"The Madonna of yoga, exuding creativity and inspiration" Yogi
Times
Good things flow from a strong core: a long lean torso, a y
back, a positive flow of energy that benefits every aspect of
your life. Now, one of the yoga worlds top female teachers shows
you an enlightened way to a powerful core. Unlike repetitive
conventional abs work, Shivas fluid yoga-based approach awakens
your creativity and inner fire, building strength and grace in
the same way that surfing, rock climbing, or dancing doeswhile
youre enjoying yourself, not counting the minutes until its
over. The program includes three flowing segments, which can be
done all at once or individually.
Filmed at White Sands National Park, the program was directed by
James Wvinner and in HD by Hollywoods Sion Michel (Memoirs
of a Geisha). Beautiful, effective, inspiring. Its an abs
workout youll look forward to doing again and again.
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It's hard to say how Shiva Rea would react to being called "the
Madonna of yoga," a phrase that appears on the cover of Creative
Core Abs. But one thing is certain: the popular, California-based
yogi's several DVD programs are uniformly first-rate, and this
one is no exception. Roughly defined as the area between the
upper thighs and lower ribcage, with particular focus on the
abdominals and lower back, the core is "more than our physical
center," says Rea; it is "our inner fire," the seat of our
physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual selves (not to mention
the center of a great many yoga poses). Mindful that core
exercises are for many of us "a duty, not a pleasure," Rea has
designed three different programs (ranging from seven to
seventeen minutes) that to offer a more creative, innovative
approach to the work. The "Water Core" segment includes various
seated movements, many involving the arms as well; there are also
sequences done on the back, somewhat akin to the bridge pose, as
well as the "water wheel," which combines lifting the hips while
alternately extending the legs. The "Spontaneous Core" section
incorporates some of the previous movements with several new
ones, while the "Fire Core," the longest of the three, blends
very challenging poses such as chaturanga and the forearm plank
with familiar standing asanas like the Warrior II. As usual, the
musical accompaniment is effective but not intrusive, while the
setting (New Mexico's White Sands National Park) and the HD
cinematography by Sion Michel (a camera operator for Memoirs of a
Geisha) are stunning. None of that may matter much while you're
flat on your back, struggling to understand what it means to
treat a pose as if you're "skateboarding on the empty of
your pelvis," but Creative Core Abs is likely to yield satisfying
results for those who stick with it. --Sam Graham
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Review
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Powerful exercise for the core with a beautiful presentation. --
Metapsychology, February 20, 2007
Rea leads a workout that's fluid, transformative, and -- yes, we
really mean it -- fun, with nary a crunch in . -- body+soul,
May 2007
Rea gives her usual expert performance, powerful but graceful,
assured by accessible; she's an inspiration to all abdominally
challenged yogis. -- Yoga Journal
Rea's cueing will have even novices flowing through the yoga
poses -- Shape
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