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Yoga Journal's Complete Beginners Guide with Pose Encyclopedia (2 Disc Set) |  | Director: Yoga Journal
Actor: Jason Crandell
Studio: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 9408
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 094922310552
UPC: 094922310552
EAN: 0094922310552
ASIN: B002JYPV7C
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Disc 1 = Video encyclopedia of 35 poses, including:
Standing poses | | • | Backbends and Sun Salutations - and more! | | • | Disc 2: Our 60-minute Essential Practice, which includes all 35 fundamental poses. | | • | The 15-minute Awakening Practice to stimulate your energy | | • | The 15-minute Quieting Practice to melt away stress |
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Product Description
This comprehensive two&ndsh;disc DVD set will give you the surest foundation for starting your yoga practice. First,get to know the most essential yoga poses with Yoga Journal’s one&ndsh;of&ndsh;a&ndsh;kind video pose encyclopedia. Every pose is presented in a 360 degree view and is accompanied by an in&ndsh;depth tutorial,so you can safely and effectively learn the basics of each posture. Next,use the essential poses you learned on Disc 1 to follow Disc 2’s challenging yet accessible practices. These well&ndsh;rounded sequences will help you cultivate physical strength,flexibility,and comfort while soothing your mind and unraveling stress. Starting your own practice has never been so easy. From Yoga Journal magazine,the most trusted name in Yoga today!
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| Customer Reviews:
Beginning Yoga May 9, 2010
Sharyn (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really like this video. It has 2 discs, one for practicing the poses and the other to do the actual exercises. It is very doable and good for beginners. It is slow paced and very thorough. The narrator has a nice steady voice and walks you thru. all the steps.
Not just for beginners April 27, 2010
K. Gagnon
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent 2 DVD set. I used the pose encyclopedia to assit me with my teaching scripts for yoga teacher training. It was very helpful, and provided a lot of useful imagery suggestions that would be benefitial to teaching students.
Great for beginners. March 23, 2010
D. McFarland (Boston, MA)
I had been shopping around for a beginner's DVD for Yoga and was recommended this one. I thoroughly enjoy it. I think it's great for beginner's.
 A So-So Encyclopedia But Great Practices! March 21, 2010
J. Eugenio Portillo (Mexico)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Okay, so basically this DVD is divided into two parts. The Pose Encyclopedia and the Practices.
The pose encyclopedia has 5 chapters: Sun Salutation, Backbends, Forward Bends, Twists (each one under 8 minutes) and `Other Bends' (which is twice as long). There are detailed instructions and multi-angle demonstrations for every pose. The model does a great job and I loved that Jason takes his time explaining. He is never too fast or too slow and you can actually practice comfortably along with the DVD.
As you may have noticed, the encyclopedia does not have a chapter on standing poses which I think is a major omission. No heroes, no triangles. I would have loved it instead of the `Other Bends' chapter which features somewhat dismissible asanas like Savasana, Boat in full form (not a beginner pose, in my opinion), Hero, some shoulder stretches, Ujjayi Pranayama and Head-to-big-toe pose.
Also, the DVD cover says that you'll get 35 poses, but I actually counted 18 in the encyclopedia. To be fair, there are more asanas shown in the Practices, but they aren't covered in much detail (or in multi-angle) as in the Encyclopedia. Anyway, the heroes and the triangles will be easy enough for most starting yogis and won't need further explanation.
Now, the introduction says that you'll need a sticky mat (of course), a pair of yoga blocks, a couple of blankets or folded towels and a strap. However, these props are rarely used (mostly on twisting poses), and modifications are seldom demonstrated. For example, there is no modification for the downward dog, which might be a great frustration for inflexible beginners like me.
On to the Practices, I just loved them! The 60 minute Essential practice is very complete, challenging yet within reach of most of us inflexible folks. The Awakening and Quieting Practices do exactly what they promise. They are short, 15 minute sequences and can fit into anyone's schedule. I really enjoy the longer Essential Practice but since I don't have time to go over it completely everyday I just do the short routines in the morning and in the evening.
Overall, this is a great DVD! It will be perfect if you are looking for something to complement your yoga classes but may not be well suited for an `on-your-own' beginner. In that case, I would recommend getting 30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers and Yoga Journal's: Beginning Yoga Step by Step Session 1-3 (For Beginners, 3 DVD Set). Also, Yoga for 50+: Modified Poses and Techniques for a Safe Practice features many modified poses and might be useful for the flexibility challenged beginner.
Great beginners set December 14, 2009
Fitness Freak (NJ)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Five stars, can't say enough about it...2 DVD set didn't even know and the encyclopedia is a Must-Have tool! Very happy with it.
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