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Summary: Good start to Yoga
Review: I got this DVD after reading many reviews as I was a beginner and am also pregnant. I am now 7 months and am still doing all 3 sessions with certain limitations that are address for pregnant women in the beginning of the disk. I wish there was a DVD specific for pregnant women but have yet to find one and this DVD still has many things that I can do. I think it is a great start as after my birth I hope to move to a more advance yoga DVD and am glad that this DVD got me into enjoying yoga. My only complaint which could be my DVD player is that you have to hear the introduction of each segment for you can't just skip to the beginning of the workout. I can forward it but not jump like I can do on other DVDs to a certain part. I highly recommend it though as it is still keeping me interested- which my exercise programs become stale after a couple of months, this one does not.
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Summary: Good beginners YOGA
Review: The am is really good for beginners yet each series move a bit too fast. You have to watch it a couple times before starting and review the poses section for sure! I really like it and have found the am set to be a blessing! Using the belt from a robe is a great strap substitute! Rock on Rodney!
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Summary: Great....if you have the discipline
Review: Well, I guess it really comes down to motivation. This is a great DVD. My wife and I used more than any other of this type, about 4 weeks....but then, for some reason it went on the stack with all the others. I can't really say why, because we both enjoyed it very much, and felt great each time we used it....I think writing this review gave me some extra motivation and I will start again. I was going to rate this a 4, but I got to this point and realized it was my own laziness that stopped me from continuing, so, I just changed it back to a 5. As far as these go, I have two from the series, and this is the better one, and by far better than anything else, including some of the bogus Tai Chi DVD's that I use to even out my poker table. If you are going to buy any of these types of DVD's, this is definitely the one to buy. Just stay motivated....I'm off to stretch.....btw, this is no easy DVD. I'm not in bad shape, and I was really sweating! My wife and I would laugh at eachother constantly. You really learn to appreciate Yoga, that's for sure. Buy it, if you use it more than 6 times it is worth it, and I'm sure you will. Then, wait a few months to review it, and you'll start all over again and hopefully stick with it..... Hopefully.
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Summary: Good Sress reliever!
Review: As a yoga beginner, I found this tape easy to pick up and challenging at the same time. I love the P.M. workout and I find that when I do this session before bed, I sleep more soundly!! The Stress workout is great for loosening up those tight, achy joints and muscles after a long day.
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Summary: I like it!
Review: I am new to yoga and I have enjoyed the am and pm 20 minute exercises. I have not tried the "stress relieving" one though. The p.m. one really gets you relaxed and ready to lay down and go to sleep. The a.m. one gets your blood flowing and all stretched out from being stiff from sleeping.I feel it is good for beginners - with room to challenge yourself and improve.
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Summary: #1 on your list
Review: If you are curious about yoga, but don't feel like you are "flexible" enough, this DVD will change your mind. This was the first yoga DVD that I purchased and it is still my favorite. Rodney Yee is awesome, and his instruction is direct and so easy to follow. Buy this, and you won't regret it!!
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Summary: Useful, but not essential.
Review: This is an enjoyable video for some reasons, and I do use the Am yoga at least 3 times a week....but...... As far as it being a "beginner" video, I'd have to say that it lacks the instruction needed to be something I would recommend to novices. As a former intermediate practitioner, I found that I understood the video easily but certainly would not have if I had no previous knowledge. I feel that novices should be given as much information as possible regarding the poses they are doing, so as to allow them to get the maximum benefit of this discipline. Novices should be told the names of the poses, why they are so named, what muscles they stretch, what variations can be done, etc. This tape lacks instruction in this area. Also, very few counterposes are done, and these are essential aspects of a workable practice, as are the breathing techniques which are ignored. Only due to the fact that I have already practiced yoga do I feel I know "how to use" this video; as I incorporate aspects which I had already known from previous instruction. THE VERDICT: the AM and PM yoga sections really are well designed for their purpose and I would heartily recommend them to advanced novices and experienced practitioners. However, stress relief yoga was a laugh in my opinion....too many props, way too fast, and I must admit that I thought Susan Deeson seems to be a phony--someone just making a buck off of fitness videos. But overall, a worthwhile purchase.
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Summary: This is not for beginners!
Review: Each of the three workouts contain poses that are too difficult for beginners and some that could be very hard on the knees. The AM section doesn't give enough time for warm up before going into some severe stretches. Also, the instructors move through the poses too quickly.
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Summary: Too fast, too little instruction...not a keeper
Review: I'm definitely in a beginner's range when it comes to yoga practice (only started out last month). This DVD with three short sessions I bought simply based on people's raving reviews and it turned out to be a disappointment. This review mainly focus on A.M. yoga part by Rodney Yee, as that's the only one I feel comfortable practicing with more than a few times per week. But that doesn't mean A.M. yoga is flawless. The biggest problem, at least for me, is that the pace is way too fast. Even it is seemingly the slowest and most relaxed part of all on this DVD, I always find myself a bit behind. For example, whenever he tells us "change the side of your legs", I fall behind and that leaves me with frustration. Of course I do my best so that I can keep up with his graceful movement on TV screen, but it's simply impossible for me at this stage of yoga practice, having been a non-athlete all my life. Also, there are times that I cannot really figure out what he's exactly doing (e.g. "briging your right knee toward your armpit...) because of the poor camera angle. As for A.M. part, I do not think the overall movement is particularly challenging, though. Anyone can follow it with ease (if you DO watch it over and over again before actually doing it!)---that's why I tend to stick to Rodney's part most of the time despite its problems. Other parts, namely P.M. yoga and Stress Relief, didn't hold my attention enough to keep practicing with: the former I didn't like its whole sequence at all (sitting-on-the-hip-and-stretch poses are my least favorites, closely followed by standing poses, especially when they are performed THAT quickly), the latter turned me off completely with extensive uses of foam blocks and, again, it's incredibly fast paced for "Stress Relief". (Now I'm slowly beginning to understand that I have an aversion to these Iyengar style instructions!) Another common problem with these three instructors is their not-so-great cuing techniques. In this respect, Alan Finger of Yoga Zone series(Great place to start! My favorite!!!) and Erich Schiffmann on Ali MacGraw's "Yoga Mind & Body" are far superior. If you beginners would like to know what the best cuing sounds like, try their tapes first---you won't regret it. (I know, I know, that Ali MacGraw one perhaps might not be the best choice for absolute beginners for its lack of detailed explanation on poses...yet I believe it's a tape you eventually would like to grow into, if it suits your taste.) Anyway, I would rate this All-Day Yoga Workout a 3. (4 for Rodney part, 3 for P.M., 2 for Stress Relief) I'm going to sell/give it away as soon as I find a better alternative for my shorter yoga practice. (A couple of recently released Yoga Zone DVD might be the best bet for me, I guess.)
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Summary: Great for beginners
Review: This DVD is very nice. There are beautiful visuals, soothing music, and the routines are short enough that you feel like you acheived something, but they are short enough for absolute beginners (which I am!). I would definitely recommend this DVD for someone who has been considering Yoga, but hasn't tried it yet. I would suggest, if you are a beginner, to already have yoga blocks and a strap for the stretches that you may not be able to fully reach just yet. A yoga mat is not a bad idea either, but not neccessary. Give it a try! :)~
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