Customer Reviews

The New Method Pre & Post Natal Yoga

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Both workouts are super-helpful and easy to follow, no special equipment needed besides a towel. The post-natal workout is especially helpful to get ideas of how to relate with an infant, and my daughter really seemed to enjoy it then. She's now over a year old and still enjoys it when I help her do some of the "baby yoga" moves. I have to admit that I skipped the singing part and just did deep breaths then, but it still relaxed my mind and body and tightened my muscles--combining this with nursing helped me regain my shape, too.

If you are a very spiritual or new age yoga person you might love this. I am just a modern mommy looking for a yoga workout. The instructors endless banter about being in touch with my primal nature was annoying. Telling me to visualize squatting a in a forest and birthing surrounded by only birds and animals is a terrifying image not a relaxing one. The chanting was bizzare and the tribal dancing downright scary. I was hoping for just some great yoga poses with instruction but I got a video drowning in over the top touchy-feely spiritual junk.

I love this video. I am expecting my 4th baby and have used this video for the last 3 pregnancies. I started this yoga during my 2nd pregnancy to avoid the back pain I had during my first. Not only did the exercises keep me pain free, but a few weeks into it I found myself getting tone and finding muscles showing all down my back! The instructor is kind of out there, but very calming at the same time. I love how there is plenty of stretching too. She talks you through the exercises explaining how they will help in your pregnancy and during childbirth and so you hardly realize you are "exercising", until a few weeks later you notice how tone you are getting. FYI - I always skip the meditation and the freestyle dancing - I'm not that alternative! I just enjoy the relaxing exercises, so if you are the same, just skip the parts that are too "out there" for you and you will find a great prenatal yoga practice.

This yoga routine has been perfect for relieving my back tension, neck stiffness, and restless legs, while helping build muscle tone and the knowledge and comfort a woman needs before going into labor. It is not a purely physical "workout" - instead it is focused on both physical and mental development, with some unique meditative approaches to building endurance in preparation for labor. I love it! The instructor, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, is very knowledgeable with a soothing voice. I can't say enough good things about this routine! There is also a more recent DVD out, also by Gurmukh that is just as great (Prenatal Kundalini Yoga and meditation for mothers to be). I recommend them both! Happy Yoga!

This is not really a 'work out' it defentaly does get your pules up some but it is more about getting in touch with your inner self and that primal part of you that comes out when birthing a baby. The positive birth talk throughout the video is wonderful and positions used are excellent for preparing for a natural birth. This is not the sort of birth preperation you want if you are planing a standered hospital birth. For anyone wanting a healthy natural birth I would strongly suggest looking into this video!

I follow the prenatal video every evening. The instructor is calm, supportive, and experienced. I was extremely stressed out and nervous, and I have significantly calmed down since beginning this routine. I think this is a beautiful practice for any woman who is expecting a baby.

I highly recommend this DVD! I think it is a very balanced workout for both the pre & post natal segments. It's easy to follow, the exercises are just enough for some aerobic benefits, and the stretching refreshing.

When I first watched the DVD, I giggled because of the chanting. But after getting over the awkwardness of chanting out loud, I came to really depend on the chanting which was a great way to relax and meditate.
The yoga strectches are great for beginners as well. This DVD made all of my back pain go away and helped rejuvinate myself for the day. The yoga exercises are great in strecthing your pelvis to get you ready for the BIG day to hopefully help you have an easier labor and birth. This by far is the best DVD out there that not only helps you stretch, but help you relax and rejuvinate after a long stressful day at work. A stressful mom makes a stressful baby.

I did this with my first pregnancy and LOVED it. The instructor did a great job and you can watch a whole class of women at various stages of pregnancy for modifiers. I lost this set, but now on my second pregnancy, can't bring myself to buy a different DVD. Will order this one again.

No way for me. I didn't like the chanting at all. I got a creepy feeling. Way too new-agey for me. Very low quality video too. Absolutely do not recommend....unless you are into chanting while you do yoga.