Yoga Zone: Evening Stress Release

Charles Matkin, Beverly Murphy, Lisa Bennett
Year Released: 2000

Categories: Yoga


This video, like many of the new Yoga Zone videos, is taken from their television series. There are two ~20 minute routines on the tape. The first routine doesn't appeal to me at all. The second segment, however, is one of my favorites. I'm going to confine my review to the second segment. For reference, I've been doing yoga casually for a number of years, but I'm definitely at the beginner level, especially flexibility-wise.

The second segment is lead by an instructor named Beverley. She instructs another instructor through the poses. Beverley is personable, and gives a good number of form pointers and modifications. The yoga poses are pretty basic: seated twists and side stretches, down dog, cobra, prayer twist, wide angle forward bend, and bull seat. The poses aren't held for very long. It ends with a very short relaxation. I frequently use this tape before I go to sleep, because it's not too strenuous, it's very relaxing, and it leaves me feeling stretched out, and it's nice and short. Of all my yoga tapes, this one gets the most
use.

Jessica S

01/17/2003