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Rockis Prenatal Yoga Vol 2 Labor Preparation 1

Mom, dad and unborn baby work together in this unique program. Rocki gently guides couples through breathing techniques, yoga positions and accupressure points designed to minimize pain and maximize comfort. Emphasis is placed on the support of the partner to calm, comfort and relax the mother-to-be during labor. These empowering techniques increase concentration, flexibility, strength and stamina, helping labor and delivery become an experience to remember with joy, awe and respect.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars great for partners!
My husband is a lovely affectionate sort of person, but had virtually no instincts about how to make a person in pain feel better. Rocki’s video was perfect for us- it gave him concrete, hands-on suggestions, with easy to follow instructions. She suggested things I wouldn’t have thought of, or been able to explain half as well. It was highly recommended to me, and I am delighted with it. Better than birthing class!

4 Stars Good material, but short
This isn’t so much as a workout video as it is an instructional video. This is really a guide for how to accomplish workouts. I think there is decent material in this video for methods that can be used for easing the labor process, but I think that the video is a bit short. In fact, I see no reason that Volume 2 and 3 could not be on the same disc. For that reason, I can’t give this a higher rating. If this disc had been arranged in such a way that workout parts could be accomplished, then it would be fully worth it, but noting that all it does is explain the various positions and does not go through as a “workout video”, it falls short of its purpose.

5 Stars Fantastic!
I’ve told every one of my pregnant friends to get this DVD–it was SO helpful for my delivery. It really helped me focus on what worked for me and what didn’t. After practicing the positions, we knew when labor started that I liked this pose and not that one. When I started to freak out during labor, my hubby helped bring me back by suggesting a position. I love that it gets your husband involved in the labor process. (He has more to do that just hand you ice chips and say “good job!”) My husband really got into the exercises–he said it made him feel more of a partner than an assistant. Invaluable!

5 Stars Better than a Lamaze class
I got this DVD because I love Rocki’s Prenatal Yoga routine so much. I’m really glad I did. She has a ton of information about how movement and breathing affect the baby during labor and ways to get more comfortable. I’ve actually gotten my husband to do this with me and as corny as it sounds, it’s really given us some time to get closer. He now knows what I like and want during labor and I think we’ll work better together as a team. Thanks, Rocki.

5 Stars Unbelievably helpful!
We’d taken a Bradley class with my first baby and it didn’t do much for me. I got this for my second and what a huge difference! I used so many things she teaches on the DVD-breathing, different poses, movement. The last hour before I started pushing was me moving my hips with my husband massaging my back-and I’m convinced that’s why it only took 2 pushes for my son to be born. Rocki really seems to know alot about childbirth and her techniques helped me immeasurably. Great DVD. (I feel the same way about the next one in the series-Labor Prep 3.)

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The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol 2 Yoga

If you love The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 with Karyne Steben, you will find The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 to be the *perfect* sister DVD.

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 features Karyne’s twin sister, Sarah, as she prepares her body for the birth of her first child.

The workouts are as unique as two sisters can be: Karyne concentrates on dynamic scuplting in vol. 1, while Sarah brings energy and centering to vol. 2.

Regularly practicing her her 35-minute yoga workout will help:

* improve your mood
* reduce lower back pain
* increase your flexibility
* connect with your body and baby
* improve your blood flow
* improve your balance
* sleep better
* make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born

A unique combination of flexibility and fluid motion, the workout is ideal for every stage of your pregnancy.

Alternating between The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and vol. 2 will help bring strength and balance to your changing body.

With exercise options to make it fun for beginners and challenging for advanced exercisers, anyone can do The Perfect Pregnancy Workouts!

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Hoped for better
I really don’t want to give a bad review, but unfortunately have to.

I am now 20 weeks into my pregnancy, and still work out regularly (jogging, swimming, pilates, yoga, dance…all of which I did previously). I bought this DVD in conjunction with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout 1. Considering the fitness experience of the instructor (former acrobat for Cirque) I hoped that it would be a challenging workout that adhered to the safety needs of a pregnant woman. I was disappointed.

While safety is definitely addressed (in the intro), the workout is lacking. Instruction during the workout is poor and the yoga moves lack flow and organization. Beginners would have trouble following the workout, while advanced exercises will fail to find this much of a workout.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this dvd. If you are wanting to try out one of the Perfect Pregnancy series, Volume 1 is a better purchase.

2 Stars Good for the last 2-4 weeks of pregnancy
I’ve been doing yoga for about 5 years. During my last pregnancy and now this one I’ve been using a “regular” yoga DVD and just modify when I start getting bigger. That’s worked well, but I wanted a shorter video for days I can’t do a full hour. It would have been more beneficial to save my money from this and just do half of my normal routine.

