Dosha Yoga
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Actor: Hemalaya BehlDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bci / Eclipse Music
DVD Reviews of Dosha Yoga
DVD Review: Great moves but hodgepodged, very little body awareness for light days
Summary: 3 Stars
The 3 workouts are 20 min long each & there's a 8 min video on basics of "Living an Ayurvedic Lifestyle" which was nice. Each workout can be viewed with narration & music, just narration or just music. The workouts are done in a small room with beautiful Eastern artifacts & decorations. Hemalayaa is accompanied by 1 or 2 women (diff ones in diff workouts) who look between 17-25. Her narration is stiff & sounds almost annoyed like she's bored doing it. Her curing is way off, sometimes she's 1 or 2 seconds off, sometimes even 4 seconds which means her video image is on to the next move while her voice is still describing when to breathe on the previous move. Her video image also looks stiff like she's exercising, not in it spiritually even with fake smiles.
The lighting is great, the quality of the image is professional, but it zooms in too much so all you see is a hand or top of her head sometimes & also moves too slow when traveling up the body & never shows a side or back view.
Vata - Calming & Warming: Suppose to make you more centered, focused & grounded:
Music is hard to hear compared to her narrated voice, I can't describe it since in order to hear it, my neighbors will her her narration screaming.
Starts with chanting "Ram" for 3rd chakra, rolling like a ball for spine, simple ankle & knee rolls, frog & standing fwd bend up/down w/breath (kundalini yoga), standing fwd bend swaying like a willow, slow up/down mountain & standing fwd bend, hands out, up & in chest 3x, Qi Gong wrist shaking, wrist turning, shoulder/arm rolling like backstroke, shoulder shrugs w/exhaling "Ha", arm out tiny shoulder rolls like a bird on tip toes & hands to shoulder rolls like chicken, arms waving slowly/graceful like "water" (cloud hands in qi gong), hands in lotus mudra, miuda? mudra hand position & slow arm movement (warm up for Indian dance), standing fwd bend w/toes grabbed, downward facing dog (this is where narration & video are totally screwed up), upward dog w/fluttering lips, child's pose, downward dog w/leg raised, lifted leg w/bend knee circled to open hip (didn't work for me), repeat on other side, lunge w/miuda mudra, standing fwd bend, mountain pose w/miuda, standing fwd bend, lunge w/miunda, down dog, upward dog w/GREAT EYE exercises & simple mouth stretching, child's pose to downward dog, prep headstand (not full headstand), doward dog, lunge w/miuda, standing fwd bend, mountain w/miuda. Flamingo (easy bent knee back) w/prayer hands up, leg crossed Shiva pose (dvd cover pose w/hand position she doesn't teach at all), repeat on other side, standing fwd bend, squat, rolling like a ball again, squating on tip toes, half locust leg & opposite arm w/chanting ram & lam, boat, laying down prayer & corpse prose for 20 seconds telling you to relax for 15-20 min as the video ends.
I did this workout VERY late at night & did feel more relaxed, but while doing it, I felt my energy felt all over the place... The workout feels jerky & incomplete... This is the moderate workout of the 3, but will probably not get your heart rate up for more then a few seconds a few times if that. She uses some really great exercises from kundalini & qi going, but it feels like she doesn't quite do them right or understand them enough to teach it correctly.
Pitta - Cool Down: suppose to make you feel refreshed, relaxed, calm the fire:
Music is soft, slow & reflective Middle Eastern.
Standing & chant "Shreem" for health/beauty w/hands on heart & open wide. Standing simple torso side bends w/hands raised above head to salute moon, shoulder shrugs w/exhaled "Ha", standing hands open wide & to chest w/double breath "Ha Ha", crouch down balancing on toes chanting "Shreem" (but they don't actually do it), standing fwd bend, downward dog, standing wide fwd bend, down dog, crescent w/slight back bend, standing fwd bend, crouch on toes again, crescent w/slight back bend, down dog, child's pose, cat/cow w/breath w/tongue rolled on exhale, cat hissing (balance on 1 knee/hand, child's pose w/arms stretched to 1 side then other, kneeling moon salutation simple side bends w/hands interlaced above head, bent legs to 1 side simple sitting spinal twist, crouched on toes again, down dog, bouncing lunge to full eagle, warrior 3 w/arms outstretched, lunge, downward dog, repeat on other side, balance on crouched toes again, standing fwd bend, downward dog, triangle, revolved triangle, triangle pose legs head down for hip stretch, repeat on other side, standing fwd bend, squat, sit down, lay down slowly, knees to chest stretch & roll side to side, serpents stretch on both sides (lay on side, straight leg stretched up towards head), ends in corpse pose.
