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 Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss
ASIN: B00004T6FM
Customer's Rating: 4
Summary: Great introduction to Yoga
Comments: I finally jumped onto the yoga bandwagon a few months ago. This was the first video I bought, and I have really enjoyed it. I'm not sure it contributes to weight loss, but it is a great relaxation and stretching tool. Many of the poses are challenging, but she provides an adequate rest after difficult positions. There are three other ladies who provide modifications for all fitness levels. The background music and location (the desert) are very relaxing. Even though I don't sweat, I still feel the burn in my muscles. Try it!
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 A.M. and P.M. Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss (2 pack)
ASIN: B00007D00J
Customer's Rating: 5
Summary: My FIRST yoga tapes, and boy am I glad I started here!
Comments: I'd been thinking about trying yoga for awhile, since I no longer have the time (working full time plus school 4 nights a week) to go to the gym, and my health was suffering from the strenuous schedule and the stress, and the horrendous insomnia. I really wanted something that I could do at home, that wouldn't annoy me so much that I'd watch it once then sell it on Ebay. Also really needed something that I could do at night that wouldn't energize me so much that I'd be even MORE unable to sleep. After alot of shopping around(reading the back of every yoga video at Borders), I finally decided on this two pack set. What a lovely surprise! My favorite feature of this set is the voice-over technique - that is, she doesn't speak to you as she's doing the poses, but you hear her voice. I can't say enough about that. (I bought the Crunch Fat Burning Yoga tape, and was just too annoyed with the instructor talking all the way through it to get too far. Well, also, it's a little too advanced for me.) I'm definitely going to try to stick with videos with voice overs.
The workouts are challenging for a beginner (downward facing dog can be daunting the first couple of times) but very relaxing, and she doesn't hold the poses so long that you feel stressed or get bored. I liked the flow of the tapes, although I still have some awkward transitions (I'm thinking I will get smoother as I get better.)
I found it amazing that yoga could make me sore! As a former workout junkie (who is admittedly VERY out of shape since starting school), I need that day-after soreness to feel as though I've done something, and these tapes provide me with that.
I would highly recommend this set to a beginner. It's relaxing, soothing, AND energizing and she really centers you with talk about softening your eyes, and breathing into the spread of your shoulders blades and the like. She cues your breathing very nicely, and always reminds you to engage your abs or widen your shoulders. She reminds you to experience the moment you're in, and to really feel your body.
I can't say enough about these tapes. They've gotten me excited about yoga, and I'm definitely going to be collecting more tapes, and coming up with my own regime. I'm even starting to modify my eating habits a bit.
Especially for the price, you canNOT beat this. Well, speaking from total ignorance, having bought this set and the Fat Burning! Decide upon your own grain of salt, but in my opinion: BUY IT! :)
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 Pilates for Weight Loss
ASIN: B00005RYQM
Customer's Rating: 5
Summary: Another review - still love this workout!
Comments: Few people come back to write a second review - I just had to!
Its now January and since I wrote the review in Oct. I have lost another size using this tape as my core workout 2-3 times a week! I have been trying many other pilates workouts to find the perfect companion to this one. I can't always get an hour of quality time so I've been looking for a shorter intermediate workout. So far, Denise Austin's - Pilates for Everybody is the best I've found - using the resistence bands adds a new level of challenge. But I still love this tape best! This program continues to inspires me even months later, has kept me challenged, and still gets results! I am still losing inches!
The challenge is entirely in performing the technique correctly. While most of the moves have become easy for me there are some that I am still working to master. Unlike other tapes, the scenic Hawaiian background really does it for me... this program gives me a perfect balance of meditation and exercise! It has made me feel strong, flexible and relaxed. Still LOVE IT!
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 Living Yoga: Stress Relief Yoga for Beginners
ASIN: 0945671075
Customer's Rating: 3
Summary: Way too fast
Comments: I am a big fan of Rodney Yee and the Living Arts series, which is why I bought this tape. Suzanne Deason moves so fast that I was geting stressed trying to keep up with her. The poses are not held long enough to be effective. This tape was a disapointment in an otherwise wonderful series.
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 Living Yoga's Lower Body Yoga for Beginners
ASIN: B00004T6FK
Customer's Rating: 2
Summary: Not for beginners - Very difficult postures!
Comments: Suzanne Deason's Living Yoga's Lower Body Yoga for beginners
moves very quickly from one posture to another without the getting the benefits of the posture. She does not pause to like 5 breathes but doe the entire routine in a continues flow that is "exteme fast". You have to memorize the postures in advance to keep one or two steps behind her. I been doing yoga for 3 years and still cannot keep up with her fast pace. Some postures are in the immediate poses and she does them fast! I gave the CD to me yoga instructor - who has been doing yoga for 15 years and she like the CD! I purchase it with the Living Art's Rodney Yee for abs and upper body. Rodney two sections move more normally and is good; but I need to get a lower body CD and am looking for one that is of normal pace and more relaxing to the spirit then Suzanne Deason's. Definitely for the accomplished yoga person in my opinion.
