Flow yoga, also called vinyasa yoga, combines classic postures with an emphasis on breath and movement, both in the posture and as you change from one pose to another in a sequence. Shiva Rea's yoga DVDs are among the best of this genre, providing you with a variety of yoga workouts suitable for beginners and advanced students.
Beginners
If you've never done yoga or are quite inflexible, you can begin your practice with Shiva Rea's Flow Yoga for Beginners. The DVD starts with a seated meditation to help you focus on your breath, then continues through a series of postures that will improve your strength and flexibility. Try Shiva Rea's Basic Yoga Poses if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed after a faster-paced yoga flow as a beginner.
Cardio Flow Yoga
You can integrate yoga into your daily routine, working your body to burn calories and get fit, with the Shiva Rea Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga. The DVD includes seven 20-minute yoga workouts that integrate aspects of dance and martial arts, as well as bonus meditations and stretching. Do just one segment or several. Some segments include more challenging poses, but beginning yoga students will find they can modify postures to meet their needs or choose less-challenging segments. The Daily Energy DVD is also a calorie burner, knocking off 112 calories per 20-minute segment, according to "Fitness" magazine.
In Focus
If you rely on yoga to strengthen and tone muscle, focused flow videos can help tone your core muscles, hips and legs or upper body. The Shiva Rea Creative Core Abs, Creative Core & Upper Body and Creative Core & Lower Body work specific muscle groups and problem areas. These DVDs offer a relaxing mind-body alternative to traditional crunches, calisthenics and weightlifting.
Everyday Yoga
Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti videos, sold in a two-DVD set, offer customizable yoga routines, ranging from a five-minute boost to an intense hourlong practice. Suggested routines make it easy to choose your practice or you can create your own vinyasa flow. Opt for an energizing practice in the morning or a relaxed, centering one in the evenings using this flow yoga video set.
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