ELEMENT: YOGA FOR BEGINNERS / (FULL) - ELEMENT: YOGA FOR BEGINNERS / (FULL)

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Product Description

• Actors: Elena Brower
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language (Original Language): English
• Release Date: 2007-12-04
• Running Time: 51 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 2007

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-07-20 Great and simple I'm surprised at the number of people who say this DVD is for advanced people. I've found it very easy from the start. Elena Brower has a very relaxing voice and spends a nice lengthy amount of time on breathing. The scenery and music is beautiful and I love her little spoken "gems" here and there (Honor your effort of coming to your practice today). I do get some shaky legs while trying to do some of the more intense stretches and I even wobble a bit on the standing poses - but, that's par for the course for me, so maybe that's why I don't notice it being "advanced." I love this DVD. I've tried a couple of others, but I keep coming back to this one.

Reviewed on 2008-07-05 Enjoyable for strong beginners but not suitable for novices This is a 51 minute yoga program taking place on a lovely ocean cliff surrounded by colorful flowers. Elena Browers has a gentle, soothing voice. I appreciate that she reminds us how to hold our gaze, breathe and even "slightly smile" (this becomes a thing - it's kinda cute). The music is very soft and New Age sounding. The main menu has two choices - Play and Chapters. The submenu for Chapters has these parts: Breathing and Warmup Standing Poses/Sun Salutes Twists/Hip Openers Backbends Forward Bends/Stretch So one can certainly do the the disc in sections, but it's plain this is intended as an entire workout. The postures are straightforward enough, but I admit being surprised the DVD is marketed for beginners. I have a hard time imagining a yoga novice would be able to follow along. One is expected to know what many of the postures are without discussion, and things move strongly and quickly. The only real rests are downward dogs until the backbending section (which finally provides a few crocodiles). While Elena shows a mastery of graceful pose transitions, the choice of pigeon pose and the forward half split are odd beginner choices. Someone who is not very strong will need to create rests a few times, even though none of the poses are complicated. A strong, more advanced beginner will enjoy this DVD, however. I will add this to my rotation for a good basic yoga conditioning. Recommended for advanced yoga beginners or possibly strong fitness buffs interesting in seeing what yoga is about.

Reviewed on 2008-04-28 Perhaps not for beginners What matters about a yoga tape or CD is whether it makes you want to get out the mat, kick off your shoes and do a bit of the practice. A good electronic yoga teacher has the combination of clarity and enthus- iasm that gets you on the mat. Elena Brower is a yoga teacher in New York and she may have a certain celebrity because of it. However, her presence on-screen is bland and a bit distant. The pace of her instruction and the poses are not always easy to follow and a complete beginner with whom I shared this CD was totally befuddled. In spite of these reservations, this is a usable session. I think it's worthwhile to have several different video yoga teachers at your disposal to supplement trips to the yoga studio or gym and this Yoga for Beginners is useful as one of them.

Reviewed on 2008-04-24 Great Anusara Yoga practice (but not for beginners) This is a very good Anusara Yoga practice. Beginners beware though, there is not a lot of detailed instruction and be careful with the pigeon twist. I think this is a level 2 (intermediate), but probably packaged to sell the product ;o) It is a very nice to follow along practice, but you should know something about alignment beforehand. Start with some centering/breathing, then quite a bit of standing poses. I love Anusara because they don't overdo sun salutations. You just do 2 sun s's, then move on to the standard triangle, warrior 2, etc (and not too fast). A very soothing ending on the floor (and you can even replace backbend with the 2nd round of bridge...although she doesn't mention it). Overall, this is a very good production and introduction to Anusara Yoga. For free GREAT routines and insight, check out Hillary's Yoga Podcast on iTunes. Also, check out my other reviews for other great buys on meditation and yoga DVD's on Amazon (they don't pay me to say that). Enjoy your yoga and share with others, Namaste'

Reviewed on 2008-04-18 Highly Recommended This yoga video is so relaxing and soothing. And the blue water and scenery are amazing. It looks like it was filmed in Hawaii. I am a beginner and the positions are difficult for me, but by the end of the video I feel so at peace. All the tensions of the day just melt away. Just take it slow until the positions become easier. If you combine this with an aerobic workout, do the aerobic portion first and this video last. Trust me. By the end, the last thing you want to do is move anywhere quickly.

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