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Yoga focuses on keeping the spine open and supported, so it is understandable why millions of people turn to yoga for self-care of their back, explains instructor Rodney Yee in Read more

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Can't review it, because I can't seem to get it
I've been waiting 2 months for this item, but it never seems to come off of backorder. I recommend trying another item.

Excellent video for back pain
After suffering with back pain for months and using doctor prescribed strong painkillers, I got very little relief and wasn't keen on continuing using painkillers long term. Gradually I started researching alternatives and read reviews for this video and bought it. I don't have enough good things to say about this video, it gave me relief within days, I don't have back pain anymore. Now I use this tape just for stretching after a long day at work. I like Rodney Yee's calming voice, he has a pleasant face and the background music is soothing too. After this yoga I feel relaxed and can sleep better, this is a great buy for those with lower back pain.

VHS Yoga Tape
It is a good stretching tape. The instructions are very easy to follow and the tape is formatted and shown by the sea-side. Very good tape. ... Read more

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Best Yoga I've ever seen.
Great info. on the healing your back. If it hurts move it, stretch it in other ways that doesn't hurt. Great info and has an MD that talks about back care as well.Would give 5 stars, but it's so slow like other yoga.

My favorite back care video
Some of the other DVDs I've tried (like the Yoga Zone one) aren't vigorous enough for me.If you have more serious back problems, maybe they're what you need.Rodney Yee explains that after you get to know the video you can take those sections that are the most useful for you, and that's what I've done.A lot of the other reviewers have dissed the first section ("Exploration") for being boring or not challenging enough, but it's just what I need.My backaches are caused in part by contracted muscles in the lower back, and section 1 is really excellent at helping you stretch and relax those muscles. Section 2 is for strengthening and is also very necessary.
So-so
This DVD isn't a good choice for beginners, because Rodney Yee doesn't explain the details of the poses (and he requires props).People looking for a challenge may not like the fact that two-thirds of the video is devoted to quiet exploration and relaxation.
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My Point of Contact
I had a ruptured disc, and a pinched nerve in my back.I had been to several doctors, and the last one, nerve specialist said all that was left was to have surgery.I just mentioned to a lady that I was in so much pain that I could not sit down, and what my problem was, and she said "I have what you need" she told me she had previously had 3 ruptured discs and this had helped her.I ordered the video and in the second week the pain went away.I finished all 6 weeks, and I have never had another problem.That was about 9 years ago.I highly recommend this video, and encourage you to stick with it.Don't give up! It works!

Good Program
This program of exercises for troublesome backs is great!There are several levels of difficulty, you can choose which level to do.The music is nice and relaxing, as is the narrator's voice.I wish it was available on DVD.

Blessed Video
This video means so much to me and to all the people I know who have used it. It is sad that it is not available now to people who need it. Someone told me that the only place they could find it now is at Collage Video which has a catalog and an online store just for exercise videos. This video should be permanently available and should be in DVD now but I don't think it is. All I can say is this video is a lifesaver. ... Read more

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One of a kind
Viewer: Thalia del Fuego, belly dance teacher
A beautiful therapeutic slow moving yoga practice
AKA Somatic Yoga. It is a slow moving yoga (see "Somatics" by Thomas Hanna). In this practice you contract your muscles and then release. The emphasis is on the release and letting go of muscular tension. You do not hold the postures and stretch the muscles like in traditional hatha yoga practice. It definitely helps with the release of tightness throughout your body and is more of a neurological workout than an aerobic workout.
Yummy Yoga is Yummy!
Yummy Yoga felt wonderful to do on a day that I felt lethargic and unmotivated.I teach Yoga and was so impressed with how good I felt during and after doing Yummy Yoga that I shared it with my students over the next week. They enjoyed Yummy Yoga so much that many of them have decided to purchase it also.It really is Yummy - I recommend it for anyone and everyone that wants to feel good doing an activity that is good for you.
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Very Precise Well Executed Pilates Back Care Program
I have been doing Yoga daily for the past 9 years and have recently started to add Pilates into my program. Though I I have quite a few other excellent Pilates programs, there's no doubt that the Stott seem to have the best overall instruction.
Good ideas, tedious in practice
As other reviewers have noted, the instructor talks and talks and talks and its very difficult to get a workout from this tape. You spend more time sitting and listening to her than actually DOING anything! I think the tape should have been designed to walk through the series of poses with instructions once, then they should have taped it a second time with the movements flowing into one another without all the intermittent chatter.

Not what I was looking for
This video might be a good introduction to fitness for someone who is very sedentary and has a low back problem. However, in my case I am very active with a low back injury and the contents of this video had nothing to add to my workout routine.Read more

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both invigorating and relaxing
This is very well done. The educational version of the routine is explicit in instruction, and also applies the stretches and exercises to daily life and the movement it entails. Although the bios and humor are sometines a bit much, they are done in a sincere and inoffensive manner, and in fact, simply allow the user to proceed at a gentle pace, and gain the full benefit of the work. Once viewed, it is easy to make the transition to the routine sans extras. By the time you have completed the routine, you will feel vey relaxed, but physically comfortable, energized, ready to do whatever the day calls for. Both instructors advise the user to make choices, follow their own body's guidance, and I found this to be very encouraging, and effective as well. It's a good addition to any yoga library.

