Regular Price $14.98

Starring: Alan Finger, 
Directed By:
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 1997
Studio: KOCH VISION
Format: Color,  DVD-Video,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

Amazon.com
Pregnancy calls upon a woman's physical, mental, and emotional resources like no other life experience. Part of the highly touted Yoga Zone exercise series, this prenatal fitness program gives equal time to meeting all three of these demands and delivers an invigorating yoga routine in the process. Yoga master Alan Finger expertly coaches his wife, Greta (seven months pregnant here)--and viewers--through 35 minutes of instruction. He begins with a tremendously helpful and informative lesson on proper breathing and posture, followed by evenly paced segments of stretching, strengthening and balancing, more stretching, and relaxation. While Greta quietly moves into each pose, Alan gently guides viewers through nearly every sensation and benefit to be achieved by following her lead. His narration is constant but never distracting; rather, his reminders about ideal alignment, complete bodily awareness, and focused breathing add to the overall excellence of this tape. Designed to build a sense of power, peace, and strength in the mother, Postures for Pregnancy also strives to bring love, health, and radiance to the growing child. A solid choice for pregnant yoga students of all skill levels who appreciate detailed guidance. --Liane Thomas

Customer Reviews for Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

Not for Intermediate Yogis
This would be good for someone who has never taken yoga before. I was slightly put off that a man was talking all about the poses that are beneficial to a woman's body during pregnancy and delivery. I doubt he has ever been pregnant so I find it hard to relate to. Plus there is no real flow, it does not feel like a full practice but rather how to do some basic poses. There were one or two poses that felt pretty good, but they are basic moves that you would probably find in any other dvd.Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

My back feels better for 2 days after doing this DVD
I know the host can be a bit long winded at times, I agree with that. But for me the proof is in the pudding, I feel SO much better for the two days after I have done this DVD. What I find is, while it is old, and it is not fancy with a beautiful resort background, it does what it needs to do, and that is tell me how to propperly do poses in order to stretch out my body and prepare myself for childbirth. I love and admire Yoga Zone's attention to detail when describing a pose, right down to something as simple as how you have your hand turned that makes a surprising difference in how the pose is felt. I never feel pressure to push myself deeper than my body should go into a pose. The other Yoga DVD I purchased was quite frankly terrible, I don't even know if I could truly call it yoga as it seemed to lack any of the poses that truly did my body good. It actually left me feeling worse, as if I had done something to knock myself out of alignment. I trust Yoga Zone to have well researched videos that include poses that are safe and beneficial. I do not need to be told by a yoga DVD to envision myself "squatting in a forest and giving birth to my child in another country" (and I am not joking, the other DVD actually said that) What I need is a yoga DVD that makes my body feel better and helps release the stress and tension of carrying a baby, and this DVD does that for me.Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

A thoroughly obnoxious video.
A friend loaned this to me and I didn't realize at first that it is a man guiding, because the picture on the front is of a pregnant woman in a posture. I can't believe the chutzpah of this man, telling us what postures are best for pregnancy and what feels the most balanced, etc. At one point he even says something like, "This posture is the best for feeling centered in your body and makes it MUCH easier to push the baby out during labor". And he says it with such authority... how would he know that?!! I'm sure there is no shortage of wonderful, female, yoga teachers who have had children and can speak about these things with true authority. Yoga Zone should find one - it would give their product a lot more credibility. Ladies, please don't insult yourselves by giving your attention and money to yet another man who claims to be able to inform you of the best ways to prepare for childbirth and to give birth. As far as the postures themselves go, they are just very basic yoga postures - nothing out of the ordinary. He does go much too fast for my taste.Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

Needs update
I am a longtime fan of Yoga Zone products, so when I received the pregnancy video, I was a bit disappointed to find that it wasn't to the caliber of the Yoga Zone Videos I am used to. It was obviously a low-budget film, and probably filmed some time in the early 80's (the gray headed yoga master Alan Finger actually has brown hair in this video!)in what looks to be the couples home. Having said this, the instruction on form is very good, as it always is with Yoga Zone, especially for 1st timers to yoga. Yoga Zone, please make an update!!Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

Great instructions
I used this DVD and ZenMama almost daily toward the end of my pregnany. Since I was new at yoga, it was really helpful to have Alan give specific directions about form. I know that practicing yoga helped me during delivery. For variety, I had ZenMama. I recommend this DVD highly.Yoga Zone - Postures for Pregnancy

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