Yoga Inside Out: Go Deeper [intermediate-advanced] Review
Everyone has given very detailed reviews so I don't have much more to add other than how I felt while doing the dvd. Paula is a very knowledgeable about body mechanics. I appreciated her instructions. I also appreciated that she had students of different body types in the class. The class has every element of a typical 90 minute yoga class; pranamaya, asana, savasana, and meditation. I did have some issues that are worth mentioning:
1. She referred to Kapalabhati breathing as breath of fire. It is not. They are 2 different breaths and it is common for non kundalini yoga teachers to get this wrong. Kapalabhati (cleasning breath) focuses on the exhale with no inhale. Breath of fire has an equal inhale and exhale which is light like sipping but thru the nose only.
2. Paula's form on the dvd bothered me, a lot. Her shoulders were slouching forward on a lot of the poses. As another reviewer said, do what she says not what she does.
3. The music was too loud and quite annoying especially during the meditation. ALL yoga dvds should have a music off option.
Beyond these minor complaints, this a good dvd for everyone, including beginners. The advanced poses are crow, side crow and tripod headstand. The other poses are quite basic and very accesible. A good addition to one's yoga dvd library.
Yoga Inside Out: Go Deeper [intermediate-advanced] Feature
- Yoga Inside Out - Go Deeper focuses on body mechanics and optimal alignment to maximize the benefits of yoga practice and expand strength and flexibility at the intermediate - advanced level. Created by Paula Tursi, Founder and Director of NYC-based Reflections Yoga, the program focuses on awareness of the mechanics and dynamics of the spine to deepen the benefits of yoga practice by fully dev
Yoga Inside Out: Go Deeper [intermediate-advanced] Overview
Yoga Inside Out - Go Deeper focuses on body mechanics and optimal alignment to maximize the benefits of yoga practice and expand strength and flexibility at the intermediate - advanced level.
Created by Paula Tursi, Founder and Director of NYC-based Reflections Yoga, the program focuses on awareness of the mechanics and dynamics of the spine to deepen the benefits of yoga practice by fully developing the body's potential for balanced spinal elongation, extension, and the rotations found in a wide range of yogic asanas. The program also teaches a deeper approach to hip and shoulder opening through correct alignment of the spine.
Paula's lesson in yoga body mechanics emphasizes the correlation between the neck and the lower back and teaches balancing the dynamic alignment of the spine. We tend to move from the more mobile parts of the spine - neck or lower back - leaving out the thoracic spine which results in loss of depth and range of motion. We become vulnerable to referred nerve pain such as sciatica, headaches, or disc problems.
Approaching the the body as finely-tuned instrument, Paula offers an 80-minute yoga practice built on developmental progressions of asanas and designed to enhance body awareness and unlock it's hidden potential. She focuses on the fact that truly effective and functional movement or asana starts first from the inner body, then radiates out, assisted by breath and balanced alignment.
Throughout the practice, Paula and two assistants demonstrate different levels within the intermediate-advanced range, and provide variations for different levels of fitness and flexibility.
A superb method for taking your yoga practice to a new level, Paula's program is great for body conditioning and weight-loss.
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Nice intermediate practice - Bundita - Arbovale, WV USA
The instruction in this DVD is detailed with attention to good body dynamics. The practice flows along at a moderate pace, and the music is conducive to an inward focus. The instructor's voice is gentle and soothing. I found the elaborate approach to warrior I sort of silly - I mean, the point is to align the pelvis with the front of the mat, but once you've learned that, the long approach (starting with the front knee straight, and getting the whole torso aligned before bending it) seems like a beginner's exercise. In fact, this DVD would be suitable for a beginner who was in reasonably good physical condition. While there are a couple of advanced poses, this DVD would not be terribly challenging for an advanced practitioner. The missing star is for a few occasions where the timing of the instruction was not good, and I had to come part of the way out of an asana to look at the video.
great intermediate/advanced workout - H. H. Hassanpour -
This is a great intermediate/advanced workout, i have been doing yoga for 5 years and I have tried lots of advance yoga DVDs, however, this one is one of my best DVDs, I dont recommend this DVD for an absolute beginner, there are lots of variations being used, and some are suitable for beginners, however these variations in my opinion are being used to warm the body up and get the body ready for more advanced poses, it is still challenging for a beginner but it will be tough.
This DVD is great for body shaping and improving flexibility as well, an excellent choice.
Yoga Inside Out go deeper is an excellent dvd - D. Grgach - Florida
This yoga dvd is excellent. Paula Tursi's detailed explaination on the spine and her student that demonstrated the yoga poses was so informative and the visuals added to the understanding of the spine and how it works. I would recommend this also to beginning students as well as intermediate and advanced. I teach yoga and have recommended this dvd to my students to purchase.
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