Product Description

YOUR NEEDS CHANGE EVERY DAY, SO SHOULD YOUR DVD!

PRENATAL YOGA COMPLETE™ is the perfect companion to help keep you and your baby healthy, fit and feeling good throughout your entire pregnancy. From the moment you learn you are pregnant to the time of delivery, this DVD will adapt to meet your ever changing daily needs.

With over 8 routines for each trimester, breathing & pelvic floor exercises to prepare for delivery, and specially designed routines that may help with fertility issues, this unique DVD is the ideal aid to guide and assist you through this transformational time of your life. Routines include those for Morning Sickness, Lower Back Pain, Rejuvenation, Relaxation, Digestive Issues, Preparing For Labor. Special Fertility section included.

The Interactive Personal Trainer™ revolutionizes how you can take care yourself and your baby throughout your entire pregnancy. Unlike other prenatal DVDs that contain a single workout, this DVD has dozens of routines to fit your ever changing needs.

This DVD is an Iyengar style of yoga, which is a slower paced style of yoga. The Iyengar style emphasizes alignment and awareness of your body and breath to ensure the health of you and your baby. Suggested props: Yoga Mat, Blankets, Strap and Block

Mary Pappas-Sandonas is renowned for her warm, encouraging and precise approach to teaching yoga. As a certified Iyengar yoga teacher with an M.S. in exercise physiology, Mary has had a keen interest in the mind-body connection for over 20 years. In addition to having taught prenatal yoga classes for many years, Mary has established prenatal yoga programs for medical facilities, including a highly successful fertility program. Mary teaches at the Unity Woods Yoga Center in the Washington D.C. area.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32607 in DVD
• Brand: Bodywisdom
• Released on: 2005-06-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 240 minutes

Features

• Over 20 routines customized for each trimester of pregnancy
• Each routine is 10-30 minutes long
• My strongest possible recommendation. -Richard Rosen, Contributing Editor, Yoga Journal

Richard Rosen, Contributing Editor, Yoga Journal
My strongest possible recommendation

Dr. Eric Widra, Shady Grove Fertility Center
An excellent way to practice yoga throughout your pregnancy

John Schumacher, Senior Iyengar Yoga Instructor
An invaluable and important resource.

Customer Reviews

Too much equipment!
I was looking for a beginning prenatal yoga tape, to help with relaxation and stretching, and I was very excited when my husband purchased this DVD for me as a gift. At first glance this DVD looked great, with so many options directed at specific issues (like morning sickness, rejuvination, etc...). However, when I tried a few of the routines I quickly became frustrated. They required multiple rolled blankets, pillows, mats, chairs, wall surfaces etc... and even once I had the set-up complete, the exercise only lasted 3 minutes before another, completely different set-up, using different props, was required. Because I am new to yoga, perhaps my expectations were off - but every yoga class I've been to required minimal equipment, which is one of the reasons I liked it. I would not recommend this DVD unless you have a dedicated exercise space, as well as the right equipment and a strong previous knowledge of yoga.

Excellent DVD for workouts for pregnancy and pre-pregnancy
FIVE STARS: What I really like about this prenatal DVD is that it contains lots of routines for all three trimesters of pregnancy. Sequences are diverse - some are long (1 hour), others short (30 minutes), some are energizing, others are restorative. I can easily find the yoga sequence that fits my body and my mood at any particular time. (In contrast, many other DVDs and videos have only a very few sequences.) You actually hold the poses for a good time, not just see-them-and-run. This DVD even has a section on fertility issues and pre-pregnancy yoga sequences. Breathing exercises, which are really important for relaxation during pregnancy and for labor, are presented in a clear and practical manner. The instructor is very engaging and compassionate; her expert instructions are detailed but not overwhelming. I'm convinced that yoga, both the physical poses and the breathing, really help me and my baby grow in a healthy, safe and beautiful way. A terrific product to share with others.

Prenatal Yoga Complete
I take a prenatal yoga class and bought this tape to supplement my weekly class. I find the tape very hard to follow and there are too many props (pillows, etc.) I would not recommend it especailly if you are not familiar with yoga.