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 Living Yoga's Gentle Yoga for Beginners
ASIN: B00004T6FH
Customer's Rating: 1
Summary: Too fast...No guidance
Comments: I was a practitioner of yoga many years ago in my 20's and 30's. At 52 I decided to start practicing again. I purchased the Yoga Zone beginners set with four videos and love it. However, they are all 55 minute sessions. There are times when a short session would be advantageous, so I purchased this video. It is an enormous disappointment. There are virtually no instructions, and when there are, by the time you figure out what is being asked, she is on to the next pose. I wind up feeling stressed and out of synch. Pass on this one, and go straight to the Yoga Zone. I'm still looking for a shorter but good yoga tape.
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 Yoga Conditioning for Women
ASIN: B000067D1A
Customer's Rating: 3
Summary: to the viewer from seattle
Comments: To the reviewer from seattle, grow up! Reviews are written to help other people know if they would like that video or not. It is obvious that this video would be compared to Ms. Deason's previous video. I didn't find anyone crying in these reviews except the 'viewer from seattle'. Suzanne Deason is a wonderful yoga teacher, but I personally did not enjoy this video as much as her yoga conditioning for weight loss, which I see as continually challenging because you can always do yoga on a deeper level.
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 Foundations of Yoga, Level 2
ASIN: 6303139272
Customer's Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comments: I love it! I've used a few other videos and attended several yoga classes (only to quit afer 1 or 2 sessions). Suzanne Deason is wonderful! I fall somewhere between beginner and intermediate. Some asanas are easy, others more challenging. All I know is I feel great, calm and very relaxed after this video. Also, it's not too long (about 40 minutes if you fast forward through the beginning demonstrations which you don't need to see after the first few times. I actually look forward to my yoga practice! Love it. Wish I could find Level 3.
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 Foundations of Yoga, Level 1
ASIN: 6303139264
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 Yoga Remedies for Balance
ASIN: B00004LMDY
Customer's Rating: 4
Summary: Quite a Workout!
Comments: As a newcomer to yoga, I have used several yoga tapes but always come back to the ones by Suzanne Deason. Her strategy is simple and direct, letting you become familiar with the poses at your own pace. She is so unbelievably flexible and strong that just looking at her body is a motivation in itself! The tape moves quickly, but that did not bother me. The moves are complex and challenging enough that you don't need to hold them all day to reap the benefits. I found myself sweating and I have been doing aerobics for years. This is a great tape and Suzanne Deason's simple, un-trendy approach to yoga is refreshing.
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Foundations of Yoga, Level 1
ASIN: 6303139264
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 Balance Ball: Fitness for Abs
ASIN: 6305895791
Customer's Rating: 4
Summary: Great after a long day at work
Comments: This is a great abs workout and very relaxing. The method involves lots of stretching and focusing on breathing. Lots of different exercises are introduced. Some are easy and some are more difficult. My mom says that there's no way she'll ever be able to do the move where you lie on your back with the ball between your feet and then put your feet and the ball over your head, but she can do all the other moves. Because there aren't many repetitions of each move, it doesn't seem like the workout is that hard, but I can definitely feel it later. This is not one of those ab workouts that will make you sweat or cry in pain, but it is still very effective though a little slow and long at times. An added bonus is all the stretching and relaxing over the ball which makes this a great workout for after work.
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 Balance Ball: Fitness for the Lower Body
ASIN: 6305895805
Customer's Rating: 3
Summary: Quick toning for those whole like their ball...
Comments: If you are new to using your ball for basic toning then this video will be helpful. You should be aware that living arts has another video out that combines lower, abs and upper body workouts all in one tape. I actually prefer that one even though it does not include everything that you find on the individual tapes.
I use this tape to see how far I am progressing and about once every two weeks I whip it out on one of the days I do toning exercises. It's great for helping to tone and to give you balance. Balance equals control and if you can control your body through various exercises your overall performance in any exercise is improved along with your posture and general health. That being said if you want a vigorous ball workout you had better skip this one.
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 Lower Body Yoga for Beginners
ASIN: B00000JPS4
Customer's Rating: 2
Summary: Not for beginners - Very difficult postures!
Comments: Suzanne Deason's Living Yoga's Lower Body Yoga for beginners
moves very quickly from one posture to another without the getting the benefits of the posture. She does not pause to like 5 breathes but doe the entire routine in a continues flow that is "exteme fast". You have to memorize the postures in advance to keep one or two steps behind her. I been doing yoga for 3 years and still cannot keep up with her fast pace. Some postures are in the immediate poses and she does them fast! I gave the CD to me yoga instructor - who has been doing yoga for 15 years and she like the CD! I purchase it with the Living Art's Rodney Yee for abs and upper body. Rodney two sections move more normally and is good; but I need to get a lower body CD and am looking for one that is of normal pace and more relaxing to the spirit then Suzanne Deason's. Definitely for the accomplished yoga person in my opinion.
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