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DVD: Teigh McDonough: Yoga Fusion - Power
This is a great video if you just can't decide whether to do yoga or abs today.
It is only available on VHS, but if you check out Amazon, you can usually find it for $.69 plus shipping. I actually got my copy for $.01 plus $2.50 shipping. Also, don't forget to check your local library.
It is important to remember that this is not strictly a yoga video. The warmup section at the beginning has a strong dance flavor and also incorporates elements of qi gong.
After about five minutes of warmup, Ms. McDonough moves to her standing postures sequence. I really like this set. Back when I first started doing this video, as a yoga beginner, it was a real challenge. Today, returning to the video after a long hiatus, I found that as an advanced beginner, it was a lovely way to stretch, sweat a little, and enjoy my morning yoga practice.
Ms. McDonough then moves to a pilates set for abs. It has been a while since I did any specific abs toning – these days all I do is yoga for my workout – and I could tell I will be feeling this tomorrow. It was about a ten minute set. I don't know any pilates terms, and she did not name the moves. Reviewing a list from a web search, it looks like we did rollups, leg circles, side kicks, and a few other moves, including a challenging side lift thing, omg.
She moves back into yoga again via a modified Bridge, done on one leg, with the other leg lifted. This may also be a variation on pilates pelvic curls. This leads into a backbend sequence based on Bridge, Cat and Caws, Locust, and Bow. It's a nice, not too difficult backbend set, especially nice for anyone who wants to get in some decent backbending, but who might not be comfortable yet with Wheel and Camel.
She closes with a really nice supine sequence, though I go back and forth between being amused and annoyed by the use of the term "Goddess Pose" for Reclined Cobbler.
I am glad I have rediscovered this video, and I definitely recommend it. However, it does have a few drawbacks.
First, Ms. McDonough's teaching style sometimes reveals her difficulty holding back her inner aerobics instructor. Second, the women demonstrating with her appear to me to be dancers, and their extreme flexibility is remarkable, even in the world of yoga videos. And I find the smirking blond woman v. annoying. *is petty*
Most importantly, Ms. McDonough gives very little specific instruction on how to do the yoga portions. You should go into this video with a good foundation in the postures, so when she says to do Triangle pose, you can just do it, without a lot of explanation from the instructor.
This is a video I enjoy. If you can find it for sixty-nine cents plus shipping, I highly recommend you add it to your home practice library, if only because you'll never have to decide between abs and yoga again!
It is only available on VHS, but if you check out Amazon, you can usually find it for $.69 plus shipping. I actually got my copy for $.01 plus $2.50 shipping. Also, don't forget to check your local library.
It is important to remember that this is not strictly a yoga video. The warmup section at the beginning has a strong dance flavor and also incorporates elements of qi gong.
After about five minutes of warmup, Ms. McDonough moves to her standing postures sequence. I really like this set. Back when I first started doing this video, as a yoga beginner, it was a real challenge. Today, returning to the video after a long hiatus, I found that as an advanced beginner, it was a lovely way to stretch, sweat a little, and enjoy my morning yoga practice.
Ms. McDonough then moves to a pilates set for abs. It has been a while since I did any specific abs toning – these days all I do is yoga for my workout – and I could tell I will be feeling this tomorrow. It was about a ten minute set. I don't know any pilates terms, and she did not name the moves. Reviewing a list from a web search, it looks like we did rollups, leg circles, side kicks, and a few other moves, including a challenging side lift thing, omg.
She moves back into yoga again via a modified Bridge, done on one leg, with the other leg lifted. This may also be a variation on pilates pelvic curls. This leads into a backbend sequence based on Bridge, Cat and Caws, Locust, and Bow. It's a nice, not too difficult backbend set, especially nice for anyone who wants to get in some decent backbending, but who might not be comfortable yet with Wheel and Camel.
She closes with a really nice supine sequence, though I go back and forth between being amused and annoyed by the use of the term "Goddess Pose" for Reclined Cobbler.
I am glad I have rediscovered this video, and I definitely recommend it. However, it does have a few drawbacks.
First, Ms. McDonough's teaching style sometimes reveals her difficulty holding back her inner aerobics instructor. Second, the women demonstrating with her appear to me to be dancers, and their extreme flexibility is remarkable, even in the world of yoga videos. And I find the smirking blond woman v. annoying. *is petty*
Most importantly, Ms. McDonough gives very little specific instruction on how to do the yoga portions. You should go into this video with a good foundation in the postures, so when she says to do Triangle pose, you can just do it, without a lot of explanation from the instructor.
This is a video I enjoy. If you can find it for sixty-nine cents plus shipping, I highly recommend you add it to your home practice library, if only because you'll never have to decide between abs and yoga again!