Sometimes I freeform my home yoga practice, but often I use DVDs as a starting place. They get me to the foot of the mat, the hardest “asana” as David Swenson, I think, has joked. They provide structure, even though I might swap in preferred poses or hit pause to add extras or slow down.
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On Javachick’s recommendation, I decided to find out whether “yogalates” would be as much torture for my tushie as straight-up pilates.
Happily, I liked Crunch: Super SlimDown, “blending yoga and pilates.” It was a very comfortable challenge but I finished it feeling energized and worked-out. It was interesting to see which exercises yoga had prepared me […]

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Bar none, the best beginning yoga DVD on the market: Max Strom’s Strength, Grace, Healing. This DVD is beautiful and gentle and challenging all at the same time. If you’d like to bring some peace and quiet into your life, turn to Max. There are plenty of DVD’s out there with titles like “Yoga […]

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