Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss - Deluxe DVD Edition

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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.

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Summary: Should simply be called Yoga conditioning. Soothing.
Review: I'm sure the marketing gurus felt they had to include "for weight loss" in the title. That really doesn't belong. This DVD is more about the smooth, gentleness of yoga. This isn't power yoga. Please read the other reviews regarding the slowness of this DVD. I like its calmness. The music is soothing too. I'm turned off by quick, fat blasting yoga. Fast yoga is like slow aerobics. I like the poses and the length of time they're held. Deeson gives excellent instruction. She's very thorough, even to the point of telling you when to breathe. I don't think that detracts. Her voice is soothing. My only problem with this DVD is that I can't access Deeson's further studio instruction in the modifications. According to the help section of the DVD, it states press the enter button when you see the icon in the corner, which looks like a solid white. On my screen, it's not solid white and when I push enter, nothing happens. Maybe my DVD player is too new or there's a problem with the DVD.