Aligned and Well  is a new health and wellness exercise series created by biomechanist, Katy Bowman, which introduces the Biomechanical Model of Preventative Medicine.

Based on physics, physiology, anatomy, and engineering, the method explains how many common, expensive ailments are a result of poor motor skills and can be corrected through diligent practice of simple movements.

Details

LENGTH: 14 x 30 Minutes
CAMERA: HD
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: (Full Mix stereo only)
TEXTLESS MASTER AVAILABLE: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2009
RELEASE YEAR: 2011
PRODUCER: Well Balanced Media LLC
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide

Often overlooked by medical experts, the WAY we use our body often creates disease. Why do couch potatoes and competitive athletes suffer from the same chronic ailments, disease, and pain?  It’s because, like most of us, neither group is using their body in the way it was mechanically designed to be used!

Analyzing human movement (biomechanics) used to be for increasing athletic performance until biomechanical scientist Katy Bowman decided to apply those same principles to the every-day use of the human machine for the purpose of reducing common disease.

This scientific, instructional and “user-friendly” series will show you what your body SHOULD be able to do; What your body CAN do right now and what specific movements you need to do (in the comfort of your own home!) to repair your human machine!

Episode Descriptions

Episode 101: When Your Doctor Prescribes Exercise – When your doctor recommends exercise,they are usually not referring to high-impact exercise, intense bouts, or even athletics. Here are a handful of simple exercises for opening the key joints of the hips, shoulders and spine, to improve full-body health issues like hypertension and raising good cholesterol.  A great place to get started!

Episode 102: When You Hurt All Over – What’s one to do when you hurt all over but your doctor tells you that you need to exercise? These gentle stretching exercises will improve the flow of blood and lymph, even to the extremities, reduce internal pressures, raise immunity, and improve muscle strength.

Episode 103: Fix Your Feet – Most foot pain is entirely preventable and reversible through a thoughtfully designed exercise routine. Fallen arches, inflamed fascia, and over- tight foot muscles are all created through movement habits, and can quickly improve when those habits are corrected.

Episode 104: Knees and Hips – While the causes of knee and hip problems are as varied as individual sufferers, the mechanics of these joints are the same in everyone. These exercises stretch and strengthen the muscles most involved in preserving the health and mobility of these important joints. The exercises are adaptable even if you’ve had a joint replacement. They are challenging — and necessary– for runners and other athletes who suffer from knee or hip problems.

Episode 105: Below the Belt For Men – It is a well-hidden fact that pelvic floor disorders (PFD) are just as common among men and women, especially when you add in prostate conditions and sexual dysfunction. You’ll learn how misalignment decreases the strength of the muscles that hold the weight of the organs off of the prostate, and how a handful of specifically chosen exercises will begin to bring the body back into alignment and increase blood flow to extremities in this area.

Episode 106: Down There For Women – More than 80 percent of women will suffer pelvic floor disorders in their lifetime, yet most women have no idea that pelvic alignment is essential for proper pelvic floor function.  Katy shows an a easy-to-follow protocol for stretching and strengthening the muscles that keep the pelvis aligned, allowing the pelvic floor to operate less like a hammock and more like a trampoline.

Episode 107: When You Can’t Breathe – You were taught to swim, how to ride a bike, and even how to walk, though you probably don’t remember it. Breathing is comprised of coordinated muscle movements just like all of these, but chances are nobody has ever shown how to do it correctly. Bowman explains the mechanics of optimal breathing, and the exercises that will train the muscles to increase oxygen intake!

Episode 108:  Easy Rx…ercise for Diabetics – Exercise prescription needs to be specific when dealing with diabetes.  Intense programs can cause rapid changes in blood sugar that can stress the adrenal glands and slow metabolism.  Easy Rx…ercise for Diabetics is designed to increase basal metabolic rate (metabolism) and minimize stress and adrenaline production. It offers a protocol that includes a handful of gentle exercises to improve circulation in the feet, lower legs and mid-section, specifically to meet the needs of the diabetic population.

Episode 109:  My Hands Hurt: From Elbows to Fingers – With all the typing, driving and computer work done on a daily basis, it’s no wonder that the numerous muscles, bones, nerves and attachments from the elbows on down, often start to complain.  Targeting all the tissues that supply the hands with health and mobility, Bowman guides you through a series of simple but profound exercises to align and unwind the neck, shoulders, elbows and hands.

