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Chakra Yoga - Video Review |
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A gentle stretch for the body, using strong awareness of breathing. Very refreshing for mind and body, designed to produce a calmer frame of mind.
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| | | Style Kundalini | Level of Difficulty Fairly Gentle | Energy Level Slow | Special Focus Energy Clearing & Energy Movement | Clarity Of Instruction 4
Instructor Expertise 4 | Equipment None | Space Required Yoga Mat Sized Area | | Production Values 3.5 |
| If this routine is done regularly, it would be a good cleanser and energizer for your charkas, increasing your inner awareness. I was certainly more aware of my energy field by the end of the 75 minutes.
Easy for the beginner to understand, it can be done in parts or as an entire routine. Gurutej defines most of her terms well and gives clear instruction. However the beginner might still be puzzled over occasional references to concepts like "pull your energy up to your crown," and "squeeze the energy into the core of your being." etc. Most poses were very gentle, with the exception of the camel pose for which the instructor showed modifications to make it fairly gentle. They could have made better use of the multiple demonstrators. As it was, everyone on the video seemed to be working at the same level. Watch out for some safety oversights such as the possibility of overstretching your hamstrings or putting too much pressure on your lower back in a few poses.
Overall Safety - 2 - General Safety Consciousness - 2
- Modifications Given - Some
- Multiple Demonstrators - Yes
- Warnings Given - A Few
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| Watch out for overstretching your hamstrings & lower back in Frog Pose & Hip Opener. Beware of putting too much stress on lower back in Stretch Pose, Camel & Cobra. |
| | Benefits | - Energy clearing & balancing
- Relaxing
- Refreshing
- Somewhat meditative
- Emotional-Mental balancing
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| | Exercises Used | - Spine Flexes
- Frog Pose
- Pelvic Rotations
- Hip Opener
- Pelvic Arch / Pelvic Lift / Bridge
- Stretch Pose
- Heart Opener
- Cobra Puppy / Wisdom Pose
- Camel
- Child Pose
- Simplified
- Crow
- Tree Pose
- Sphinx
- Sat Kriya
- Standing Twist
- Breath of Fire
- 'O' breath
- Hoo-Laaa breath
- Sitali breath
- Wahe Guru breathing
- Sat Nam breathing
- Ek Chant
- Ong Chant
- Kar Chant
- Sat Nam Chant
- Siri Chant
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Sounds True, Inc. ISBN: 1 - 56455-653-0 75 mins $19.95
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