Geri Yoga [DVD] [2001]

Geri Halliwell's transformation from Spice Girl to hip babe owes as much to her taking up yoga--a step she shares with us in Geri Yoga--as it does to revamping her wardrobe. Where Madonna and Sting have led the craze in this field, Geri has decided to show us all the yoga way. The 90-minute Geri Yoga features yoga teacher Katy Appleton presenting two warm up sections, a core Hatha yoga class, relaxation, along with an interview with Geri on yoga as a lifestyle.

The entire session appears unscripted, which means it captures the spontaneity of a lesson, yet it's presented in a slick manner from a modern airy studio. A former dancer with the English National Ballet, Katy Appleton's confident poise and ease diffuses Geri the star. Appleton manages to balance her instructions and attention between Tina (the beginner in the sessions) and the advanced Geri, enabling viewers to see how they can progress. Yoga aficionados will be impressed by the precision of Appleton's teaching and horrified by Geri's inane babbling. Unless you're a die-hard Geri fan who can forgive the inappropriate references to calories, you'll be waiting for Appleton to release Yoga without Geri.

On the DVD: Geri fans will lap up the extended interview, while non Geri fans will be thankful for the isolated music score. There is also an additional session geared to re-energising and revitalising body and mind. --Lorna V

DVD Special Features
Extra Energy
Extended Geri Talks
Main soundtrack in English
Length 112 mins approx

Fantastic for all ages and levels of fitness, this is the programme that has helped transform Geri's body over the last 12 months. Created and introduced by Geri's yoga teacher Katy Appleton the DVD demonstrates exercises and positions that will be suitable if you are just beginning or are a more advanced pupil. The DVD has been devised so you can choose your own pac3e and programme depending how you feel at that particular moment; choose from poses that calm, poses that provide energy and uplift and poses that relieve fatigue.

"I got into yoga 2 years ago, I was looking for another form of weight loss and yes is has helped me keep in shape but yoga gives me so much more. If you want to feel good about yourself, relax and feel healthier this might be just the thing for you."
Geri Halliwell

Introduction
Warm Up
Sun Warm Up (Advanced)
Geri Postures
Relaxation
Geri Talks (an exclusive interview with Geri where she shares her lifestyle and health tips)