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Imserba Webstore - Shiva Rea: Daily Energy - Vinyasa Flow Yoga
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $16.49
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Manufacturer: Acacia
Starring: Shiva Rea
Directed By: James Wvinner
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: ACORN MEDIA
EAN: 0054961831395
Format: Color
Label: Acacia
Manufacturer: Acacia
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acacia
Release Date: 2009-12-01
Running Time: 168
Studio: Acacia
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
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"Inspiring to all" --Yoga Journal Restore energy, strength, and balance every day with world-renowned yoga teacher Shiva Rea. Offering seven 20-minute practices, this program will help you fit yoga into your busy life every day without having to repeat a workout. Practicing yoga daily, even for a short time, can be more beneficial than a long, intense practice once in a while. By tuning your workout to your needs each day, you'll acquire balance, composure, and tranquility in your life. On a stressful day, try one of the lunar programs for relaxation; when you need to be at your best, opt for an energizing solar practice, or put the two together to build stamina and sculpt long, lean muscles. With the customizable Yoga Matrix, you can choose from more than two hours of yoga to create endless possibilities for longer practices. Open your heart, ignite your inner fire, and experience the transformative effects of daily yoga with one of the world’s most inspiring teachers.
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Summary: Great service
Comment: They mailed it immediately (even though I had requested standard mail) and I received the item within one week. Great service.
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Summary: Love the product and the swift service
Comment: Just a note to say this product was received in perfect condition and in a timely manner. Thanks
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Summary: So practical and well done.
Comment: This is my first "at home" video. I took one basic yoga class a year ago and needed a cheap way to move around (I got out of shape).
This video is great, very practical, there are short sequences and 20 minutes exercises you can mix and match. It is pretty intense sometimes but short, for what I know, it takes basic yoga poses and pump them up a little bit. If you're new, just start with a 20 minutes, and that's it! I did too much the first time and got all sore the next day.
I'm excited about this video and can't wait to know them better so I can just close my eyes and get used to the movements and postures. I am very pleased with it.
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Summary: Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Comment: Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Shiva Rea is a 168 minute Yoga practice DVD offered by Acacia / Acorn Media.
Shiva Rea is a world renowned yoga teacher. She has been hailed by Vanity Fair magazine as one of the world's greatest yoga masters. Shiva Rea has created several top selling workouts and is the headliner at major yoga conferences. She teaches workshops all over the world and is the catalyst for the Globa Mala Project, an annual worldwide yoga event.
Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga features seven 20 minute yoga practices. This DVD caters to people with busy lifestyles who want a workout that never gets boring and can be done in a short amount of time.
There are several ways you can use this DVD. There are seven 20 minute yoga practices so you can simply choose a pre-set practice or you can use the yoga matrix that allows you to create endless possibilities for longer practices. You simply use your DVD remote control to select from each individual yoga segment and stack them together to make a longer routine.
The 20 minute practices are earth, shanti, heart-air, fire & water, water, fire and chakra namaskar. There are extra segments on solar meditation (5 minutes), Lunar Meditation (5 minutes), Core (7 minutes), Forward Bends (6 minutes) and Shavasana (5 minutes).
Don't let the words meditation fool you, solar meditation is basically warm up / stretching and lunar meditation is a cool down. There's nothing meditative about them. You will feel the pull (at least I did).
You also have the option to listen to the yoga routines with the music only or the music and instruction. While yoga is a form of exercise, it's also a mental discipline that may have references that some Christians are uncomfortable with. With the option to listen only to the music while watching the DVD, you can eliminate the discussion that goes along with the routines and simply enjoy the exercise aspects of yoga.
The individual routines are very easy to follow. The pace of the yoga instruction is nice and slow so I had plenty of time to figure out what I was supposed to do. Unless you are very limber (or very young), expect that you won't be able to get into some of the positions she gets into. I exercise regularly and my forehead just isn't going to the floor like hers does.
Despite that, this is a great DVD for beginners because even if you can't completely mimic the positions she gets into, you will feel the stretch and pull in your muscles by simply trying as much as you are able. I'm far from competent in yoga and I got a good workout from the Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga.
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Summary: Challenging
Comment: I am relatively new to yoga and love it. I think it is the best all-around exercise that exists. I have attended a couple of classes and have 2 or 3 videos. I also have checked out various books from the library on yoga. I find all resources helpful. I had not seen any of Shiva Rea's videos until I bought this one, and according to the reviews this is the best yet. I love this video. I find some of the segments extremely challenging, but instead of discouraging me, she makes me feel that I could actually become as good as she is one day. After all, she's been at it for many years. The matrix is great, because it lets you select what you want to work on. I haven't even tried the preset practices, because I feel I can make my own combinations on the matrix. Shiva Rea is extremely limber. Watching her, you might think you could never be that flexible, but the way she progresses from one asana to another, you continually work to your edge. After about 2 weeks of doing this video (not every day), I already see a big difference in my ability to stretch, and I had already been doing stretch exercises for some time. Somehow, the way she leads you through it, you don't notice the pain as much. For the first time I understand what yoga practitioners mean by being "in the present", about focusing on your breathing. It is truly liberating, because it means your not just lying or sitting there in a stretch position thinking, "Ow. This hurts. How soon can I get out of this position?" Also, I'd like to add that her voice is excellent for this type of video. I have many exercise videos, and very few of the instructors' voices bother me, but hers is exceptionally soothing. It is low and calm. I usually have to exercise while my husband is trying to sleep, and because her voice is so low-pitched, I don't feel nervous about the t.v. waking him up like I do with some of my other videos. The music is perfect, too. It's not distracting, but rather is perfect for background. The video would be less appealing without it. I suppose this might not be the best video for a total beginner, but I have very little experience and it works well for me. Once you know the basic asanas or poses, you can do this. I don't say you can do every bit of each segment, but that is the beauty of it. You push yourself to do just as much as you can, and it's amazing how much more you can do each time you practice. I am really inspired. Ever since I started yoga, I've thought that I'd like to be an instructor one day, but thought I'd never be good enough. This video has inspired me. I'm thinking, though it may be years, that one day I'll be able to do this well enough to teach others who want to learn it. This video is worth the investment. Oh, and just as an aside, I was influenced by the plug for this video in last month's Fitness Magazine.
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