| Christa Rypins and her students lead you through simple, fun movements that gently relax the hips, lower back, shoulders, upper back and neck. Yummy Yoga consists of two 20-minute segments--one for the lower body and the other for the upper body. Christa's innovative approach to easing tightness and pain combines yoga and somatics (a system of neuromuscular re-education) to help relieve lower back pain, tight shoulders, stiff neck, sciatic pain and many other discomforts. Complete and easy-to-follow for beginners, Yummy Yoga is a valuable addition to the routines of experienced yoga students and athletes alike. With Yummy Yoga, you too can experience the joy of free and painless movement. |
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| Review Date: August 17, 2001 |
| Reviewer: , San Anselmo, CA USA |
| I have found more levels of release working with this video than with other forms of Yoga (either video, or group instruction format) I have tried in the past. The video "Yummy Yoga" demonstrates the individual exercises clearly, when necessary shows nice graphics clarifying which muscles to use, and provides just the right pacing for me to exercise with the presentation. Now, after some weeks of working with the video, I have found new ease in breathing, moving, and relaxing. I have found subtlety and lightness and a pleasure in being. . . obviously so in the physical world of my passion sculling . . . rowing is now waves of relaxation, breath and work. Oh how my whole body loves to move that boat! thank you, yummy yoga. and more, less obvious . . . my relationships are transformed, softer, more subtle, more informed by awareness. The joy and fluidity in breathing and moving which i have experienced as a result of actually working with this presentation is most definitely, 'yummy'. |
A beautiful therapeutic slow moving yoga practice
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| Review Date: September 22, 2006 |
| Reviewer: YogaKat, Oregon United States |
AKA Somatic Yoga. It is a slow moving yoga (see "Somatics" by Thomas Hanna). In this practice you contract your muscles and then release. The emphasis is on the release and letting go of muscular tension. You do not hold the postures and stretch the muscles like in traditional hatha yoga practice. It definitely helps with the release of tightness throughout your body and is more of a neurological workout than an aerobic workout.
There are two parts to this practice and both are performed on the floor (no standing postures). One is for the lower body and one for the upper body. I love the upper body work out. Part of this practice is contacting and releasing of your shoulder blades and wringing out from arm to arm. This is absolutely yummy! Christa Rypins has a very pleasant voice and at the end leads you though a body awareness relaxation. The whole practice is about an hour long. There is pleasant light music in the background.
The students are in a circular pattern and a lot of the filming is from straight above, so it is quite beautiful to watch. It is true as the other reviewer mentioned that you need to look up quite a bit to learn the movements. I think once you practice several times you'll get the hang of it (it's quite different than traditional yoga) and you'll be able to follow her queues quite easily.
I would highly recommend this DVD to people with chronic pain, muscle tightness and stress, recovering from surgery or an accident, carpel tunnel syndrome, or anyone looking to improve their body/mind connection. This practice will help to reeducate your neuromuscular system.
I would recommend this as an early morning practice to get your body moving or end of the day to release tension. I am using the DVD after breast cancer surgery and it is very therapeutic since I am not able to do my regular yoga practice. I think even intermediate yogis would benefit from this practice to add some variation and complement their invigorating yoga practice.
Please check my multitude of other yoga DVD reviews on Amazon. Nameste' |
Yummy Yoga is Yummy!
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| Review Date: November 6, 2004 |
| Reviewer: David Reid, |
Yummy Yoga felt wonderful to do on a day that I felt lethargic and unmotivated. I teach Yoga and was so impressed with how good I felt during and after doing Yummy Yoga that I shared it with my students over the next week. They enjoyed Yummy Yoga so much that many of them have decided to purchase it also. It really is Yummy - I recommend it for anyone and everyone that wants to feel good doing an activity that is good for you.
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Excellent therapeutic yoga dvd
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| Review Date: June 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mrs S. Edwards, Santa Rosa CA United States |
I have sciatica on the right side, and upper body back issues. I've been doing this dvd daily for about a week or so. I think things are getting better.
The lower area exercises have exercises directly for the psoas muscle, which is one of the muscles that get very tight, can cause sciatica, and also trigger bursitis, which I also have on the right side.
The upper area exercises do absolutely wonderful wringing-towel-like exercises you do with your arms. I've never seen these anywhere and they feel so good!
The one slight drawback is Ms. Rypins voice which is not exactly smooth and relaxing like other yoga dvds. However, don't let that deter you as you'll get used to it. This is a fantastic dvd. The exercises are top notch!
Finally, search the internet for Somatic Yoga, which is what this is. It's a bit of a different form of yoga, but very very "yummy" and therapeutic, as taught in this dvd! Ms. Rypins has an athletic background and I believe came to Somatic Yoga due to injuries playing professional sports.
I highly recommend this for everyone, but especially those who suffer from any aches and pains in their bodies.
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Don't Miss This Wonderful Experience
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| Review Date: November 7, 2006 |
| Reviewer: NHBunion, |
I have followed this DVD many times, which is wonderfully different from any other yoga or exercise tape I've tried. The production is visually lovely, with participants on a circular raised platform, and overall production quality is excellent. The "somatic movements" are so effective, one of my favorites is "seaweed legs". The neck movements make a tremendous difference in my arthritis pain. I start many days by following this DVD, and am consistantly amazed at the profound sense of relaxation when the video ends.
Thank you, Christa, for a terrific video!
Oddly enough, a few days after I purchased this DVD, I found the book "Somatics" by Dr. Hanna in a used book store. |
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