Product Details

• Directors: Michael Wohl
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bodywisdom Media, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VLKW6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,919 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

YOUR NEEDS CHANGE EVERY DAY, SO SHOULD YOUR DVD!

Yoga Complete for Weight Loss™ combines the awareness and cultivation of the mind-body connection with routines that will physically challenge and tone your body. These workouts are designed to transform how your body looks and feels, while developing a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding weight management and control. Besides working core muscles, legs and arms, Mary uses the deeper aspects of yoga to actually affect your metabolism and stress levels, which studies have shown have a direct relationship to weight issues. With over 20 customized routines to suit your physical and scheduling needs, there is no better way to learn, progress and experience yoga in your home.

The Interactive Personal Trainer™ revolutionizes the practice of yoga in the home. Unlike other videos that may contain one or two workouts, this DVD contains dozens of workouts of varied lengths and purposes. Get into shape, relieve stress, increase energy, become stronger and more flexible with your own Interactive Personal Trainer™.

Mary Pappas-Sandonas is renowned for her warm, encouraging and precise approach to teaching yoga. As a certified Iyengar yoga teacher with an M.S. in exercise physiology, Mary has had a keen interest in the mind-body connection for over 20 years. In particular, Mary has explored extensively the connection between yoga, our mental and physical habits and weight control. Mary teaches at the Unity Woods Yoga Center in the Washington D.C. area and resides in Maryland.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's start by stating that this is an Iyengar practice., August 21, 2004

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SuZen (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Complete for Weight Loss (DVD)

I didn't realize that Mary was an Iyengar instructor until she started stacking up blankets to form a bolster, then I caught on.

If you already are practicing the Iyengar style, I am sure you will like this video. There are not a lot of Iyengar videos out there, and this is well done.

For those not familiar with the style, it is not a "flowing" style like Ashtanga. In a typical class you would work on a pose for a while, then work on a different pose. It's actually ideally suited to construct practices out of segments, as on this DVD.

It's a great way to really learn a pose thoroughly, even if you are practicing a different form of yoga.

By the way, ignore the "weight loss" title. There is nothing on this video that is specific for that purpose. If your aim in practicing yoga is to have an intense workout and burn calories, this is not the type of video you are looking for.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Yoga Training In General Plus Designed For Weight Loss, July 12, 2005

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Denise G (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Complete for Weight Loss (DVD)

I bought this DVD after the great review it received in the Yoga Journal. I needed to lose some weight but was also looking for a good yoga practice, and this DVD does that well.

Mary's instruction is clear and precise, as she is an Iyaanger trained instructor as others have indicated. So you carefully go into the poses and hold them, more so than some other styles of yoga. Great to really open up your body and developing form. You move fromm one pose, working on the pose, then move onto the next pose, in Iyanger fashion as oppossed to other styles of yoga, which are more of a pure flow style. The routines, however, are carefully put together and make sense if you have ever studied yoga.

She is encouraging without being too overly sappy or annoying like some others can be - she is much more enthusiastic on her interview than in the actual instruction sections, but it is worthwhile to watch to understand her more, she relates well to the issues that the DVD is trying to address. Her instruction sections are toned down more than her interview, but she is nevertheless encouraging.

Some have mentioned that the set is not a beach scene, but since I have taken classes more in rooms with wood floors, and not on a beach, this is not a problem for me :) It is more like a very good class it its presentation, as oppossed to beaches/poor instruction that other DVDs are.

If you care about seeing beaches or looking more for a Vinyasa style of yoga, then you may want to skip this, though if you are looking to really develop your yoga practice it really should give this a chance.

If you are looking to develop good technique in general and/or looking for routines that are designed to affect your metabolism to help increase the bodies ability to work in a certain way to assist in weight loss, you should not hesitate - get this DVD. The extensive amount of material on this DVD from Beginners to Advanced will keep you going for a long time.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this DVD, May 10, 2005

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M. Holman "montana diva" (Montana - United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Complete for Weight Loss (DVD)

I am using this DVD along with Brian Kest's 'Power Yoga' Series. I am a beginner and also getting close to 50 so I am doing this more to be limber than just to lose weight.

This DVD is soooo great for many reasons. Mary has more than 25 routines on this DVD, a set for Beginner, a set for Intermediates and a set for Challenging. The exercises range from 30 mintues to 90 minutes. She offers several variations for the poses should you need bricks, straps or chairs to assist you. It is not flowing like Power Yoga, but it gives you a chance to really feel the pose and breath into it.

The BEST part of this DVD is that there are NO annoying commercials at the beginning that you can't escape from, that have become the bane of many an exercise DVD. I can not tell you have many DVD exercise programs that I have that I will never watch again, no matter how wonderful the program because of those endless commercial pitches. (k, off my soap box.. sorry)

I highly recommend this tape to any and all that want to learn yoga, it is worth every penny.