Yoga For Beginners
Yoga For Beginners
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Product Details

  • Starring: Barbara Benagh
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Binding: DVD
  • EAN: 0633023710092
  • Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Label: bodywisdom media, inc.
  • Language: English
  • Manufacturer: bodywisdom media, inc.
  • Number of Items: 1
  • Product Group: DVD
  • Publisher: bodywisdom media, inc.
  • Region Code: 1
  • Release Date: 2006-10-24
  • Studio: bodywisdom media, inc.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 2006
  • Title: Yoga For Beginners
  • UPC: 633023710092
Avg Customer Rating: 4 stars

Product Description: Yoga instructor Barbara Benagh has practiced and taught yoga for nearly 35 years. She discovered yoga while living in England and began teaching there. She moved to Boston and opened The Yoga Studio on Beacon Hill in 1980.

In addition to her local classes Barbara teaches yoga seminars throughout the US and internationally. She is a regular contributor of articles to Yoga Journal magazine. She has several audio CDs of live classes available as well as DVDs, the latest being Yoga for Beginners released by Body + Soul magazine, and Yoga for Stress Relief that includes a discussion on meditation from the Dalai Lama.

Barbara was kind enough to answer some questions from Amazon.com about this unique line of yoga DVDs.


How are these DVDs different from other yoga DVDs?

I was drawn to working with Bodywisdommedia because they produce DVDs they are interactive. Rather than a "one size fits all" single routine that is typical of most products, these DVDs offer choice, allowing the user to customize and change their yoga practice to suit their needs. No two persons are the same so the ability to change your practice - easing shoulder tension one day and an invigorating morning wake up the next - come as close as possible to allowing you to address your individual needs at home. Not only do people have different physical needs, but they have different time constraints as well. If you have only 20 minutes, there is a practice for you but there are longer practices as well (some as long as 90 minutes) that address the total body/mind connection. The sheer number of yoga sequences offered on each of these DVDs is a first. They are incredibly comprehensive.

How were you able to get the Dalai Lama involved?

This project dovetailed perfectly with the Dalai Lama's message that modern stress is one of the greatest obstacles to our mental happiness and physical wellbeing. Because we are long-time sincere practitioners, having a 30-minute lecture of the Dalai Lama teaching how to meditate on the Yoga for Stress Relief DVD was a perfect fit. Bodywisdommedia also has a broader relationship with the Office of Tibet and are releasing historic lectures with "A Path to Happiness" being the first one.

How will potential buyers of these DVDs know which one is right for them?

The titles are very indicative of what appears on the DVD and therefore a good guide. I really enjoyed making Yoga for Stress Relief because it is incredibly relevant. We strove to make the sequences accessible to as many people as possible, whether they are a beginner or long time practitioner. Yoga for Beginners is a great, non-threatening place to get started and includes lots of sound technique developed over my 30 years as a yoga teacher. Power Yoga for Every Body is a bit more challenging taking you from the beginning level and gradually progressing to much more demanding routines.


Customer Reviews


4 stars A great yoga instructional video.
I really liked this DVD, I haven't even gotten through the entire thing yet. I took a 6 week yoga class so I did have some experience before I started this DVD but I don't think that an average person would have any problem following along. It's broken up into different sections, which is great. The first part works on getting you accustomed to the poses you'll be doing throughout, then you can get into targeted routines, and there's a last part that I haven't even made it to yet. This DVD targets your abs and stomach, legs, and breathing. But the nice thing is - you're never sore after working out but I can already see the difference in my tummy.


5 stars A fantastic introduction to Yoga
This is a great choice for anyone who's new to yoga or has taken a few classes but wants to continue on their own. It's broken down into manageable sections that you focused kinds of poses - standing poses, seated hip openers, balance, and others. It also has the sun salutation. The instructor is calm and encouraging. In several poses she suggests (and shows) modifications you can use if need to. The second half of the program is routines you can do to energize, relax, work on strength and a couple others. I can see myself using this DVD for a long time.


2 stars NOT for Beginners
I practice Yoga so I am familiar with a lot of the poses. I found this video to be tough and do not recommend this for beginners. The instructor does not spend enough time teaching you how to maximize the poses and moves through each pose too fast. I was not happy with this video.


4 stars Yoga For Beginners
Just what I was looking for. I read the reviews to see what the responses where and they were what helped me pick the program I wanted.


3 stars A Little Too Fast
I went online to search for a supplemental video to use once a week at home, since I was only able to take one class at the wellness center and I wanted to keep my practice up. After reading great reviews about this video, and because the price was right, I bought this one.

I cant say that I "hate" the video, but I also cant say that I "love" it. I think I might just be spoiled because in my class, the instructor very thoroughly describes each posture, why we do each one, the benefits, lets us do each one a minimum of three times, etc. This video just seems to move a little fast for someone that is a true beginner. By the time I would finally get my body into the best posture that I could, she was on to the next one!

I reccommend this video if you have been practicing for at least a year. If not, I would choose another one.