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Yoga for Beginners 8 Yoga Video Routines for Beginners. Includes Gentle Yoga Workouts to Increase Strength & Flexibility
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Product Description
One of the most intelligent and insightful teachers around. - Yoga Journal
Excite, inspire and encourage your journey of healthy and balanced living.
Product Description YOGA FOR BEGINNERS is the perfect way to be introduced to Yoga and it helps you to explore and experience the numerous benefits of yoga. There are 8 routines to help build strength, increase flexibility, improve your health and vitality and transform how you look and feel.
Routines are led by renowned instructor Barbara Benagh who expertly leads you through tailored workouts ranging from 10 to 60 minutes. YOGA FOR BEGINNERS was filmed on location at one of the most beautiful, tranquil beaches in the world, Half-Moon Bay, Antigua, which adds to the overall experience of tranquility.
DVD HIGHLIGHTS:
Top selling yoga DVD in the US and Canada
An evergreen, great selling title
8 different workouts
Key demographic for people that want to try yoga
Tremendous amount of content/value (240 minutes)
Interview with Instructor
Filmed at Half-Moon Bay, Antigua
Amazon.com
Yoga instructor Barbara Benagh has practiced and taught yoga for nearly 35 years. She discovered yoga while living in England and began teaching there. She moved to Boston and opened The Yoga Studio on Beacon Hill in 1980.
In addition to her local classes Barbara teaches yoga seminars throughout the US and internationally. She is a regular contributor of articles to Yoga Journal magazine. She has several audio CDs of live classes available as well as DVDs, the latest being Yoga for Beginners released by Body + Soul magazine, and Yoga for Stress Relief that includes a discussion on meditation from the Dalai Lama.
Barbara was kind enough to answer some questions from Amazon.com about this unique line of yoga DVDs.
How are these DVDs different from other yoga DVDs?
I was drawn to working with Bodywisdommedia because they produce DVDs they are interactive. Rather than a "one size fits all" single routine that is typical of most products, these DVDs offer choice, allowing the user to customize and change their yoga practice to suit their needs. No two persons are the same so the ability to change your practice - easing shoulder tension one day and an invigorating morning wake up the next - come as close as possible to allowing you to address your individual needs at home. Not only do people have different physical needs, but they have different time constraints as well. If you have only 20 minutes, there is a practice for you but there are longer practices as well (some as long as 90 minutes) that address the total body/mind connection. The sheer number of yoga sequences offered on each of these DVDs is a first. They are incredibly comprehensive.
How were you able to get the Dalai Lama involved?
This project dovetailed perfectly with the Dalai Lama's message that modern stress is one of the greatest obstacles to our mental happiness and physical wellbeing. Because we are long-time sincere practitioners, having a 30-minute lecture of the Dalai Lama teaching how to meditate on the Yoga for Stress Relief DVD was a perfect fit. Bodywisdommedia also has a broader relationship with the Office of Tibet and are releasing historic lectures with "A Path to Happiness" being the first one.
How will potential buyers of these DVDs know which one is right for them?
The titles are very indicative of what appears on the DVD and therefore a good guide. I really enjoyed making Yoga for Stress Relief because it is incredibly relevant. We strove to make the sequences accessible to as many people as possible, whether they are a beginner or long time practitioner. Yoga for Beginners is a great, non-threatening place to get started and includes lots of sound technique developed over my 30 years as a yoga teacher. Power Yoga for Every Body is a bit more challenging taking you from the beginning level and gradually progressing to much more demanding routines.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
- Media Format : NTSC, Multiple Formats, Color
- Run time : 6 hours and 18 minutes
- Release date : October 24, 2006
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : bodywisdom media, inc.
- ASIN : B000H8RVSO
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,946 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Well I read the review here by Beth Cholette. This reviewer has never led me astray before so I figured that I would go ahead and give it a shot based on her extremely detailed review and description of the product. Reading her words made the DVD sound precisely what I was looking for. It was.
Thank you Beth!
I am an older male with hip, back and neck problems which have not responded to injections, physical therapy or medications. This is horrid as I had reached a point where the pain and stiffness was interfering with my life. I lead a rather active life for my age and I am not inclined to change my living habits all that much as I pretty well enjoy my life the way it is...or was, in this case.
I have been working with this program for four weeks now and I can already tell a difference in my movements and the pain is becoming less and less as each day goes by. I found this type to be absolutely perfect for my needs. I found the instructions to be extremely specific and had no problems following them.
Now after almost seven decades there is no way in the world I could perform all of the positions described in this DVD right from the start. To be honest, I would have hurt myself had I tried. The instructor on the DVD though have plenty of methods to adjust each and ever move to your specific requirements. All it required on the users part was a bit of common sense. I found the pace to be perfect for my needs.
Now this is not a work-out program. It is a set of precise positions at first; focusing of breathing of course, and then presents workouts ranging from 10 to 50 minutes. I found I could sort of pick and choose what appealed to me on a daily basis. I liked the fact that Barbara Benagh was not yakking constantly while she was herself performing each stance...her voice was in the background.
If you are considering purchasing this tape I strongly suggest you read Beth Cholette's review. She has told us what is on the DVD so much better than I would ever be able to do. I have found that each of her statements and observations to be completely spot on.
Will this be the last Yoga DVD I purchase? Goodness no! I have already bought another. I have found that I actually like this stuff!
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
Back to first experience... the dvd's are nice because you can do them at home with nothing more then a chair to be honest. The yoga mat is definitely recommended but i can see these being done without. Blocks are highly recommended too but you can replace with boxes you have around.
Once again.. there are different levels of beginner.. and honestly I've watched some of the other dvd's and routines and i think it may be a beginner routine for everyone. the other routines intimidate me but thats because when i started i was as flexible as a brick. After 2 months I'm going through the poses a lot easier.. and I'm not hearing my spine pop as it aligns as i go through sun salutation without a chair which i take as my body is loosening up.
The Muscle work is nothing to forget about either. My core and back are actually getting worked ..... a lot. Overall I'd recommend this as a good starting dvd for working out that sort of lets you claim your body back gradually and at your own pace. If your as flexible as a brick at first it starts off rough (Mostly because your learning to relax) but its so relieving and still strengthening. And once again... its at your own pace.
You start out by watching the basic area. This area has short segments that help you understand the starting moves. The aim here is to watch each short segment - and practice the moves - until they start to make sense to you.
They have 10 minute backbends, 20 minute standing poses, 20 minute strength / balance, 20 minute sun salutations, 30 minute seated hip openers. You'll find some of these might be challenging for your current strength and bend ability - but this is actually great! It means you have something to look forward to as you improve and grow. If everything was super easy at the beginning, the DVD wouldn't be much help! So you practice these moves for a while, figuring out which you can do and which you need to work on.
Then you go on to the actual full workout sessions. There is 70 minute basics, 40 minute energizing, 70 minute strength, 30 minute rejuvinate, and 55 minute quieting. Each segment has its own focus, so you can easily pick and choose which one you're going to work on. You might find some easy and relaxing. Others might be a bit challenging at the beginning.
So for example the quieting session was really relaxing, lovely, stretchy. On the other hand, the strength session involves some moves that I had to just watch. My arm strength wasn't up there yet. However, I could do much of it and it definitely was building up strength - and I look forward to when I can do it all start to finish.
The background is simply gorgeous, with the gentle ocean, the sands and the blue skies. It really helps me to feel peaceful and relaxed. The woman's voice is peaceful, calm, and provides a lot of great pointers for adjusting poses based on your current skill level.
Highly recommended for beginners - and the DVD will "grow with you" to allow you to keep enjoying it even as you improve.