A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
'Ki or Breathing' is a spare concoction assembled from slow motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.
Samadhi Part 1 (Maya the Illusion of the Self) is the first installment in a series of films exploring Samadhi. Samadhi is an ancient Sanskrit word which points toward the mystical or transcendent union that is at the root of all spirituality and self inquiry. The saints, sages and awakened beings throughout history have all learned the wisdom of self surrender.
The focus is on the "sun salutation," a connected series of poses that builds strength, flexibility, and balance, and with repeated practice this offers what Fonda calls "an excellent full-body workout." The program is divided into three sections, any one of which can be practiced on its own. The first breaks down the various poses comprising the sun salute, while the second is devoted to several repetitions of the salute itself; three variations are offered, two incorporating some of Fonda's own techniques and one that's closer to the "classical" or "Series C" salutation. The final section (which might actually be a better place to prepare for your practice than to finish it) focuses on relaxation and breathing. Fonda's manner is brisk, but her instructions are clear and concise, and while the tape isn't especially difficult, it should prove challenging enough for beginners and most intermediates.
Explore a unique daily fitness regimen with actress Ali McGraw and yoga works, presenting a combination of short and long physical workouts and meditation periods to achieve well-being in body and mind.
Out of shape? Lacking energy? No time to spend on yourself? Feeling stressed? Discover Leah Bracknell s Yoga And You. Yoga And You can help you achieve your desired goals for body and mind: The programme is designed for people of all ages and all levels of fitness, beginners and more experienced practioners. Filmed on location in Ibiza, Leah takes you through a practice that is easy to follow yet challenging. The programme covers a warm-up, sitting and standing postures, breath control and relaxation and is divided into five sections: 1) Awakening, 2) Taking Control, 3) Inner Strength, 4) Finding Balance and 5) Tranquility. Yoga And You balances a physical workout whilst encompassing a positive frame of mind. Leah Bracknell has been practicing Hatha Yoga for almost four years and is studying for the teacher training diploma at the British School of Yoga. This programme has been devised by Leah and British Wheel of Yoga qualified teacher Janet Kaye.
In YOGA BODY BURN guru Denise Austin guide you through a dynamic vinyasa of fat-blasting work-outs designed to burn fat, sculpt lean legs, flatten the tummy and rejuvenate the body. Whether combined or worked individually, these yoga workouts will melt away fat and improve your body's overall tone and flexibility in no time. Namaste.
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad is confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.
Once Upon a Mat brings your child on exciting yoga adventures, including an African safari, a trip to outer space, and getting caught in a thunderstorm! Your little yogi will become a part of this adventure through real yoga poses and guided breathing. Once Upon a Mat helps children exercise their bodies and expand their imaginations - while increasing balance, core strength and confidence.
A documentary film that takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that by changing one's perceptions, the human body can heal itself from any disease.
A tutorial about guided meditation. Throughout the project, the spectator is invited to follow a series of steps that, if done well, will take them to a calm and tranquility state.
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Yin Yoga Yin Yoga works on the deeper connective tissue by holding the individual asanas for longer and with relaxed muscles (i.e. without force). It combines anatomical knowledge with the teachers of Dao Yoga and the meridians. This DVD gives you an easy introduction to Yin Yoga practice. Either with a sequence for the liver or one for the gallbladder. This pair of organs has a regulating effect on the body and thus controls the Chi level.
Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay. As her sister Sonal prepares for marriage and her mother Laxmi urges her to partner up, a spiritual guru predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among her next five dates. With her family intervening, Pia embarks on a hilarious yet heartfelt quest for love.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
From the Creator of Yoga and You, Leah Bracknell has created another beautiful practice for all to enjoy, young, old, beginners or more experienced practitioners. Leah guides you through these sequences: 1. Sun Salutations (5mins) 2. Inner Peace (26 mins) 3. Energy (28mins) 4. Pranayama- breathing exercise (4mins) 5. Guided Relaxation (10 mins) Filmed in the tranquil setting of Paradise Bay, Turkey, and set to an inspiring sountrack produced by Bhupinder Singh Chagger, YOGA for LIFE is easy to follow yet challenging and will help to relieve stress, leaving you feeling restored, energised, strong and invigorated "
Yoga Weight-Loss Workout For Dummies offers step-by-step instruction for both standing and mat exercises and includes useful modifications so you can move at your own pace and level. You can build stamina, strength, and flexibility while you burn extra calories. After your workout with this program, you'll feel like you have done something extraordinary to yourself... and you have!
The navy captain Avanti Planetaros is inspired by his astronomer-father to travel through outer space to reach other worlds. He becomes an aviator and, along with the young scientist Dr. Krafft, the driving force behind the construction of a space-ship. Despite oppostion from the mocking Professor Dubius, Planetaros gathers a crew of fearless men and takes off. During the long voyage, the crew becomes restless; a mutiny is narrowly avoided. Finally, they reach Mars and discover that the planet is inhabited by people who have reached a higher stage of development, free of diseases, sorrow, violence, sexual urges, and the fear of death. Avanti falls in love with Marya, daughter of the Prince of Wisdom, the head of the Martians. Marya shares his feelings and decides to return with him in order to bring the wisdom of the Martians to the backward Earthlings. (stumfilm.dk)
Rodney Yee presents this volume of intermediate yoga exercises, including more challenging inverted poses as well as backbends, headstands and shoulder stands.
Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of tukdam.