Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Gaiam
• VHS Release Date: December 5, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000065G8K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,180 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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92 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great yoga starter for kids, February 26, 2002

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dnk "dnkboston" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Fitness for Kids Ages 7-12 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought the video and kit for my daughter for her recent birthday. She enjoys the idea of practicing yoga with me, but not surprisingly found a lot of my tapes hard to do. We were both extremely frustrated with YogaKids, so I crossed my fingers when I bought this kit for her.

Leah Kalish speaks very calmly, but not condescendingly- a delicate balance when teaching children. The poses were challenging and interesting for young yoga novices- particularly Flower and Bug- but weren't so complex that they scared my daughter off. However, her favorite pose of all was Corpse, and only her birthday party later that afternoon convinced her that shs shouldn't give in and doze off.

The production quality, setting and sound were excellent; clear, but not jarring. The set reminded me of the set used in the Ana Caban Pilates tapes, and the music reminded me of the Beginner's Balance Ball tape, all by Living Arts. The combination worked very well on this tape.

I was very pleased that my daughter enjoyed the tape, and I also felt relaxed and nicely stretched by the end of the tape. I look forward to continuing this tape with my daughter- and her younger sister- and hope that it's the beginning of her yoga collection.

75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice beginning level regardless of age, March 26, 2002

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This review is from: Yoga Fitness for Kids Ages 7-12 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although this is geared toward children, I wished I had watched this when I first started Yoga. Each and every one of the poses/positions is named and labeled on the screen, which seems to make it easier to remember. My daughter, who is 9 had tried doing Yoga with me on one of my adult tapes, only to get bored and walk out of the room.

Leah Kalish is an excellent instructor for children, very encouraging style, kind sounding voice. Although my daughter "thought" it was simple, I noticed it was difficult initially to hold the poses for any length of time. Children have way more flexibility, but balance is another thing.

The moves were easy for her and her friends to understand and over time, I've seen their balance improve tremendously. Nice job, I enjoyed it myself.

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leah Kalish does it again, October 14, 2003

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This review is from: Yoga Fitness for Kids Ages 3-6 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As I wrote in a previous review, my older daughter (now 9.5) loves Yoga Fitness for Kids, 7 to 12. Earlier this year, my four-year old started doing some yoga postures with me, and I decided to try this video out.

Just perfect. The program is about twenty minutes long and includes a "warmup" where the kids get to pretend that they're different shapes and colors. Then we move into postures very similar to the older video, but treated slightly less seriously. Windmill, Seed (Child), Cobra, Sandwich (Forward Bend), Flower and Rocking Horse all reappear, as well as a few others. New to this video are Boat and Shark (Locust) as well as a few others. Kalish does an excellent job of making the postures more of a game than a "workout" or anything else with a lot of structure. The program ends with a brief relaxation (Kalish rightfully understands that small children will not tolerate being still for very long).

My younger daughter really enjoys this program, and it's a nice way to integrate family time with getting a (little bit) of yoga in for me. Highly recommended for children ages 3.5 to 6.