Product Details

• Actors: Anna Davis, Ph.D., RYT
• Directors: Max Kaiser, Hand Crank Films
• Format: NTSC, Widescreen
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Fairhaven Health, LLC
• DVD Release Date: March 1, 2008
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0015KLHOM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,046 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A gentle yoga practice created to help couples conceive. Designed for all levels and taught by Anna Davis, Ph.D., a respected scientist and yoga instructor.   $19.95

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars safe, effective, gentle, May 6, 2009

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smtp girl "smtp_girl" (north america) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bend, Breathe, and Conceive: Fertility Yoga with Anna Davis, Ph.D., RYT (DVD)

I have been practicing yoga for over 12 years at the time of this writing, and I am also an experienced, certified yoga instructor, as well as a prenatal massage therapist. I feel that I can vouch for the yoga as taught in this video-- it is the real deal-- Anna Davis knows what she is doing. I really enjoy this video a lot. I find it calming, relaxing, and invigorating in a gentle way. Perhaps most importantly of all, this video is safe for people wherever they might be in their cycle, or in their TTC process (even if using Assisted Reproductive Therapy of some kind). I feel confident recommending it to anyone who is TTC, whether they are taking a completely holistic approach, or using a combination of eastern and western medicine.
The downsides of the video are:
1.) It doesn't give explanations for why she chose the postures that are included. An experienced yogi will be able to figure this out intuitively, but it isn't spelled out for you. (e.g. She doesn't explain why you might want to do postures targeting your hips, low back, and groin area if you are TTC.) There are plenty of online resources for exploring this further. My favourite is Fully Fertile: A 12-Week Holistic Plan for Optimal Fertility, another outstanding resource for holistic fertility.
2.) The pace is actually a bit quick for my taste. I'm not sure why she didn't stretch this out into a 90-minute practice; I prefer more time in some of the postures. I was impressed that she did give plenty of time for the relaxation sequence at the end. A lot of teachers skimp on final savasana, which is the most important posture of the practice. Again, Davis really gets it. Overall a very good investment.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!!!, May 28, 2008

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Nancy G. "ilovenarnia1231" (Arlington, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bend, Breathe, and Conceive: Fertility Yoga with Anna Davis, Ph.D., RYT (DVD)

I haven't done much yoga but I did this with my friend who does quite a bit and we both just loved it! I feel so much more relaxed and positive about this whole process of trying to get pregnant (even my husband says I'm in a better mood!). Anna's voice is so soothing and calm and she makes it easy to understand even for someone with little yoga experience. Now if I can just have a BABY I'll move onto prenatal yoga (lol). Try it, you won't be disapointed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's was ok., January 22, 2009

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Lauren A. (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bend, Breathe, and Conceive: Fertility Yoga with Anna Davis, Ph.D., RYT (DVD)

This was one of the first yoga dvds I purchased when I first started ttc. It looked easy to follow and it had a lower price then some of the other dvds. Though it was easy to follow,it just didn't have as much detailed info as I expected.This would be a great dvd for general excercise, but i just don't think that it had any effect on my fertility at all.