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Dr Christine Andersons Dynamic Prenatal Yoga

Dr. Christine Anderson is a Los Angeles Chiropractor who specializes in pediatrics and pregnancy. She has been teaching fitness classes for over 25 years and practiced yoga during her three pregnancies. Dr. Chris has designed this Prenatal yoga program to accommodate all levels of fitness during pregnancy by modifying typical yoga poses. Those who have been practicing yoga will appreciate the challenging modifications while beginners will receive detailed instruction. The regular practice of yoga during pregnancy prepares women for the challenges they will face during childbirth- physically, emotionally and spiritually. This DVD edition allows you to flow through the entire 90-minute practice or perform individual sessions through the chaptered program TESTAMONIALS As a Childbirth Professional, I love this DVD! As the founder of Hypnobabies, many Prenatal Yoga DVDs have been sent to me to review, and Dr. Christine’s Dynamic Prenatal Yoga is my favorite. It goes beyond the gentle stretching and relaxation of most of the ones I’ve seen before, and gives the expectant mom a real Prenatal Yoga session, helping her to easily tone and condition the muscles that she will use to give birth to her baby, along with wonderful breathing exercises to start the workout with. Peace and serenity are evident in all of the movements at the same time that excellent work is being done. All of this compliments what we teach in Hypnobabies, and I highly recommend this DVD! Kerry Tuschhoff, HCHI, CHt, CI, (Cypress, CA ) Founder of Hypnobabies _ When I teach an expecting mother the problem I hear is they don’t have time to exercise. This video allows you to do yoga in your own home or office so that you don’t have to be on someone else’s schedule. Dr. Christine Anderson’s Dynamic Prenatal Yoga brings the yoga to you. Dr. Anderson clearly understands the importance of yoga to relax, prepare, and strengthen the mommies before their delivery day. It doesn’t matter what level of fitness you have; if you are pregnant buy this DVD!__ JoAnna Ross- Yoga Instructor Los Angeles,CA This DVD is a wonderful resource for all pregnant women to enable them to follow our recommendations of exercise, time for self, stress reduction and stretching._ ________________________________________________________________ Drs. Jim Bob and Cindy Haggerton,_Lifetime Family Wellness Center- Hurst, TX_ I love this DVD. It is challenging yet sensitive to my pregnancy limitations._ I only wish I had more time to do it more often. _It is by far the best pregnancy exercise video I have ever encountered.___________________________________ Leah Herlihy- San Pedro, CA This is a great DVD. It has some unusual poses as well as more common prenatal yoga poses. Dr. Anderson gives excellent instruction during the DVD, giving modifications depending on the trimester, and it’s easy to follow. I highly recommend it. Elizabeth Bonet, Yogafairy.com- Broward County, Florida

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Crunch Yoga Mama - Prenatal Yoga

Expand your mind along with your body. During pregnancy is an incredible time to practice yoga to keep your body healthy, your mind stress-free, and to connect to your growing baby.



10 Minute Solution: Prenatal Pilates

This Pilates program is designed for all three trimesters. These quick and easy workouts will work and stretch the core buns and thighs and a bonus workout includes a postnatal routine to flatten the belly in no time.



Gabrielle Reece: The Complete Fit and Healthy Pregnancy

Pregnant with her second child, Gabby worked with a doctor and trainer to film 15 minute workouts from each month of her pregnancy as well as three months after her pregnancy. This DVD covers all 3 trimesters consisting of nine 15 minute exercises that are safe for women during their pregnancy as well as a warm up and cool down As a bonus, three- 15 minute exercises for women post- pregnancy complete with warm up and cool down have been included.

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Lindsay Brins Custom Pregnancy Series 2005

The NEW 2007 version LINDSAY BRIN’S COMPLETE PREGNANCY 4-PACK is now availble. Moms Into Fitness has retired THIS 2005 version of the 4-pack. As seen in Pregnancy & Pregnancy and Newborn. Your body and your baby change significantly with each trimester, and so should your workouts! Moms Into Fitness 4-DVD set takes you through each trimester of your pregnancy and then helps you get your body back in Post Natal Boot Camp.

