stretching program

[PennyK]

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[PennyK]

Originally Posted by PennyK

I am interested in Active Isolated Stretching with Laura Dugan, Get Bent & Bendy Body with Kristina Nekyia(preview on BellyDance.com), Yummy Yoga with Christa Rypins, Deep Stretch/Yin Yoga with Mimi Solaire, and Somatic Yoga with James Knight.

Does anyone have any experience with these?

I just read on the site of Laura Dugan stretchforfunction that if you hold a stretch more than 10 seconds that you actually increase your chance of injury. What do you think?

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by PennyK

I am interested in Active Isolated Stretching with Laura Dugan, Get Bent & Bendy Body with Kristina Nekyia(preview on BellyDance.com), Yummy Yoga with Christa Rypins, Deep Stretch/Yin Yoga with Mimi Solaire, and Somatic Yoga with James Knight.

Does anyone have any experience with these?

Thanks (I think! lol), I didn't know about her at all, the get bent dvd looks good, althought advance with those splits that I can't do at all I wonder if she shows modifications I wish I could watch a preview of her last dvd as well.

[PennyK]

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[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by PennyK

She has short clips of both on BellyDance.com and youtube along with a few tip of the day clips.

I was at her site, and just watched one clip http://fitandbendy.com/dvdsale.htm, I'll check bellydance and youtube as well, thanks!

[Breezy Trousers]

Originally Posted by PennyK

I just found Kristina Nekyia on YouTube at FitandBendy and she has a few clips that I watched and now I'm even more interested in her and think I will purchase both of her dvds.

I really like her!!!

I really like her, too, especially the more I researched. Her YouTube instructionals and the rave Amazon reviews (which appear to be mostly legitimate) were my tipping point. I should receive her advanced DVD and will let you know what I think. I hope I can do 3/4 of it, ha. The shoulder stretches look particularly good. I'll sit out the splits segment () .... Kristina's curviness and earthy female energy will be a nice change from all the "yang" instructors.

Penny, I'm not sure about the dangers of holding a stretch longer than 10 seconds. Opinions are often self-serving, more so when promoted by a commercial interest .... Nothing opens my body up better than long yin yoga holds, but those holds can be intense -- despite yin yoga's deceptively passive appearance -- so I can certainly see the potential for injury if not careful. That's true for just about everything, though.

[Pam]

PennyK & Breezy Trousers--Plz let us know you like the DVDs from Kristina Nekyia.

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by pam

pennyk & breezy trousers--plz let us know you like the dvds from kristina nekyia.

+ 1

ETA: 8 Essential Stretches for the Bellydancer presented by Kristina Nekyia it's 10 minutes long (but it is not follow along, it mostly demo), I'll give it a try.

[PennyK]

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[AsSweetAsSugar]

Thanks for the update Penny, I was also surprised when I read it was 40 mins. long for just one segment, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the remaining ones. I have a little questions though:

She starts out on her back and moves to all fours and then sitting with and without the help of a band or two

That meant resistance (elastic) bands or yoga blocks? I was also wondering if the nice music used for the promo video is in the actual workout? Btw, it was shipped fast!