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Yoga for Round Bodies, vol. 1 When you finally get off the diet bandwagon and into building better health regardless of size, choose this 2-volume series and RELAX into FITNESS. Linda (big and tall) and Genia (short and round) are both Advanced Level Certified Kripalu Yoga Teachers who tailor classic yoga for people whose bodies don’t match those pictured on most yoga books and videos. They give simultaneous instruction at Beginner and Intermediate levels, so you can choose which fits you best through time. Each video has three complete yoga classes of approx. 1/2 hour each, including detailed instruction for each posture, a Posture Flow linking them in a dance-like sequence, and closing with a brief guided relaxation.

VOLUME 1 begins with introductory safety tips for moving securely from standing to kneeling to belly-down to sitting positions, whatever your proportions. SESSION 1: Boat. Cobra. Child. SESSION 2: Mountain. Jackknife. Triangle. VHS. Approx. 90 min.
Customer Review: Empowering
Ordinary people teaching conscious movement without self-judgment: I found these tapes surprising in their simplicity. The postures are not only for “round bodies” but also for folks who haven’t exercised for a while. They use a spontaneous movement technique for a few moments during each lesson. I’ve enjoyed these and actually USE them.
Customer Review: Great for someone with NO yoga experience
As a larger but flexible woman, I was excited at the concept of a yoga video that offered me alternatives to the “classic” yoga positions and a way to cater tradional yoga to my round body. This video was somewhat disappointing. First of all the price. Kind of high by todays standards …, but I thought it’s a “specialized” video and would be worth the price. The next issue I had was a lack of positions. The six postions they actually cover are very BASIC , I was hoping for way more postions and ones that are more complicated for larger bodies. The positions in the flow series ( between the six instructed positions ) were more of what I was looking for, but they failed to describe/instruct those positions . I’m sorry, Mountain Pose is NOT a difficult position and should not be a challenge for anyone of any size.

The filming was some what cheesy, the music a little too “Church-like”, but if you are a total beginner with no yoga experience this video is good to start with. It does offer you good alignment techniques and it is non-threatening since the women in it are larger women themselves. If you are already versed in the basic yoga positions, you are better off skipping this video.If you are a total novice, this video will offer you great beginning positions, and support you in your progress.

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classic yoga, guided relaxation, simultaneous instruction, complete yoga, yoga experience, yoga positions, yoga books, conscious movement, yoga teachers, flexible woman, spontaneous movement, yoga classes, volume series, intermediate levels, postures, better health, bandwagon, next issue, ordinary people, posture