Episode 110: Get Your Balance Back- To lose one’s sense of balance is to lose one’s  independence. Bowman defines balance as “the ability to stand unsupported on one  foot,” because that’s the skill needed to walk safely and confidently. This easy-to- follow program stretches and strengthens the muscles necessary for balance, and for independent living.

Episode 111: Biomechanics for Strong Bones – With so much misunderstanding of the term “weight-bearing,”very few women are getting the correct exercises to align their skeleton correctly. This easy-to-follow program maximizes bone-loading to create bone-building signals at the areas commonly affected by bone loss: wrists, ribs, vertebrae, and hips.

Episode 112: Biomechanics for Bad Backs – So many people suffer from chronic backaches, but where do they come from?  Here you’ll come to understand the origin of the back pain, and get a simple and deeper understanding on how to re-educate the body on proper movement and alignment. These gentle exercises work to free up the spine and can even be done while traveling on the road.

Episode 113: From the Shoulders Up – Chronic headaches, foggy brain, and even pressure behind the eyes can result from long hours at the computer and a lack of mobility in the neck and shoulders.  This is a basic exercise prescription for improving circulation to the neck and head, as well as tips for better typing and driving ergonomics.

Episode 114: Smart Digestion – While digestive disorders like IBS and acid reflux are often associated with nutritional choices, often times it is the position of structures like the swallowing tube, the over-compression of the abdomen associated with slouchy posture, and body position when eating! You’ll learn five exercises that maximize body efficiency for optimal digestion.

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A program that explores the origin, principles and modern practice of homeopathic medicine. It examines Samuel Hahnemann’s theories and the work of modern homeopathic practitioners, physicians, veterinarians and pharmacists around the world.

Buy Homeopathy: Mystery of Healing on DVD.

Who was Samuel Hahnemann and what was he thinking when he developed a system of medicine still in practice after 200 years? The German physician and chemist was a contemporary of Mozart. He studied to become a doctor but quickly became disillusioned with the conventional practice of medicine. Like popular new-age health practitioners today, Hahnemann advocated the healing power of healthful foods and exercise. But when patients came to him with ailments, he elected not to cure their symptoms of disease, but rather to treat the whole person with specialized, minute doses of natural substances intended to increase the body’s own inherent defenses. Hahnemman developed these medications, commonly called “remedies,” during a lifetime of “provings” and with seemingly miraculous results: during the deadly 1832 cholera epidemic that swept through Europe, homeopaths claimed a 97% cure rate.

As Hahnemann’s body of knowledge increased, so did his following, despite the fact that his detractors (many of whom practiced in the traditional medical arts) ridiculed his work, calling it nonsense. Within a short number of years, the practice of Homeopathy spread throughout Europe, the United States, India and many other countries. Today, homeopathic practitioners, physicians and veterinarians continue to successfully treat patients for a wide range of physical and mental illnesses, using ideas and remedies developed and published by Samuel Hahnemann in his Materia Medica. But the processes by which these minute doses of inexpensive, natural substances are able to affect cure remains, for many, a mystery

Reviews

“Homeopathy: Mystery of Healing is a superbly produced and presented 60-minute documentary on homeopathic medicine… Homeopathy: Mystery of Healing is enthusiastically recommended viewing…” -Wisconsin Bookwatch

Details

LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: Digibeta
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2001
RELEASE YEAR: 2002
SUPPLIER: Teleduction, Inc.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: USA

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2. Secret World of Wellness
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This program is a DVD available immediately for international licensing, and a pilot for a half-hour series in development, starring AFAA-certified Pilates instructor Katrina Fitness leading viewers through a pleasurable and positive introduction to this increasingly popular form of exercise, in a home workout with four user-friendly exercise segments suitable for both fitness beginners & regular exercisers.

Buy Katrina Fitness Presents on DVD.

Pilates is a low-impact method of exercise that is growing rapidly in popularity among women and men of all ages and physical conditions. Its main focus is to help you improve your posture and develop stronger, leaner muscles without getting a “bulked up” look.

