Customer Reviews

Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

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I really like this dvd. I've been doing yoga at the gym, but it's not prenatal. This allows me to do yoga at home, and focus on the important areas for pregancy/childbirth. Stay away from the "Baby & Me" yoga dvd and get this one instead. It's much closer to true yoga with poses and breathing techniques, not a lot of new age mumbo jumbo.

I got this DVD as a gift and was a bit surprised and disappointed when I realized that it was the husband explaining all the moves while his wife demonstrated. I mean, we're supposed to get advice from other women, right? However, I gave it a go and tried it a couple of times.

I have to admit that the techniques (or postures) in this video have helped me the most. It's not a yoga workout. It's simply different postures that you can get into to help relieve some of the pressures on your changing body. I find that I use it more as stretching ideas than an actual workout.

I also miss it when I don't do it - my body starts to feel more constricted and uncomfortable.

Again, this is NOT a workout video. For that, I'd suggest Rocki's Prenatal Yoga video. This one contains different poses and detailed information on how to do the pose properly. Most of the different poses are accompanied by a reason for the pose - i.e. This one relieves the neck and shoulders, this one helps with tension in the back of the legs, etc. So that after you've done the video a couple of times, you quickly pick up on the different poses you can do when you only have time for a momentary release. For instance, your lower back is hurting, so take a moment to stand against the wall and slide down into a squatting position. Then get up and continue on with what you're doing. (Although your office mates may think you're a bit odd, they tend to excuse any weird actions during pregnancy.)

I have been practicing yoga for about a year and I have tried a number of different yoga videos. I have enjoyed most of them and and am still learning. My sister is pregnant and I wanted her to be able to enjoy some of the benefits I have received from practicing yoga, especially since she is have a difficult pregnancy. I bought this video for her after reading many of the reviews and thinking that it might help her attain some focus and a sense of peace. After giving her the video, I waitied for her to call and tell me how much she was enjoying the video. The call never came. So upon my next visit to her house, I watched the video. While the husband explained the poses and the purpose of them very clearly, and the wife demonstrated them, overall I was extremely disappointed. The man NEVER stopped talking, there is NO soothing music and the background is very boring. (Looks like their house or something). Instead of relaxing me, it aggravated me and made me shut it off in the middle of the video. So, I asked my sister what she thought and she felt the same way. I have Kathy Smith's New Yoga video, Yoga Journal's AM/PM yoga, Yoga Journals - Yoga Practice (set of 3) and Yoga Journal's Practice for Beginners. I enjoy all of these videos. I am going to continue try to find another video, one for pregant women for my sister.

I don't know a thing about yoga. I always wanted to try it but never actually went to a class. I am currently 32 weeks (a little over 7 months) pregnant and I got this DVD to relieve some stress and relax a little, not to mention keep my body in some sort of shape, in the comfort of my own home. It wasn't too difficult for me (someone with virtually no flexablity), everything was explained as far as what each thing does for your pregnant body and I nearly fell asleep in the end when he does the relaxation technique. Relaxing is not my forte so anyone who can get my mind to focus deserves my praise! In short, good for beginners. Made me feel great.

The good: The poses in this video are excellent. They are real yoga poses as well as exercises which you see recommended in every pregnancy book. I really felt like I had done some good and was getting my body ready for a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

The bad: Some of the poses aren't held for long enough (explained on one side and held for a good amount of time, then only held for a couple of seconds on the other side). However, I found the instructor (the husband of the model) extremely annoying. I decided that there was no way I could do this tape more than once simply because I couldn't stand listening to him!

I am three months pregnant with twins, and have found the hatha yoga poses in this video to be helpful in maintaining strength and flexibility. I have problems with chronic tightness in my shoulders and neck, and the video is excellent for alleviating stress in that area. The video also focuses on teaching you how breath differently while you are pregnant, and I found the breathing exercises to be helpful and relaxing. I have two caveats about this video. First, it may be difficult for someone with no previous yoga experience to understand all of the instructions. Although I think a novice would still get a lot out of it. Second, I found that the pelvic tilt and sit-up induced some cramping. Other references I have read about yoga during pregnancy recommend not lying on your back to do pelvic or abnominal exercises after the first trimester. So I just fast-forward through that part of the tape.

I've been using this video for a month. I find it very energizing, and I look forward to the feeling of calm I have by the end. It's a manageable length of time. I'm not terribly flexible, but I find the postures manageable. My one issue is that I have a bad back. A couple of the postures were irritating my back in the tailbone region. However, I just stopped doing those postures and I've been fine. Something I would have liked is more direction about postures that could be helpful in labour. Overall, this is a very enjoyable video, and I recommend it, especially to beginners.

We own another Yoga Zone DVD, and it is great, so naturally I bought this one when my wife got pregnant. This is NOT the same format as the other Yoga Zone DVD. It is a guy (and his 8-month pregnant wife as a model) advising you the different positions. There is no background music, and the poses are held for long periods of time while the guy explains correct form.

We were not interested in "performing" or getting the forms exactly right, but rather light exercise that was safe and easy to do. This video is more for someone with extensive Yoga experience.

I had bought this tape and not used it, but 2 months into my pregnancy my husband begged me to try it to see if it would help relieve my stress a little. I'm not sure it was a great work out, but it did get me streching and moving a little and really did help me calm down and feel a little more peaceful. I've never done yoga before and found the instruction simple and easy to follow.

If you are a physically active person or have ever taken a yoga class, this tape isn't for you. Even in pregancy I wanted more. But, if you are a beginner, this tape may be just right. In general, the postures are good. But there is no soothing music or silence. You hear talking throughout. I often did the poses with the TV muted and my own music playing. And don't expect to work up a sweat or hold the poses long enough. I would often have the remote control close by to pause the tape so I could feel the stretches equally on each side. Despite all of this, I would use the tape about 3 times a week in my last trimester, mostly to quiet my mind and get back in focus.