Rodney Yee

Power Yoga - Total Body Workout

Power yoga "demands your attention," says instructor Rodney Yee. He leads a challenging, constantly progressing series of poses, one flowing into the next, integrating breath, movement, tension, and relaxation. The poses include Sun Salutation, standing poses, forward bends, back bends, twists, and arm balances. The first poses are fairly easy, and with each repetition of the series, Yee adds on more difficult movements, extending the series without pausing. You're encouraged to do as much of the series that fits your level, up to the entire 65-minute workout if you're an experienced yoga practitioner. Although you can begin at any level, some familiarity with yoga is recommended. The Hawaiian setting is gorgeous and inspiring. This is an excellent yoga workout that you can grow with, adding on more as you get stronger. --Joan Price

A.M. and P.M. Yoga

A.M. Yoga for Beginners
"The morning is a precious time," says the narrator of A.M. Yoga for Beginners. "Just as the sun rises and falls, so do our natural rhythms. The morning is perfect time to open our bodies and center our minds." This 20-minute yoga practice with supple instructor Rodney Yee is the perfect way to start your day by energizing your body and calming your mind. Filmed on the beach at Maui at sunrise, the video starts with a 4-minute Conscious Relaxation focusing on breathing, then glides into a 14-minute series of yoga poses that are simultaneously relaxing and energizing. It ends with a 2-minute seated Guided Meditation to center your body and mind. Yee's instruction is detailed and gentle. The video is beautifully filmed: you watch the waves roll in as Yee demonstrates yoga poses on a sandy beach. The yoga practice awakens and stretches your muscles gently, leaving you balanced and focused. "Yoga is the foundation of my day," says Yee. "A few minutes in the morning will help give meaning to your day." --Joan Price

P.M. Yoga for Beginners
"The evening is the perfect time to calmly transition between being active and being quiet," says Patricia Walden, instructor of P.M. Yoga for Beginners. "One of the greatest gifts yoga has to offer is deep relaxation." This 20-minute program is designed to balance, calm, and revitalize you at the end of the day. It starts with centering poses: gentle stretches bringing awareness and quiet to your senses. Next are standing poses to release tension, increase circulation, expand the lungs, and help you breathe more deeply. Next, forward bends cool the body and bring quiet to the nervous system. The final restorative poses are so relaxing that you may fall asleep. Walden tells you not only how to do the poses, but what you should feel, and how to quiet your body and your mind. Instruction is soothing and explicit. Although this video is aimed at beginners, seldom are modifications given for the less flexible novice, so if any pose causes discomfort or seems impossible, don't push beyond your personal comfort level. The video was filmed on the windswept sands of Death Valley. --Joan Price

Power Yoga - Flexibility

Regain and extend the easy sense of fluid motion that keeps you doing the things you love to do. In Power Yoga: Flexibility acclaimed instructor Rodney Yee shows you how to use his distinctive style of Power Yoga to restore and make the most of your body s fullest range of motion. Follow Rodney through a quick deep-stretching yoga workout you can do in less than half an hour a remarkable antidote anytime you feel stiff tight or limited in your agility. With this workout you ll release lengthen and noticeably improve suppleness in both large and small muscles throughout your body and stretch all of the major joints. Whether you re an athlete just like to stay active or want to feel less stiff and tight as you move through your day this practice will help you use your strength more efficiently and move more freely with less pain soreness and risk of injury. Rodney s signature style of flowing Power Yoga will fill you with a new sense of fluidity mobility and power to affect how you feel and how your body keeps up with you. Practice regularly and you ll find this flexibility workout a rewarding way to extend your possibilities. A complete 25-minute workout filmed in dramatic Joshua Tree National Park: move through flowing Sun Salutations to flex and warm up deeply stretch muscles and joints in fluid energetic sequences relax completely as you clear and calm your mind.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 029956740204 Manufacturer No: 120-2280

Rodney Yee: ABS Yoga for Beginners

Sculpt sleeker leaner abs with a workout that s more efficient satisfying and inspiring than situps or other one-dimensional abs workout techniques. Abs Yoga shows you how mind-body workouts and using the weight of your body can reshape your torso and leave you feeling centered and revitalized so you ll be more likely to do this workout often and more satisfied with your results. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 029956860209 Manufacturer No: 120-1255

Relaxation & Breathing for Meditation

A unique two-part program of supported yoga poses and breathing techniques to bring the body and mind to a state of stillness.PRODUCT DETAILSThe special DVD edition includes the complete two-part practice bonus guided restorative meditation and an in-depth interview with Rodney Yee.System Requirements:Running Time 85 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 029956013209 Manufacturer No: 120-1316

