17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Needs a Better Instructional DVD, May 1, 2008
My review is mixed. I like the balls that come with this kit--you get three and there are other kits that cost the same and deliver only one or two balls, however, the DVD is not what I was expecting since the exercises demonstrated on the balls are too few.
I am looking for another DVD from some other instructor to unlock the potential for this tool kit.
I have a number of Rodney Yee DVDs and I really like his approach to yoga, but having said that---I can't rate this DVD very highly as an instructional tool for using the balls. Yee only demonstrates a few massage/exercise options with the balls and spends most of the DVD doing yoga with a student--without incorporating the balls.
So the balls are great, the single neck, lower back, arm and stomach instructions he gives--really minimal--are good, but limited, and for an instructor of this calibre I would have expected a much more nuanced treatment of the potential of the balls to ease muscle tension.
Granted Yee is yoga oriented and he's not likely to to omit yoga altogether, but realistically people buying this particular kit would benefit from a more extensive focus on exercises that can be done directly on the balls, not after a yoga session.
So should you buy it? If you are really looking for an all over tension releaser--something to show you what all these balls can do --then no.
If you have neck issues, lower back issues --then you might want to get the system and just stick the balls under your neck and lower back as instructed. But you can use two tennis balls to the same effect and roll your lower back on them--also feet and hands on one, and then put two under your cervical spine at the base of the skull for your neck.
I had a nueromuscular therapist teach me how to do that. You can probably google for the same. I was hoping for a little more instruction from Yee.
Just FYI, the other main product of this type at Amazon has the same issue in its customer reviews. The DVD does not really offer much in the way of instruction.
hope that helps
best,
Karen
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for muscle tension, February 5, 2007
This review is from: Yoga Ball Body Therapy System (DVD)
I have serious muscle tension in my back, shoulders, and stomach -- these really seem to help. This system is a great way to work out tension in hard to reach or hard to relax areas, and it gives you some nice stretching, too. This is a good buy, too, I think.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deepens body awareness, wonderful system to play with, March 10, 2006
This review is from: Yoga Ball Body Therapy System (DVD)
I ordered this from another source, because I love Rodney Yee's approach to yogo, The first time I used it, I was disappointed and considered returnng it. I got a bit of a headache and did not feel that the routine did much. but I gave it another try and boy am I glad! I could not believe how fluid, alive and awake I felt, and how energized, glowing I looked. This is very subtle method of re-awakening the body, bringing consciousness and relaxation back into our back, our feet, our hands, our abdomen, and to those dense, hidden places of tension we all have. wonderful gift to give ourselves or someone else, and does not take a lot of time to work wonders. It is subtle, more like reconnecting with the body awareness, freedom that babies have, that we all had at one time, and still have the memory of in our cells. Thank you, Rodney Yee for another amazing yoga tool. this one is worth exploring, playing with. like a child. re-familiarizing ourselves with our beautiful body and reclaiming the parts we lost.
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