SunLight Chair Yoga is really excellent! Stacie has a lifetime of yoga experience and ...
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SunLight Chair Yoga is really excellent!  Stacie has a lifetime of yoga experience and her book reflects this.  Beautiful.  Nicely organized and a complete package.
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Chair Yoga is a beautiful, peaceful, relaxing DVD. I am a secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patient. Most of my disability is in my legs, therefore I was unable to enjoy all of the leg exercises. This is a great DVD for pregnant people, and people with mild or temporary disabilities, not severe disabilities. I will still watch it, and do whatever I am able to do, and hopefully, see results.
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I've been wanting to do yoga for a long time, and have tried many yoga DVD's, but have found them hard to keep up with.  I'm sixty two and found that, with most yoga dvd's, before I was finished getting into one pose, the instructor was already onto another. I'm pretty limber, but with back pain, and pain from fibromyalgia I'm a little slow. Thus, my search continued for a yoga dvd that I could handle. My search ended when I found Deep Stretch/Yin Yoga With Mimi Solaire. I can keep up, I can do the poses, and best of all the stretches are easing my back and fibro pain! I do the whole hour every morning before breakfast, and afterward I feel great.  I know that exercise is supposed to cause your body to release endorphins that make you feel good. Truthfully, I used to go to a gym and work out.  I never felt anything but tired and sore.  For the first time, with this DVD, I have actually experienced what that release of endorphins feels like. I've been doing this DVD for about 6 months now, and plan to continue. Maybe in time I'll advance to Paul Grilley's DVD's.  Oh yes, I also just purchased Mimi Solaire's other DVD, back in Shape.  Maybe I'll do this one every evening.
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I purchased this for my 81 year old mother. She has really enjoyed both the stretch and strength routines. She cheerfully does them about 6 days per week, alternating the two as recommended. Due to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, her balance and ability to pick up her feet are very poor.  These chair exercises are perfect for her and Anne's sensitive leadership
is very pleasant and enjoyable.  I plan to purchase another in the series soon.  Highly recommended!
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I admit to being a bit bias: Gyandev McCord has been a friend, mentor, spiritual advisor, yoga and meditation teacher in my life for more than 25 years. I am just one person in a very large group who knows full well why he's one of the leading voices of yoga in the United States today, through the Yoga Alliance. Yet, I always feel stronger, calmer and more infused with light whenever hearing him talk about yoga, or lead a session.

With Spiritual Yoga: Awakening to Higher Awareness, Gyandev defly guides us through the side of yoga often missed in power yoga and other energy- and strength-dominant practices  the calming spiritual side, from whence it originally came thousands of years ago. He returns the purpose of yoga to its rightful place, to open up our latent energy centers and operate from them in a state of actively calm awareness. Also, to use yoga to still the body's energies and settle ourselves for quieter communion through meditation and prayer  a state of mind that leads to lifelong happiness and accomplishment. With each posture, he presents the affirmations developed by the late Swami Kriyananda, the founder of the Ananda community and Gyandev's spiritual teacher for more than 40 years. This is a wonderful presentation, and one that gives us a perfect way to address yoga in these times  as a calmer, a healer, the way to reconnect ourselves to the spiritual place, that higher awareness to which the author refers, from which we serve and love each other for the souls that we are.
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Dr. Deidre is such an incredible Mentor!  I have followed her for quite some time now, as i have fibromyalgis, and she is truly a Godsend!  This "Yoga Nidra" Cd that I've recently received is incredible!  I've meditated for years, and this is the best type of meditation I've discovered to date!  Dr. Deidre's calm, gentle voice leads you to such an incredible state of mind, that I wish everyone on earth would experience it!  I even bought a copy for my sister after I told her about it, as she was as excited as I am!  I highly recommend this CD!
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This is a wonderful yoga video and it provides a complete mind, body and spirit workout.  Naader Shagagi is a peaceful guide who not only helps you place your body in the right position but gives you insight to give your  mind a workout as well.  This is an intermediate level "class"  and it provides an outstanding workout of the entire body from head to toe.  I've only seen a few yoga videos but this is by far the best I have  encountered.
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Having never done yoga in my life, I decided to give it a try to help reduce my stress levels.  I have very little free time so I didn't want to have to commit to an hour at a time knowing I'd never do it.  As a result of too much stress I was having trouble with my neck, shoulders, and back.  The first week or so the poses were hard but not impossible to preform.  I could really tell where the tension was in my body!  I've been doing this dvd faithfully for almost three weeks and the difference is amazing.  The tension is all but gone, I am much stronger in the poses, I feel much more relaxed and sleep better!

