but
hard-to-explain technique are excellent. Thereafter, she spends about 20
minutes on backbends (from simple standing and lunging backbends to
poses like cobra, bow, locust, and camel, which can be very challenging
for inexperienced students); this segment also includes a few twists.
Next, the "Relaxing Flexibility Flow" sequence consists mostly of
counterposes such as the "happy baby" and badakonasana (cobbler’s pose),
while the "Standing Pose Flow," the longest and best of the lot,
focuses on poses including and derived from virabadrasana II (aka
warrior II), one of the common standing positions. It’s all good, but
while Rea provides detailed instruction and simpler variations for many
poses, genuine beginners would do well to study the program closely
before attempting it; and even then, poses like chaturanga dandasana (a
lowered pushup) are rarely taught in beginners classes, even in their
easier versions. As for the lush Hawaiian scenery, well, great, but the
practice of hatha yoga ultimately depends on going inside, even to the
point of doing it with eyes closed. Still and all, while it’s not quite
up to the standards of Shiva Rea’s other videos, Flow Yoga for Beginners
is a winner. --Sam Graham
Поскольку в
предыдущем комментарии указаны некоторые минусы этой программы (если ее
рассматривать действительно как методическое пособие для начинающих), я
думаю, что правильно добавить еще один полный отзыв с Амазона,
предупреждающий о том, что это видео «не для новичков», а потом еще два
(для гармонии), утверждающие, что программа этого видео может служить
полноценной практикой как для новичков, так и для людей с большим опытом
занятий йогой:
Качество: DVDRip
Формат: AVI
Видео кодек: XviD
Аудио кодек: AC3
Видео: MPEG-4 Visual 640х368 (16:9) 29 970 f/s 1053 kb/s
Аудио: AC3 48.kHz 2 ch (L R) 192 kb/s
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