Videos
Finding Your Health Diet: Free Video
This clip discusses the answer to the question “What is the healthiest diet?”, saying that we know it’s a plant-based diet, but how much emphasis is on starches versus vegetables. Two medical giants, John McDougall MD and Joel Fuhrman MD, discuss and debate the question.
Overall Rating (1-5): 4
Entertainment Rating: 4
Intriguing discussion about what a healthy [...]
Free Iyengar Video: Pranayama Video
BKS Iyengar explains the high importance of concentrated breathing techniques in yoga practice.
Overall Rating (1-5): 2
Entertainment Rating: 2
Excerpt from a talk by BKS Iyengar, explaining and demonstrating breathing techniques.
Instructional Rating: 2
Interesting, but the clip is too short to take away any real information.
More information: http://youtube.com/user/frikaloopa
Vegan Lifestyle Video: Finding Compassion
Rev. Heng Sure, PhD, talks about compassion, humanity, friends and family.He gives personal examples of examples of compassion that he has experienced in his own life, and describes the human experience and need for compassion using the principle of ubuntu: people become people through other people. He suggests taking this further, and applying it [...]
Free Iyengar Yoga Video Interview: The Masters
BKS Iyengar is interviewed about his life. He talks about how yoga transformed him in both body and mind, and how passionate he is about sharing this with other people. This video was taken at the Yoga Institute of Pune, India.
Overall Rating (1-5): 4
Entertainment Rating: 4
Interesting interview with BKS Iyengar.
Instructional Rating: 3
Interesting insight into the [...]
Beginner Surya Namaskar Free Yoga Video
This clip shows one round of Classical Iyengar Yoga Surya (sunrise) Namaskar (salutations) with jumping. It is a short clip, but the sequence is well demonstrated.
Overall Rating (1-5): 3
Entertainment Rating: 2
Short yoga demonstration.
Instructional Rating: 3
Well demonstrated Iyengar Yoga sequence - would have benefitted from commentary.
More information: http://youtube.com/user/jonieast
Free Iyengar Yoga Video: Trishka
Short promotional clip featuring Trishka At the Aspen Club and spa. She and her colleagues demonstrate the new wall yoga with hanging ropes, and advertise their club’s regular yoga sessions.
Overall Rating (1-5): 1
Entertainment Rating: 1
A promotional clip rather than for entertainment.
Instructional Rating: 1
Not for instructional purposes, only to provide information about the Aspen Club.
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Vegan Recipes Cooking Demo: Free Video
This video provides cooking demos with Chef Tanya, raw chef Jennifer Cornbleet, Ann Esselstyn, Sabrina Nelson. They talk about the benefits of raw food diets. This is a 10-minute excerpt from the cooking demos portion of the Healthy Lifestyle Expo 2007. In this demo, raw vegan chef Jennifer Cornbleet presents an easy, tasty raw recipe, [...]
Practical Meditation Free Video: How to
This video gives a history of meditation practices, East and West. including Christian meditation, such as the Jesus Prayer, Jewish Kabbalah forms of meditation, medical studies of meditation, and practical instructions from a variety of traditions, featuring the Buddhist methods of “stopping and contemplating,” which are the two branches of Chan/Zen meditation. Also includes meditating [...]
Joel Fuhman Video: Nutrient Density & Your Health
Joel Fuhrman MD talks about diets that don’t work, and nutrient density as the key to healthy eating. He points out that portion-controlled diets don’t work, as they result in weight loss that is maintained for over 5 years in only 3 out of 100 cases. He advises seeking volume and nutrients first, and warns [...]
Women’s Health Tips: Free Video
This clip shows Dr. Popper addressing women’s health issues. She points out that women not only are responsible for their own health, but often control diet and health issues for children and families. Her talk includes information about weight loss, osteoporosis, breast health, hormone replacement and how to reverse aging, explaining that these issues are [...]