Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD)
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Actor: Suzanne DeasonBrand: GAIAM AMERICAS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 30 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Gaiam
DVD Reviews of Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD)
DVD Review: Gentle Yoga for Weight Loss
Summary: 4 Stars
Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss includes a DVD with two programs - a 25-minute gentle yoga practice and a 15-minute energy balancing yoga practice, access to a 64 page online nutrition guide and a 15-minute audio CD to guide you through a morning routine that can be done upon waking right on your bed.
If you believe that the only way to lose weight is through vigorous sweaty exercise, this is not the program for you. However, if you, like Suzanne Deason, believe that stress, moving too fast, and lack of body-mind awareness are major contributors to weight gain, this program can help you get started with a gentle yoga program that can lead to gradual lasting change. Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss is an easy to learn program with step-by-step instructions and a great way to start your on the right foot - with more energy, clarity, awareness, and focus. It's these qualities that often lead to healthy behavior changes resulting in weight loss.
The Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss workout begins with seated breathing and moves into gentle floor stretches that include extended child's pose, low lunge and runners lunge. Many poses are modified with the use of two bricks/blocks so most beginners will find them accessible.
She then moves on to a series of standing poses that include triangle, extended side angle, wide legged lateral spine stretches, and wide legged forward fold with a twist. Floor poses come next and include a gentle modified cobra, downward facing dog, child's pose, seated twists, cobblers pose, an abdominal strengthener, reclining leg stretches, reclining twists, and a gentle bridge pose.
Although Deason, never refers to the poses by name, she provides detailed instruction for alignment and coordinating breath with movement, making this accessible to beginners and those seeking a gentle well balanced yoga routine to begin the day.
The 20-minute Energy Balancing yoga practice is for those times you are feeling stressed or fatigued or need a gentle restorative practice. It is designed to help you relax, open up and turn within and includes lots of supported forward folds - both standing and seated - and ends with legs-on-a-chair pose. You'll need a chair and blanket for this yoga practice.
The 15-minute audio CD is a great way to wake up your body before you even get up in the morning, with a series of reclining stretches and twists to increase circulation while integrating your mind, body, and breath, all before your feet touch the floor.
I think Quick Start Yoga For Weight Loss is great for beginners looking for an introduction to a gentle mind-body approach to weight loss through yoga.
DVD Review: Not worth the money
Summary: 1 Stars
I have taken yoga classes before, but never bought a DVD. I got this DVD, popped it in and realized that I needed bricks. I do not own any bricks and no where ON the box does it mention bricks are necessary for the workout. I had to go out and buy the bricks just to do the workout. The workout itself was alright, though she intros it as an "A.M." workout when it doesn't say anything on the DVD itself. She also doesn't name any of the poses, which is odd and annoying. I also don't see how it is geared toward weight loss in any way. All in all, I was very disappointed and do not want to buy anything from Gaiam again. DVD Review: More for the mind than the body
Summary: 4 Stars
I have several DVDs by Suzy D (as I've affectionately dubbed her), and I think you can really enjoy her if you understand where she is coming from. In all of her bonus interviews, she always stresses that her videos will help you lose weight by increasing your mind-body connection and making you more aware of your body's needs. She doesn't really claim that her workouts will burn a lot of calories. It's more about getting into a healthy mindset. I think if you understand this and go into her DVDs looking for this kind of increased clarity and body awareness, her DVDs can help you. However, I can see how calling the DVD "Yoga for Weight Loss" could be misleading to people not familiar with Suzy D's point of view.
The workout itself is pretty easy by my standards. This sometimes makes the mind-body connection harder for me. In a strenuous workout, the effort required to do the poses demands my attention and keeps me in the moment. With all of Suzy D's videos, I sometimes find my mind wandering because the poses are so easy. However, I think of this as a challenge for me to really focus and clear my mind (rather than a flaw of the video).
Despite being easy, this video does make me feel good. It's also a great stretch after a jog or other workout.
As far as the repackaging, I didn't own the earlier released version of this DVD, so it doesn't really bother me.
In the long run, I think Suzy D's approach to fitness can certainly compliment your yoga practice. Sometimes I just need the burn (in which case I usually turn to Rodney Yee), but Suzy's workouts can add variety and balance to my overall practice.
DVD Review: Great relaxation video
Summary: 5 Stars
I see a lot of the reviews are about the weight loss portion of this DVD, and I have to say I have not used it much. However, I REALLY love the yoga techniques to get you going and then even having a monthly practice is really a nice touch.
I have to say I feel a lot of stress relief when I use this DVD program.
DVD Review: Great for beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
I wouldn't say this is an effective way for weight loss, but for someone who is just starting yoga, it was a good way to get started and get used to yoga. I did not read the back of the box (for props), you need 2 bricks, strap, & wedge. It is true, Suzanne Deason does not mention the names of poses, but I wouldn't remember them anyways! I actually like Suzanne Deason and hope to find more of her DVDs. I only wished it came with a mini-book version so I could do them without the DVD. And yes, it is true ALOT of these kinds of instruction videos are sometimes not clear. But...if you are serious about this, I would recommend research. I found it is an effective tool for helping you better understand these kinds of things. Ask around, go to classes (if you can), etc. Lastly, did it work for me? Yes! I am a runner and these stretches made me feel so much better and relaxed. It teaches you how to breathe. I would not say this is the best yoga instruction out there, but I gave it a few trys and thought it was alright for me.
Description of Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD)
The diet-free Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss Program is designed to get you started fast and easy with weight loss success. The workouts boost metabolism, shape lean muscle and give you more energy. The step by step instruction and easy to learn bonus techniques cultivate the mind body awareness and inner resolve you need to make healthy positive choices every day. ? 15-minute beginner morning yoga practice CD to energize & empower ? 30- minute total body yoga workout DVD ? Breathing exercises to tune you in to your body and the power of your thoughts ? Meditation and affirmations for a new source of inspiration & commitmentSuzanne Deason DVDs
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