Product Details

• Actors: Jennifer Kries
• Directors: Jennifer Kries
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NC-17
• Studio: Razor Digital Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000P2XNHU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,465 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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JENNIFER KRIES:YIN YOGA - DVD Movie

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice introduction to Yin Yoga, October 2, 2007

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jennifer Kries, Yin Yoga (DVD)

NOTE. The yoga sequences on this DVD contain footage which has previously appeared on Jennifer Kries' Hot Body Cool Mind series DVDs.

In this DVD, instructor Jennifer Kries presents Yin Yoga, a style of yoga in which the postures are held at length, usually up to 10-15 minutes. However, Jennifer and her two background exercises do NOT hold the postures for the recommended length; instead, they hold each pose for approximately 10 breaths, with Jennifer encouraging you to hold the poses longer on your own. In her Introduction to this DVD, Jennifer calls Yin Yoga the "un-workout," noting that it is cooling, calming, and restoring; she also refers to the practice as "needle-less acupuncture." All postures are performed entirely on the floor.

The Main Menu offers the following selections: Introduction, Workouts (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), Yin Yoga and Meridian Theory Interview, Credits, and About Jennifer. The three workouts contain very similar postures and footage, but additional poses are added as the difficultly level increases. However, the workouts would more appropriately be called "Short, Medium, Long," as it is mainly the length rather than the difficultly level which increases; furthermore, Jennifer has her background exercisers display various levels of difficulty in all three workouts. Throughout each practice, Jennifer talks about the meridian pairs addressed by each posture, noting some of the benefits/effects that you might experience.

The Beginner workout is about 20 minutes long and includes butterfly, full seated forward bend, child's pose (Jennifer recommends performing this pose between all of the postures but only shows it only the one time), dragonfly (wide-leg seated forward bend), thread the needle, reclined twist (aka revolved stomach pose), savasana (relaxation), and final meditation. The Intermediate practice comes in around 23 minutes and includes full forward bend, child's pose, saddle (similar to 1-leg reclined hero), choice of shoelace (bull seat or the legs from cow-face pose) or ankle to knee (double pigeon), pigeon, quarter dog, reclined twist, and relaxation/final meditation. Finally, the Advanced workout is 33 minutes long; the postures include include butterfly, a choice of seal (similar to cobra) or saddle, seated forward bend, dragon, a choice of shoelace or eye of the needle or ankle to knee, pigeon, wide-legged child's pose, dragonfly, quarter dog, reclined twist, dead bug, cross-legged seated forward bend with crossed arms, and relaxation/final meditation.

In the Yin Yoga and Meridian Theory Interview, Jennifer interviews a friend of hers who is a shiatsu practitioner. The interview begins with an explanation of "yin" and continues with talking about Chinese element theory and how this impacts emotions. The conversation then moves into a discussion of exactly how the "Makko-Ho's" (exercises to address meridian pairs) target various meridians in the body. At this point, Jennifer calls upon a male and female dancer to demonstrate some of the Yin yoga postures while she and her friend point out the affected areas of the body. This segment is 9 minutes long.

Overall, I really liked the Yin sequences on this DVD; I find the soothing effects of Yin Yoga to be a nice alternative to my usual hatha yoga practice. However, the one thing I didn't like is that Jennifer does not allow enough time in each pose. In order to do the Yin practices the way she recommends (ie, holding each posture 10-15 minutes), you would need to pause the DVD and keep track of the elapsed time on your own, which I find to be awkward. Still, this is a very good introduction to Yin Yoga which provides a nice variety of options for all levels of yoga practitioners.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing practice, December 29, 2007

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T. A. Bork ""yoga student/teacher"" (Flagstaff, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jennifer Kries, Yin Yoga (DVD)

After studying different vigorous types of yoga and gaining stregth and balance from them, I was looking forward to something that would still challenge me, but offer more in depth time with each posture. As a recovering back injury prevents me from doing certain active postures in my classes, I find the Yin approach very helpful at opening up deep tissue and allowing my surrender to gravity to be very comforting and awakening. The teaching is clear and easy to follow. Sometimes the voice of a teacher on a instructional DVD can be distracting, but I don't find this one to be so. She doesn't waste time with unwelcome talk, but offers encouragement as well as valuable information to each posture and one feels as if they are in a clas setting that is structured without being cloying.
The idea of slowing a movement down to stillness for an extended period of time is almost alien to us in the West. Allowing the body to be supported in the posture while allowing the muscles and tissues to take time to really open and give way to gravity is something I think is quite needed in private and class settings.
Each posture is allowed to be held for a 10 breath cycle. This doesn't seem like much at first glance, but with the good cues on alignment given, this is very beneficial to the new student as well as the more expeirienced pratitioner. With practice, the posture can be held for longer periods of time and the bodies somatic memory becomes more at ease within the stillness and opening of the body.
It has hleped with my old injuries as well as new aches that crop up due to life and more active yoga practices. I use it as a tool to help me really reach subtle points within the postures offered, letting my breath create a large realm of awareness and self exploration.
I would definatly like to study more of this type of Yoga and offer it's benefits to my students.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a real workout - just a demonstration of poses, July 3, 2009

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M. Willmes "unchain your dog" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jennifer Kries, Yin Yoga (DVD)

First, this DVD is really just a hurried intro to various poses. (Get it from your local library first, if you can). The poses aren't even held for the same amount of time on each side. If you want to learn some poses you can then do on your own, then this should work fine for you, but I like to practice along with a real workout sequence.

Second, Jennifer never misses a chance to plug her other DVD's throughout. She does this at least half a dozen times, and I find it extremely tacky and irritating.

Third, if you use this regularly, you will get really tired of her not only plugging her other DVD's, but also of her saying things like "....and you've been lying around like a lox, as my grandmother used to say". Then she laughs. Or "....and now I'm going to use my towel for another purpose.." and she dabs her face with it while smiling.

Maybe I'm just too picky, but I want a real workout, without a lot of pointless chatter, and without continual shameless plugs for other merchandise.