Product Description

Explore deep relaxation, rejuvination and healing by experiencing restorative yoga. In this style of yoga, each pose is held for several minutes supported by blankets, allowing the nervous system to completely quietand return to a state of balance, while gently stretching and opening the body. This DVD features 6 sequences including a 12 minute meditation, a 15 minute morning session, a 45 minute mid-day sequence, two 55 minute evening routines and one 85 minute sequence for restful sleep. A total of over 4 hours of yoga practice! Note: This style of yoga requires at least 4 blankets and a bolster or some large pillows in order to maintain the poses. Filmed in Santa Barbara, California in high definition, with over 4 hours of footage. Widescreen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19374 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-18
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 270 minutes

About the Actor
The Instructor: Deborah Donohue has been practicing yoga for 18 years. She particularly enjoys restorative yoga for the grace and expansion that it offers. Her gentle and warm spirit makes this yoga experience rich and healing.

Customer Reviews

Such a good discovery
I was so excited and hopeful to find this Restorative Yoga DVD. I have fibromyalgia and my yoga practice had been suffering because it became too difficult and painful for me to continue my usual routines. I needed guidance and the right instructor to show me the techniques that are gentle and quieting to my body and provide just the right balance for my particular challenges. Deborah Donohue is that instructor and I have been enjoying yoga again and finding a renewed sense of tranquility.

Well-done DVD offers the opportunity to experience the benefits of restorative yoga at home
In this DVD, instructor Deborah Donahue offers six different sequences, four of which are purely restorative, plus a meditation and a slightly more active morning routine. She provides live instruction and utilizes various props, including several blankets, a bolster, a strap, and blocks. The Main Menu of the DVD lists the following options and times for the practices:

*Introduction
*Meditation, 12 minutes
*Morning, 15 minutes
*Mid-Day, 45 minutes
*Evening A, 55 minutes
*Evening B, 55 minutes
*Restful Sleep, 85 minutes
*Credits

Donahue conducts each of the four restorative sessions in a similar manner. For every posture, she begins by describing the setup, including the props that will be required for the pose. Then, after providing guidance on how to come into the pose, she simply allows time to rest in the posture, only occasionally providing additional brief reminders on breath or alignment (and sometimes making small sounds, such as "ahh!", as well). Finally, she cues coming out of the pose before moving on to the next one. Postures are held anywhere from 2-10 minutes (averaging about 5-8 minutes), and each of these four practices ends with the same 15-minute relaxation segment (some of the other segments appear in multiple practices as well).

Restorative Yoga Therapy offers a unique opportunity to practice this worthwhile, relaxing, and very gentle form of yoga at home. This DVD is appropriate for all levels of yoga practitioners, although some basic familiarity with yoga terms as well as the use of yoga props would definitely be beneficial.

Great DVD
When I was ill several years I ago, I was looking all over for a DVD such as this and could not find it. I used Judith Lassiter's book for restorative poses but I do so much better with a DVD. I am so glad to have found this now. Although, I am now well, it is wonderful to do restorative poses when you don't feel up to par or just want to really relax into poses. It is a great adjunct to a regular yoga routine.