Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss (Spanish Edition)

I truly love this yoga program! It's easy to follow and very complete...It has helped me to ease my back problems, my knee problems and my general attitude to exercise has changed.

I am a person who has "0" motivation to exercise or commit to any kind of long term exercise program. Yet, I got this video years ago and have been using it almost weekly. Recently, I have bought the CD for my daughter as a birthday present. Not only did she become a fan of it, but also her husband started to "get into it" as well.

I haven't lost a considerable amount of weight but it is helping me to maintain a healthy, fun to follow routine, which is what I am really grateful for. Yoga, of course, improves your general well-being and this is an incredible advantage as well.

I really love this DVD and that's why it is so sad to find out that this edition is defective. I purchased it 3 times now. Two times at Barnes& Noble and another one just now from amazon. All three skip!

I had another edition (don't remember what year), but it is without the GAIAM logo and advertisements and that one worked perfectly fine. I gave it to my mom and now I have a feeling I'm going to request it back since I cannot find another copy of this DVD that doesn't skip.

If you are interested in details on where it skips, I'll tell you:
1) During the first pose of the cross leg position while doing twists to the sides. You do one side, then it skips and you start from the beginning.

2) During the downward facing (wide leg) dog pose. It skips to a totally different pose (previously done). It is really annoying.

There are a few others, which I don't recall at the moment.

You can still do the routine if this doesn't bother you. It does bother me because I know how it is without skipping. It is awesome!

I don't know whose fault this is, but I wouldn't advise to purchase this DVD. If you can find the one without GAIAM logo, get that one.

Thanks.
Oksana

This is the THIRD copy of this DVD I have purchased over the years. Foolishly, I have replaced it thinking it was my DVD player that was causing the skips because I used it so much. I was so annoyed to rip open my new copy and find that the SAME skips occurred in the SAME places. Arggg.

Obviously, I love the DVD and think it very worthwhile for the beginning yoga enthusiast. The different levels are great and I have enjoyed advancing over time. However, it is so disruptive to have the DVD jump and pause all the time.

Last point is that you really can't expect great weight loss from this or any yoga routine. However, it does make you more mindful and relaxed, so that promotes healthful living habits which could encourage weight loss.

Without the technical problems, I give this video a 5+

It's a good yoga workout, it works well to balance and stretch all muscles, especially lower body and the legs. I feel good after the workout, but after doing it three times a year for a year I have yet to lose an ounce or drop a size. If you just want a good yoga, this is good. But it ennoys me that every time I put the dvd on - every single time for a year now - I have to endure several minutes of advertizing. It cannot be skipped or turned off. Very frustrating practice. It seems to be Gaiam's business model, though. I just started using their Pilates DVD and that too is loaded with advertizing you need to endure before you can get to the main menu.

This DVD has Suzanne Deason doing a voice-over and leading a group of 3 other women on a mesa-top near Sedona, AZ. Each of the 3 women present various levels of movement. I enjoy the DVD, but the arty camera work and the pauses between the poses lengthen the experience. This means a longer--but not necessarily better--yoga session for those of us doing it before work in the morning. Also, there is a little figure in the bottom right screen that appears occasionally, indicating that you can view a more detailed example of that pose, but I haven't been able to get it to work.