Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Jennifer Wolfe
Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Jennifer Wolfe
Namaste, welcome to prenatal Vinyasa Yoga. My name is Jennifer Wolfe and I am a prenatal and vinyasa yoga instructor, a doula, a childbirth educator, a hypnotherapist, and a mother.
I have worked with hundreds of pregnant women before, during and after the birth of their babies and have seen the wonderful benefits that doing yoga while pregnant can have on your body, your birth experience, and your recovery from childbirth.
This DVD was specifically developed for women who have been practicing Vinyasa flow, Ashtanga, or Power Yoga before they were pregnant but can also be used for women who practice other forms of yoga or beginners who wish to build strength and flexibility. If you are a beginner please use the 3rd trimester modifications demonstrated by Binna. This will allow you to gain strength and flexibility safely and once you feel comfortable with the routine you can move to the 1st or 2nd trimester modifications as appropriate.
Although yoga is a safe form of exercise for pregnant women, every woman’s body is different and requires attention and awareness during any exercise to ensure the body’s well being. Please obtain permission from your doctor, midwife or health provider before doing any prenatal exercise and most important, listen to your body.
*****Also Available look for Jennifer’s Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga ~ Short Forms which includes 3 DIFFERENT PRACTICES:
*15 minutes
*30 minutes &
*45 minutes
*plus bonus labor poses
or buy both DVD’s in her NEW 2 DVD set available now!!!!
This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Repetitive, Quick Pace, Appropriate for Fit, Proficient Yoginis Looking for a Challenge
The back of the DVD, as well as a majority of the Amazon reviews state that this video is for people who have been practicing yoga for awhile, and are familiar with more strenuous yoga. I considered myself more in that category than I probably should have. I’ve been doing prenatal yoga in a Power Vinyasa studio for a month now, and have been practicing using Rainbeau Mar’s ZenMama and Anna Getty’s Pre and Post-Natal Work out for twice a week, for six months. I thought this would be enough, but not enough for Jennifer Wolfe’s video.
The reflux I’ve been experiencing as I’ve neared my third trimester DEFINITELY flared up during practice, and if it hadn’t been for padding my knees (something I’ve been doing through my classes and videos), I don’t know how I could have got through as far as I did (1 hr mark.) Unlike my first experiences with the studio classes, and other previously mentioned videos, I felt my first time with this video feeling hurried, out of sync, uncomfortable (reflux) and overwhelmed. Maybe it’s just being pregnant, but I expect a little pampering with my practice during this time, which is something that Anna Getty and Rainbeau Mars communicate very well through their videos, and Jennifer Wolfe does not.
If this video interests you, and you’re fit and well practiced, then know that this is not a well produced video, and it’s not simple to just skip straight to the practice at the exact point you want. Also, if you need more visual cues (or are more practiced with the asana names to clue you in), these are few and far between, and the camera angle isn’t always good at showing the appropriate alignment (and there is little verbal coaching as to what you should be feeling to clue you in and self-adjust.) There is a lot of repetition, so if you’re more practiced in Ashtanga, this might be up your alley. However, if you believe variety is the spice of life, I echo other reviewers and tell you that you won’t find it here.
5 Stars Hard Core Prenatal Yoga
Loved this video, until I became too big to continue doing it. It’s about 1.5 hours long, so make sure you have enough time, but it’s quite the prenatal workout, especially compared to the Gaiam video. Although later in my pregnancy that became what I preferred because it’s more restorative and slow placed. For those of you wanting a challenging prego-safe workout, I highly recommend this one.
5 Stars great for experienced practitioners
I’ve taken yoga for years, and was put off by the idea of taking a pre-natal yoga class where I’d be re-learning mountain pose and the like, and barely getting a workout. My yoga instructor recommended this video, and I absolutely love it (and the “short forms” video by the same instructor). It’s hard enough to make me work, and offers great variations for different stages of pregnancy. If you’re already familiar with Yoga and are looking to keep your practice going through your pregnancy, this is the DVD for you!
2 Stars Prenatal Yoga
I purchased this in my second trimester. I had no idea which prenatal yoga video to purchase so I read reviews and chose this one. I have had moderate yoga experience and love yoga in general.
This video does not bring me the same joy in doing yoga as usual. It is too long and monotonous, I cannot seem to get through it in one sitting. Not because of fatigue but because of boredom. It is unfortunate that I did not buy another video, although I’m still not sure which video would suite me best. Hard to make good decisions with no previews online.
4 Stars Good workout, but long
I enjoyed this yoga workout. It is challenging and has modifications for each trimester. The only downside is that it is a lengthy workout (over an hour), so that makes it difficult to do during the work week. But it makes a great Saturday morning workout.
