Sara ivanhoe on child pose yoga posture
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26 Jun Moving Towards Stillness. A Conversation with Sara Ivanhoe
Posted in Interviews, Yoga by Anjula
Yogini, Sara Ivanhoe
Levitating Monkey had the recent pleasure of talking with Yogini, Sara Ivanhoe. When she isn’t teaching at YogaWorks in Santa Monica, Sara is at Loyola Marymount University, working toward a master’s degree in yoga philosophy. A yoga teacher since 1995, Sara has completed teacher trainings with Erich Schiffmann, Yoga Works Studios and Anusara founder, John Friend. Sara has collaborated with Russell Simmons for Yoga Live series, and is the instructor for the Yoga for Dummies series, as well as the Crunch Yoga series.
Levitating Monkey: How did you first come to be interested in yoga?
Sara Ivanhoe: Yoga was offered at my high school, so I began the practice early. It was also part of my studies at NYU, so by the time I had the post- college, “who am I” crisis, yoga had already been a part of my life for almost 10 years. It has been guiding me ever since.
LM: What do you love most about teaching yoga?
SI: Being of service allows me to get off of myself, to leave my own concerns behind and focus on the needs of others. I love how all consuming it is. For
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One DVD in this set is devoted to
Pilates, and the other is devoted to yoga.
Each has a basic and an intermediate workout. As part of the "for Dummies" series, they explain ideas
in simple terms with exercises that are easy to follow. On each DVD, as the presenter demonstrates
the workouts, boxes pop up with hints about how to do them, or with variations
for more or less challenging versions of the exercises. Jargon is kept to a minimum and is also
explained via the pop-up boxes. Several
myths about yoga and Pilates are debunked through these boxes too. The production qualities are high, with the
presenter giving instructions while demonstrating the exercises and also in
voice-over. The voice is always clear
and distinct. The studio is very
neutral, with a wooden floor and a combination of wooden and black and white walls. The lighting is from above with studio
lights, keeping the presenter well illuminated. The camera work is professional, highlighting important features
of the exercises, and generally on the move, either slowly zooming in or moving
around. It looks like two cameras were
used, one showing the instructor from the side, and the other showing her from
above. In the background, bland new age
music plays, and when watching, i