Good morning!
(a picture of Sullie because she’s a cuter birthday girl than me!)
Today is my birthday! I started my day at Y2 Yoga with a hot vinyasa class. What better way to kick-off my birthday than with a yoga class to honor myself and my practice?
I probably get asked once a week for recommendations on good yoga DVDs. Honestly, I don’t use them – I either attend classes or use podcasts at home – but I thought it would be fun to give away a yoga DVD since a lot of people don’t have access to a good studio or just want to try yoga at home.
My favorite type of yoga is vinyasa flow so I did some research to find a good beginner level DVD. I decided on Gentle Vinyasa Flow from Zyrka Landwijt.
Here’s a brief description from Amazon:
Move, Breath, Flow! Explore the power and fluidity of Vinyasa yoga with this comprehensive yoga DVD! Increase flexibility and strength while learning to integrate your breath with each movement. This is a beginning to intermediate yoga dvd. Featuring 6 yoga sequences each with their own difficulty level and length: two half-hour sequences, two three-quarter hour sequences, and two hour sequences. This means that you can choose your level, and amount of time that you want to practice, and this yoga dvd will give you exactly what you need! This Yoga DVD also features a unique Pose Guide section that gives detailed instruction on 23 poses including positioning, common mistakes, pose benefits, & contradictions. This means that you can learn the basics of each pose, without having to listen to detailed instructions that you already know during the main sequences. Over 3½ hours of footage.
To enter, please leave a comment telling me why you’d like to try yoga or if you have an existing practice, tell me a little about it!
The contest will end tomorrow, June 17, at noon. I will randomly select a winner.
Namaste! 😉
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(a picture of Sullie because she’s a cuter birthday girl than me!)
Here’s a brief description from Amazon:
