Geri Yoga

Katy Appleton
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Yoga


I bought this because so many people seemed to dislike it and I wondered what the fuss was. (Well, that and it was only 4 bucks.)

There seem to be 2 issues with Geri - she's chatty and her outfit is tiny. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't go into detail on these points. As Geri is the obstacle to people enjoying the tape, I thought I should mention the issues specifically.

Geri is a little chatty. I didn't mind it, but she does babble. Overall, she struck me as someone who really is excited about yoga and wants to share it with others. For instance she reminds people that you'll probably pass some gas in some postures. I'd rather workout with someone who can accept her body enough to say, "Hey, people have gas. You have gas too."

The other issue is her attire. Yes, her shorts are short, but I've seen people wear that type of outfit to my yoga class. If I had her legs and bottom, then I'd wear that exact same outfit to yoga class, and to the supermarket, and to the office, and everywhere. I can see how the chattiness and the skimpy attire would be annoying, but it didn't really bother me.

If you can get past Geri, you have a nice yoga workout. The workout is longish at 90 minutes. It's definitely not vinyasa as so many videos are. There is a very gentle warm-up, a sun salutation warm-up, some postures, and a nice relaxation. I like that the postures selected include bridge, shoulder stand and plow. Not enough tapes include inverted poses, so I was happy to see these. Katy gives you plenty of time and instruction to learn the postures.

Katy Appleton instructs Geri and another student. Geri doesn't always have fabulous form and Katy tells her how to fix it. It's not a smooth flowing workout, but it's certainly enjoyable. Katy's instruction really clarifies poses that you thought you knew.

Certainly, Geri Yoga isn't everyone's cuppa tea. I did like it and will keep a spot for it in my practice.

Instructor Comments:

honey

06/01/2006