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Total Yoga | 
| Actor: Total Yoga
Studio: Living Arts
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 12459
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304796803
UPC: 029956116535
EAN: 9786304796801
ASIN: 6303296785
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Release Date: June 13, 2000
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Condition: VHS. Ex-Video Rental with Original Artwork/Coverbox. Some coverboxes may be cut and inserted in a clear plastic case. Guaranteed to play.
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| Features:
| • | Acclaimed yoga teacher Rodney Yee offers an energized yoga workout with vigorous lunges, standing poses flowing to the next | | • | Filmed in Maui, this easy to follow program is designed for people of all ages and levels of fitness |
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Product Description
The Total Yoga video from Video Action Sports features acclaimed yoga teacher Rodney Yee as he offers an energized yoga workout with vigorous lunges and standing poses.
Amazon.com
While this is certainly an excellent video for those schooled in some of the moves and positions of yoga, it may prove somewhat intimidating to the novice. Tracey Rich and Ganga White demonstrate the poses in this 68-minute hatha workout, Tracey showing the simpler steps and Ganga the more complex. Yet even the simple poses require quite a bit of flexibility. If, however, you are on an intermediate to advanced level, Total Yoga will give you a satisfying stretch, increase your relaxation, improve your circulation and flexibility, and build strength. Not much time is spent on explanation, so the tape will hold your interest on repeat viewings. Breath work is emphasized in the beginning of the tape, which segues nicely into a balanced workout using flow series. A perfect video for continuing your yoga experience once one of the more basic ones (such as Stephanie Foster's Yoga: Beginner's Level or A.M./P.M. Yoga for Beginners) becomes too easy. --Jenny Brown
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 great tape for those with some yoga background January 21, 2000
Lynn Adler (McCall, ID)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
As an dancer- it alarms me that people buy tapes and attempt them on their own-having never had any yoga instruction- proper alignment is difficult to learn via video- no matter how great the instructor- without this knowledge you can really hurt yourself- at any rate- Total Yoga is a welcome change to many of the yoga tapes I have seen as the poses flow into each other- and you are not left bored and awkwardly waiting while what seems to be needless chatting goes on - in a live class these breaks can be fundamental as you learn as your instructor verbally and physically repositions you and your classmates-but I find this does not often translate well into the videos which are geared more for practice and maintenance as opposed to a live class enviornment which should nurture growth- again, the style of this video is grande if you have the basic knowledge to execute the poses without hurting the body- I sometimes like to hold the poses a bit longer- but it is possible to "lag" behind in this video and still stay with the program- I wish that Rich and White would create a more advanced video instruction- but this tape does have a few inserts where White demonstrates alternative advanced poses to Rich's poses-it would be nice if there was more of this so you could "grow" further with the tape- It is hard to know what videos to buy- but really- you can't go wrong with Total Yoga- as a beginner you can grow into it- and as you get more flexibility you will grow with it- it is not a video you will work with a few times and discard-Total Yoga supplies exactly what a yoga video should-
 Excellent instruction, but not advanced... January 9, 2000
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
As a yoga teacher I found this tape very complete, with emphasis on breathwork, alignment and postures which worked the entire body and ending with a relaxation. Not too much useless chatter with good examples of modifications for both beginners and more advanced. I love doing my sun salutations with Tracey Rich in the morning, but I wouldn't call this an advanced tape. The holdings are not very long, nor are the postures particulary difficult. I believe any beginner could benefit from this tape and raise their level of proficiency, but advanced students would be bored. Should be part of a serious student's library because of it's completeness and yogic tone, but add some Rodney Yee and Bryan Kest for more stamina work.
This is the BEST yoga video! April 20, 2000
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
This is the first yoga video I ever purchased. It is not filmed at sunrise in some tropical locale, but it is my favorite yoga video, bar-none. I have purchased several videos since this one, and invariably I always come back to Total Yoga. So many of the yoga videos I have do not really focus on or teach breathing techniques, which are SO important in yoga. Tracey Rich begins by teaching ujjayi complete (3-part) breathing, which is something that few videos teach. The tape also includes the relaxation pose (corpse pose) at the end, in which Tracey guides you through the feel of the pose. So many other videos leave this pose out completely, or mention the pose in passing at the end. This is unfortunate because this pose is important for balancing the body. The Total Yoga workout is wonderful, I think. It concentrates on uniting the body and breath -- Tracey is explicit about when to inhale and exhale, and she also reminds you constantly to keep up the ujjayi complete breath. It is a meditative workout without a lot of extraneous chattering. It seems a bit challenging at first (as a beginner), but if you keep trying, you'll get it. If you want a meditative yet challenging yoga video, without a lot of needless fluff, I recommend this one.
My first and still a favorite April 26, 2002
dnk (Boston, MA United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This was not only my first yoga video but also my very first exercise video. In 1995, I was out of shape. Although I had done and enjoyed yoga in the past, I found this very challenging. The lunge with a twist in the C series sun salutation nearly killed me and left me frustrated. Still, there was something soothing about the visual style of the video(I inherently distrust elaborate sets on a yoga video) and the excellent breathing instruction at the beginning that always kept me coming back.I am in much better shape now, but I still come back to this tape. I enjoy coming using it as a measurement of my progress- the lunge with a twist is easy now- but I also feel that I get a very thorough workout with it. It's not ashtanga, but I agree with Ganga White's statement that every day should not be about Power Yoga. Also, I feel it's one of the few tapes out there- with the exception of the new series- that take the time necessary to talk about the breath and go through a thorough relaxation at the end. I think both of those sections may be largely responsible for my feelings of calm and courage during the workout.
The Most Complete Yoga Video Available July 10, 2002
Robin E Lieske (Phoenix, Arizona United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This was the first Yoga video I've done, actually it is what first got me into doing Yoga.Of all of the different Vinyasa (flow) series out there, this one encompasses many of the most fundamental asanas in all of Yoga. It thoroughly explains how to do each posture as it also shows alterations which make the postures less strenuous or more challenging to fit your level of practice. It's easy enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for the advanced practicioner, as all of these postures take time to master. The sequencing of the postures is very flowing and balanced in the way it first warms up the body before moving into the more difficult postures and moves the body back into relaxation as the video ends, providing a balanced workout all the way through. I haven't tried many other videos, but if you're looking for an effective hour long routine, that's easy enough for a beginner but challenging enough to test your limits, and give you a complete balanced workout, this is certainly one of the best out there...
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