Living Yoga - Power Stamina Yoga for Beginners | 
| Actor: Rodney Yee
Studio: Living Arts
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 6898
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0945671202
UPC: 029956001732
EAN: 9780945671206
ASIN: B00000I1OI
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: February 6, 2001
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Condition: VERY GOOD CONDITION, CASE IS CLEAN, NO CRACKS AND PLAYS GOOD. (STOCK#: NOENN-ZQ1)
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| Features:
| • | Introduces beginning student to the sun salutations poses which are basis for this physical and popular form of yoga | | • | Flow, strengthen and energize | | • | Rodney Yee | | • | 30 minutes |
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Product Description
The Living Arts Yoga for Beginners stamina video is an easy-to-use beginners program designed to help you learn the basics for power yoga.
Amazon.com
Power Stamina Yoga for Beginners will make you sweat--and that's the idea! Muscles stretch better when they're warm--and when you follow this demanding sequence of yoga positions, you will be. Power yoga is the rage among athletes such as runners, cyclists, and climbers, who find that it protects them from injury, promotes flexibility, and increases muscle strength and endurance. Based on the classical astanga system, it combines breath control with movement to bring body and mind into harmony. In only 20 minutes, this tape takes you through several sun salutations, standing strength poses, and even 4 minutes' worth of conscious relaxation, leaving you feeling strong, energized, and centered. Plus, the background scenery is terrific--not just Rodney Yee himself, but also the pounding Maui surf behind him. A word of caution: though this tape says it's "for beginners," it's most helpful for those who know some basic yoga positions already. The sequence moves quickly, and there's not a lot of time for learning a pose that's new to you or even for paying attention to form. --Mary Park
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| Customer Reviews: Read 49 more reviews...
 great condensed power yoga workout August 10, 1999
206 out of 206 found this review helpful
I have been practicing yoga on and off for five years and am just coming back after several months off. I had practiced power yoga for two years but needed a shorter workout to fit into my schedule and to help reorient my body after a long lapse from yoga practice. This tape scores on both counts: it's short enough to squeeze into my morning schedule, and it covers the basics of a power yoga workout without being as challenging as my hour-long tapes. I highly recommend this tape for anyone with a little yoga experience who is looking for an introduction to power yoga or a condensed power yoga workout to supplement their existing practice. If you're completely new to yoga, I would recommend you start with a more basic tape before attempting this tape. I particularly recommend Living Arts' Yoga Practice for Beginners with Patricia Walden. It is designed to teach beginners not just the how to do the basic poses, but the underlying principles of each pose and the fundamentals of good yoga technique.
This video is an excellent introduction for yoga wanna-be's. May 8, 1999
81 out of 85 found this review helpful
Enthusiastic about exercise, I sought a diploma in Fitness and Nutrition, and have on occasion been an aerobic instructor. After bearing two children, my lifestyle changed and I slumped into a sea of nonactivity. Recently, I decided that it was time to "get back my majorette body", but I was tired of all the bouncing, stepping and kicking. That's when I discovered Power Yoga for Beginners by Rodney Yee. I immediately became interested and purchased the video. I've used it for two weeks, looked forward to each session, and I feel great! The length of the tape isn't so long that I tire, but it is full of movements which challenge my body. The scenery itself is motivating, and Yee's voice is so relaxed that I actually seem at one with him during the effort. My intention is to master this introduction and then purchase the other videos in the series. Rachel Hudnall
A great add on to my yoga practice. January 7, 2001
Rainforest Belle (Juneau, AK United States)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful
I started with the AM/PM set from Living Arts and knew I would long enjoy yoga. After a while I needed something a little more challenging and opted for the Power Yoga.This video with Rodney Yee is excellent. While, I still have trouble with the triangle poses...I enjoy this video every time I put it into the VCR. The positions go quickly, so I am not bored, and yet with each "class" I can see myself getting better and more flexible. I work up a nice little sweat and can feel the muscle workout the next day. As a note to those who find yoga "too hard and only for skinny people" you should understand that learning yoga takes practice and it isn't something you can do right away. So you can't touch your toes or do a great cobra pose...not yet, but give it time and you will see. And you don't need all their props. I use our blanket from the back of the couch, a long leather belt and if needed, when I can't reach the floor, I have two soup cans instead. I love the way yoga has changed my life. Near daily practice has lessened my need to snack all the time, improved my sleeping and has greatly improved my outlook towards myself. I would recommend this tape to those who have already been through some yoga workouts. This is not the tape I would start someone, new to the practice, out on. I consider this an "advanced beginner" tape.
Been Using This Video For 2 Years & Counting! March 19, 2001
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55 out of 56 found this review helpful
I bought this tape because I'd heard about all the movie stars being oh-so-fit just doing Yoga. I have to say, I was pretty skeptical that what I considered "stretches" could actually be effective. After all, I've done high-impact aerobics most of my adult life to stay in shape. I strictly watched this tape the first time so I'd know what to expect. Then I rewound it and I've been using it on a daily basis ever since! As I mentioned before, I used to do high-impact aerobics. It was the only way I knew how to stay in shape but it was very hard on my bad knees. Rodney Yee's Yoga tape really challenges your strength and stretches your muscles without jarring your joints like aerobics does. I do Yoga in combination with a light walking program on my treadmill. After I walk, I use the tape and get some good solid stretches in. I am so much stronger and before I started the walking program, I used this tape alone. I noticed a difference almost immediately. Even now, my muscles still ache a bit because this tape is so good. Rodney Yee's Power Yoga for Beginners is challenging for those who are already strong and in shape but also easy on those who are trying to get in shape. My mom has arthritis and she can make it through this workout!
 slick production, weak on yoga July 25, 2000
42 out of 44 found this review helpful
This is a very nicely produced video, shot on a beautiful back drop. A very professional job was done. As for being a yoga program for beginners, it's just weak. Why? This is watered down ashtanga, without the most important element: breath. There's no attention to breath, no explanation of how to breath, and no association between breath and moving in and out of each posture. Without the breath, this is just stretching. And you will not be able to develop or maintain the internal heat that is characteristic of ashtanga practice.There is no introduction to the postures or the basics of the sun salutation, which makes this unsuitable for beginners without a supplementary text. I doubt you'll find a text on Rodney Yee yoga. And since this whole thing was slapped together as a custom program by Rodney Yee, it's not really useful without being in front of the screen unless your interested in memorizing Rodney Yee's basic yoga. Finally, this tape has a useful lifespan of maybe 2 months. After that, any reasonably fit person should have mastered the series and have nothing to move on to. In general, you'd be much better off learning the primary series in ashtanga or if that's too much, look at the short forms tape by David Swensen, which is an excellent starting point with 15 and 30 minute workouts. BTW: I'm not an ashtanga purest or fanatic. I think that the living arts series that focus on yoga for toning specific areas are great. For example, I really like Rodney Yee's Yoga for Abs tape. It's just this Power Yoga series that's a bit weak.
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