The program itself is put together nicely...soft, unobtrusive music; beautiful scenery; and the instruction is easy to follow with very clear explanations. Suzanne does use yoga blocks which I recommend...they really help in the morning workout when you are less flexible.  She also uses a yoga strap and wedge. Obviously, you can't just do this workout and lose weight.  As Suzanne says on the dvd, it's part of a healthy lifestyle.

Being a Christian, I hesitated to do yoga because I didn't want to be pressed upon by the belief system behind it but I don't feel that at all with this dvd.  It's an excellent workout and I highly recommend it!
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I've done this tape several times and really like it a lot!

 The particular things I like about this practice are:

1. Al Bingham is an excellent easy to follow instructor.

2. Modifications are shown by one instructor and the full poses by the other.

3. Much of it is based on the Sun Salutations, but it is broken down incrementally so that your body has a chance to adapt to each posture.

4. I found that it generated a good amount of heat and sweat.

5. It's only about 30 minutes which makes it very doable in terms of fitting into a schedule, plus you can push pretty hard without it becoming impossibly long so you don't have to worry about becoming overly fatigued.

6. It's challenging physically but all the poses can be done by most people in reasonably good health (no crazy poses that you need to be Gumby in order to perform).

7. The Yoga Zone programs in general have a very nice feel to them, a nice presentation in terms of the scenery and the instructors are not intimidating.

8. The pacing is flowing but not rushed.

 Just a suggestion for those doing this regarding the chair poses. If you find them really tough (and they certainly can be), just start straight legged, the as you slowly sweep your arms overhead (or in front of you) gently lower down to the first "edge" of tension and breathe there. Don't push yourself EVER to the point of pain, just  mild discomfort. You can also practice them dynamically, start higher up (straighter legs) and on each inhale raise up a little to release the stress and on each exhale just gently go a little bit lower than before. This makes the pose much safer and builds heat.

 Anyway, I like this video, the bonus video is also an effective practice and only about 20 ,minutes so it's a nice practice to either alternate with for variety or to use on days when time is short.

 Namaste
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Jennifer Lakes Active Chair Yoga DVD is a great supplement for at home yoga practice as she guides viewers through seated, active standing, and stretch/relaxation sections that may be followed in a 55 minute continuous practice or individual sections. An inspired and inspiring yoga teacher, Jennifer provides clear explanations and demonstrations of yoga poses designed to improve balance, strengthen core and enhance flexibility for anyone who wants a gentle entry to yoga practice. I have been a student in Jennifers chair yoga classes and also in individual sessions and this DVD is the next best thing to working with Jennifer in person! A super way to start the day.

Judy G.
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I use this book weekly with my yoga therapy students to help them relieve back and neck pain. I ask my students to buy the book so that they have a clear guide for doing their  home yoga programs. The introduction, description of back pain, and guidance on how to practice is excellent. The sequences are balanced, "tried and true" routines that leave the student feeling good. I also use this book to help myself! A great investment for your yoga book library, and a reference you will use again and again.
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This DVD by renowned yoga instructor Barbara Benagh is similar in format to her previous DVD, Yoga for Stress Relief.  However, whereas the latter offers practices for different conditions (back pain, headaches, digestive issues, etc.), in the AM/PM DVD, Barbara offers practices designed for morning or evening.  These practices, which are slow-moving and quite gentle overall, range in length from 15 to 45 minutes, making it easy to fit yoga into even your busiest days. Barbara frequently uses props: in addition to a yoga mat, I would recommend that you have at least one blanket on hand (preferably 2-3), with pillows and an eye bag being optional.

A breakdown of the DVD is listed below. The headings are the items found on the main menu, and the bullets indicate submenu items (the times for each practice are given as they appear on-screen).  I've included brief notes describing each of the practices.

