What type of yoga?

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#1

I’m a beginner. Want to relax from the everyday routine. But it’s a pity i haven’t a good yoga club in our city so i decided to make by myself at home. What type of yoga i can choose to relax not very hard? I want to buy some dvds at amazon. I read customers reviews so i think kundalini yoga by Ana Brett & Ravi Singh will be good. Cause it is looks like it more about stretching and not needed to have much muscules.
What do you think about this dvds:

  1. Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond (2006) Starring: Ana
    Brett & Ravi Singh
  2. Kundalini Yoga - A Journey through the Chakras (2006)
    Starring: Ana Brett & Ravi Singh
  3. Yoga Radiance (2006) Director: Vincent Corry

P.S.:Sorry for my english.

#2

I am new to yoga too. I am lucky because I have an instructor in my small little town. I am not sure what is the best kind of yoga but I am learning Kripalu yoga. Here is a website if you would like to learn more http://www.discoveryyoga.com/KripaluY.htm. I really enjoy the class because we do meditation, postures and practice breathing. I bought a book to read, it is called Total Yoga, a step by step guide to yoga at home for everybody, by Tara Fraser. I enjoyed a DVD that I had to do yoga at home but my dog chewed it up. I am sorry I forgot the name of it. I am not familiar with the other DVD’s you have listed.

p.s. your english is fine.

#3

Hi,
There are many DVD?s on the market these days ranging from Restorative to Power yoga, all of them offering a different message and focus. Rodney Yee has several that I know are good. Eoin Finn from Vancouver BC has two power yoga DVD?s on the market that I believe you can get online both of which are fun and invigorating.

Trinity

#4

If I had it to do over again I would look into some of the foundations of the yoga practice (brands, flavors, types) before I committed myself to that practice.

I say this because I think it shows a certain amount of dedication on the part of a new student to do some exploring before placing their wellbeing in the hands of another.

There are many gentle yoga practices. My experience of kundalini is that there aren’t many classical yoga poses (asana) but rather several sets (kriyas) and quite a bit of repetitive chanting. This is how my practice began so I’m in no position to cast stones.

I have however learned more and chosen a different path based on that learning.

Consider renting some DVD’s or videos and watching them without practicing just to see how they present the offering. Most of them are well produced so you’ll really have to pay attention and see what might strike a sweet note with you.

I suspect muscles will be involved no matter what but perhaps not in the intese ways of a power yoga, flow, ashtanga, or vinyasa practice.

#5

I would suggest following steps.

If you are beginner but have some little experience with yoga, write down what you like so far. Note style, duration of class, intensity and more. Following that, you can use those for searches online for good class, making sure to be careful that you find some thing close to what you like so far. Keep notes as you try more and continue this careful process.

Sorry for my English as well!

#6

You should try Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond, Fat Free Yoga, & Yoga Beauty Body (all Ana Brett & Ravi Singh) They are perfect for what you want.

I was a beginner too when I started their DVD’s and I don’t think I would have stuck with any other type of yoga. They make it so fun!!! I also appreciate that all their workouts can be broken up so you don’t have to spend a whole hour at one time. Even 20 minutes of this type of yoga can be so effective!

Since doing only this type of yoga I have lost weight, inceresed my flexibility and strength and have so much energy. It also works at a deeper level and gives me a great sense of well being that no other type of workout has given me.

I started with Beginners & Beyond then bought everything they have.

Tara

#7

I also had purchased the book by Tara Frasee, Total Yoga, a step by step guide to yoga at home for everybody, it is really good. You can read it to start with.

#8

You should rent a few dvd’s first and see how many ways yoga can be done. Then after you have some amount of knowledge, look to purchase the appropriate videos.

#9

I know that this discussion concerns DVDs, but I just want to put out there that if anyone feels that he or she has the time to try a class rather than a DVD, hot yoga is definitely worth it. The first time I tried it, which was, incidentally, yesterday, it was a revelation. I’d never felt or done anything like that before in my life. According to several informational websites I visited, not only does hot yoga do what other types of yoga do, the heat provides a bonus: it makes you sweat a lot more, which rids the body of toxins, and it allows for a greater relaxation of muscles, which in turn allows for a greater stretch. Also, many types of hot yoga classes are very, very easy to follow for anyone - even first-timers. Believe me, as I was one of them yesterday. More about my yoga experience: cmnerd.blogspot.com

#10

With your invitation, I went to your blog to see about your yoga experience and I have to say that I was surprised that the quote above is what your shared here and the quote below is what your shared on your blog. It concerns me that you would “highly recommend” hot yoga to the other members and leave out the essential information about your first experience being “hell.” I might be missing something, so would you please explain?

(cmnerd.blogspot.com) My first class, yesterday, felt like hell - the heat got to me about halfway, my legs and other parts of my body started falling asleep (I guess my body circulates blood less in high heat), and I didn’t feel so great when I walked out of the room because the A/C wasn’t on in the rest of the studio and it was still hot outside.

#11

What I meant was:

I love working out, and when I say hell, I mean it in a really hard workout way. Which can be bad sometimes, but not necessarily - I just meant that it was hard. If you read the rest of my blog post, I wrote that if you try it twice, the second time it feels really good. You just have to get through the first time. And also, I went with a lot of friends and their first experience wasn’t bad, so that might have been a more personal thing. Basically, something happened the second class that made me go from not wanting to recommend it to thinking that everyone should try it. And my mind isn’t easy to change.

:smiley:

#12

What I meant was:

I love working out, and when I say hell, I mean it in a really hard workout way. Which can be bad sometimes, but not necessarily - I just meant that it was hard. If you read the rest of my blog post, I wrote that if you try it twice, the second time it feels really good. You just have to get through the first time. And also, I went with a lot of friends and their first experience wasn’t bad, so that might have been a more personal thing. Basically, something happened the second class that made me go from not wanting to recommend it to thinking that everyone should try it. And my mind isn’t easy to change.

#13

While I was not the one requesting the clarification I appreciate it nonetheless. It did seem like divergent information. And the choice of words, while perhaps not of great importance when talking face to face with one’s friends (where a common venacular is present) might be more relevant on a forum of veritable strangers. So “hell” is understandably clear to the user but cloudy to the reader.

There is one other element here that I find noteworthy.
That is the concept that two trials of something (unless it’s a ride at Disney) is food enough to approve it for the masses.

#14

I know this is an old thread but its contents are as valid today as they were valid then and as they were valid centuries ago.

What yoga type to practise ?

It is quite a difficult choice, if it so happens that you do not have a really good yoga teacher.

There are so many yoga types, styles, variations, etc that even people with more experience get confused.

That reminds me of an old saying: " You do not see the forest because of the trees."