Mantra Girl Presents - An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga and Chanting
by Adam Smalley
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Actor: Erin KamlerDirector: Adam Smalley
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
Published: 2004-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-01
Studio: Mantra Girl Lifestyles/ Adamas Records
DVD Reviews of Mantra Girl Presents - An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga and Chanting
DVD Review: A Great Yoga DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Mantra Girl Presents - An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga and Chanting is a great yoga DVD and has remained my favorite. This DVD is relaxing focusing on breathing with some meditation and chanting whiling giving you a good workout. Set outside the scenery is beautiful and Mantra Girl's music throughout the workout is just amazing. Good instruction is given before each exercise making this a good introduction for someone new to yoga. This will give you a good workout, possibly too much if you are out of shape, but you should be able to take your time and work up to Erin's pace. So this can be a DVD you will use for awhile. I know I have. Afterwards you will feel like you had a good workout and feel very relaxed. I will also add that this is great for the back if you sit at a desk all day like I tend to do for my job. My back would hurt after work but after I started using this DVD it has felt better than it ever has before. The only negative, as others have said, is that the DVD has no menus. All you can do is put this in your DVD player and let it play through. This is not really bad because you probably don't want to skip around anyway as the workout was not made in such a way, but more like attending a class. The only thing I would like to see is an option to play through without all the instruction, as after you have heard it a few times it can be a bit annoying hearing it every time you play the DVD since you already know what to do. Even so this remains my favorite yoga DVD and I highly recommend it.DVD Review: A Deceptively Complete and Powerful Workout
Summary: 5 Stars
With beginning or intermediate kundalini sets, often it appears compared to power yoga or ashtanga, that leg activity is sacrificed for upper body movements. At first glance, I thought that was the case with Manrta Girl's "An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga and Chanting." I initially bought her "Warrior Workout" and consider it paradigmatically hard. Her entire production value interested me and I purchased this easier, though somewhat challenging workout. Actually, upon close inspection, the legs are adequately worked if one maintains proper form. For example, after the initial opening upper body set using stomach grinds, shoulder rotations, spinal flexes, and washing machine, there is a comprehensive sciatic nerve stretch which stretches the back and legs, essential after keeping them in easy pose so long. After the single leg stretches, the legs are again engaged in a double forward bend. The next primary pose, stretch pose, works the abs, utilizes leg, back, and shoulder muscles equally to maintain proper form. Cat/cow, is an excellent back/ab follow up to the preceeding exercize. The bowing/backbend sequence while keeping arms in Venus lock is great for the thighs and butt, as well as the arms, abs, and back. Once the auric kriya begins, yogic push-ups work the entire body. The arms are completely engaged. The leg which is held high in the air forces the butt to tighten, and the single leg maintaining triangle pose experiences a complete stretch in the calf and hamstrings. The remaining auric set generates an electromagnetic field while completely working the upper body. I was glad to see the prosperity mantra performed in real time because I have it in a kundalini book but did not know exaclty how to perform it. All in all, this is a great DVD to do on a day after a super rigorous worlout like power yoga or Erin's Advanced DVD. I think it is on par with most of the intermediate kundalini DVD's I own. I hope that it is clear upon close analysis that this workout is more of a complete body workout than it initially appears. I applaud Erin Kamler at producing two great products. That's more than most people in this life are capable of doing whether it's in the arts or yoga.DVD Review: nice try
Summary: 2 Stars
I was introduced to kundalini by Ravi Singh and Anna Brett. This video didn't impress me very much. There are no chapters and my dvd player couldn't even bring up a time remain clock. There is no lower body work. I found the backround music unimpressive and after a while I found myself wanting to turn off the music. There are five girls, all attractive (in their 20's) wearing what appears to be costumes with wierd pants split at the sides and tank tops. Four of the girls never speak. The main instructor talks while exercising and I think the voice over is better for the student, like me. This video was relatively expensive and not as complete as other videos I have in my library. I prefer Ravi and Anna or Gurutej Kaur and perhaps even Carol Carlson when it comes to kundalini yoga workouts.DVD Review: An Outstanding Introduction
Summary: 5 Stars
Accessible, beautifully produced, with a marvelous soundtrack.
It is inspiring to see these practices performed in such a beautiful locale, but any practices stand or fall on whether or not they can be done in the "real world". These certainly can be, if you are prepared to dedicate a little time to them.
One caveat: this is powerful stuff, and it is really important to have a discussion with your health care provider before embarking upon the program.
DVD Review: Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I just did this DVD this morning. I have the advanced DVD and I love this much better, but in a different way. I agree with some of the reviewers that it is not a complete beginners kriya. But what determines what is beginning and intermediate in kundalini yoga is how long the pose is done, anywhere from 1-7 minutes. I estimate that most of the poses are done for 3 minutes. Since most of the poses are done with the arms, this makes it seem like an intermediate set.
The set is to cleanse the aura. The 2 meditations at the end are wonderful. The 1st one is the "morning call" ek ong kar sat nam siri wahe guru. The second one is "har" or another name for God. Get this DVD, if you like kundalini yoga, you will like this. She doesn't talk too much, the music is nice. Other reviews complained about the outfits. But that's being ticky and besides you do kundalini yoga with your eyes closed, so who cares what they have on. I will do this DVD again and again. I dread doing the Advanced DVD because it is SO hard! One more thing, there is a pose where you are kneeling with your hands clasped behind your back and you bow forward and lean back. You end by doing camel pose for 1 minute or so with breath of fire. This so wonderful for my back!! I love love this exercise and will probably do it every morning. Sat Nam
Description of Mantra Girl Presents - An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga and Chanting
Accessible to all levels, this comprehensive class will help you strengthen your body, increase flexibility, relax and cultivate a clearer, more focused mind. Using music from her album Mantra Girl, Erin will lead you through chanting meditations to balance the chakras and cultivate prosperity. A perfect video for the beginning yogini.Yoga DVDs
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