Product Details

• Actors: Mark Darby, Nicole Bordeleau
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Productions Yoga Monde, Inc.
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006I036C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,414 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply superb, January 24, 2005

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E. Schilling - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series [DVD] (DVD)

Being an owner and user of all what is available of Ashtanga Yoga videos and DVD I can without hesitation say that this is, if not the best, then among the best practice DVD that is available. It's suitable for both the beginner and the experienced practitioner, who want to gain new insight to there practice.
Darby is an excellent Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, and a very reliable authority in his area. His deep knowledge and insight to the Ashtanga Yoga is brilliant served in this production, and everyone doing Ashtanga or has any interest in it, should treat them self to this experience. Here you don't just get a demonstration, you also get cues and advises that are coming from somebody who really knows his business, and also have the skills to teach it to others.
The video is very professional made, nice setting, two persons practising, Nicole Bordeleau doing modifications, so that the novice can follow, and Darby in the back, gracefully demonstration the movements and positions of the Ashtanga Yoga first series. There are lots of verbal cues and advices that make it easy and very insightful to listen to while practicing. Amongst others, the goodies include a break down of the Sun Salutation, and advice to teachers, that everyone practicing can benefit from learning.
A must to own if you practice, or want to practice the art of Ashtanga Yoga.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ashtanga with Darby, January 19, 2006

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Anthony Robertson (QC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series [DVD] (DVD)

For several years I have practiced either with Darby or at his school (and elsewhere). This DVD is the closest thing to training personnally with him. It is bilingual (English and French options) with 2 types of Ashtanga sessions, 45 and 90 mins. It has a simple presentation yet with all the benefits. So far, I have been unable to find a better DVD to assist my practice.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Would give it 10 stars if I could!, September 4, 2009

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R. Siemens (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series [DVD] (DVD)

This DVD is a real find for anyone who loves ashtanga but isn't advanced enough to do the entire Primary Series. Unlike most other DVDs of its type, this one has two instructors doing the routine simultaneously -- one of them providing variations for less advanced practitioners. Like Swenson's "Yoga Short Forms" (which I also love), this DVD also contains not only the full routine, but also an abbreviated 30 minute version that lets you focus on fundamentals. The production values are high, and the instructors provide lots of useful commentary without being too chatty. I wish there were more yoga DVDs like this.