The 1st Trimester 4-in-1 DVD (90 minutes) concentrates on increasing your energy and avoiding excessive weight gain. Includes: 2-25 minute Cardio/Toning workouts covering every muscle group, 1-20 minute prenatal yoga workout for relaxation and lengthening, and a 5 minute core workout done on an incline for pregnancy.

In the 2nd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (80 minutes) Lindsay and Candace (16 weeks) take you through 3 workouts to tone all major muscle groups and boost cardiovascular endurance. Includes 2-25 minute Cardio/Toning workouts and 1-20 minute prenatal yoga workout to relieve tension. Lengthen and strengthen all of your muscles with this DVD!

In the 3rd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (70 minutes) Lindsay and Andra (30 weeks) concentrate on strength, endurance, muscle relief and birth. The 2-20 minute Cardio/Toning workouts and 1-20 minute yoga reliever are very specific to your changing body and center of gravity changes.

Once the baby is born get ready the Post Natal Boot Camp DVD (130 minutes)! Includes 6 core workouts and ten 10-minute fat blasting workouts! That’s over 2 hours of exercises! Reshape your body, flatten your tummy and get your energy back with Pilates, Cardio, Core, Kickboxing, Plyometrics, Yoga, Mom/Baby Core Strength, Toning and more!
The entire set contains over 6 hours of workouts. A healthy baby starts here.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great overall pregnancy workout!
I ordered these DVDs near the end of my 1st trimester. I am a long time gym junkie, but I wanted a workout that would keep me in shape throughout my pregnancy without being too strenuous. So many of the DVDs I saw were yoga only, and I knew I wanted some aerobics and weight lifting, too. These DVDs give you all of it! Plus, there is great variety of workouts to keep you motivated. 2 aerobic/weight lifting workouts & 1 yoga workout per DVD. Also, you get a DVD for after baby. Lindsay is not always in perfect form and the set/recording is not the best I’ve seen, BUT she works every part of your body so that you know you’re getting a great workout. If you like interval training (aerobics w/weight training) or are looking for more than just yoga - this is the workout for you!

5 Stars Great DVDS
I purchased this set when I was 6 weeks along in my second pregnancy. I used them every morning thoughout my pregnancy. I liked that I wasn’t doing the same routine every day for 9 months. The change each Trimester was nice and kept me motivated. The only thing I would have liked to have been different is that it would have been nice to have had a mother-to-be in each workout following along with Lindsay.

5 Stars Great variety
I loved this set of workout DVDs. There is a lot of variety, and the exercises are appropriate for all stages of your pregnancy and for the post partum stages of getting back into shape. The workouts are to the point, and you accomplish a lot in a minimal amount of time. The variety helps prevent boredom. Highly recommend to any busy mom or mom-to-be.

1 Star Wouldn’t recommend
I exercise on a daily basis and had been working out using the FIRM DVDs for quite some time. I purchased the set once I found out I was expecting. I really did not enjoy the format. The instructor annoyed me. I haven’t used the DVD set because of the format and instructor.

4 Stars Good workout for women who work
I order this series of 4 videos at the very beginning of my second trimeseter and did the first trimester video for a week or two and liked it very much. It gets you moving but not so much that you are winded or exhausted after ward. I have moved onto the second trimester video and I like that as well. When I come home from work, I’m tired and the thought of excercising is the last thing on my mind, but when I remind myself that the video is only 25 minutes it gives me the extra motivation to pop it in and work out. I wind up doing the full 25 minutes of yoga afterward too and I feel more energized after doing both. It gives me a second wind. The only thing I dont like about the video is she tends to move a bit quickly for me, but I wasnt in terrific shape when I started the series. Thats the other thing I like, that I jumped into doing the videos after a VERY lazy first trimester and it wasnt difficult at all. I like Lindsay, she is cute but not overly so and she is dressed like I am at home - in comfortable workout gear - not cropped sportsbra and shorts which would just remind me that I am not going to have a flat tummy for some time! The images of the pregnant women doing the workout are a bit tiny for me and I’d like to see her doing the workout side by

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Healthy Mom Happy Baby Prenatal Yoga

The evidence is clear - when you exercise regularly and gently during your pregnancy, you help yourself and your baby. Babies born to exercising mothers are healthier, experience fewer fetal complications during labor, and may even receive neurobehavioral benefits as a result of their mom s exercise regime while they are in utero.

