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Holistic Guidance - Kathy Smith - New Yoga Basics for Beginners
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $7.99
Your Save: $ 6.99 ( 47% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Sony
Starring: Ricci Hohlt
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305150107
Format: Color
ISBN: 6305150109
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 1998-11-03
Running Time: 50
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: 1995
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fitness guru Kathy Smith leads a gentle introduction to yoga, with plenty of adaptations for special needs. She starts with very simple postures for body awareness, proper breathing, and relaxation. Smith explains how to do each pose correctly, how to use your breath, how to modify if necessary, where to focus your concentration, how the body should be aligned, and what parts are working. Her instructions are clear and explicit. Modifications are offered for both more and less flexible exercisers, letting you adapt the yoga practice to your own level. Some of the poses seem like traditional stretches you're already used to, and Smith makes the transition to the more challenging poses easy to follow. If you've been intrigued by yoga, but are intimidated by the poses you've seen among experienced yoga practitioners, this is a terrific starting place. (Floor poses: 22 minutes; standing poses: 22 minutes; guided relaxation: 10 minutes.) --Joan Price
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Customer Rating:
Summary: I will use this one again
Comment: This is a very good DVD's for a beginner. This DVD starts lying on the ground with abdominal breathing exercises and then moves on to stretches (knees to chest etc) and then twist (knees to ground etc.)This is bit different than most yoga DVD's start, but I like the change. The practice starts out with a more relaxed and calm atmosphere.
Then on to hands and knee poses (Cat-Cow, knees to chest) and then standing. There are only a few standing poses (high lunge, side-angle, forward bend with a chair, etc) but they are held long enough so you can feel the effect of the pose.
It ends again on the floor with forward bends and relaxation. Beginners will learn about posture, foot placement, breath work and alignment. The total workout is about 1 hour and is well cued, expertly demonstrated and has a person to the right who modifies most moves. You will need a chair, strap, and or wall available to complete the practice. Very nice
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Summary: Great for the fit beginner
Comment: Granted I am not the fittest person video on earth, I did find this to be an excellent yoga video if you are fit and never done yoga. If you could stand to lose some more weight like me then you might want to wait a little longer. Kathy was great in her instructions and it went at a nice easy pace. You do need a few things for the video: a chair, a strap or long bath towel. Head and wrist bands are optional. I did sweat to this video. The only down side to this video and I am not alone in this (read other people reviews) some of the poses are held a little too long and the video is fifty minutes long. I did have to stop half way through to take a mini breather. I would recomend this video to another person.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for beginners!
Comment: This is the first yoga video I ever bought, and it's the only one that I keep coming back to!
My only complaint is the length. At 50+ minutes long, the video is too long for me to do the whole thing every day. I tend to do just the floor poses and then I skip to the guided relaxation.
I do feel great afterward. It's a great way to get rid of a headache. I even found that it helped with my carpal tunnel symptoms, which wasn't something I was expecting it to do!
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's okay
Comment: I have never done yoga before and I wanted to try it so I read some reviews on this particular DVD and decided to go for it. It was okay. I felt that she kind of babbled too much and the poses were held for quite a while. I didn't exactly find it as relaxing as it probably should have been.
I have only done the video once. I believe in giving things a second chance so I will do that with this video, but I'm not convinced that my star-rating or feelings will change.
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Summary: A terrific yoga DVD for beginners
Comment: I had used Kathy Smith's yoga tape years ago and found it easy to use, even for someone as uncoordinated as I am! So, when looking for a yoga DVD to relax and get toned after chasing my two-year-old son all day, this seemed like a good choice. I wasn't disappointed.
The instruction is clear and there are frequent reminders how to get into the pose and signs that you may be doing it incorrectly. I also like Kathy's comments about which poses may be more difficult for beginners. Helped to remind me it was alright not to be able to do them my first weeks at it.
My only complaint is that the DVD is so long -- about an hour to complete the program. However, I can also understand an ACCELERATED yoga program kind of defeats the point of learning to relax!
A good DVD for people who want an introduction to yoga or just want to learn to relax after a busy day while getting toned in the process.
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