Whether you are already exercising for health or if you wish to ease back into physical exercise and fitness, Pilates can help you with your posture, strength, and coordination. As you progress, you will develop more flexibility and range of motion, increase your body awareness, strengthen your abdominal muscles, and reduce your stress through a series of poised, rhythmic movements.

Reviews

“In this user-friendly introduction to beginner’s Pilates exercises, instructor Katrina Stachowski leads a small group of women of varying skill levels through a routine that is neither difficult nor time-consuming- with attention to safety, and alternative moves for the less flexible demonstrated throughout. While geared towards newcomers, this would also be welcomed by those who simply want to incorporate Pilates into their regular exercise regimen. Recommended.” -Video Librarian

Details

LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: Digibeta
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: No
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2003
RELEASE YEAR: 2003
SUPPLIER: Katrina Fitness Inc.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide

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This one-hour PBS special is hosted by Rodney Yee, one of the most respected Yoga teachers in the world. He and his wife Colleen Saidman demonstrate simple techniques that will profoundly enhance your physical, emotional and mental well being through The Practical Power of Yoga.

Details

LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: HDCAM
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: Yes
CLOSED CAPTIONS: Yes
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2008
RELEASE YEAR: 2008
SUPPLIER: Incandescent Entertainment
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

Rodney Yee is considered one of the foremost yoga masters and teachers in the world. Despite carrying such a serious mantle of respect he is also a warm, funny, accessible and happy man, and it is this combination of renowned knowledge and delightful personality that is at the heart of The Practical Power of Yoga, a 60-minute program that brings him, for the first time, to television. He is joined in this combination lecture/workshop by his partner (and wife) Colleen Saidman, herself a highly respected yoga teacher. As beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, Colleen brings a delicate wisdom to the yoga class experience. Together, they take their live and home audience through a thorough experience of classic yoga theory, philosophies and practice. They teach a variety of poses, and explain the health benefits of each pose.

The special was taped in front of an audience ranging from complete yoga novices to experienced students, from young to old (including a 90-year-old participant); some of the audience participates on mats, while some are seated. Regardless, everyone becomes engaged in the program, while Rodney and Colleen walk among the members, correcting where needed.

The program provides definitions of yoga, what it is and what it isn’t, and introduces the most important and basic pose of all: mountain, which all yoga poses revolve around. The standing poses teach grounding and centering, and they are rejuvenating as well. As Colleen explains, the sun salutations can become your daily caffeine replacement!

Rodney then focuses on the concept of balance. As he explains, balance is a constant process. He teaches cobbler, tree pose, and cobra — and how to open your heart, one of the greatest benefits of a yoga practice.

In the final portion of the program, Rodney and Colleen focus on the key concept of achieving alert relaxation, the central precept of yoga. Rodney leads the audience through a truly remarkable full-body meditation, and Colleen presents a breathing process that can change your body chemistry and transform your life. The conclusion is a moving summation of the “goal” of the yoga experience. This program appeals to anyone who has ever wondered: “what’s all the fuss about yoga?” as well as devoted practitioners and those who have followed Rodney’s teachings over the past 25 years.

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The desire to live forever. The dream of eternal beauty. The search for perfect health. This quest for harmony between body and soul has been the hallmark of humanity from the earliest days of consciousness. In three one-hour episodes, The Secret World of Wellness brings the timeless wisdom of some of the world’s most advanced early cultures back to life: ancient India, China and Rome.

Buy Secret World of Wellness Set on DVD.

Details

LENGTH: 3 x 52 Minutes
FORMAT: Series
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: Yes
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2007
RELEASE YEAR: 2008
SUPPLIER: Langbein & Skalnik Media
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austria/Germany
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide: Pay TV; USA, Canada (English), China, India: All TV, VOD, DVD. [German United Distribution handles terrestrial TV excl. USA, Canada (English), China, India]

ANCIENT INDIA
India is the cradle of many of today’s most popular trends in health and wellness. Healing knowledge from India is increasingly valued throughout the world, and has caused a sensation not just in the temples of alternative health, but in medical schools as well. In this documentary, we discover the roots of Ayurveda, the science of longevity, in the old culture of the Indus people.

