Nicole Bordeleau : Le pouvoir du QI GONG YOGA (2012)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 0M
Director : Lyne Charlebois
Synopsis
The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.
Reserved yoga instructor May's peaceful, clean-living life is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva, a street-smart yet naive young woman trapped in an abusive relationship. May feels compelled to rescue the hapless Shiva, but she finds herself increasingly drawn out of her sedate world and deeper into Shiva's chaotic one.
Spoiled rich girl, Claire Rivers, hires a camera crew to document her journey as she attempts to shed her ego and attain enlightenment.
Life coach Sven travels to Thailand to fulfil his dreams as a writer. He meets Gitte a yoga-practising free spirit from Norway. Then along comes Anja, an editor who works for a Swedish publisher. What does he really want to do with his life, and who does he want to do it with?
When Jelly Donut & Daveed Diggs are the only dudes in a class of beautiful yoga girls, they rise to the occasion.
Both during and after pregnancy, yoga is a perfect way to firm your body, build strength, and gain flexibility. These two yoga practices, filmed in a serene garden overlooking the Pacific Ocean, are also a wonderful way to maintain emotional balance and reduce stress during the exciting and often hectic times surrounding the birth of a child. In the prenatal sequence you'll practice safe and simple movements intended to strengthen and tone your body at any stage of pregnancy, while providing relaxation that will help create a luminous space in which your baby will thrive. The postnatal sequence is designed to redefine your body, restore your energy, and help you reconnect to yourself and your own wellness.
Rodney Yee begins class with a breathing exercise, followed by movements intended to develop strong and elastic abs.
Total Yoga Earth is an escape into a peaceful landscape where the focus is on your practice and conscious breathing, not the interior decorating. This has the feeling of being taken to a peaceful outdoor world in another place and time where relaxation occurs due to the release of body tension. Instructors Tracey Rich and Ganga White explore the benefits of asanas and sun salutations for healing benefits. The 45-minute Practice includes: breathing, A Series, C Series, triangle, hero, twist, lying boat, backbends, forward bends, spiral twist, inversions and deep relaxation
Whether you re an athlete, a yoga practitioner, or anyone interested in a great workout, these challenging practices will provide you with visible results. The 60-minute Toning and Strengthening Sequence, along with the 30-minute Core Practice, will work your body in new and different ways and leave you feeling stronger, leaner, and more flexible. These dynamic sequences are designed to cleanse and support all of your body s systems, giving you a well-rounded and fun workout that will awaken your physical and mental strength. From Yoga Journal magazine, the most trusted name in Yoga today!
In addition to stretching, meditation and stress reduction, yoga has many therapeutic benefits including the power to help you naturally lose weight and keep it off. Led by acclaimed yoga instructor Suzanne Deason, Living Arts' "Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss" accommodates all levels of fitness and flexibility by offering four levels of modification. With a click of a button, you can access any level workout fully modified, partially modified, slightly modified and full postures and receive more detailed instruction on the most challenging poses. Committing to follow this 45-minute program of safe, natural weight loss methods can help you start looking and feeling great in no time! Four 45-minute workout variations give you room to improve your level of fitness.
Give the muscles a morning stretch with 10 minutes of hatha yoga.
50 minutes of fast-paced hatha yoga for physical conditioning.
This yoga workout combines continual transition between essential yoga moves with resistance reps. The resulting burn shapes lean muscle, boosts metabolism, and challenges your mind.
Shilpa's Yoga is a unique way of life which integrates the body, mind and soul, under the guidance of none other than the beautiful actress herself. Watch Shilpa Shetty as she demonstrates the various Yogic Postures, Breathing Techniques and Asanas.
Relieve your aching neck, back, shoulders, wrists, and feet with this gentle yoga practice. Specially designed for those who've avoided yoga because of their lack of flexibility, low fitness level, or chronic pain, these simple exercises stretch, strengthen, and massage joints and muscles from head to toe, leaving you refreshed and restored. Instructor Desirée Rumbaugh has helped thousands with therapeutic Anusara yoga, and she can help you as well—whether you're a beginner or experienced practitioner.
YogaFit Ultra is a powerful vinyasa format designed to strengthen your body and stretch your mind. You'll work through several challenging, flowing sequences and then enter into dynamic stillness through standing balance poses, deep stretching and focused breathing. In the second and longer format, you'll take your asana and energetic practice to new levels by exploring the two primary yogic locks that retain your prana while increasing core stability. You'll also cleanse your body and clear your mind through breathing techniques and deepen your experience in increasingly complex poses through an introduction to rich philosophical teachings of the yamas and niyamas.
Yoga Journal - the most trusted Yoga magazine in the world - is proud to present the Complete Home Practice 2 DVD set - it s your very own at-home yoga studio! Discover the joy of yoga through nine safe and easy-to-follow routines to improve your overall health. Taught by some of the world s most acclaimed instructors this collection is a convenient way to make yoga an integral part of your life...all from the comfort of your home.
Annika Carlson, an ACE- and AFAA-certified yoga instructor and trainer guides you through a series of yoga poses that are physically challenging, yet can be done by the average wimp! These poses, practiced with energy and enthusiasm, will produce amazing results. It's a fitness routine that everyone can do, regardless of age, fitness level, and flexibility (or lack thereof)! Yoga is just as much about your state of mind as it is about what your body is doing! Yoga for Wimps shows you how to tone your muscles, build strength, increase your energy, and reduce stress - all in a way that's not intimidating! Yoga for Wimps lets you work at your own pace to reap all of the wonderful rewards of yoga, without demanding too much from your body!
In these three basic workouts, you’ll be guided through a series of fun and easy yoga postures. "Beginners' Class" (46 min.) is an introduction to the practice of yoga; "AM Wake-up" (12 min.) is an energizing workout to start the day by awakening your body and mind; "PM Relax & Restore" (10 min.) is a restorative series of poses to calm your mind and body.