Having tried over the years to start a yoga practice at home, I never thought that I would “get into” another yoga video. But, this one is a surprise. I greatly enjoyed the “real world” introductory session in which Ira challenges listeners to question their individual states of being; he seems genuinely interested in helping folks find a change in perspective, which, in my view, truly begins any journey towards healing. The choice of a waterside nature setting, both before and after the actual teaching, was especially calming to my spirit. The studio setting was a pleasant space, except for the unnecessary placement of some background equipment which distracted me at times from the student’s MOST graceful and perfected, uh, form (I am sure that some appropriate Sanskrit word would apply). What an inspiration I found her to be! Her precision in practice was easily matched by Ira’s masterful command of the instruction. After the first viewing, I had the sense that his teaching style was so far above any typical yoga class endured “at the gym.” Ira’s delivery evidences the committed effort of a devoted and studied practitioner of an ancient tradition. And, other than wanting the camera to move at times toward the steady voice of the teacher, I was pleased with the editing between and among the various spaces presented. Overall, I feel that this is a very personal offering by a serious professional intending to benefit any potential viewers.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 

Was this review helpful to you? 

|

 Comments (4)

http://yoga-info.org/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-yoga-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-7742 Jessica E. Venters Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:15:18 +0000 http://yoga-info.org/yoga-for-depression-and-anxiety-yoga-fitness/#comment-7742 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 98 of 103 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>AWESOME AND INSPIRING WORKOUT</b>, <nobr>September 10, 2010</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AJQFSRVXR6CNT/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&tag=yogainfoshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jessica E. Venters</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AJQFSRVXR6CNT/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&tag=yogainfoshop-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/188-6479891-0340309" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/188-6479891-0340309', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Yoga for Depression and Anxiety (DVD)</b> </div> I suffer from mild anxiety and wanted to try a natural way of coping with it. After seeing all the great reviews on this DVD, I had to try it-- and I am so glad I did! First off, it is a great workout. Second, it really does help me relax. At the end of the DVD Ira says something about how if you just concentrated solely on your breathing and nothing else for even one breath, then it did its job in ceasing your anxiety. It's really taught me how to take 75 minutes out of my day and instead of constantly thinking and worrying, just concentrate on my breathing. It can be done!-- you can realize how it feels to think more clearly! I'm not in the best of shape in order to do yoga, so unfortunately, I can't achieve all of the poses yet, but it's my goal to do so and I'm hoping it just gets better in time! <div style="padding-top: 10px; clear: both; width: 100%;"> <div style="float:left; padding-right:15px; border-right:1px solid #CCCCCC"><div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><b class="tiny" style="color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</b> </div><div style="width:300px;"> <a name="R2INMLQ0M3IZS5.2115.Helpful.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/Helpful/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&token=364B5F0627A257D702FA1125DB8825DFEAF65494&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDAzVTJLRU00L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg4LTY0Nzk4OTEtMDM0MDMwOT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9eW9nYWluZm9zaG9wLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj1CMDAzVTJLRU00JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD0xOTI1NTBWNVZBQTBZWTlWN1gwMiZzaWc9eWVQNDhJdEElMkI4dU9LZWpPalpQSVJuNVczUmJ5akdodFc3UGoxaUdzOXlvJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTE5VDE1JTNBNDQlM0EzMlomYXRhZz15b2dhaW5mb3Nob3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R2INMLQ0M3IZS5.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=188-6479891-0340309"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-yes-sec-md._V192249951_.gif" width="35" alt="Yes" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/Helpful/-1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&token=D4053E0BE1C1B20BAE2CDF0E980272524EF1C616&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDAzVTJLRU00L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg4LTY0Nzk4OTEtMDM0MDMwOT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9eW9nYWluZm9zaG9wLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj1CMDAzVTJLRU00JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD0xOTI1NTBWNVZBQTBZWTlWN1gwMiZzaWc9eWVQNDhJdEElMkI4dU9LZWpPalpQSVJuNVczUmJ5akdodFc3UGoxaUdzOXlvJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTE5VDE1JTNBNDQlM0EzMlomYXRhZz15b2dhaW5mb3Nob3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R2INMLQ0M3IZS5.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=188-6479891-0340309"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-no-sec-md._V192249949_.gif" width="35" alt="No" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <span class="votingMessage"/></span> </div></div><div style="float:left;"><div style="padding-left:15px;"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="tiny"> <a name="R2INMLQ0M3IZS5.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span class="reportingButton"><nobr><a rel="nofollow" class="reportingButton" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&token=3A36F0A1F6AC482B406C7B2769E6F1ABFB492933&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy9CMDAzVTJLRU00L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTg4LTY0Nzk4OTEtMDM0MDMwOT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9eW9nYWluZm9zaG9wLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj1CMDAzVTJLRU00JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD0xOTI1NTBWNVZBQTBZWTlWN1gwMiZzaWc9eWVQNDhJdEElMkI4dU9LZWpPalpQSVJuNVczUmJ5akdodFc3UGoxaUdzOXlvJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTE5VDE1JTNBNDQlM0EzMlomYXRhZz15b2dhaW5mb3Nob3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R2INMLQ0M3IZS5.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&voteSessionID=188-6479891-0340309"></a></nobr></span> </span> <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">|</span> <span class="tiny"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/ref=cm_cr_if_perm/?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B003U2KEM4&nodeID=&tag=yogainfoshop-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"></a></span></div><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-left:-5px;padding-top:5px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B003U2KEM4&nodeID=&tag=yogainfoshop-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/comment-sm._V192250344_.gif" width="16" alt="Comment" hspace="3" align="absmiddle" height="16" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2INMLQ0M3IZS5/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/188-6479891-0340309?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B003U2KEM4&nodeID=&tag=yogainfoshop-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top">Comments (2)</a></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <br/></div>

98 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

AWESOME AND INSPIRING WORKOUT, September 10, 2010

By 

Jessica E. Venters –

Amazon Verified Purchase(http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase/188-6479891-0340309', ‘AmazonHelp’, ‘width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1′);return false; “>What’s this?)

This review is from: Yoga for Depression and Anxiety (DVD)

I suffer from mild anxiety and wanted to try a natural way of coping with it. After seeing all the great reviews on this DVD, I had to try it– and I am so glad I did! First off, it is a great workout. Second, it really does help me relax. At the end of the DVD Ira says something about how if you just concentrated solely on your breathing and nothing else for even one breath, then it did its job in ceasing your anxiety. It’s really taught me how to take 75 minutes out of my day and instead of constantly thinking and worrying, just concentrate on my breathing. It can be done!– you can realize how it feels to think more clearly! I’m not in the best of shape in order to do yoga, so unfortunately, I can’t achieve all of the poses yet, but it’s my goal to do so and I’m hoping it just gets better in time!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 

Was this review helpful to you? 

|

 Comments (2)

]]>