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Summary: Best outside of a class!
Review: This video as well as the others that comprise the beginners practice series is the best outside of a classroom. As Patricia Walden states in Yoga practice for Flexability, these tapes are supplemental to your weekly Yoga Practice! These tapes are very well done and really teach you the fundamentals of Yoga. And YES the third segement "Creativity" I believe, does seem to move quickly, BUT of ALL the segements, this one teaches the breath/body movements. I.E. one exhalation to get into the pose, then Inhale, exhale fully while moving into the next pose. THIS IS what YOGA IS. If you don't link the breath with the movements then it's gymnastics!
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Summary: Suits my needs perfectly
Review: This video is great for me because it is split into 5 short workouts. I don't know about anyone else, but getting up way early to exercise just isn't possible, but 16 minutes early to do the first 2 sections is entirely doable. The scenery is nice and the only instruction is the name of the pose, no lengthly instruction which may get on your nerves after the 15th time you use the tape. So, if you are a complete beginner i would suggest doing the Yoga Journal's Practice for Beginners for a little more instruction.
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Summary: Excellent and very practical Yoga Tape
Review: This video of Rodney Yees is very useful and beautifully made. The quality of the filming and the scenery make it very appealing. The music is also very serene to help create a spacious atmosphere for doing yoga (there are some videos where the music is too oppressive). It has many different types of routines that can be used depending on your level of energy and differing needs. I would highly recommend it to anyone but would certainly get
Patricia Walden's "Yoga Practice for Beginners" first in order to learn the basic yoga poses first. Other tapes I would recommend are "Rainbeau Mars" new 4 tape series "Sacred Yoga" which is a vinyasa flow style that has two more gentle tapes "For Beginners" and "Pure Tranquility" and then two more challenging tapes "Pure Power" and "Pure Sweat". Then of course there's the excellent "Total Yoga Flow Series" by Tracey Rich and Ganja White which is a three tape set moving thru levels from more gentle to VERY challenging. These are fabulous tapes! Another recommendation I would make is Eric Schiffman's book "Yoga, the practice of moving into stillness" for an excellent guide to the "internal" practice of yoga. Also Donna Farhi's "Yoga, Body Mind and Spirit is an amazing guide to making Yoga more internal and personal. These books will help you make your poses more "alive" as you practice.
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