11-26-01, 09:58 PM | |
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Hi Susan,
Another vote for Crunch Joy of Yoga. Other good short beginning yoga tapes that you might like are the Yoga Zone videos with 2 20 minute workouts on them that are taken from their TV shows. Collage carries a few of these if you want to see video clips. They are definitely beginner level, short, and are filmed in Jamaica I think. Yoga Zone Yoga for Abs and Intro to Power Yoga are good ones. They are also releasing one soon called Stretching for Flexibility. These are also available retail: Borders, Suncoast, MediaPlay for under $10. Danielle |
11-26-01, 10:51 PM | |
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Too bad about the OM factor because I think workout wise, Kripalu Gentle is perfect, but don't give in. You really would be annoyed. I am bothered by her voice and some of her comments, and I have a pretty high tolerance for that! But it is put together well, and is sleep inducing.
Crunch Joy of Yoga is pretty nice, and about half an hour. It may be more than you want, but it is on the easy side. Maybe yoga for wieght loss with Suzanne Deason. It is in 3 20 minute parts, one of which is meditation, so you would probably not use that as much, but she has 4 participants and they show 4 levels, starting pretty much from unflexible to less flexible to avarage, then to Suzanne. That may work for you. If you like Rodney, his Yoga for strength starts out much like AM yoga, then gets harder. That is set into 6 parts (I think) that run through the day, starting easy, getting harder, then slowing down again. It is a great 1 hour workout, but you could do parts if you find it cheap and enjoy Rodney. If Alan FInger doesn't creep you out, try one of the original Yoga Zone ones. I find them all to be pretty much alike, but that first YZ COnditioning and Stress Release one really does a good job of relaxing me. And, I haven't seen it, but it may be worth looking into David Swensen's Just Relax video. The review sounded like something that you might like. |
11-26-01, 11:54 PM | |
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Yoga tapes
You might like Lilias Folan's tapes. She's a very good teacher and very non-mystical. To put it in Sophie's words, very low "woo-woo" factor. I think her tapes would fit in with your goal of relaxation. She even has some tapes directed specifically at relaxation. Collage carries her tapes, including a nice beginners set and one of her best tapes, Energize with Yoga. You might also check at your local library first to see if they have any you can preview before plunking down the cash.
You may also like Living Arts Yoga for Weight Loss. It's a very beautiful tape (even though I can't see what it has to do with weight loss). It shows 4 levels of modifications, which is nice. Oh yeah, I agree with other that Crunch Joy of Yoga is a great non-mystical tape. I really like the instructor, Sarah Ivanhoe. She's wonderfully down to earth. The set is bright and clean and the music is upbeat. However, it's a pretty rigirous workout and might not be as relaxing as you are looking for. I got mine on ebay for $3 so it was really worth the price.
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11-27-01, 12:03 AM | |
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Ditto on Crunch
For a longer tape I'd suggest Millenium Stretch (60 minutes). It incorporates feldenkrais and tai chi as well as yoga. Scott Cole is a little silly, but not terribly woo-woo.
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11-27-01, 11:06 AM | |
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Another is the yoga segment of Streamline Fitness.
It's about 15 minutes and follows a great 15 minute ab/back workout. Karen voight's instruction is just great.
The first section (25-min. toning workout) doesn't work for me. I've certainly gotten more than my money's worth from the rest of it though.
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