Stress Relief Yoga for Beginners

Suzanne Deason
Year Released: 2000

Categories: Yoga


I like to throw this into my yoga mix every once in a while because of the focus on shoulder openers. Other than the occasional eagle poses, most vinyasa flow practices tend to ignore shoulders in favor of hips, but also put a lot of stress on them with chatarangas and down dogs. I also hold a lot of tension in my neck and shoulders anyway and have flexibilty problems there.

As others have mentioned, this video moves too quickly to be truly relaxing. I might try keeping the remote nearby to hit pause and hold some of the poses a little longer. The use of props is very helpful in achieving a nice stretch rather than worrying about holding the pose, so even those who don't normally use them should give it a try.

Instructor Comments:
Low-key, pleasant and encouraging but does not give enough form pointers. As with other videos in the Living Arts series, the "for beginners" is a misnomer since they don't do nearly enough to explain correct form and focus for true yoga novices.

Kate

04/10/2006