This workout is very easy, relaxed, more about light stretching, breathing & a lot of balancing, but most of it easy. I didn't feel any difference in terms of energy that any other light stretching hatha yoga video would give.
Kapha - Increase Vigor: Suppose to stimulate the body, increase areas & wake up dormant areas:
Music is more a jovial party Middle Eastern or Gypsy music.
Wisdom hand mudra & chanting "huuum" while in mountain pose & wide leg standing fwd bend fast up/down while exhaling "Ha", hands to shoulders & torso twists fast w/breath (Kundalini), more torso twists but w/hands pushing out, mountain, standing fwd bend, lunge, warrior 2, downward dog, upward dog & downward dog up/down fast w/breath (5 Tibetan rites), child's pose, downward dog, lunge warrior 2, standing fwd bend, mountain w/wisdom mudra, standing fwd bend, lunge, warrior 2, downward dog & upward dog fast tibetan rites again, child's pose, downward dog, lunge, warrior 2, standing fwd bend, mountain w/wisdom mudra, light standing back bend, horse stance w/wisdom mudra & small hops trying to touch toes together (movement from Indian dance, only Hemalayaa could do it), mountain pose w/mudra, chair pose, standing fwd bend, warrior 2, side angle, half moon, warrior 2, standing fwd bend, repeat on other side, chair, squat all the way down & bounce on toes lightly, mountain, cutsy shadow boxing bouncing w/o punching & while smiling, mountain, chair w/wisdom mudra, standing fwd bend, mountain w/mudra, standing w/torso twisting w/arms relaxed (great qi gong warm up movement), twirling like a kid w/arms outstretched (5 Tibetan rites)(she doesn't say, but I realized learned long, if you get dizzy, just turn the other direction slowly 1-2x & you'll be ok), lying down spinal twist several times, spinal rolls again, camel & swan (seen it on Stott pilates dvd simple back/tight stretch) slowly several times, rest lying on back, rolling like ball w/smile & ends in corpse pose for 10 seconds.
This workout I did during the day, it's the most physically demanding of the 3, which isn't saying much, you might get your heart rate up, but not sweat. It felt nice, diff stretches then usual. Doing warrior 2 so many times instead of mixing it up with warrior 1, warrior 3 or even triangle annoyed me. It felt like it helped, but no diff then any other workout as far as I could tell.
These workouts are not for beginners to yoga, but for those who already know the basic correct positions & alignments since she gives minimal instruction. The poses aren't held for long, just long enough to get into it, breathe once & move out. These workouts are good for light days for those who workout at least semi regularly.
If you like the idea of increasing your constitutional/organ energy, this is ok, but real Qi Gong dvds are better including "Discovering CHi" or Kundalini yoga dvds as well. Also Tantric Toning is a great heart rate raiser that moves in the speed of aerobics using real Kundalini & Qi Gong moves accurately, but less static yoga asanas. Another one is African Healing Dance w/Wyoma. I surprisingly felt a great increase in energy w/her as well.
I love the idea of this video, but Hemalayaa doesn't seem to show the respect or body awareness to really teach it correctly & get the benefit of the moves. It seems more like a thrown together hodgepodge. The lack of quality of cameraman or director, Hemalayaa's voice being bored sounding & delayed often compared to video & sound level guy not getting the music sound level right really put a damper on enjoying this video as well.
You can see a preview of her older yoga dvd "Yoga for Urban living" to get an idea of her movement style & voice over at her own site hemalayaa dot com
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