Gaiam Yoga For Beginners Kit
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Description of Gaiam Yoga For Beginners Kit
Begin your yoga practice with all the tools necessary to master the basic skills. Rodney Yee's expert advice from beginning poses to prop use teaches everything you need to build a solid foundation. Whether you're looking for increased flexibility or a workout that challenges the body as a whole, the Yoga Beginners Kit is an ideal way to ease yoga into your daily routine. Rodney Yee demonstrates proper usage of the yoga alignment mat, brick and strap.Begin your yoga practice with all the tools necessary to master the basic skills. In a quick tutorial, yoga expert Rodney Yee teaches you how to use the included alignment yoga mat, brick and strap to build a solid foundation. Whether you're looking for increased flexibility or a workout that challenges the body as a whole, the Yoga Beginner's Kit is an ideal way to ease yoga into your daily routine. Kit also includes an alignment yoga mat, a yoga brick, a six-foot yoga strap and two full-length yoga workouts, plus a seated meditation preparation routine.
What's in the Box?
- Two full-length yoga workouts and props training with Yoga Beginner's Experience DVD (lessons detailed below)
- Bonus seated guided meditation
- Yoga brick for proper positioning and support
- Alignment yoga mat to help guide hand and foot placement
- Yoga strap to lengthen and align stretches; 6-feet long
A.M. Yoga: 20 minutes
Get a productive start to the day with this 20-minute workout designed to open your body and center your mind. Taking a few minutes in the morning to find clarity and peace can give meaning to the rest of your day.
Daily Yoga: 20 minutes
This gentle program will help increase circulation and mobility and invigorate you when you feel low on energy. Concludes with a restful and rejuvenating three-minute conscious relaxation.
Prop Intro: 8 minutes
Learn how yoga props (brick, strap and mat) can guide you into good habits as you cultivate your yoga practice. With proper technique, these tools will have you moving like an expert from the very start.
Seated Meditation Preparation: 10 minutes
Before you enter into meditation, take a few minutes to prepare your body and mind. These simple stretches ready you for a deeper state of consciousness. The perfect end to an active yoga session.
About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth's resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products.
Gaiam's goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people's lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers' needs with meaningful solutions.
The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all.
Sports reviews of Gaiam Yoga For Beginners Kit
Customer Review: Buy this for the equipment, not the workouts
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
The value of purchasing the kit over purchasing individual pieces of equipment was about $2 when I made the purchase, and on top of that there is a bonus DVD included in the kit with 2 workouts.
The equipment: 5 stars. For my level of use (fairly average -- nothing too rigorous), this equipment is more than satisfactory. I haven't experienced any problems with it. The mat has box-shaped graphics that look nice but also provide a point of reference for your feet and hands when getting into the yoga positions. I find them helpful and discrete. I don't use the hand block or the strap much, but in my experience, they are sturdy and well made.
The workouts: 3 stars. I would say that there is really only one workout on the DVD. The first workout is more like a 12-minute series of stretches. It is nice as a warmup or cooldown, but it is not what I would consider a workout. The second workout is more intense, and it certainly qualifies as a workout for beginners. I purchased this kit as a way to start working back into yoga. I'm no expert by any means, but I have in the past had an intermediate skill level. The second workout definitely feels to me like it straddles the beginner/intermediate level, but there is really nothing advanced about it. It's good for working into yoga, but it will not interest the more advanced user. And I was disappointed that I really only got one real workout instead of the advertised two.
Bottom line: 4 stars. If you're just starting yoga and don't have any equipment, this is a good kit to get you started. It really includes everything you might need as a beginner, and it will save you a few dollars to purchase everything together. If you already have some of the equipment, it may be worth your while to buy individual pieces you want/need and look for a different workout DVD.
Customer Review: yoga for beginners kit
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Shipping was prompt ( and free in my case). This CD is a great intro / re-intro to Yoga with easy, non-threatening exercises that anybody can do; yet not loo "lame" that you can't improve over time. I like the a.m. and p.m. specific workouts and the fact that they are only 20 min. in length- one can always spend 20 minutes on our well-being. Rodney Yee is very knowledgeable about Yoga and reminds us that it's not perfect execution of movements, but the journey and what it does for our bodies. He explains the tools very well- I didn't know about the brick and strap at all before I purchased the kit.Their significance make sense and help with the poses and their benefits to the body.The sound and scenery are beautiful and it's fun to do. I found the price very fair and I am glad I purchased the kit and would recommend it.Customer Review: Great price for everything you need to start doing yoga!
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
While the DVD is definitely NOT made for beginning yoga practitioners, the fact that you get a strap, mat and block for less than $30 makes this product worth it. If you're starting out and the cost of getting everything you need to successfully start practicing yoga seems daunting, you should get this kit and a different Yoga for Beginners DVD (personally, I recommend Suzanne Deason's Yoga for Weight Loss because it offers modifications for all skill levels and you can use it throughout your practice) and it will be worth the price. Once you know the poses used in the included DVD, are comfortable moving through them quickly and can make your own modifications for your skill level, then pull out this DVD for a quick morning workout when you're running late.Customer Review: Beginning Yoga
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Since I've never tried Yoga before, I have nothing to compare this to. However, I can see its potential benefit. I think some of the poses transition too quickly on the 20 minute workout since as a beginner, I am unfamiliar with the basic poses and their names. The first thing in the morning workout is great because it provides a good introduction and very good stretches and adequate time to transition. The only thing I wish either or both of the workouts offered were stretches for neck and upper back area, which is primarily why I even considered trying out Yoga.Customer Review: mat moves around
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
The mat moves around during the workout which is weird, since it's a yoga workout which means not too much movement is happening. It just kind of shifts to the side, so I find I have to adjust it 3 or 4 times over an hour of yoga. Granted, I place the mat on a wood floor, but that shouldn't automatically make it shift during exercise. Otherwise, it's a good product and the value of the mat, the block and the band are great for the price.