Discussion of Meditation by HH The Dalai Lama

AM Routines
*Get Up and Go (15m)--a wonderful flow of upper back openers, including down dog, quarter dog, and cobra
*Sun Salutation Centering (15m)--a single slow lunge salutation combined with seated forward bends
*Breath Work (30m)--a gentle, all-lying/seated practice that includes twists, supported poses, and seated meditation; my favorite!
*Gentle Wake Up (35m)--consists almost entirely of reclined postures plus two seated twists; would be a nice evening practice
*Extended Morning (45m)--a more active practice that begins on the floor but then moves to standing for side stretch, tree, triangle, side angle, and warrior 1; returns to the floor for relaxing poses
*Wake Up the Spine (35m)--begins with the above sun salutation, moves through the same standing series as Ext Morning, and finishes on the floor with reclined poses, seated forward bends, and twists

PM Routines
*Short Rest (10m)--this brief practice offers a reclined twist, pursed lip breathing, and legs-up-the-wall pose
*Breath Work (20m)--starts with a shoulder stretch and seated twist, then moves on to seated meditation, breath work, and savasana
*Unwinding Muscle Tension (30m)--this nice practice features a variety of twisting postures in reclined, seated, and standing positions
*Good Nights Sleep (25m)--another simple practice with crocodile pose, pursed lip breathing, seated meditation, and reclined postures
*Energizing Evening (40m)--this more active practice opens with the above sun salutation followed by a wide-legged standing hamstring twist, then alternates between seated poses (half lord of the fishes, open half lotus) and reclined postures (reclined leg stretch, modified bridge, reclined twist), finishing with legs-up-the-wall

Credits

As in her previous videos, Barbara is practicing alone against the backdrop of a beautiful beach at Half Moon Bay Resort in Antigua.  This DVD does feature some of the same posture sequences as in Barbara's prior Yoga for Stress Relief, but the footage appears to be new.  Also, because all of the programs are generally gentle and relaxing, I find the AM vs. PM practices fairly interchangeable for day or night.  Overall, this is an excellent yoga DVD well-suited to a wide range of practitioners, from those fairly new to yoga to more experienced yoginis like myself--definitely recommended.
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Age Without Limits is the consummate chair yoga book-- Plus there are exercises for standing by a chair, using the wall, as well as suggestions for various health issues and more... As a therapeutic fitness and yoga specialist, I recommend this book to healthcare professionals, educators, bodyworkers, caregivers, younger family members, and of course older adults!!!  Actually, everyone can discover specific exercises illustrated with instructions to support and enhance their quality of life!
Amy Kraft
BoomerPlusyoga.com
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I have had the please of going to see Lee Albert twice at Kripalu in Lee Massachusetts which is a famous yoga place. I don't do yoga but a massage therapist in CT recommended I get his first book and it changed how I address my joint and back pain. For instance did you know that one of the best back exercises is to stretch your quads? He explains it all in his first book along with good picture illustrations of the easy stretches and real life points on how to sit in a car or at a desk. I feel the second book which says yoga for pain relief really isn't only for yoga people. Like I said I don't do yoga. Anyway the second book gives even more of the easy stretches which are also very helpful. Get both of his books and they will change your life. I have gifted these books many many times.
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My sister and I are both "mobility challenged" and cannot get on & off the floor, and we have difficulty standing for more than 5 or 10 minutes.  We wanted to try Yoga and this was the perfect solution!  We did the 30 minute beginners chair Yoga and could not believe the results.  I would love to see them do more chair yoga routines.
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I have fibromyalgia and other health problems that make my very stiff and sore. I have been looking to try yoga but everything is just too hard,fast or painful! Not this book! The book lays flat on the bed or the floor so you can have it handy while you are learning the stretches. You are encouraged to take it slow and easy too. These stretches are just as easily done on the floor too. For those of us that cant stand up for very long this is a very effective routine. If you can only do a few of these stretches then do those. You are introduced to simple meditation too. I enjoy this book so much I ordered the DVD too. I would love to give this book to everyone I know. Absolutely wonderful!!!!!!!!
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a group of seniors do this program 2x a week at a community center.  It was highly recommended by our chair yoga teacher who had to leave to take another job.  We love it and it doesn't get old!