Yoga For Beginners Review
Appreciate all the detail from prior reviewers. Spent a lot of time reading reviews of all "beginner" yoga DVDs. Glad this was the one I chose. Recovering from pulling lower back muscle & needed to expand from couple stretching exercises from Doctor. I watched thru entire DVD as suggested & you need to as well. Parts were hard to just sit thru & watch, but fast forward came in handy for parts of the process. Appreciated ability to pick & choose which beginner sections I wanted to do (differing lengths), can't do all of them in 1 day; able to choose couple of different program lengths to suit schedule & could focus right now on lower back. Looking foward to expanding to do the rest of the beginner sections and move on to the next level exercises - would be further along, but I gotta get my back muscles strong again. Nice menu set up & easier to follow than I expected. I can see where 1 reviewer was a bit impatient, one of the initial 30 min programs seems to be best done after a long day at work because basically relaxation, but it does teach breathing very well. I'll be able to take that lesson into all my exercising, not just yoga. Glad I chose this one to start, never done Yoga before & sure miss my regular exercising at least 1 hour 5x/week combining powerwalking, bicycling, Kathy Smith/Karen Voight/few other DVDs. So easy to gain weight. At least I feel like I'm doing something effective with these yoga exercises. I don't feel tired when done, actually feel like I've exerted myself without worrying about slight strain in my back from the twists, it goes away in just a few minutes and has gotten less "strained" as I continue. Been at it 2 weeks now. Also purchased Kathy Smith Yoga Sculpt & Yoga For Weight Loss - both say for beginners, (I've only watched them for right now)- like prior reviewers wrote - This is the one to start with.
Yoga For Beginners Overview
From the Editors of Body + Soul Magazine comes a new line of DVDs designed to excite, inform, inspire and encourage your quest toward a balanced and healthy whole life.
YOGA FOR BEGINNERS is the perfect way to be introduced to Yoga and it helps you to explore and experience the numerous benefits of yoga. There are 8 routines to help build strength, increase flexibility, improve your health and vitality and transform how you look and feel.
Routines are led by renowned instructor Barbara Benagh who expertly leads you through tailored workouts ranging from 10 to 60 minutes. YOGA FOR BEGINNERS was filmed on location at one of the most beautiful, tranquil beaches in the world, Half-Moon Bay, Antigua, which adds to the overall experience of tranquility.
DVD HIGHLIGHTS:
-8 Customized, Targeted Routines
-Exclusive Interview with the Instructor
-Routines from 10 - 60 Minutes
-Includes articles from Body + Soul magazine
Yoga For Beginners Specifications
Yoga instructor Barbara Benagh has practiced and taught yoga for nearly 35 years. She discovered yoga while living in England and began teaching there. She moved to Boston and opened The Yoga Studio on Beacon Hill in 1980.
In addition to her local classes Barbara teaches yoga seminars throughout the US and internationally. She is a regular contributor of articles to Yoga Journal magazine. She has several audio CDs of live classes available as well as DVDs, the latest being Yoga for Beginners released by Body + Soul magazine, and Yoga for Stress Relief that includes a discussion on meditation from the Dalai Lama.
Barbara was kind enough to answer some questions from Amazon.com about this unique line of yoga DVDs.
How are these DVDs different from other yoga DVDs? I was drawn to working with Bodywisdommedia because they produce DVDs they are interactive. Rather than a "one size fits all" single routine that is typical of most products, these DVDs offer choice, allowing the user to customize and change their yoga practice to suit their needs. No two persons are the same so the ability to change your practice - easing shoulder tension one day and an invigorating morning wake up the next - come as close as possible to allowing you to address your individual needs at home. Not only do people have different physical needs, but they have different time constraints as well. If you have only 20 minutes, there is a practice for you but there are longer practices as well (some as long as 90 minutes) that address the total body/mind connection. The sheer number of yoga sequences offered on each of these DVDs is a first. They are incredibly comprehensive.
How were you able to get the Dalai Lama involved?
This project dovetailed perfectly with the Dalai Lama's message that modern stress is one of the greatest obstacles to our mental happiness and physical wellbeing. Because we are long-time sincere practitioners, having a 30-minute lecture of the Dalai Lama teaching how to meditate on the Yoga for Stress Relief DVD was a perfect fit. Bodywisdommedia also has a broader relationship with the Office of Tibet and are releasing historic lectures with "A Path to Happiness" being the first one.
How will potential buyers of these DVDs know which one is right for them?
The titles are very indicative of what appears on the DVD and therefore a good guide. I really enjoyed making Yoga for Stress Relief because it is incredibly relevant. We strove to make the sequences accessible to as many people as possible, whether they are a beginner or long time practitioner. Yoga for Beginners is a great, non-threatening place to get started and includes lots of sound technique developed over my 30 years as a yoga teacher. Power Yoga for Every Body is a bit more challenging taking you from the beginning level and gradually progressing to much more demanding routines.
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Customer Reviews
This DVD is ok...kind of boring... - N. M. Zifchak - Fort Lauderdale, FL
I love my yoga DVDs, like many women, I have a ton. This one is not one of my favorites. I thought it was very boring but I do respect that it is very much for beginners, with that in mind...it is great for beginners!!
My experience with amazon...... - Saada Hussein Wilson - Portland,OR
My experience with Amazon couldn't have been better. It was everything I expected and a whole lot more. Always on time, and it is what I expect in the box, if it says new, it is new, if it says used it is used. The only thing about amazon, it is hard to reach live person, when one have question. I am very happy about my recent purchase, yoga for Beginners, it is just great........
Simple yet detailed. - Sharon N. - Eden Prairie, MN
This video contains important details of the yoga form for the beginner. The instruction also offers easy modifications as well, from less intense to more challenging. It is easy to follow and I would recommend this to others.
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