Customer Reviews

The New Method: Baby and Mom: Postnatal Yoga

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I liked this tape a great deal. Its a really good workout - you are definitly sweating by the end of it. But the instructor does quite a bit of new agey stuff [which I fast forwarded through] and she gets a little annoying. As mentioned previously, my baby did not like the workout part [being used as a weight, etc]. However, she *really loved* the 'baby yoga' and massage towards the end and we enjoyed that together frequently. I think it was really great for her. She also liked watching the other babies on the tape, which I thought was cute, too. I ended up doing this workout mostly while my baby was napping though. I think this is a good way to get in shape after delivery, but you have to kind of ignore the instructor at times and fast forward through parts that aren't working for you.

To begin with the instructor did not even have a baby with her. You are suppose to do yoga with your baby next to you for the most part. You are to perform the postitions around your baby. When I went from the triangle to the cobra, my baby grabbed my hair. When I lifted her overhead, she drooled on me. When I rocked on my back with her between my legs, I almost bonked her. At the end you are suppose to walk around the room holding your baby. I can do that while I do housework. This video is goofy.

Let me begin by saying that yoga is not new to me, and prior to this video I typically found yoga instructors soothing to listen to and I love the serenity of holding poses and breathing deeply. If that is what you're looking for, don't buy this video. Khalsa talks CONSTANTLY through the workout. (And she doesn't have one of those mellow, relaxing voices either.) The exercises were not familiar yoga poses, but were the more traditional ab crunches, etc... They were not the slow stretching and holding poses I am more familiar with. I bought this video because it claims to include babies in the workout, but the babies are included only minimally and in ways that are neither comfortable or relaxing for them. They are supposed to spend most of the workout time resting quietly on the mat next to you. As already mentioned, Khalsa does not have a baby with her as she leads this workout. My guess is because she's concerned about being interrupted by a fussy baby. I can't blame her, because that's what happened to me, but it probably means that the workout does not include babies in a way that makes them happy or relaxed. My suggestion? Get a yoga video for yourself that you can do while baby is asleep. You'll find it much more helpful and relaxing, and you won't have to worry about a fussy baby that you're supposed to be including every now and then in the exercises.

I was desperately seeking a workout that would involve my son; I work full time, so our time together is too precious for me to invest in a fitness routine that doesn't include him.

I was hesitant to purchase this DVD after reading the negative reviews berating the workout as being too "new age-y" -- but I'm so very glad that I did! My son and I both absolutely love the workout. It's tough enough for you to work up a good sweat (particularly if you have a big baby like I do), but it's also fun and great bonding time for you and baby.

Like many others, I found the chanting a bit over-the-top when I started the workout, but now I've participated a few times and have found it's actually quite relaxing and focusing. My advice would be to give it a shot before dismissing it out of hand.

My son enjoys watching the other babies on the TV, and absolutely loves the resistance exercises where he gets to go for some great rides while Mommy builds her upper and lower body and core strength. He adores the baby yoga, and several of the stretching exercises for Mommy engage baby as well.

If you're looking for a workout that will challenge you while also involving your baby, try this workout. It's a huge hit in our house!

I really enjoyed this video. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I was looking for something to center myself as well as get my body back in shape, and this video truly is an inspirational experience that I can share with my son. He also loved being held, rocked, lifted into the air and set on my shins for a great ab workout! I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for more than just a workout -- it is something to share with your new child as well as a calming and centering experience for you. We look forward to this every day!

I really liked this video and the ab work is quite good. However, my baby did not like being used as a weight and in fact hated it so much he bit me. Hard. Needless to say, we used this video only once.

I love doing this workout with my baby. I have the Giam postnatal workout and I only ever get 1/3 of the way through it before my baby wakes up and wants me to do anything but yoga. With this video, I can do it while he's awake and he doesn't fuss one bit! The first part of the workout has the baby lying on the floor in front of you while you do the workout. My baby loves looking at the other babies and seems to like the instructor's voice as well. it's the only thing he ever pays attention to on the TV. He also absoutely loves the part of the workout that involves him as a weight (his first giggles were while doing this video) and I get a great workout by using him as a weight. The workout is kind of short, but I think my baby might lose interest if it wasn't. I love the chanting and visualization too. It is like being in a real yoga class, not just some baby arobics. Don't get this video if you don't like yoga (and therefore the chanting.) My only complaint is that there could be more traditional yoga poses. This workout is very much about strengthening with repetitions of crunches, squats, and leg lifts, not really the relaxing sort of strength-building yoga.

What a waste of money! The introduction was a waste of time to listen to and it didn't get any better after that. I thought I could do some Yoga with my baby, but that was only for a couple of minutes. My baby was lying down most of the time, like all the babies in the video, since there wasn't much techniques to incorporate them. I can't stand the instructor's voice, which sounded like a nagging tone. The session ends with everybody holding their babies and moving around and she calls it dancing!

I was a little disappointed in this workout. First of all, I really didn't like the long verbal introduction to yoga by the instructor. Also, I felt a video like this should have a new Mom as an instructor like most post natal workout videos do. The yoga is very boring. I did like the infant massage section at the end of the video and the section where you get to dance with your baby. Honestly, I would get Post natal Pilates instead, it is a shorter and better workout; or or Post natal excersize for Mom and Baby.

This series by Ms G Khalsa has its place. While the production is well presented I would not recommend it for anyone who had not been doing yoga for a long time, in otherwords a seasoned yogi. There is a lot of chanting, visualisation and a really new age/ esoteric feel to this DVD. While I have done yoga in various styles and with various teachers, I found this DVD patronising and over the top. I feel I wasted my money buying this product. What I would recommend is Lisa Hart's Fit Mamma. Now there is a routine that you want to get up for and Ms Hart is 8mths pregnant while she presents it and is a breath of fresh air. I use Ms Hart's DVD three times a week