The New Method: Baby & Mom - Prenatal Yoga

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Summary: New Method, No Yoga
Review: I really didn't like this yoga DVD at all. I tried it a couple of times just to give it a chance. There's really no actual Yoga poses. The teacher also has you do movements that I disagree with, movements that I think if you have a bad back can injure you. Also it is a little too 'New Agey" for me. The teacher is dressed in a turban and long white robe which would have been fine if there was actual yoga moves involved.

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Summary: Too nutty for me
Review: This workout helped alleviate my back pain, but I still wouldn't recommend it, mainly because the wacky instructor is so distracting! She talks incessantly in a breathy voice (think Julie Hegarty in "Airplane") about the goofiest things. When she asked viewers to "imagine squatting in the forest 1,000 years ago" I had to stop exercising and laugh for a bit. Really ridiculous stuff.

Plus I was disappointed that she didn't concentrate on form at all. I think a responsible instructor would give more attention to breathing techniques, alignment,and proper form to help prevent knee and back injury. Luckily, I had already taken classes with a more conventional instructor, so I knew a bit about this. Other viewers might not be so lucky.

As long as I've already paid for this, I'll probably continue to use it. But I'll turn on the mute and fast forward through the goofy chanting from now on.

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Summary: Great relief for lower back pain!
Review: If you can keep an open mind regarding the chanting, visualization, and "free dance" portion, I highly recommend this pre-natal yoga workout. I simply asked my husband not to laugh if he heard me chanting from the other room - there is just a little bit of chanting in the beginning and towards the end. Although I believe in meditation it's not something I practice regularly, so I enjoy the spiritual component of this video. The biggest benefit is the relief from my lower back and hip pain in part due to the pregnancy, but also from some slight scoliosis. I rotate this video with other workouts, but if my back and hips are acting up then I automatically select this workout for the relief it brings. Also, I tend to hold a lot of tension in my muscles and have found that I am much more relaxed and loose after completing this video. It's one of my faves and I already have the post-natal version on order.

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Summary: The New Method: Baby & Mom - Prenatal Yoga
Review: I loved this yoga workout! It was a little weird at first, but once I got used to it, I did it 2-3x/week for 5 months. This is my fourth and best pregnancy and I feel I owe it all to this yoga workout.