Product Details

• Actors: Jill Miller
• Directors: Mark Holmes and Ian Albert
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
• DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009
• Run Time: 151 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00144IMHO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,981 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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YOGA LINK:HIP HELPERS WITH JILL MILLE - DVD Movie

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best, November 20, 2008

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Lynn Fyffe (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Link: Hip Helpers with Jill Miller (DVD)

This is the best yoga DVD I have found so far for hip pain. The instructor is really the expert in this field. The exercise targets hip pain from every angle possible. There are many poses I've never seen in other Yoga sessions. It is quite creative and thorough. The practice is about 50 minutes long. The instruction is very clear and the edit for the video is clean. I felt the good effects the first time I tried it even I did not finish the whole practice.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This actually healed a chronic injury!, May 2, 2008

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M. Barclay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Link: Hip Helpers with Jill Miller (DVD)

I practice Martial Arts and I had a hip tendon that was always inflamed and the pain would prevent me standing straight up after sitting for brief periods of time. The techniques on this dvd were easy to follow/to do and after a few weeks, I noticed the pain was almost gone. Now, not only am I pain free, I know how to avoid it in the future and my flexibility improved! Jill Miller's work is revolutionary and applies to everyone. If you want healthy joints and muscles, you need this dvd!!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Effective and unique exercises for tight hip muscles, April 9, 2011

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kendallm - See all my reviews

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I read all of the reviews before buying this DVD, and I'd like to address the one 1 star review as well as add other comments that may help those of you who are ready to really work to improve your hip flexibility and/or reduce pain. Although I love this DVD, I can relate to what the 1 star reviewer said. "Hip Helpers" is not really a yoga routine, and Jill Miller alludes to that. She mentions that these exercises will make your yoga sessions better, although I think the Hip Helpers routine is great all on its own.

The 1 star reviewer also mentioned that this DVD feels much like physical therapy. I agree somewhat, although I think the format and setting are much nicer than any PT I've done. To me, it feels more like yoga but without the focus on breath (which is a huge part of any true yoga practice).

Another reviewer commented that the practice gets grueling in the abductor series. I agree, but that's because I have weak abductors and desperately need to strengthen them to loosen up my adductors! I would bet that a person with flexible, supple hips can do those exercises with ease.

Anyone looking to really loosen up his/her hips needs to understand the principles of agonist and antagonist muscles. It's actually easy to understand in spite of the fancy names (and you can learn much more by searching the web using those keywords). The principle is similar to the "equal but opposite force" idea from Newton's Third Law of Motion. The large muscles that are part of the pelvic girdle are categorized into groups based on their functions (flexing or extending the hip, adducting or abducting the legs, etc.) As an example, when the hip abductors are weak, other muscles in the hip will work much harder to compensate. That leads to chronic tightness and shortening in the compensating muscles, while the weak muscles stretch too much. This sets up a vicious cycle, and stretching the chronically tight muscles will only help slightly. The only thing that will really work is to figure out which muscles are weak and strenghthen those.

When your muscles are balanced (i.e. you have no weak agonist hip muscles and no overcompensating, tight antagonist muscles), you'll have supple hips and much greater range of motion as well as more power from your leg muscles. You'll also transfer 'load' (your body weight) from muscles onto your skeleton, where it belongs. Your bones are meant to bear your weight, not your muscles, tendons, and ligaments. By balancing your muscles, you can avoid a lot of chronic conditions as you age and you'll feel a lot better.

That's a long-winded explanation, but I thought it might help those of you like me who sit way too much and sleep in a semi-fetal position (both of which can cause tight hip flexors). People seem to think stretching is the answer to tight hips, but that's only a small part of the answer. The Hip Helpers DVD really does work if you do it regularly. Just don't expect overnight results. It took a long time for you to get tight hips, and our sedentary lifestyles keep adding to our hip muscle imbalances.

Of all the things I've tried, I think this DVD is the most effective single way to balance the hips and make them supple. I also like Jill's personable manner and the DVD's production values. The studio she's in is well lit and serene. You do have to use some props, but remember it's going to take some effort to get your hips realigned and in balance. BTW, anyone with tight hips should always use props in yoga anyway; you should be able to truly RELAX into the stretches without 'guarding' your muscles against overstretching. Tight-hipped yogis should sit on a folded blanket or other prop that lifts your hips above the level of your knees when you're sitting cross-legged. If you don't, your spine will be in the wrong position, and you'll get uncomfortable and fatigue quickly.