Below you will find some tapes and DVDs that are worth your sweat.
Embracing Power Yoga by Mark Blanchard
This yoga-guru to the stars brings his fast-paced version of Ashtanga yoga to your home. A special introductory sequence helps beginners learn the basic postures before following Blanchard through hundreds of variations of the basic postures. But even the most advanced practitioner should watch Blanchard's routine before actually doing it to prevent injury.
Video. Running time: 90 minutes. Retail price $29.95
Call 888-300-YOGA or visit www.yogatime.com online for more information.
Ananda Yoga: Yoga for Busy People
This video is for people short on time but want the benefits that come with yoga practice. Each of the three 25-minute sessions are designed with a goal in mind whether it is to relax with the calmness routine, reinvigorate with the vitality routine or re-focus your energies with the inner harmony routine.
Video. Running time: 83 minutes (25 minutes each routine). Retail Price: $19.95
Call 800-424-1055 or visit www.claritysound.com for more information.
DVDs have extras that make this format exceptional in comparison to its video counterpart-for instance, chapter searches make finding the pose you want to fine-tune a snap. If this technology isn't available to you, most of these titles are also available on videotape.
Living Arts Yoga For Beginners: Lower Body Yoga/Abs Yoga/Upper Body Yoga
Instructors Rodney Yee and Suzanne Deason lead you through your paces for a total-body or specific bodypart workout. The Upper Body Yoga for Beginners, helps to develop a strong, sculpted chest, back and arms. The Abs Yoga for Beginners workout helps firm abdominals, while the Lower Body Yoga for Beginners, tones, strengthens and stretches the legs.
DVD Running time: 120 minutes; Retail Price: $24.98; Features: Interviews, Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Closed Captioned.
These are also offered separately as videos: Running Time: 20 minutes each. Retail Price: $10
Living Arts Yoga For Beginners: AM Yoga/Stress Relief/PM Yoga
This DVD incorporates three 20-minute workouts. A.M. Yoga For Beginners will wake your mind and body and help prepare you for the day. Stress Relief Yoga For Beginners releases stress or tension experienced at work or in traffic and P.M. Yoga For Beginners to help ease you into a mellow evening.
Info: Running time of 180 minutes; Retail Price: $24.98; Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Cast/Crew Bios
Living Arts Yoga Conditioning For Weight Loss
This DVD works with all levels of experience and flexibility. Suzanne Denson leads you through series of postures that correspond to your breathing; thus elevating your heart rate, toning muscles and improving cardiovascular health. You can access any level workout-fully modified, partially modified, slightly modified and full postures-and receive detailed instruction on the challenging poses. Four hours of workout variations, allows you to challenge yourself. You can choose your workout level, access detailed instruction on more challenging poses, search by chapter and quickly navigate the workout segment. It also comes with a bonus 16-page full-color Exercise, Nutrition and Weight Management Guide.
Running time of 240 minutes; Retail Price: $24.98; Features: Interactive Menus, Multiple Angles, Scene Access; Audio Tracks: English: Dolby Digital Stereo
Call 1-800-2-LIVING or visit www.gaiam.com online for more information.
Your Yoga Practice with Jason Moring
Based on Iyengar yoga techniques, this DVD features 312 different daily practice sequences using 24 poses. You can select practice sequence by length: 30, 45 or 60 minutes.
Retail Price: $24.95
Call 1-800-881-7982 or 415-507-0470 or visit www.OnYourHead.com for more information.
For more information about the many uses of yoga, visit our sister magazine, Natural Health (www.naturalhealth.com), for more information on how yoga can be used to complement everyday life.