A good video for strengthening your back.
I really liked the fact that the first video goes through each stretch slowly and carefully.After you get the hang of it, you can do the second video, a faster version of the same.I find in other videos or Yoga books, I am unfamiliar with the stretches and I fear I am doing them wrong.Here, you can master the stretch before zipping through the 30 min. second tape.A great buy for any beginner. ... Read more

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EXCELLENT for back health, but cheesy
I have a jaw & neck disorder that, due to the muscles being tight & pulling on my back, can cause my back to go out on me. Exercise has helped relieve some of the symptoms of the disorder, but still I could have my back go out on me at any time if the jaw & neck area flare up real bad. A few years ago I got this VHS to help strengthen the back & the muscles that support the back in movement & while still. It really helped quite a bit. I am an avid fitness enthusiast, so this one just got shelved after a while. This wasn't because it was a poor workout, but rather just because I became involved in other fitness related activities. Well, I am thankful I never got rid of this VHS. Last week out of nowhere, I was just moving a pan on the stove, my back went out on me & the muscles spasmed but good. After a week of rest (I could hardly move) & medications I am easing back into exercise. In addition to light cardio I am doing this video every other day or so. I have felt like something needed to pop into place in my back, but I just couldn't get it to do that until the 1st day I did this video this past Monday. My back cracked while doing the forward bends & squats. It felt SOOOOO good. The exercises are solid. The video itself, I must be honest, is very very dated. The music is bad, the hair is bad, and the clothes are really really REALLY bad. That's why the 4 stars. Its cheesy looking. The exercises themselves, though, are excellent for maintaining back health, as well as recovering from back problems (make sure you get your Dr's ok, you don't want to do this before your back is healthy enough to be challenged a bit.) I disagree with the reviewer who said that the Dr's schpiel should've come at the beginning of the video. That would've been ok for a 1st time viewing, but would you want to forward through all of that just to get to the workout each and every time ? Also, the exercises demonstrated in the Dr's commentary are the exercises used in the workout. It helps to have done the workout so you can get a better sense as to how those same exercises can be applied in your day to day life as the Dr. discusses.
After only using it once, this one got shelved
Compare with 'Back Pain Relief Today with Dr. Art Ulene', this one is hard to follow and each workout did not hit the point like Dr. Art Ulene's instructed.Also, Dr. Arthur White's comment or explaination should be placed in the front of the tape in stead of at end of the program.After only using it once, this one got shelved..

I love this video!
I have used Joanie Greggains Back Health for several years.I'm afraid that I'm wearing it out and that it will just quit one day so I need to get a back-up replacement, just in case.It's safe and effective and I never get bored, it's just the right length for me. ... Read more

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No More Back Pain
I had a ruptured disk in my back two years ago, and used this video to help recover.The information in the video about back injuries and how to treat them is excellent.The video presents a graduated set of exercisesto use as your back recovers.It also gives advice on how to handle dailyactivities when you have an injured back.

An exercise video that actually works.
This is a commonsense, plain vanilla exercise video that actually works.I followed the proscribed exercise course and wound up with "no more back pain".The exercise program is very easy to follow, and issuitable for any individual who suffers backpain.I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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More of a cardio routine than an ab-back workout
This is a good video for those who are beginners or are getting back into a fitness routine.The instructor, Kathe, walks you through each new move and gives excellent cues throughout.There are three levels ofdifficulty/intensity shown; beginner through advanced.I am in my earlytwenties, in okay shape, and found the intermediate level to be very goodfor a moderate workout.The focus of the video is on the cardio.There isa 5-10 minute segment on back and ab work.This section is not as goodbecause the illustration of the form isn't clear...I stressed my neckmuscles with many of the ab moves.I would recommend another video for theab work.Other than that, the segment is a light workout.The tone of thevideo is late eighties, with somewhat cheesy moves.With the exception ofthe ab segment, this is a good video for beginners.Some prior aerobicexperience will help get the moves faster, but definitely not necessary. ... Read more

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Excellent aid for an aching back and spine
This video has two lessons to relax your aching back. Lesson one has stay-on-your-back type excercises. Lesson two has you doing some Cobra-pose type exercises. Priscilla Patrick encourages you in both to do the exercises to the extent you can and is always mindful that you do have a sore or painful back. Her tone is soothing, her pace is relaxed and the time goes by quickly. You will feel a difference even if you only do the first lesson. There are no flashy introductions, beautiful sets, mood music or fancy costumes. Get ready to work with her a few seconds into the tape. It helped my back the first time I tried it. With your doctor's OK, it might do the same for you.

Excellent , gentle and effective program for low back pain
Presented with clear instruction, nice visuals and sound, this is an effective program of stretching and strengthening yoga moves that are sure to improve back pain, increase strength, improve posture and flexibility.As an RN injured in a car accident, with herniated lumbar disc, I can saythis works! Friends and therapists I know say the same. Priscilla is aclear and likeable instructor. You'll learn how to move, stand, sit, andimprove over all back health. Great video!

Excellent , gentle and effective program for low back pain
Presented with clear instruction, nice visuals and sound, this is an effective program of stretching and strengthening yoga moves that are sure to improve back pain, increase strength, improve posture and flexibility.As an RN injured in a car accident, with herniated lumbar disc, I can saythis works! Friends and therapists I know say the same. Priscilla is aclear and likeable instructor. You'll learn how to move, stand, sit, andimprove over all back health. Great video! ... Read more

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