E1 ENTERTAINMENT Yoga Zone

All of the Yoga Zone workouts are excellent - the instructors give excellent details on what the posture looks like and how it should feel, even letting you know how it feels if you have gone too far and telling you to back out a little it feels better. The continually nudge the breathing importance and at the end you can tell you've done it right by how wonderful you feel. I can't say enough good things about these workouts. Enjoy!

I missed work for a month due to back pain. A friend loaned me the DVD and I'm positive that it helped me turn the corner. Now I used it three times a week. My posture, strength, and flexibility have improved. I do the tape just before bedtime because I'm so relaxed that I fall asleep within five minutes.

I bought this thinking that I am totally out of shape and I should start out extra slow. Turns out that this DVD is too slow for me. Buy this if you don't even walk out to your mailbox every day or are recovering from an injury or something. But if you get up and move even a little bit (walk two blocks to work every day) or you have a job on your feet all day, chances are that this will be a little too gentle on you. And yes, beware the lunge mistake in the first segment. They forget to work your other side so be sure to rewind and repeat the sequence with the opposite leg! Not too bad, all in all.

I really enjoyed this DVD. Except for the music being a little too loud and Charles being a little hard to hear, it is a good routine. He has a sense of humor that is evident right from the start when he claims that Lisa, his partner, is his favorite instructor. The poses flow together beautifully and really stretch the body. He tells you to do what you can and to be comfortable with where you are right now. The two sessions flow together so it seems as if you are really doing just one session. Charles has good instructions and good pointers. For example, remember to relax your shoulders away from your ears when they automatically want to go into the ears. My only complaint about this tape was the fact that he did a lunge sequence on just one side so I felt I had to do the other side on my own. Unlike Douglas's Table Pose from Yoga Zone Stretching for Flexibility, Charles' Table Pose and Boat Pose were done with the breath so you felt comfortable doing these more difficult poses. Charles made you feel it was okay if you couldn't hold them as long as he and Lisa did. I highly recommend this DVD because it gave me what I wanted - stretching all my muscles while being relaxed and energized. Definitely a good buy!

This is a must have video for my wife. We ordered this one because the original was getting "worn"

Would not recommend because I could not hear the instructor due to the yoga music. I had to keep looking to see what to do. Do they not review before they market these? Don't waste your money on this one.

For a DVD entitled Gentle Yoga, this one falls short of my expectations. Both of the two routines begin with semi-difficult poses. The first series begins in a kneeling position, with both legs fully folded. This is impossible for people with any kinds of knee problems. The second series starts with reverse table top, which requires significant triceps strength. I could not accomplish that pose on my best day, even when I was much younger. The other poses are gentle enough, but it's depressing not to be able to do the opening poses for both sequences.

I am not in shape, but enjoyed this dvd for relaxation as well as getting in better shape. Great purchase! :)