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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Gaiam Americas |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Exercise/Fitness |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 029956011007 |
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Customer Reviews of Ashtanga Yoga - An Active Practice, Beginners Workout
Very hard to do. I am brand new at yoga and bought this one because it said beginners in the title. Having only practice for only 2 months, I can recognize that is not really for beginners. I have yet to be able to complete the entire DVD. I browsed through the rest and don't plan on ever getting there because the poses all seem to be very similar and boring. She does a demo of the advanced Ashtanga poses and is very impressive but seems to me unrealistic and "out there". I am not looking to be THAT flexible. As for strength, it works pretty well, but it tough to hold some positions. Helping flexability is a 10. I could barely (and I mean barely) touch my ankles but after 2 months, I can easily touch the underneaths of my feet. Also, her voice is insanely monotonous. Even in the interview she does not change tone in her voice. It makes it very hard to relax. She is impressive in what she can do, but if I were tell people (especially beginners), I would only recomend this for people who don't mind alittle bit of boredom and repatition to buy this. If you want diversity, then I do not recomend this DVD.
The voice!
The session has its points, namely the explanation of the poses, as some of the other reviewers have stated. But I cannot get past her annoying, grating voice! I have not been able to actually complete a workout: not because of the difficulty of the poses, but because of that voice. "Monotone" doesn't begin do justice! I must admit, I'm somewhat sensitive to this issue, being a professional singer and voice teacher. However, the number of other reviewers who mentioned this distraction leads me to believe that this is something that Ms. Doane should adjust in future tapings. Again, her "interview voice" was perfectly pleasant. This was my first purchase of a Nicki Doane yoga video; it would take a notice that she has revamped her instructional delivery, and at least an audio preview to entice me to purchase another.
as long as you have the right expectations, this DVD rules.
I love this DVD. I have the introductory as well and I love that too. The more negative reviews here have their points. The biggest ones being:
A) Her voice is monotone or boring. I think there is some truth to that, but because it is so monotone I have not gotten sick of it after doing this workout for months. I actually have always liked it. It seems to lull into a point of focus I feel helps me to concentrate better. I don't know. Not for everyone, I guess, but helpful to me.
B) The second DVD is the same as the first. This I don't really agree with. In the first one you learn each pose one at a time and do that one pose (or one pose to the second pose) like 5 times. That gets boring after you've done it a while. The second DVD (this one) goes through Surynemaskar A and B much faster. I was happy to move onto this DVD and not have to do samasthiti to ekam to samasthiti 6 times in a row.
If you are serious about ashtanga and want to work hard, you CAN do the whole DVD, with time. It's not the easist yoga to do, but it's really fun and I like Nikki Doane's approach.