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Wai Lana 152 Yoga Get-Started Kit

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This is a good set of basic tools including a sturdy strap ending in D-rings and a metal tab, a high-density foam block the size of a big brick, a sticky yoga mat and a video (not DVD) of basic asanas for relaxation. There is an included poster showing how to use the blocks in the triangle pose and other asanas and listing what each pose is supposed to achieve (relaxation, stretching, breathing, strengthening.)

Wai Lana includes poses from yoga (asanas) and other techniques to achieve relaxation via gentle movement, though the beginner might find some of the poses challenging at first. But no one says you have to stretch the entire way.

The poses include:

Three-step leg lift on your back
Rock & roll on base of spine
Sitting eagle
Arm circles, Shoulder rolls, Shoulder lifts
Reaching backbend (careful if you have back issues)
Windmill
Tree pose
Easy Camel (requires twisting)
Alternate leg stretch
Biking pose (the old fashioned bicycle exercise)
Drawbridge
Side leg raise
Lizard pose
Locust lift
Sacrum massage

The music is new-age style and relaxing. Wai Lana is set in a changing background (ocean, shore, rocks, stream) and her outfits (she designs them like a combination of a Chinese acrobat's costume mixed with a jogging suit) change with the scenery. She wears Chinese opera-makeup so don't be alarmed; her lips are strawberry pink and she has a slash of bright pink blush under each cheekbone. It's fun to watch her leis shred up as she rolls into a ball on her back (petals all over.)

This is not a difficult workout but it is challenging if you are facing any back pain. So go easy. This would be good for anyone recovering from a sore back (with doctor's permission--for example the rolling on the back might not be good for severe osteoporosis of the spine.) You need to use the mat and I put down two for extra cushioning. A nice wakeup-body workout.