Yogilates - Beginners Workout
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Actor: Jonathan UrlaDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sterling
DVD Reviews of Yogilates - Beginners Workout
DVD Review: An Excellent Program Overall!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am updating this review because at first I had more misgivings about it than positives. However, the more I use it the more I really have found it to be an excellent program!
By way of background I have been doing Yoga every day for the past 9 years and have over 90 programs now. I am fairly new to Pilates but it's something that has really captured my interest. When I saw that there was actually a Yogilates program I figured, "Perfect"! There are some things that I feel could be better about it but I'll just go ahead and list the positives and negatives.
In fact, I'll start though with the positives because I feel mostly positive about it, I will be frank about the negatives because I think if someone may base their purchase of a product based on reviews here they should have as clear a picture of it as possible. I'll do my best :)
1st: The sequencing is very interesting, in fact I LOVE the way it's put together. It's quite unique in many ways, for example he does the Sun Salutes in the last third of the program rather than at the beginning, and of course the way he incorporates Pilates into Yoga is very well done and I feel really great after doing this program!
2nd: It's a nice and simple studio setting with very calming background music.
3rd: I think Jonathan Urla comes across as sincere and unpretentious, he's not a "rah rah" type instructor.
4th: It is a gentle program overall which contains poses that should be accessible to almost anyone with reasonably good health.
The NEGATIVES:
1st: The movements into and especially out of postures are somewhat erratic and jerky instead of flowing and smooth. Also most of the poses are not held very long at all. I have many fast moving programs by Baron Baptiste and other teachers where the poses are flowing somewhat quickly, but they are entered and released very smoothly and the poses are held long enough to feel some benefit in them. I felt barely established in a pose before he was sort of snapping out of it. The transitions could have been much smoother (and safer) without adding much time to the overall program.
2nd: A big concern of mine is that when he demonstrates the Warrior 2 pose, his form is extremely questionable! He has his knee extended well beyond his ankle. From all I've ever learned about Yoga from my Yoga teacher, books and DVD's/Videos, you should NEVER bring you knee past your ankle in this (or any standing pose) because it puts strain on the knee.
3rd: There is very little clear breathing instruction. Pilates in particular has is a very specific approach to breathing (where in Yoga it may vary according to the type of style, some do a "three part breath" where the belly expands, some keep the belly firm using an abdominal lock called "Uddiyana Bandha", which is similar to "Pilates breathing").
In Pilates you should engage your core by bringing your belly towards your spine and breath into the back and sides of the torso rather than the belly. This is a critical thing in Pilates because it helps stabilize and move from your core. He gives ZERO instruction about that. Also, even during the Yoga poses there is not very clear or consistent breathing instruction in terms of moving on an "in breath" or "out breath.
4th: Jonathan Urla speaks VERY quickly (in bursts rather than in clearly enuciated and flowing sentences) and occasionally I found it a bit hard to understand what he was saying right away. I also found that this disturbed the overall feeling and rhythmic flow. I find that a good Yoga practice should have a subtle underlying rhythm to it and that the cadence of an instructors speech can either enhance or take away from that rhythmic flow. If the instructor suddenly says "now move your leg back" and then quickly releases the pose rather than saying it slowly enough to give you time to prepare for a smooth release, that it really hurts that flow.
IN CLOSING:
Personally, someone with a good amount of experience with Yoga and Pilates could probably use this program and get plenty of benefit from it. I for one will just go at my own pace and do the poses with form that I know is safe. However, for someone with little or no Yoga or Pilates experience I think they should start with something else (such as Yoga Zone Basics or something along those lines.
While initially I didn't think I would purchase the other DVD's in this set my feelings have changed based on how good this program makes me feel. Apparently the concerns I had about this one are not supposed to be as much an issue on the following programs.
Namaste
Description of Yogilates - Beginners Workout
Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 01/02/2007Bestsellers in DVD
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