Soul Stretches

Ulrick Bien-Aime
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Athletic Stretch


The set is simple but not hard on the eyes with lots of greenery. The music is rather forgettable. There are three people demonstrating the movements at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Although there are many yoga-based poses like plow and pigeon, the emphasis is on athletic stretching with zero spiritual talk.

The workout is broken up into four segments. You do fifteen poses at a slower pace with lots of instruction and then repeat the poses again at a much faster pace with minimal instruction. Then you are introduced to 15 more poses that are done in similar fashion. Since most of the instruction is done on the first side, I found many instances where the second side was not held as long leaving me feeling unevenly stretched.

At the end of the workout, I can't stay I felt very stretched out or relaxed; perhaps it's the overly clinical approach. For an athletic-based stretch workout, I would much more highly recommend Tamilee Webb.

Instructor Comments:
Mr. Bien-Aime is very professional in his manner and conscientious about giving lots of instruction.

SharonH

07/05/2005