Colleen Saidman
I have entered early menopause due to a
hysterectomy with ovary removal and am
currently experiencing some hot flashes and
night sweats. I am 3 years in remission after
a mastectomy and chemo for ER/PR positive
breast cancer and my oncologist advises that
hormone therapy and supplements are
contraindicated for me. In searching for
alternatives, I've read articles indicating that
yoga can be helpful and decided it can't hurt
to give it a try. The outdoor backdrop
presented here is lovely and the instructor is
pleasant. She demonstrates some of the
poses herself, but she often walks around
the two background exercisers and shows
them how to adjust the poses to make them
easier or harder. My yoga experience is
limited, but I found the moves fairly
accessible. If you are a regular practitioner, it
might be too easy for you. I like that the
instructor is actually talking in "real time" as
they do the workout (voice over tends to
creep me out). She makes a few comments
that are a little "woo woo" by my standards,
but it isn't so over the top that I can't
overlook it. It does bother me a little bit
when she says things like "this pose
stimulates the ovaries"; I get distracted and
start wondering if that means that it isn't
doing anything for me because I don't have
ovaries (or whatever part she is talking
about), but I guess most women wouldn't
have this problem. I have done extensive
reading about menopause and didn't learn
anything new from the discussion segment
of the DVD, but for the average person, I
would say it presents up-to-date & accurate
information in an easy to understand format
(although I can't imagine one would watch
that part more than once or twice). I think I
will actually make use of the workout portion
of the DVD as, regardless of whether or not
it reduces or eliminates my hot flashes, it is
still a nice stretch. There is also a meditation
segment on the DVD, which I started to try,
but I was too antsy to sit through it today
and will have to attempt it another time.
Instructor comments:
Anonymous
8/30/08
