J.J. Gormley
This is a very nice video. It's
definitely intermediate/advanced
and would be best for people
who have some yoga
experience. The set is a yoga
studio. JJ Gormley is the
instructor. She teaches a class
of men and women of various
ages, sizes, and flexibility levels.
This is not a power yoga tape.
There are no sun salutations.
The style seems more like
Iyengar to me. The poses are
held for a long time and some
students use props: blocks,
straps, blankets, folding chair,
etc. There is also very nice
music (no vocals) that was loud
enough to hear.
The workout begins with some
seated stretches, a few lunges,
and down dogs. Next was
handstand and headstand.
Some students did
modifications for the inversions.
Standing poses follow. They
include warrior 1,2, and 3,
triangle, revolved triangle, side
angle pose, half moon, revolved
half moon, standing forward
bend, and wide angle standing
forward bend. She does 3
poses on one side with down
dog in between before repeating
the same poses on the other
side. After the standing poses
were backbends: bow pose,
camel pose and wheel. Then
some lying twists to release the
back. Next were arm balances.
Again, some students modified
these. There's a long shoulder
stand sequence with various leg
positions. Some students did
legs up the wall pose with
blankets instead. Fish pose
and relaxation fininshed the
workout.
I really enjoyed this workout. It
was pretty challenging for me,
but it is definitely something I
can grow with.
Instructor comments:
I really liked this instructor. She
reminds you not to take the
workout too seriously "it's only
yoga". She also stresses
feeling the pose from the inside
out and not straining. Her
frequent reminders to relax your
face were helpful, too.
Danielle
dani_177@yahoo.com
2/14/02
This is an intermediate/advanced hatha yoga workout. It’s shot indoors with a large class and the production quality is good. J.J. does deep stretching, backbends, headstands, handstands, and much more. Some poses are advanced. This is not power yoga (my first love), but definitely an excellent tape. Grade A. (Available from Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, 888-786-9642.)
Instructor comments:
Annie S.
ann.stevenson@att.net
9-15-02
