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Summary: THE HORROR
Review: Between the chanting and the music I just wanted to burn the DVD with the TV and all. I will be lucky if I can sell the DVD out to anyone.
If you are into this new age yoga thing, oh be my guest! But if you are new at trying yoga exercises I recommend Leisa Hart's FitMama.
Good Luck Shopping.
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Summary: enjoyable workout
Review: I found this to be a most enjoyable workout. I had been running 3 days a week and doing regular yoga before I got pregnant. As soon as I got pregnant I went out and bought another prenatal yoga tape, but have never been able to enjoy it as much as the yoga I was doing before I got pregnant. I then had to quit for a couple of months because I was just too sick. Then I found this tape! It seemed too easy when I watched the tape, but when I actually did the yoga, it was more of a workout then I thought it would be. I felt great! I like the visualization and breathing techniques, and the instructor is very motivating. I love the music, and the new age stuff doesn't bother me so much. Some may find it distracting. But everything else about the work out is so good, it's easy to get over the new age part. I'm motivated to do it everyday! I hightly recommend it!
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Summary: A definite NO-NO for me
Review: I have done several prenatal classes prior to using this video. I enjoyed the classes a lot and they made me feel so good, so I want to do them at home (because it's cheaper and I can do them everyday). I tried this video, and the first time I used it, I felt slightly dizzy. The second time - I actually threw up. All that constant moving of the head makes one nauseous specially if you're pregnant. I'm already in my fourth month and I haven't had morning sickness, and since I'm in my second trimester, I don't expect to, but the movements in the video gave it to me. Also the poses are not so helpful; it's all constant moving and chanting, which is not really what I was looking for. I will try the other video which are better rated and hope that it will give me a more similar experience I had with my actual pre-natal classes.
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Summary: great (aside from some of the strangeness)
Review: I recently received this DVD as a gift, and for someone as myself that is new to yoga I found this program to be easy to follow while still challenging. As the other reviewers mentioned, it does get a little strange - the "guru" does some chanting and spouts some new age jargon throughout. But, despite all that, the few times that I have done this program so far I've really enjoyed the effective stretches and pregnancy modified workout. I'd recommend it for beginners - as long as you have a fast forward button handy for the chanting.
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Summary: amazing stress relieveer during last trimester!!
Review: I used this video daily during my last trimester when I was no longer able to jog and lift weights. Not only did I not suffer any back pain (Despite the fact that I went three weeks over my due date), but I never experienced any swelling in my legs or ankles. My goal was a natural labor and this video showed me how to breath and relax. The instruction is very clear and this is an easy video to follow. Perfect at the end of the day.
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Summary: Get this dvd!
Review: I highly recommend this dvd for anyone pregnant mother who wishes to look and feel great throughout her pregnancy! Sometimes I only did it 1-2 times a week and it still made a difference. I had no problems in my pregnancy whatsoever and both my doctor and I attribute it to my healthy outlook and lifestyle which was semi-due to this dvd. It advocates a loving and peaceful attitude which can only help during pregnancy. it even kept my hormones functioning properly, as well as my body in general. i.e. no constipation,swelling,or any other negative symptom related to pregnancy etc. If your doc gives you the go ahead to excercise during your pregnancy, you found the right place to begin. Now I am getting ready to order the post-natal dvd. Good luck!
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Summary: Okay - but not for everyone
Review: Although there's already plenty of reviews for this DVD, I felt compelled to share my opinion for other seekers of prenatal yoga videos. This, actually, is not one of my favorite prenatal yoga videos. I prefer Rocki's Prental Yoga. You enter a room full of about 20 moms - most of them look like good, wholesome midwest gals. That was a bit odd to me. I'd rather see a variety of women than a roomful of women who look similar. There's a string quartet in the back of the room and the yoga teacher sits in the front in a flowy white dress and white turban. She explains the moves very well. However, you have to get through a lot of yoga meditation stuff in order to get to most of the moves. Even though you may be in the privacy of your own home, it quickly feels like you're sitting in a crowd of yoga wanna-bes who are all doing the ohmming and the chanting to reach an exalted state. I don't think it's that easy. And none of the class participants really look like they've achieved a higher state of being. They all look like they're trying very hard to succeed, though. However, if you already meditate, you might really enjoy the video. Again, she does explain the moves well and they tend to be useful strengthening and stretching exercises. But be forewarned...
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Summary: Great Yoga video for relaxation and connection to baby..
Review: This video is really great. I am now 37 weeks pregnant and have used this video weekly throughout my pregnancy. It is not really for a hard workout. The instructor seems to be very spiritual and connects you with baby during the hr. I loved it because it is different. I felt I got the stretching that I needed and feel better about labor because of the time I spent doing this tape. I recommend anyone interested in a good stretching, relaxing yoga tape to use during your pregnancy, to buy this one! Well worth the money.
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Summary: Waste of money
Review: Don't get this video if you have done any form of Yoga previously. This video is very weird and useless when it comes to "exercising".
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Summary: Poorly planned, boring & new-age instead of exercise-focused
Review: This is the most poorly conceived and boring prenatal exercise video I own. (I also own Yoga Zone Postures for Pregnancy, Redbook Pregnancy Workout, Kathy Smith Pregnancy Workout, Denise Austin Pregnancy Plus Workout, and Buns of Steel 8. Crunch Yoga Mama is on its way to me, and I'm looking for a prenatal pilates video.) The woman in the sleek leotard pictured on the front of the case is not the woman leading the video - she's not even in the class. Instead of a streamlined workout, as is suggested by the picture, the teacher is dressed in a swami turban and weirdly swami-like outfit. My husband (who does these videos with me) and I tried to get past that. The angles the video is shot from shifts continually, making it difficult to follow moves. Half the video or more she speaks in the new-age equivalent of psycho-babble in terms of new-age visualizations instead of focusing on the moves, or even meditation. I was so bored long before this video ended that when this video ended I felt like a joyous kid at recess. Neither I or my husband wish to run this video a second time. My other yoga video, Yoga Zone, is better. Actually, all of my other videos are better. Kathy Smith is the best so far. She follows the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' guidelines for prenatal exercise, prompts the viewer at appropriate times to check their pulse, is very organized with good, easy to follow camera angles, well-explained moves, and an interesting variety of moves, has a pleasant manner...and I don't get bored even though its running time is longer than most pregnancy videos.
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