Cheap Ananda Yoga to Awaken the Chakras (Video) (David Bingham) Price

Yoga's more spiritual side, an aspect not often explored in home video products, is the focus of this interesting and often inspiring tape from Ananda Yoga. Promising "a meditative approach to hatha yoga" that will promote vitality, energy, calmness, peace, harmony, and more, instructor Rich McCord, Ph.D, first explains the function of the chakras, the seven major "distribution centers" for prana, or the body's life force. Found along the "energy spine," they are located from the base of the actual spine (the first chakra) to the crown of the head (the seventh), and they are connected not only to bodily functions (digestion, reproduction) and organs (heart, lungs, diaphragm) but also to our various emotions. While there are yoga asanas (poses) demonstrated, the focus is on cultivating the flow of positive energy up the "energy spine." Thus McCord explains poses in terms of the chakras to which they are most directly linked. For example, the warrior pose is connected to the second chakra or sacral center, the boat pose (a challenging abdominal strengthener) is for the third chakra or lumbar center, and the camel backbend is for the fourth chakra or heart center. McCord then finishes with an extended "guided relaxation." He also offers frequent affirmations for the user to repeat, and while saying, "My body is no burden--I am light as air" or "I am calm, I am poised," may seem a bit corny at first, give it a chance. You just might find yourself succumbing to McCord's gentle ministrations and generous, non-patronizing approach--maybe even chanting an "om" or two. Sam Graham

CATEGORY:	Video
DIRECTOR:	David Bingham
MPAA RATING:	NR (Not Rated)
FEATURES:	Color, NTSC
TYPE:	Special Interests, Yoga
MEDIA:	VHS Tape
# OF MEDIA:	1