Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
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Actor: Raquel WelchEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 1991-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: THORN EMI Video
Studio: THORN EMI Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Movie Review: a really thorough and challenging practice
Summary: 4 Stars
I was first introduced to this tape in high school and let me tell you, I wore this tape out! I will freely admit that as a 16-year old, what drew me towards this was my natural flexibility and balance, so I felt like I'd finally found something that embraced my specific physical gifts, but I got into amazing shape with this class.
On the annoying side is the fact that Raquel teaches, which I find annoying because a) she's not a teacher and that is not something to be taken lightly, and b) she's a competitive woman, which shows as she looks around at her classmates with that catty glint in her eyes. But, that said, I have to admit her voice is soothing, her alignment cues are precise and she obviously practiced this a lot and really enjoyed every moment. You could see her unwind and relax throughout as well. And as far as being a good model for demonstrating the pose, Raquel was very precise and graceful.
The presentation here was unique; filmed in a gorgeous open air living room on a beach in Mustique (I believe that's the island), it was visually lovely. Yes, Raquel shows off her natural assets in a zebra print bathing suit, but so what? She looks great and it's comfortable for her. If male yoga teachers can wear shorts only and go without ridicule, women should be entitled to be comfortable as well.
The Bikram series (which I didn't realize was what this was until recently) is usually done in a heated studio ("hot yoga") but I remember doing this almost daily during high school and feeling tremendous effects without that added element.
She does each of the postures twice. The first set is designed to warm you up, the second is to help you make quick progress (I'm quoting verbatim because it's so ingrained from my practice all those years ago!). And I really like that. The second time around is always better, deeper.
I, too, am sad that this will never make it to DVD. I read the comment on someone's review here that explains the lawsuit. I won't even go into my personal opinions on yoga teachers who sue over an ancient art, but you get the idea. But I think I still have this gem on old VHS someplace at home and I want to dig it out to experience it again.
You get a thorough yoga set, complete with breathing exercises, chair pose, eagle, side stretch, triangle, balancing t, standing head to knee, dancer's pose...it's about 90 minutes from start to finish if memory serves. You'll work on balance, coordination, flexibility, strength, determination, concentration, and in the end you'll know you've worked every nook and cranny you've got, all while breathing deep and staying calm.
If you can find this someplace, and you love doing yoga at home, get it. This is challenging, no doubt, but there's room to grow. The music is soft and soothing, not too loud or noticable, and it's a great set.
I'm going home tonight to see if I can relive fabulous old times with Lee, Nicole, Marguerite, Susan, Suzanne and Raquel. ;)
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