Comments on: We ♥ Anne Nuotio: Ashtanga Yoga Practice Videos (Primary Series) http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/ and everything in between Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: admin http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-723 admin Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:27:41 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-723 "even though you know he can do yoga miracles if he chooses to..." amazing “even though you know he can do yoga miracles if he chooses to…”

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]]> By: Maya Lassiter http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-722 Maya Lassiter Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:47 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-722 Hi ebean, thanks for visiting my blog and linking to it. I'd be happy to comment here--in fact, this post is where I first heard of Anne Nuotio's dvd. Here are my beginner's experiences with some of these dvds: Anne Nuotio, see my review mentioned in the comment above, but basically, I loved it. Swenson is great for practicing to, lots of support and encouragement to beginners and lots of variations. Smooth, friendly, plus funny white spandex shorts. John Scott has perfect poses, no variations, full vinyasa, beautiful but overwhelming and a bit intimidating to me. I don't like this one to practice to, but I got a lot of great info from the voice over. I'll probably return to it when I'm further along. Kino is awesome because she's this tiny chica doing powerhouse yoga, I love her. Good variation section at the end, although not as much as Swenson and not integrated in. Quick pace, a little too fast for me now, but I like it sometimes. Pretty to watch, and it feels friendly and not intimidating, even though she throws down on the fancy handstands at a moments notice. I'm not sure why that is, but it is. Melanie Fawer's is nice, a complete treatment. Her style is very functional feeling, clean. 90 minutes, lots of breaths in the finishing sequence. Doesn't dazzle, more of a workhorse primary depiction. Valuable info. Nicki has the gorgeous production values--ah, Hawaii!--but it only goes up to part of the standing. Great place to start if a few surys leave you winded and you need time building up (that's what I used it for). Gets left behind pretty quickly, though. Sharath is FAST. He counts to 5 but I'd be hyperventilating if I really tried to breath to that count. I get two or maybe three breaths in there per pose, but you can do the whole primary in less than an hour that way. Instead of practicing to this one, just watching it is valuable--his primary feels sort of...humble? Like he's just doing this thing, even though you know he can do yoga miracles if he chooses to, probably can balance on his left earlobe or some such. But there's no drama here, not an ego feeling in the accomplishment. I really really like that. Less like a performance. Watching it has helped me iron out the transitions and the breaths. He does not talk you through the poses, just gives the sanskrit name and the counting, so the info is all in the watching, not the listening. Some weird camera angle transitions, like the director had to try out all the filters on his movie software. Okay, I'm out. Thanks again for this post, ebean, it helped me when I was starting out. Hi ebean, thanks for visiting my blog and linking to it. I’d be happy to comment here–in fact, this post is where I first heard of Anne Nuotio’s dvd. Here are my beginner’s experiences with some of these dvds:
Anne Nuotio, see my review mentioned in the comment above, but basically, I loved it.

Swenson is great for practicing to, lots of support and encouragement to beginners and lots of variations. Smooth, friendly, plus funny white spandex shorts.

John Scott has perfect poses, no variations, full vinyasa, beautiful but overwhelming and a bit intimidating to me. I don’t like this one to practice to, but I got a lot of great info from the voice over. I’ll probably return to it when I’m further along.

Kino is awesome because she’s this tiny chica doing powerhouse yoga, I love her. Good variation section at the end, although not as much as Swenson and not integrated in. Quick pace, a little too fast for me now, but I like it sometimes. Pretty to watch, and it feels friendly and not intimidating, even though she throws down on the fancy handstands at a moments notice. I’m not sure why that is, but it is.

Melanie Fawer’s is nice, a complete treatment. Her style is very functional feeling, clean. 90 minutes, lots of breaths in the finishing sequence. Doesn’t dazzle, more of a workhorse primary depiction. Valuable info.

Nicki has the gorgeous production values–ah, Hawaii!–but it only goes up to part of the standing. Great place to start if a few surys leave you winded and you need time building up (that’s what I used it for). Gets left behind pretty quickly, though.

Sharath is FAST. He counts to 5 but I’d be hyperventilating if I really tried to breath to that count. I get two or maybe three breaths in there per pose, but you can do the whole primary in less than an hour that way. Instead of practicing to this one, just watching it is valuable–his primary feels sort of…humble? Like he’s just doing this thing, even though you know he can do yoga miracles if he chooses to, probably can balance on his left earlobe or some such. But there’s no drama here, not an ego feeling in the accomplishment. I really really like that. Less like a performance. Watching it has helped me iron out the transitions and the breaths. He does not talk you through the poses, just gives the sanskrit name and the counting, so the info is all in the watching, not the listening. Some weird camera angle transitions, like the director had to try out all the filters on his movie software.

