Essential Yoga For Inflexible People

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Starring: Maggie Rhoades
Rated: G (General Audience)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Michael Wohl
Studio: bodywisdom media
Release Date: 2007-06-25
Running Time: 240 minutes
One of the great gifts of yoga is improved flexibility. Research has shown that improving flexibility and doing yoga helps you feel younger, healthier and lead a more active life style.

The yoga postures developed thousands of years ago were not created for people who are already flexible, but rather to help inflexible people become more flexible. Yoga videos, even those designed for beginners, may be too difficult for some people that lack flexibility. Essential Yoga for Inflexible People helps anyone, no matter how inflexible, experience all of the amazing physical and mental benefits of yoga.

These proven & effective routines will help anyone increase flexibility and strength while developing a calm, serene mind. Proper form is emphasized through these slower paced, flowing routines. This stunning and beautiful DVD was shot at one of the most majestic, tranquil beaches in the world, Half-Moon Bay, Antigua!

Over 10, easy-to-follow customized routines allow you to progress at your own pace. This special, easy to use system allows you to find the routine that is just right for your needs.
* Modified poses for less flexible people
* Improve strength & range of motion
* Increase energy levels
* Reduce stress
* For beginner and intermediate students The Essential Yoga for Inflexible People Series embraces the absolute best in mind-body learning with 10 easy-to-follow, customized routines from the worlds most renowned teachers.

Veteran instructor Maggie Rhoades gently guides you through these effective practices. We selected the very best routines from Maggie s Inflexible People program to help you on this amazing journey of yoga. Some of these routines use a folding chair, block or book, and belt or strap to modify poses for less flexible people. People that have flexibility issues due to serious medical conditions should work in conjunction with a medical professional and yoga teacher.

Perfect
This DVD was exactly what I needed when I started my yoga practice and has helped me alot.

The first two sections consists of some poses that are modified for those of us who are inflexible to help us get into position properly and also has variations whcih do not have quite as much assistance. Maggie guides your carefully and preciusely throughtout the routines with reminders that you should not push too hard. If you cannot do the pose all the wayThe first two sections consists of some poses that are modified for those of us who are inflexible to help us get into position properly and also has variations whcih do not have quite as much assistance. Maggie guides your carefully and preciusely throughtout the routines and as she says at the beginning, o no push too hard. Her explainations of what each pose does, and how they can be used, such as warm-ups or cool downs if you do other exercise, are very helpful.

All in all a DVD that pretty much anyone can do and helps teach yoga well for those of us who need a bit of help.

Really disappointed
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You have a beautiful setting, but for some reason they put her under a canopy. I have never seen this in the Gaiam tapes, and I think they do a much better job. I thought this was a Gaiam video from the cover, but it's not.

You start out BAM---with the sun salutation. Come on, yoga does not start out BAM with anything, especially something for beginners. You move into yoga with a quieting time, to move you from the go-go-go pace to yoga. If they wanted to do an exercise tape, fine, but yoga does not come from this approach.

The sun salutation is a classic in yoga of slow moving poses, but I just hate it and I always have. It is not easy, and not good for you if you are substantially overweight or have any problem with your knees. They modify it for the inflexible by leaving out part of the salutation and using it with a chair. If you cannot get down on one knee, you will not be able to do this modified sun salutation---so you can chuck this part and the next because the next section is the regular sun salutation. I guess it's a good idea if you want to continue to use this video once you are not inflexible. But I thought it really did not belong on a video for the inflexible---AT ALL. It's hard and boring. You go from being on one knee to flattening out your body and being on your hands and toes only.

The third segment starts with mountain pose which is as easy as it gets. It is a standing pose---you stand with your arms to your side and slowly, subtly align your body by raising your knee caps and so forth. You stand there and slowly go over every inch of your body with your mind to make sure it's all aligned. Yes, it is easy, it's also as boring as drying paint. I just did not get this video at all.

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Anyone Can Do This
I have a collection of DVDs and got discouraged because I can't do them. This one is different because it's made specifically for really inflexible people who want to start yoga. The teacher has years of experience with yoga for people who have no flexibility and it shows. The modifications are more then just telling you to use a block of you can't touch the floor. It's extremely modified so those of us with no flexibility can start with yoga and work our way up. This is yoga that anyone can do and start getting the benefits of increasing your flexibility.

Exactly what it says
There are lots of yoga videos out there that I've tried them and couldn't do. I needed something more remedial and this is it. If doing a triangle pose or a downward dog on most beginner tapes is advanced for you, then this is the yoga program for you. Sun Salutation, Bends and Standing poses aided by a chair. Sitting Poses with a chair and other props. This a great program.

Perfect for a real beginner
I've been enjoying working with a Pilates DVD from this same instructor and her Yoga program is just as good. I am new to exercise of any kind and other videos I tried were not suited to someone like me. Maggie's techniques and instruction for inflexible/real beginners is so encouraging. I thought I'd have to get into better shape before I could even try yoga.