Shilpa's Yoga: An Introduction to Dynamic Free Flow Yoga Practice

I love the asana demonstrations on this dvd, and the narration that goes with it while you're doing the postures. The way the whole thing has been organized also makes it easy and efficient if you want to focus on certain asanas, or if you only want to do a few minutes of yoga during the day. I've been doing yoga on and off, and this dvd provides the basics that I need to review. If you're a beginner, it's a perfect way to start a yoga practice and understand and do the postures the right way.

Just showing off her body by the yogi lady. Nothing much to learn. Dont waste your money. I donated my DVD to local thrift store.

This is the best Yoga work out I have found on the market!! It is slow moving, yet you need to be precise, you will be moving slowly but will notice the increase in your heart rate. I love it and do it as often as I can at least 3 days a week!!

I love this cd . It's easy and comfortable to just play and do it. Not at all fast it's at a very normal pace so that you can actually do yoga along with the cd been played

This dvd is fantastic. When you first use it it isn't difficult to complete the whole workout but as weeks pass the work out seems to train you harder as you become more flexible and fitter. I have used this day everyday for 6 weeks and still haven't got bored. It is absolutely fantastic and always makes you feel wonderful. I don't have time to do it in the morning as recommended so I do it right before bed and for the first time in years I can sleep right through the night! It has made such a difference to my everyday life. I have suffered from migraines for a long time and nothing has ever helped them. Even prescribed medicine doesn't do much. For years I have taken pain killers most days to control my migraines and my concentration and quality of life were becoming very low. I was desperate to try anything when someone suggested yoga. I didn't believe that it would help so just bought the cheapest yoga dvd I could find which thankfully was this one. Since the very first day of using this dvd, 6 weeks ago, I have not taken any pain killers or other medicine. It has been incredible. My quality of life has increased immensely and at university I have gone from achieving c+/b- to achieving a+ in most classes! This is the best £2.60 that I have ever spent and I thoroughly recommend it to everyone. For less than £3 you can change your life forever. For the first few weeks of using this, the wheel pose which is on the cover of the dvd, seemed impossible to me. I fell over every time I attempted it. I even once fell on my head! But I have tried it everyday and tonight I managed it perfectly and was able to hold the pose for a considerable amount of time. I cannot recommend this enough. Please buy it and make a huge difference to your quality of life.

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When I started looking around for a beginners/intro to yoga I wanted something with the best reviews for an inexpensive dvd as I didn't want to spend loads in case I didn't enjoy it. I was reluctant to buy a `celebrity' dvd but was swayed by this product as it had great reviews within my budget. I have to say that I've been pleasantly surprised. It's very nicely made with peaceful music and a very reassuring voice over explaining the poses. Shipa Shetty could well be anyone doing the exercises as there's no `celeb fuss' anywhere. If you are a fan then I'm sure you could watch the extras (I didn't). 1 star lost as the second exercise said to hold for 5 breaths and she only held for one (leaving me scrambling for the pause button) and this happens a couple of times. Also when you get more experienced and want to do more than one repeat of a pose you'd need to pause. This isn't a problem for repeats, but I would have found it helpful if every pose was held once for the recommended time/breaths. Apart from that it's very good. As I was doing the workout, a couple of times I wished I could stretch my back in a different direction, or I was getting tired, or my neck felt stiff...every single time the next pose would stretch/move me in exactly the way my body was craving! That made it feel like a very well thought-out programme. And several times I loved feeling a rush of blood to the tips of my fingers. At the end my body feels like it's been moved in places that are usually pretty sedentary - especially around the spine. It's about 50mins for the main workout which I find reasonable considering I don't have to leave home and travel to the gym, etc. And it's useful to have a 15min workout for the days you don't have time/energy for the full session. Altogether a great buy, inexpensive yet very user-friendly. It won't get you in a sweat, but perfect for a beginner to yoga. Once I get good at this it's helpful to know that I can either do more reps (with the pause button) or move onto a more advanced dvd.

USB part does not get inserted in the laptop. Is a different device is needed to use this video card? Not sure. If so it should be specified in product description.

I just recently purchased this DVD and it is brilliant. Shilpa slowly does her yoga postures so it is very easy to follow and keep up with her speed. The music is very calming and helps me to focus with my postures and also learn the health benefits of each poses. I really love it!