Yoga Inside Out: Go Deeper (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)The instruction on this DVD is outstanding. I have been practicing yoga for 10 years and am often frustrated by the poor quality of the instruction on many yoga DVDs (of which I have tried quite a few). This one is refreshingly different, however, in its quality. The setting/graphics are a bit dull (I like to pretend I'm not in my living room practicing when I'm in my living room practicing!) but otherwise this is a great yoga DVD. I especially like that the sections are clearly separated so you can do whatever you're in the mood for/have time for on that particular day, or go to the instructional sections for more information. Overall an excellent choice for a guided home yoga practice.

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Yoga Inside Out - Go Deeper focuses on body mechanics and optimalalignment to maximize the benefits of yoga practice and expandstrength and flexibility at the intermediate - advanced level.


Created by Paula Tursi, Founder and Director of NYC-based Reflections Yoga, the program focuses on awareness of the mechanics and dynamicsof the spine to deepen the benefits of yoga practice by fully developing the body's potential for balanced spinal elongation, extension, andthe rotations found in a wide range of yogic asanas.The program also teaches a deeper approach to hip and shoulder opening through correct alignment of the spine.



Paula's lesson in yoga body mechanics emphasizes the correlation between the neck and the lower back and teaches balancing the dynamic alignment of the spine.We tend to move from the more mobile parts of the spine - neck or lower back - leaving out the thoracic spinewhich results in loss of depth and range ofmotion.We become vulnerable to referred nerve pain such as sciatica, headaches, or disc problems.



Approaching thethe body as finely-tuned instrument, Paula offers an 80-minute yoga practice built on developmental progressions of asanas anddesigned to enhance body awareness and unlock it's hidden potential. She focuses on the fact that truly effective andfunctional movement or asana starts first from the inner body, then radiates out, assisted by breath and balanced alignment.



Throughout the practice, Paula and two assistants demonstrate different levels within the intermediate-advanced range, and provide variations for different levels of fitness and flexibility.



A superb method fortaking your yoga practice to a new level,Paula's program is great for body conditioning and weight-loss.

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Yoga Inside Out: The Healing Way Review

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(More customer reviews)The instruction on this DVD is classic, and so incredibly helpful. It doesn't stray too much from the Hatha yoga I learned from an Indian nun decades ago, in its simplicity and deep health benefits, with the additional advantage of Paula Tursi's knowledge and teaching abilities, which are exceptional, as she makes us understand the "why" as well as the "how." You will need 2 small blankets to fold or roll to accommodate yourself and be comfortable in some of the asanas, a strap or thin scarf about 4' long for a leg stretching exercise, and a mat or rug to lie on. Tursi has 2 other people demonstrating with her who are on different levels of accomplishment, so you have a choice of following either one, and it's made clear that you are to acknowledge your own uniqueness and work at your own level.
After the introduction, and a section where Tursi explains (with a skeleton) how important hip mobility is with a few exercises, we get the main instruction, starting with a terrific breathing lesson, which gives us inner clarity and total relaxation. Tursi then gently begins with floor work to increase flexibility and strength, leading up to the basic "Sun Salutation," and going on to much more, slowly increasing in difficulty. The lesson is planned perfectly, with a balance that keeps building without ever causing stress. The final meditation is beautiful, and you can feel your body healing as you relax.
Well produced, the demonstrated movements are always easy to see, the music good, and the meditation visuals a delight, should you want to keep your eyes open. Tursi's soft voice and excellent enunciation makes her instructions easy to follow and pleasant to the ear, and she is aesthetically wonderful to watch. This "Yoga Inside Out" DVD is about as good as you will ever find, and with 90 minutes of superb instruction, you really get your money's worth.

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Yoga Inside Out - The Healing Way focuses on yoga body mechanics and optimal alignment as the keys to unlocking the healing power ofyoga. The program consists of a lesson on yoga body mechanics and an 80-minute beginner-intermediate therapeutic practice.


Paula Tursi, Founder and Director of NYC-based Reflections Yoga,built this healing program with a special emphasis on discoveringtherapeutic benefits of yoga for improving the condition of the lowerback, hips, and knees. The body mechanics lesson explores the anatomy of the pelvis and points out the causes of tension, tightness, andaches coming from incorrect carriage and imbalanced pelvic posture.



Tight hips, gluteal muscle gripping and misaligment of the spine aresignificantsources of lower back and knee pain.Opening the hips can create stability in the knee joints and help to properly align the lower back.



Paula teaches awareness of the four separate bones that form thepelvis, and prompts understanding of the differences between postures where two halves of the pelvis move as one unit or move independently. She teaches how to stabilize the spine whileincreasing the opening and mobility of the hips through maximizing the effectiveness of inner and outer hip rotation exercises.



Paula teaches simple techniques that transform familiar yoga exercises into deep therapeutic experience through additionalawareness of the anatomy of movement.



The 80-minute practice features Paula's instructional method ofbuilding a developmental progression of movements to awaken thebody's innate dynamics, expanding the range and depth of motion whereit may have been left underdeveloped, and prompting one to move notjust from the muscles and joints but also through drawing supportfrom the inner body, organs, and breath.

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