Customer Reviews

Sara Holliday's Prenatal Yoga: First Trimester DVD

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I am a person who loves special features, extravagent sets, and perfect costumes. At first, I was put off by the apparent low-budget set. After I did the practice, I began to appreciate the instructor's effectivenss and choice of rotine. Its one of the only prenatal yoga videos that have strengthening and toning as a focus, rather than relaxing or stretching. Most of the poses are standing poses, similar to a real yoga class. Many other prenatal yoga dvds are designed to be "generic"... I mean that its okay for all stages of pregnancy. This one is unique because it doesn't modify to be too easy.

If you have done yoga in a studio, you will probably like this dvd. If you do yoga to relax rather than tone, it probably is not what you want.

A word about the instructor - she has a confident voice, not whinny or breathy. She also looks like an athlete - a swimmer or something. She is very strong looking. Also- she did not indicate that she was actually pregnant at the time of filming- only that she did these type of things during her pregnancy.

I will do this the next time I am pregnant.

I bought all three series of prenatal yoga and I regret it. This video does not offer walk throughs on how to do many of the poses. She just quickly changes from one pose to the next, without explaining how to do it, give you time to inhale or exhale properly, show you where and how to position hands and feet for support, or how to twist core body, etc. Both her verbal explanations and visuals leave me frustrated, wondering if I should position the hands one way or another for a particular pose. What is worse, the camera does not follow many of her important movements, focusing sometimes only on her face or on a detail of her shirt, instead of showing how she is positioning her arms, hand, toes, etc. even when she puts them behind her body -- these are important details in yoga, because incorrect poses can lead to injuries.

I have never done Yoga before, nor am i very flexible, so this video was the perfect challenge for me. Knowing that the workout I am doing is good for my pregnancy and my baby is very calming to me. i have been so afraid to do the wrong exercises since being pregnant. While this DVD is relaxing, it was challenging enough to give me that feeling like i did a tough workout. I also had a friend of mine do it with me who has done yoga before and is not pregnant and she loved the workout as well. She said it was very relaxing to her and she felt like her muscles were challenged too. So i am confident that all levels will enjoy this work-out.

This prenatal yoga workout is calming and yet keeps a good pace and gives a good workout. I especially like all the ways the workout helps work on posture. I highly recommend Sara Holliday's yoga workouts. It is a fabulous way to stay toned while you are pregnant.

I am not pregnant yet, but purchased this dvd to get in shape and increase my flexibility. I am new to yoga, so I was very pleased that I was able to do the stretches and poses with ease. The instructor is easy to follow and the flow of the movements is relaxing and refreshing. I would recommend this dvd to all women, pregnant or not.

The poses were very easy, which is good for women not feeling well in the first trimester and can't handle having their heart rate above normal. For more experienced women or women feeling OK, it was too easy

Great video. It is very easy to follow yet hard and rewarding. I did w first pregnancy all of her dvds and while it did not help weight gain i had no pregnancy symptoms, pains, and i had a very easy labor. I have been working out at the gym this pregnancy and it has helped weight gain but late in second trimester having tons of back pain and just pulled out dvds again to prepare for delivery n help w back, shoulder, rib pain.

I really enjoy this dvd. There is a natural flow between poses with good descriptions, and the selection is great for allover stretching and toning. Unlike some prenatal dvd's, it actually does give a workout. I don't feel too exhausted afterward, but I do feel that I've accomplished something. Many of the poses were ones that I enjoyed before pregnancy, so the transition in this first dvd is not enormous. The instructor's voice is pleasant and thoughtful. I would highly recommend this.

I also bought Prenatal Yoga with Mary Pappas-Sandonas and disliked it. That dvd had no transitions, too many props, and poses with little to no stretching...I got more of a workout from constantly stopping the dvd and moving all of the props for the next pose. I would not recommend it at all.

This video was clearly for those yoga experts or people that do yoga quite often. I am not new to yoga, but I had quite a bit of difficultly completing this video. This is not a relaxing exercise for those in first trimester that experience fatigue AND nausea!!!! I'm not impressed, and feel ripped off by the whole experience!!!!!

I have done yoga before, but am definitely not very flexible. I can actually do these poses and feel like I'm getting a good stetch, and it's not sooo challening that I feel totally sore the next day. I like walking and am even still running some on the days I don't do the yoga, and it's a great opportunity to do more stretching and toning than I would get otherwise. Sara is a great instructor and very easy to follow. Unlike another reviewer who really liked the relaxation portion at the end, I tend to fast-forward through it...but over all I've really enjoyed it and I'm really motivated to do it because I feel like I'm doing something good for the growing baby! It's nice that Sara has a new video for each trimester, because I'm just beginning to get excited about trying a new one!