ANCIENT CHINA
The timeless culture of China created the world’s first “wellness bible”– 2,500 years ago. The Chinese pursuit of a perfect balance between mind and matter, spirit and body, was nothing less than the quest for immortality. Because of its undeniable power, this ancient medical knowledge still flourishes today. The Chinese practice of health and wellness is based upon the observation and understanding of “Chi” in the human body — the mysterious pathways of energy — the life forces present everywhere in the universe.

ANCIENT ROME
In this film we witness the extravagant pleasures of ancient Rome — a paradise of wellness. The Romans were renowned for their baths — temples of liquid luxury. They believed that water was the source of all life, and their elaborate system of aqueducts was a hallmark of their civilization. They developed hot springs over 2,000 years ago, and they took to the baths for both healing and relaxation.

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Study and participate in the sequential order of movements related to the whole series of Tai Chi 24 short-form movements, with comments and insights from Master Instructor Joey Bond.

Buy Tai Chi Innerwave on DVD.

EPISODE LIST

#101 Sink to the Earth & Part the Wild Horse’s Mane

#102 Part the Wild Horse’s Mane continued

#103 White Crane Spreads Wings

#104 Brush the Knee & Twist Step, part 1

#105 Brush the Knee & Twist Step, part 2

#106 Strum the Lute

#107 Whirl Arms & Push the Monkey Away, part 1

#108 Whirl Arms & Push the Monkey Away, part 2

#109 Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail-Left Side

#110 Paint the Rainbow & Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail-Right Side

#111 Crane Plays with Clouds & Single Whip Push

#112 Wave Hands Like Clouds

#113 High Pat the Horse & Circle of Chi

#114 Kick with Right Heel & Wind through the Ears

#115 Turn and Kick with Left Heel

#116 Snake Creeps Down-Left Side & Golden Rooster Stands on Left Leg

#117 Snake Creeps Down-Right Side & Golden Rooster Stands on Right Leg

#118 Play Badminton

#119 Find Needle at Sea Bottom

#120 Fan Arms, Turn & Backfist Right

#121 Punch, Withdraw and Push

#122 Paint the Rainbow & Cross Wings

#123 Summation and Overview

Reviews

The TAI CHI INNERWAVE television series offers an exciting alternative to more traditional exercise programs. Our viewers appreciate its emphasis on the mind-body connection, as ably explained and demonstrated by Tai Chi Master Joey Bond. This cutting-edge series fills a distinct niche in our slate of programming. -Ron Bachman, Program Director, WGBH Boston.

Master Bond has chosen to paint a picture of Tai Chi that resonates with the artist in us all. He has extended the range of health-work so that every day, men and women can take part in building their own medical future. -Total Health Magazine

The Tai Chi Innerwave program is invaluable viewing for people who wish to understand more thoroughly the many facets of the practice of Tai Chi Ch’uan and to make more sense of its diverse philosophical notions and health claims which are becoming more popularized today. – Richard Delaney, Operations Manager, PBS-WEDU.

The underlying energy of the Tai Chi InnerWave television series, as presented by the inspired Tai Chi Master Joey Bond, is deeply thought-provoking. Bond involves the viewer in a most significant frame of reference for the study and practice of an alternative health-care system that can be used on its own or as an adjunct to existing healing strategies. – Gustavo Sagastume, Vice President, PBS-WLRN.

Master Bond is a gifted teacher who has formulated an outstanding set of exercises which help realize improved psychological health and personal well-being. His teaching strategy is exceptional… -Dr. Phyllis Amato, Ph.D, Allen Psychiatric Institute, Montreal

Master Joey Bond’s command of Tai Chi is a remarkable display of aesthetic power and grace. His exercise series is a demonstration of teaching genius. Master Bond makes a highly complex system of martial practice readable to anyone who cares to learn more about the mind/body connection. -Ray DiCapua, Professor of Art, University of Connecticut

The stance is strong and silent, as if the earth beneath his feet were a sacred altar; Joey Bond is practicing Tai Chi, an ancient oriental form of exercise and meditation where body and brain are in single-minded pursuit of what self-composure can do for you. Master Instructor Bond masterfully demonstrates taking control of your body and mind and viewers are watching nationwide. -Jennifer Barrs, Tampa Tribune

Details

LENGTH: 23 x 30 Minutes
FORMAT: Series
CAMERA: Betacam
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: No
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 1998
RELEASE YEAR: 2000
SUPPLIER: Joey Bond
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide

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