Pure Power

Rainbeau Mars
Year Released: 2002

Categories: Yoga


This is a short practice, only about 30 minutes. 90% of the practice is Sun Salutations with an extra asana included each time. I was very weary of planks and down dogs by the end. In fact, I was so tired of them I will be getting rid of this DVD. There were very few asanas overall outside of the Sun Salutations. If I recall correctly, there was crescent lunge, down dog with foot elevated, plank with foot elevated, knee to nose while in plank... no balancing poses besides crescent. Only 2 seated poses, bridge and side twist. I think there was side plank also. By the time we hit the floor I was ready to roll after all the sun sal's and then BOOM its over! I hadn't looked to see how long the practice was or I'd have had a clue, but I was astounded that it was over after what seemed like a really long warmup of endless planks and downdogs. There are not really any flexibility moves on this other than a few shoulder openers and the side twist at the end. No triangles or pigeon variations, no forward bends.
The scenery is spectacular the the production quality is great. Rainbeau is a great instructor. It would have helped, however, if she named the next move so I didn't have to keep craning my neck to se what she was doing.

Overall, B-

Instructor Comments:
She is so adorable. The descriptions she uses made me giggle - something like imagining your arms to be straws sucking up the energy from the Earth.

Peggy T

09/20/2006