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Old 06-27-21, 01:14 PM  
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Need recs for beginner yoga

Could anyone recommend some good beginner yoga DVDs?
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Old 06-27-21, 01:55 PM  
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My favorite yoga DVDs are the Element ones with Alanna Zabel - beautiful scenery and I like her instruction style. I think at least 2 of the 3 DVDs I have include a nice 10-11 minute bonus meditation. I also have and like Beginning Yoga with Chrissy Carter. Another good one is the Weight Watchers Yoga with Sara Ivanhoe.
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Old 06-27-21, 02:10 PM  
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I love Sarah Starr Happy Yoga Chair Yoga.
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Old 06-27-21, 03:48 PM  
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Jane Adams is very relaxing with beautiful scenery. She's good for beginners and seniors. One of my favorites of hers is her Lying practice on her Gentle Yoga DVD, but they're all great!
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Old 06-27-21, 03:52 PM  
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Another one I've used a lot is Jessica Smith's Gentle Yoga for Balance, Flexibility and Mobility. I love the twenty minute practices for (Neck and Shoulders) and (Hips and Knees!)
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Old 06-27-21, 04:10 PM  
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I don't know if you'd prefer male or female instructors, but I've been doing a number of Dean Pohlman's DVDs the last couple of months. He takes things slower and uses props (yoga strap, blocks) with many of his practices. He's very detailed with good explanation. Yoga Fix DVD has five twenty minute practices for every day of the week, but my most used practice of his is the AM (Rise) workout from his Yoga Charge DVD. I also like his Yoga Sharpen workout from his Yoga Boost DVD.

If you want to see if you like Dean's style, he's on YouTube under "Man Flow Yoga" and/or "Dean Pohlman." He's marketed his workouts online for men, but his yoga is great for everyone at any level.
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Old 06-27-21, 04:04 PM  
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Jane Adams is very relaxing with beautiful scenery. She's good for beginners and seniors. One of my favorites of hers is her Lying practice on her Gentle Yoga DVD, but they're all great!
I was going to recommend this, also -- but I always do, haha!
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Old 06-27-21, 04:12 PM  
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Jane Adams is very relaxing with beautiful scenery. She's good for beginners and seniors. One of my favorites of hers is her Lying practice on her Gentle Yoga DVD, but they're all great!
I agree! I love that one too.
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Old 06-27-21, 04:57 PM  
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Another good one is the Weight Watchers Yoga with Sara Ivanhoe.
This is a great suggestion for absolute beginners, and Sara's voice is so soothing. There are two thirty minute practices with (Get Moving and Get Strong) and there are two modifiers for easier or more advanced options. You will recognize backgrounder Kat here from Autumn's Beachbody 21 Day Fix program.

Sara is also very detailed with her explanation and this is a little more accessible than her Crunch Candlelight Yoga, though that setting is so nice for an evening practice! The Weight Watchers workout has something different with using block between legs and extending reach in triangle pose, etc.

If you have blocks and straps, the DVD can be purchased on Ebay on it's own.

Here's a short clip of this one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtVddBReA24
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Old 06-27-21, 05:21 PM  
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Jason Crandell has some nice beginner yoga practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92WOUMP-YU4&t=2022s
They're also available on DVD.
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