Yoga is regarded as the ideal form of exercise for pregnant women a perfect way to meet the 30 minutes of exercise prescribed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Healthy Mom, Happy Baby is a gentle prenatal yoga practice designed for all three trimesters of your pregnancy. This video will help you:

- strengthen and build stamina in the muscles used during childbirth;

- learn meditation techniques to help you access deep relaxation a tool you can use to replenish yourself between contractions;

- learn breathing and visualization strategies to release tension and manage pain during labor;

- increase your confidence and trust in the innate wisdom of your body;

- connect with your changing body and your growing baby;

- enjoy uninterrupted time to explore your emotions as you make the transition to motherhood.

Healthy Mom, Happy Baby is suitable for women in all stages of their pregnancy. The practice begins with a gentle warm-up that includes centering breath work, followed by 40 minutes of physical poses and ends with a 10 minute guided relaxation. You can do the entire practice or you can create your own shorter practice by selecting one or more of the exercise series listed below from the DVD menu.

Prenatal Yoga includes:

1. Warm-up
2. Arm strengthening
3. Standing Series I and II
4. Balancing
5. Back Bending
6. Hip Opening
7. Final Relaxation (Savasana)

The Healthy Mom, Happy Baby Prenatal Yoga Practice is designed to help you through each day of your pregnancy. It provides you an opportunity to check in with your body and your growing baby as you link breath with movement; increase strength, stamina and flexibility; and build confidence. As you practice, learn to listen to the wisdom of your body and trust your intuition, since these are the keys to knowing what you and your baby need.

Yoga helped us on our journey to motherhood: from preconception to labor and delivery and during the postpartum recovery phase. Yoga continues to help us live graciously as we meet the challenges and experience the joys of motherhood each day. We are eager to share the gifts of yoga with you, gifts that you can use during your pregnancy as you nurture yourself into motherhood and your growing baby into life outside the womb.

- Anna and Lisa

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Prenatal Yoga Vibe for Birth

This yoga workout is perfect for any expecting mom. Bonus material includes detailed descriptions of the benefits of each yoga posture to your pregnancy as well as information from an OB/ GYN and much more!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars This is a great dvd even for those not pregnant!
I love this workout. In fact, I am going to order a copy of the DVD. I originally downloaded it from an exercise site but I want to have my own hard copy. I am not pregnant. I have no children (I wish). However, I am in my mid 30’s and wanted to incorporate yoga into my exercise routine. I’ve tried so many yoga DVD’s (too long, too hard, too complicated, too easy) but when I saw a preview of this dvd on youtube, I knew it was for me even though I wasn’t pregnant. I like to do workouts that can be done through all phases of life. For example, what I do at 35, I want to keep doing at 75. If in fact I am blessed with a pregnancy, I will not have to change my routine of Leslie Sansone walking and this yoga DVD. My flexibility has improved, I have a stronger core and I love the breath work to help relieve stress. Instead of focusing on a baby living inside of me, I focus on Jesus and the Holy Spirit instead. I am not interested in being a pretzel or performing amazing flexibility poses but I want to be strong and healthy.

5 Stars Excellent pre-natal yoga practice!
I have been practicing yoga for 5 years and found it difficult to keep up with my regular ashtanga routine when I was pregnant. Andrea’s Fitmom yoga vibe video allowed me to not only keep in shape while pregnant, but also physically and mentally ready for the birth of my second child. Also, the interview and Q&A session with Dr. Cram (OBGYN) helped answer some of my questions (yes, even as I second time mom, I had questions) and eased the anxiety of my upcoming birth. Thank you!

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GoLearn Prenatal Yoga

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5 Stars Very pleased with the quality.
I found this video to be very helpful for my whole pregnancy, not just the third trimester. The instruction is very clear and I always felt relaxed after using the dvd.

