Sun Salutations Level I Review

Dear Neel
Thank you for the book and the cd's . I started to hear the beeja mantra cd and i found that it is exactly what I need . I have difficolies to pronounce the H before the consonant . In german language which i currently speak they used to have H before vocals ( like english I suppose ) and this is for me easier. In italian they normaly d'ont pronounce the H. Only in the italian they speak in Toscana and Florence they used to add H's everywhere. The cd's are ok and I can hear them on a normal cd player . In future I will start to read the book . I excercise the first dvd with the mantra since I recived them . I practise surya namaskar (but in another way, they teach me) with the sun mantras , pronounced mentally, nearly two times a day. But I am not pronoucing now the beeja during the surya namaskar , I only execise them out of the salutation. I answer only now because i have great difficolties with my internet onnection. (they told me that in the USA the internet connection is free but here in Italy you must pay a company). Now I have not the fast connection but only the normal very slow connection.
regards
Yoga Student from Italy

Review of Soorya Namaskar (Sun Salutations) Video: This video provides very explicit instructions for doing the sun salutation poses. It might be good for the beginning student or anyone who wants to perfect their postures in these poses. Before actually seeing the demonstrations of the poses, the viewer listens to Neel Kulkarni the teacher and is given a visual printout of the text. This would be beneficial for hearing impaired students. This reviewer found the tape to be very slow-moving and tedious. It was difficult to stay focused because of the slow pace of the presentation. Perhaps that is part of the message - to be very mindful of each movement. New students might be put off by this approach. The video could be enhanced by presenting the instruction in a different setting. It is obvious that this video was an amateur production,especially when the instructor was signaling the camera person at certain points. In its effort to be precise and clear, the video loses appeal because of its lack of aesthetics.