The importance of the breath is familiar to anyone who practices yoga, as is its significance in the pursuit of a deeper, more meditative state. But it never hurts to be reminded of that connection, especially as yoga's growing popularity has turned it in a more active, less contemplative direction. The title of this DVD program pretty much describes the content; it consists of two approximately 30-minute sections, one ("Conscious Relaxation") devoted to several easy, relaxation-inducing poses and the other ("Conscious Breahing") focusing entirely on the breath itself. (Also included are an 8-minute "guided meditation" and an interview with instructor Rodney Yee.) It's unlikely that you'll break a sweat, and you won't "go for the burn," as yoga practitioners seem intent on doing these days--but you might reach a place of stillness that's considerably more profound. Note: The use of certain props (mat, blanket, pillow, chair) is recommended. --Sam Graham

Rodney Yee: Yoga Burn

Could slowing down be your key to getting in amazing shape? Discover the cutting-edge powerful yoga program that yields results more quickly than other methods. Designed and led by Rodney Yee to deepen your practice, this continuous yoga flow emphasizes transitioning slowly in and out of essential poses and =B3reps=B2 to sculpt a defined, stronger body. Burn fat and move with mindfulness, more than with other yoga programs.

Work muscles via repititions and slow, continuous movement

Reshape your abs, upper and lower body with targeted, muscle-isolating moves

Boost fat-burning muscle and bone density, which begin to decrease in your 20 and 30s

Be here now more easily with a more mentally demanding yoga practice

By keeping you continually in motion and adding three repetitions of most poses, Yoga Burn=B9s intensity creates the burn, building lean strength, stamina and flexibility to ignite your metabolism. At the same time, Yoga Burn=B9s deliberate focus demands the mind=B9s attention. The sheer slowness trains the mind to be present,says Rodney. It becomes a form of meditation, making your practice feel deep and more rewarding. Inspiring for beginners and challenging for experienced practitioners, this versatile DVD includes bonus, advanced option of the workout with verbal cues and music only.

A.M. Yoga for Your Week

DVD INCLUDES:Five 20-minute focused morning routinesWorkout appropriate for all skill levelsDaily variety for your yoga practiceBONUS! Daily deep breathing & meditation guideSystem Requirements:Running Time: 110 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/YOGA UPC: 018713528995 Manufacturer No: 05-52899

Crazy Sexy Cancer

Until 2003, Kris Carr's life resembled that of many other New York actresses. The attractive blonde acted in commercials, appeared in theatrical revues, and guested on programs like Law & Order. After she was diagnosed with cancer of the vascular system, Carr decided to document the experience (she has also written a book, Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor). This isn't how most people would react, especially if told that conventional treatments aren't likely to help. With the support of her friends and family, Carr becomes "a full-time healing junkie." For this TLC documentary, she also interviews fellow cancer survivors, like redheaded sisters Erin Zammett Ruddy and Melissa Gonzalez, African-American playwright Oni Faidah Lampley, and pink wigged tour manager Jackie Farry. While Carr acquires a New Age attitude (she digs the word "groovy"), Farry advances a punk-rock approach (her motto is "f--- cancer"). Carr may exhibit greater acceptance of her condition, but Farry's anger seems like the more logical response. Further, Carr's optimism is admirable, but possibly unrealistic for those without her support system or insurance benefits (Plus, she never looks sick and falls in love with her camera man during filming). Nonetheless, her sometimes risqué sense of humor makes for entertaining company during this five-year journey. In Crazy Sexy Cancer, Carr doesn't presume to offer any cures for untreatable conditions, but provides a model for living well through low-impact exercise and proper eating habits. The plentiful extras include a yoga routine, guided meditation, detox tips, deleted scenes, and extended interviews. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Power Yoga - Strength

Power up your body and mind with Power Yoga: Strength a fast-moving flow sequence that works arms back and abs to build strength that s balanced throughout all the large and small muscles. Renowned instructor Rodney Yee guides you in a session that targets your entire upper body as you experience his distinctive signature style of Power Yoga. Rodney shows you step-by-step how to confidently do challenging arm balance poses for core strength more defined lean muscle and a greater sense of balance. Feel the empowering effects of using your body s own weight to add strength-building resistance to each move. Rapid sequencing designed to increase power adds a fat-burning aerobic benefit for a complete satisfying yoga workout. Small movements create big results strengthening and fine-tuning upper body muscles you may not even know you have. Gain a new sense of body-mind power that comes from the inside out strength you ll feel and see in everything you do. A complete 24-minute workout filmed along the stunning Maui coast: awaken and warm up body & mind with Sun Salutations boost upper body strength and burn fat with fluid fast-paced sequences finish with guided relaxation and feel focused energized & empowered. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 029956183902 Manufacturer No: 120-2279

Back Care Yoga

A holistic solution including poses to ease pain, strengthen the back and torso, and improve flexibility. Includes a medical analysis of Yoga's effectiveness for back health.