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Prenatal Yoga

The DVDs are particularly designed to educate and empower a woman during the pregnancy period. As a therapist at the Stanford University Hospital, I witnessed injuries when Aerobic exercises were taught in lieu of Yoga Asanas Unlike other Yoga DVDs, the Yoga program in these DVDs specifically emphasizes the difference between Yoga Asanas and Aerobic exercises - which is conscious stretching with effort. Yoga program consist of (a) Asanas; (b) voluntarily controlled and guided various breathing practices; (c) relaxation; and (d) meditation. Unlike Aerobics, the Asanas are postural patterns that begin in a state of total relaxation, then blossom and unfold slowly and naturally in a continuous motion until they return, once again, to a state of total relaxation. When Yoga Asanas are performed merely as poses or postures, the real physiological benefits inherent in the Asanas are lost. Practice of yoga is ideal for a woman in her childbearing years as it non-strenuous and promotes restoration, relaxation and rejuvenation. The Yoga for prenatal program integrates my experience as a back school instructor at Stanford, and shows the importance of natural spinal alignment with illustration of spine during the practice. Yoga culture is ageless and provides variety of Asanas. A woman should commit in the wellness of her body and mind by regularly practicing the Asanas during all stages of life. The Yoga program in the DVDs is designed to practice mostly the same Asana in supine, sitting or standing positions during different stages of pregnancy. It offers a safe pace that is within the limit of physiological changes during pregnancy. The program shows why, and how, one should always be aware of the alignment of the spine while initiating, maintaining and releasing an Asana. It is necessary to continue daily Yoga practice anywhere, any time and any place, including during their traveling. Hence, an accordion booklet is provided, along with the DVD, to continue daily practice without any hiatus. Diligent practice of Yoga cultivates habit of good posture and delays diseases and old age. Pregnancy postural changes occur due to the forward shift in the center of the gravity and hormonal secretion. Practicing Yoga on a regular basis helps to cultivate a habit of maintaining upper, middle and lower back in a natural alignment during daily chores, household activities and in leisure activities. Learning and maintaining a good posture is the key point from early childhood, especially during pregnancy, motherhood and during the rest of one’s life. An efficient posture is comprised of a minimum amount of voluntary effort and a minimum amount of expenditure of energy for its maintenance and adjustment. Good postural habits protect joints from strain and conserves unnecessary use of energy by the musculature. The habit can easily be cultivated by regular practice of Yoga Asanas and correct breathing. Breathing is a powerful tool to practice to maintain harmonious and balanced emotional state. Yoga breathing improves oxygenation of circulating blood and optimal utilization of available oxygen. Guided breathing releases accumulated physical and emotional stress. Regular practice of various Yoga breathing renders alertness and decreases tiredness and fatigue. It decreases tiredness that is caused due to irregularities of sleeping during later stages of pregnancy. And last but not least, the Yoga program in these DVDs is designed to guide a pregnant woman to be her own teacher. It teaches how to tailor the program as per one’s own specific needs. A made to suit Yoga program will help women to integrate the program in their daily routine and through out their lives.

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Prenatal Yoga with Bec Conant

In this new prenatal yoga DVD Bec Conant, registered prenatal yoga teacher, doula, and HypnoBirthing educator, offers a comprehensive yoga program appropriate to any stage of pregnancy, and all levels of yoga practice.
The practice contains flowing sequences to encourage movement and relieve stress, as well as stabilizing poses to promote strength and endurance. Students in early pregnancy can follow one set of modifications, while those later on can easily see how to add props to accommodate a larger belly
Filmed in seven sections and including soothing and inspiring music, this practice can be played as an entire 1 hr 15 min class or subdivided for a shorter, more personalized routine. The practice finishes with a deep relaxation focusing on connecting with your body and your baby, promoting confidence in the body’s ability to give birth naturally.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Really great prenatal yoga dvd!
This is one of the best workout dvd’s I’ve used. I tend to buy them and get bored with them very quickly, and get annoyed by having to watch the intro every time. I love how its set up so you can just skip right to the program and do as much or as little as you want (its divided in segments). I have taken classes in person with this instructor and find this dvd to be very close to the actual experience! You feel relaxed, strengthened, and positive after completing it. Being unable to attend many actual yoga classes due to having a two year old, this is a great purchase!

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LIving Room Yoga Prenatal Workout

Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 08/05/2008

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Prenatal Yoga

Instructor Patty Slate coaches you through 3 routines. Be more comfortable–and train your body, breath and mind for labor and delivery. Here’s an easy-to-use yoga program that combines simple movements and conscious breathing. Release tension and increase your vitality. Choose 1, 2, or all 3 routines to fit your schedule and needs.

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