Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This is my first yoga experience and I selected Suzanne Deeson's.
I am thrilled. I just received the tape yesterday and completed the workoutlast night and again this morning - absolutely oustanding. The scenery is indeed breathtaking. I love the varying sizes of the instrucors and could adjust based on my level of flexibility. I am online now looking for other yoga tapes from her. I found the yoga training calming and relaxing - the pace was perfect. I loved the tempo and also her voice. I am a Motivational Speaker and Business Etiquette Tainer and this is outstanding. Tremendous job! Great for beginners or people who just want to achieve peace and balance in their lives. Ta-ta.

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Summary: A good place to start!
Review: This video/DVD is great for the beginner! It gives you time to follow along and get into the poses, and also shows options for modifying them.

When I first began practicing yoga I purchased a few other DVDs that I found very frustrating to use as a result of their being so fast paced. I felt that I needed to constantly pause or go back to keep up.

At this point I still use this DVD, along with the others that I initially had trouble with. I feel that using this DVD familiarized me with yoga so that I am now in a position to do the faster-paced programs.

In terms of weight loss, the program will provide muscle toning and stretching. You will definitely feel stronger and more balanced after doing it. The DVD does not get your heart pumping (for me at least). So to lose weight you would most likely need to combine the practice with healthy eating habits, etc.

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Summary: My all time favorite yoga video!!!
Review: This was the first Yoga tape I ever purchased over a year and a half ago and it is the one that I always come back to! This one is the most relaxing and I feel I get the best stretch. The length of the stretch is key for me as I have other yoga tapes that don't hold the stretch for long enough in my opinion and that's where the work is. For those that feel it is not a workout there is a difference between simply holding up your arms and doing the postures and stretching and reaching and adding your own natural resistance. Only you will know if you are doing that and you can lower and deepen into the stretches more. If you don't feel it I don't think you are doing it properly.

For others that feel the pace of the tape is too slow maybe power yoga is just more what they are looking for. The emphasis on this tape is to relax, let go of tension, and feel the stretch. The workout is in holding the stretch and building up that endurance. Suzanne's voice is very soothing. She is heard as a backround with very light music and she gently guides you into each pose and breath. You just can't help but relax....even though you are still working hard.

As for the weight loss marketing Suzanne pretty much explains in the beginning that weight loss will come naturally when you have a better connection between mind, body and spirit which is what Yoga is all about, so in that respect it's true. I have the VHS version which shows all four modifications and I like it that way. Some postures I can do in the complete form and others I do In one of the slightly modified forms.

whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, all levels are shown here. This is definitely a tape you could start with...grow into...and use, as I plan to, for a very very long time.