Okay, I’m out. Thanks again for this post, ebean, it helped me when I was starting out.

]]> By: ebean http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-720 ebean Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:52:08 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-720 In depth Anne Nuotio video review at Mayaland. http://mayalassiter.com/blog/2009/11/anne-nuotios-awesomeness/ In depth Anne Nuotio video review at Mayaland.

http://mayalassiter.com/blog/2009/11/anne-nuotios-awesomeness/

]]> By: admin http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-678 admin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:59:39 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-678 Thanks, James! -ebean Thanks, James!

-ebean

]]> By: James White http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-677 James White Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:47:52 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-677 To provide you with some thoughts on Melanie Fawer's DVD. It is broken up into two DVDs. One is the straight Primary Series from opening prayer to final rest. This DVD is a little under an hour and half. The second DVD is an instructional DVD of every pose in the series it's 3+ hours long. It discusses and demonstrates how to build up to a full primary series daily practice, and provides some instruction on every pose in the primary series. Fawer's Ashtanga is very clean and straight forward (e.g. no hand stands between vinyasas). Overall, it is the kind of DVD you may want if you either wanted a few pointers trying to teach an Ashtanga class, or wanted something to augment/substitute for a teacher. Yeah I know you should always try and find a teacher, but certified Ashtanga instructors are not exactly a dime a dozen, so this DVD works pretty well. To provide you with some thoughts on Melanie Fawer’s DVD. It is broken up into two DVDs. One is the straight Primary Series from opening prayer to final rest. This DVD is a little under an hour and half. The second DVD is an instructional DVD of every pose in the series it’s 3+ hours long. It discusses and demonstrates how to build up to a full primary series daily practice, and provides some instruction on every pose in the primary series. Fawer’s Ashtanga is very clean and straight forward (e.g. no hand stands between vinyasas). Overall, it is the kind of DVD you may want if you either wanted a few pointers trying to teach an Ashtanga class, or wanted something to augment/substitute for a teacher. Yeah I know you should always try and find a teacher, but certified Ashtanga instructors are not exactly a dime a dozen, so this DVD works pretty well.

]]> By: Surya namaskar B http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-208 Surya namaskar B Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:48:44 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-208 [...] We Anne Nuotio: Ashtanga Yoga Practice Videos (Primary Series … [...] [...] We Anne Nuotio: Ashtanga Yoga Practice Videos (Primary Series … [...]

]]> By: ebean http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-155 ebean Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:24:38 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-155 wow, thanks for commenting! it is steep. the thing is that you get to see 1, 2, and 3rd series... but still -- expensive. that said, when i ordered the kino dvd (the first one) it was nearly $40. i think they have since lowered the price. wow, thanks for commenting! it is steep. the thing is that you get to see 1, 2, and 3rd series… but still — expensive. that said, when i ordered the kino dvd (the first one) it was nearly $40. i think they have since lowered the price.

]]> By: grimmly http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/we-%e2%99%a5-anne-nuotio-ashtanga-yoga-practice-videos-primary-series/#comment-148 grimmly Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:35:38 +0000 http://elephantbeans.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-148 The Anne Nuotio DVD looks great, but £60! bit steep. At least with the others you can just buy the series your working on. I started with the The Mark Darby one and still think it's the best for starting out. Sharath's was a revelation, in that following it I realised I could do all of primary in an hour a llowing me to practice the full series before work. Still getting a lot out of Kino's, her beginner options at the end are great. Swenson is just essential. Lino' old DVD and John Scott are probably a bit off putting for the beginner but John Scotts made me fall in love with primary all over again and all it's possibilities. Lino's new primary DVD above looks interesting. Never got on with Richard Freeman's primary but really into his Intermediate series at the moment. The Anne Nuotio DVD looks great, but £60! bit steep. At least with the others you can just buy the series your working on.
I started with the The Mark Darby one and still think it’s the best for starting out. Sharath’s was a revelation, in that following it I realised I could do all of primary in an hour a llowing me to practice the full series before work. Still getting a lot out of Kino’s, her beginner options at the end are great. Swenson is just essential. Lino’ old DVD and John Scott are probably a bit off putting for the beginner but John Scotts made me fall in love with primary all over again and all it’s possibilities. Lino’s new primary DVD above looks interesting. Never got on with Richard Freeman’s primary but really into his Intermediate series at the moment.

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