By Kiki | Thursday, March 21, 2024
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It is difficult to see what I have to do exactly, but I think it is working on my pelvic. I keep working this excise and see what will happen. Thank you.

By Melissa | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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Nice workshop. Replay video to do the opposite side.

By Isabel | Thursday, June 25, 2020
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The class only works one side of the pelvis and it is listed as needing no props but one may actually need a blanket, a block and definetly a strap.

By Saige | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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Excellent instructions, what a trove of knowledge from this teacher

By Ann | Monday, September 16, 2019
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Excellent! Watched it x2 as directed back to back and could walk again w/o pain. Thank you.

By Trish | Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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Watch the video all the way through once and take notes so that you know what to do.. The commentary and instruction are valuable but the routine itself only takes about 10 minutes per side. So for those of us with time pressure the DIY routine is crucial. This practice cured a nagging hip problem for me. My son was recently having difficulty in his sacro-iliac joint, really bad pain. He did the routine carefully and the pain is nearly gone after one routine. It s definitely worth a trial for back or hip issues.

By Jacqueline | Tuesday, July 21, 2015
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Great! As a PT I totally appreciate everything he says. Will augment any level s yoga practice!!

By Jo | Tuesday, July 21, 2015
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This is VERY deceiving! 30 minutes is half the class! you work one side of the body in 30 minutes and then you have to start over to do the other side. There would be no problem if we were given advance notice, but when you choose a 30-minute class because that s all the time you have, it s a huge problem. Please, make a correction and let people know this is IN FACT a 1-hour class!

By Marine | Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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This class was really interesting.

By lulurose | Saturday, June 13, 2015
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Not my greatest class. I guess it was interesting but I didn t find it very valuable and after an hour it almost felt like a bit of a waste of time. Maybe I have a good lower back and didn t really need the work. A strap was required for the last exercise.

By plus_2_kid | Wednesday, June 3, 2015
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I think the majority of the negative reviews are due to the title: This is not so much a "class" as it is a tutorial. It only covers one side but does so in depth. You really only need to watch this once or twice to learn the sequence and then you are able to do both sides in as little as 15 minutes.

I have found this incredibly helpful and with daily use am already noticing a huge difference in my lower back pain. It s also really changed the way I think about pelvic exercises. There is so much focus on stretching stretching stretching that does not focus on improper alignment. This helps to reposition the bones in the joint.

I love it!

By Sshines | Monday, May 11, 2015
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I wish I would have read the reviews before starting. The 30 minute class only works 1/2 the body. Boooo!!! It is annoying to have to either remember the whole thing to work the other side or fast forward through it again.

By lucilletwo | Thursday, March 26, 2015
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I liked the routine for my chronic low back pain and sciatica. I would give the actual routine itself four stars.

However, the way this video is set up is misleading in terms of the time committment, as the 27-minute video only takes you through the routine on one side. You must watch it twice to do both sides. Two stars.

Finally, it is clear that the instructor is very knowledgeable. I wish he kept some of that knowledge to himself because if he cut out the chatter, both sides could be done in the one video.

I think I will watch it again and take notes because watching this twice is just painful.

By dlapor03 | Sunday, March 8, 2015
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This class has been the best thing I have done for low back and hip pain relief. While it can be pesky to have to restart the video to do the other side, the results are well worth the effort. Thanks Kevin!

By k_om | Monday, February 23, 2015
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I started this class because it was 30 minutes long, and I didn t have a ton of time to practice. Well, the entire length of the video is spent doing ONE SIDE of your body! At the end he says to "restart the video" to do the other side. Ridiculous! I did a quickie version on my other side, and finished feeling very annoyed. It s a shame, really, because the content of the class was really interesting and felt effective.

By candacebpinaud | Monday, December 8, 2014
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Just an fyi...only one side of your body is worked in this class. You need to do the other side on your own once class is over.

By Sweta | Sunday, November 9, 2014
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This is another excellent therapeutic class. Its a bit trickier than the other classes from this instructor because he introduces isometric exercises for the hip and sacroiliac joint. However, the instructions are clear. You just need to be patient in give yourself a bit of time to practice and understand. The instructions in this class are for one side of the pelvis and then you have to repeat the class again to work on the other side - so its really an hour long practice. Highly recommended. This class is very reasonably priced, and it gives you a very good understanding of how the hip and sacroiliac joint works.

By MichaelH | Thursday, October 16, 2014
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Hard to understand in parts and the video doesn t really help. Also works the same side of the pelvis the entire 27 minute sequence and then you are supposed to replay it for the other side: why?

By deborahhartserafini | Sunday, April 27, 2014
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As a runner, I experienced unexplained pain in my hips. This class was the first to point out the need for strengthening certain muscles and aligning bones in that area. I felt different after the very first class. I have always loved Iyengar yoga. I wish there were more Iyengar classes available from yoga download.

Namaste

By Kelley Griffin | Thursday, March 13, 2014
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Love the class, it was especially helpful because I am recovering from low back muscle spasms on one side and this helped make everything feel better.
But PLEASE don t label it a 30 min. class! That s only for one side. I had to rush to get the other side done before I had to leave for work because I didn t want to start my day lopsided! Thanks.

By kymerikal | Monday, March 10, 2014
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Instructions hard to follow. Class only covers one side, so the whole sequence is around 1 hr in length.

By Barbara Redinger | Saturday, March 1, 2014
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March 1, 2014
Barbara R.:

Kevin Durkin s pelvic balancing series has been incredibly helpful to me since a hip injury in September of 2013. I was hit by a UPS delivery man with a loaded dollie in my office building and had difficulty walking afterwards. I was glad to learn that my hip was not broken, but I had deep bruising and trauma to my hip and leg. The balancing series allowed me to realign my body, walk correctly, and lessen the pain.

By Keith | Saturday, March 1, 2014
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Though my practice has been irregular over the years, Kevin Durkin has been an integral part of yoga for me for about 10 years. His beginner class and his therapeutic class have given me strength and flexibility. Both those classes involve his pelvic work.

After spinal surgery last fall, the therapeutic class and the pelvic work has been the only thing that has brought much needed relief from the post surgery pain.

The work is that of complete balancing of the muscles so that they are not just the strengthened as physical therapy offers, but the total retraining of the muscles and the muscle group.

As the old commercial said "try it, you ll like it!"

By Barbara | Thursday, February 27, 2014
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This sequence is essential for any one with pelvic, as well as abdominal issues. Mine started after a total abdominal hysterectomy for suspected stage 3 ovarian cancer. Thankfully no cancer was found. But this traumatic surgery resulted in acute and very painful and debilitating muscle and nerve problems. Yoga has been essential to my ongoing recovery and to improving my limited range of motion. I experience immediate relief from this sequence in the several muscle groups that go through and into my lower abdomen and pelvic floor. Strengthening these muscles is my ultimate goal, and I am confident this sequence is doing that. I love this sequence. Thank you Kevin!