Customer Reviews

Gentle Yoga With Naomi [VHS]

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I have bought many Yoga videos over the last several years, but this is the first that I have had no problems performing due to my knee condition. This video allows me to receive the benefits of a Yoga workout with stretches and breathing exercises while not over stressing my damaged knee. It is a wonderful video, especially for those with limitations like myself.

I've taken different styles of yoga classes and I've not seen much of the movements on this tape. It's beyond gentle. It's one step away from "Sit and Be Fit". I am 100lbs. overweight, able to walk 5 miles,strong &/or flexible in some muscle groups, tight &/or weak in others. This tape was way, way too easy for me. I wish had not wasted the money. "Yoga for Weight Loss" with its 3 levels of proficiency demonstrated, is a better beginning level YOGA video, although there's nothing weight loss specific about it, just basic Iyengar style yoga. I gave this 2 stars because there may be someone out there for whom this is just right, someone more out of shape, inactive, or infirm than me.

My library still has a copy of this. I've borrowed it a couple of times and finally decided to buy it. I hope it will become available -- either through re-issue or used copies. One review said it was too easy. For me, it was perfect -- my legs and hips just won't go in the directions most of the beginning yoga tapes (or classes) want them to go. Perhaps it would be better to classify this as basic stretching. (And it does go beyond the sit and be fit!)