Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains

Lisa Matkin
Year Released: 2002

Categories: Yoga


This is a stretch tape with a yoga focus presented in 3 sections. The first section focuses on breathing, the next on seated stretches in a chair and the third is sort of a sun salutation using a chair. There are no chapter breaks except for the three sections, which, oddly, cannot be chosen individually. You have to go to the chapter breakdown and just jump in someplace. What is up with that? The seated stretch is, imo, the best of the three. You start with some cat/cow stretches, then go into a nice long eagle stretch (arms only) which was delicious, then a basic tricep stretch. Then you hug your knee in to your chest, then put your ankle on top of the other knee for a nice hip opener. There is also a nice lunge stretch. The last section is led by the husband. You do chair assisted everything, including triangle, chair, down dog, lunge, warrior 1, and end with a savasana done with the feet elevated on a chair. I got this to help with an SI joint problem, and it did a good job at alleviating the pain. I initially rented it from Netflix and I don't think I will buy it. I checked on Amazon and it's going for over $40!! Eek! Also, I get the gist of it and will do these stretches on my own, with my own modifications and hold them however long I feel I need to that day.

Over all grade B+, only because of the odd chaptering.

Instructor Comments:
Husband-wife combo. They are soothing and nice, not over the top. The "yoga talk" is run of the mill. No "prana panels", lol!! I do want their house, however. Ocean view with awesome lap pool. Yummy.

Peggy T

03/30/2011