The good: The look of it is nice. The setting is pleasant and there is light pleasant music. She’s pleasing to watch. I think it might offer good relief at the very, very end of pregnancy when you can’t do much else.

The bad: I was hoping to find a 30 min. workout that would work me. The majority of this is “warm-ups” (not sun salutations that are a work out themselves). It takes very little athletic ability to do even the “advanced” portions. Also, there is very little to no flow between the moves. She doesn’t explain the movements well, so it’s important to watch it once without doing the workout. I’m sure that’s not that big of a deal if you do this enough to commit it to memory.

5 Stars Comparison of four prenatal yoga workouts
First, a little background of who I am. I am a fairly athletic woman at the end of my second trimester. I was totally unable to workout during my first trimester because I was so very sick. When my second trimester started I felt much better and started looking for some good pregnancy workout DVDs.

I bought four pregnancy yoga DVDs: “The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga” with Sarah Steben, “Prenatal Yoga Complete” with Mary Pappas-Sandonas, “Prenatal Yoga” with Shiva Rea, and “Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga” with Jennifer Wolfe. Here’s my comparison:

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga:

Great workout! The one negative I found is also it’s positive: it was *a bit* challenging to follow the first time through and I had to do it a few times before I really got it down, but I call this a positive because it has much more interesting moves and poses than the other DVDs. Even though I had to take some time to learn something new, I found it to be really worth it. After doing a few times I was finally able to let go of the pregnancy tension I’ve been holding in my calves, hamstrings and lower back! It’s a very energizing take on yoga and when I was done I felt extremely relaxed and tingly.

Prenatal Yoga Complete:

How can I say this kindly? This was definitely NOT the DVD for me. I purchased it because it seemed like it was giving a lot of value for the money, with “over 8 routines for each trimester”, but they didn’t mention how boring those routines were. I know that Iyengar yoga is supposed to be slower-paced, but I literally fast-forwarded through long sections of the workouts without missing anything. My husband walked through while I was doing this and scoffed, “is that supposed to be a workout?”

Prenatal Yoga:

This DVD is so popular and I can see some really great things about it: the set is beautiful, there’s high production value and she gives a solid, beginner’s workout. It is not my cup of tea because although there’s a meditative feel to the DVD she NEVER STOPS TALKING. EVER. I also found it to be too gentle, but that’s just my opinion.

Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga:

A pretty good, fast-paced workout. I enjoyed the moves, but I think that newbies would have a very hard time getting into some of the positions. For example, she does full sun salutations without accounting for the fact that many people lack the mobility to move their feet from downward dog to warrior without modification. She was also pretty chatty and the set was also uninspired, in a small room which reminded me of Jack LaLane circa 1976. I think I’m revealing my age here… Hmm.. I was very, very young then!

I hope this helps save you some money!

2 Stars The Perfect Pregnancy Workout
This DVD had good reviews, I wanted something that would stretch and relax and do some work too, however, I found this video to be very difficult to follow and I’ve practiced Yoga for years. I am just beginning my second trimester with my first child. I feel that the instructor moves way to quickly between positions, and it’s constantly bouncing back and forth between modifications. I couldn’t keep up and was very disappointed. The moves and poses look wonderful, but she doesn’t give you the chance to move thru them and keep up. I found Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rae to be wonderful!

3 Stars Good!
Her accent and voice is very soft sometimes its hard to understand until you’ve listen to it a few times but I think its still a good workout. I’ve always worked out regularly so I do her advanced exercises.

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Rockis Prenatal Yoga Vol 2 Labor Preparation 1

Mom, dad and unborn baby work together in this unique program. Rocki gently guides couples through breathing techniques, yoga positions and accupressure points designed to minimize pain and maximize comfort. Emphasis is placed on the support of the partner to calm, comfort and relax the mother-to-be during labor. These empowering techniques increase concentration, flexibility, strength and stamina, helping labor and delivery become an experience to remember with joy, awe and respect.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars great for partners!
My husband is a lovely affectionate sort of person, but had virtually no instincts about how to make a person in pain feel better. Rocki’s video was perfect for us- it gave him concrete, hands-on suggestions, with easy to follow instructions. She suggested things I wouldn’t have thought of, or been able to explain half as well. It was highly recommended to me, and I am delighted with it. Better than birthing class!

5 Stars Unbelievably helpful!
We’d taken a Bradley class with my first baby and it didn’t do much for me. I got this for my second and what a huge difference! I used so many things she teaches on the DVD-breathing, different poses, movement. The last hour before I started pushing was me moving my hips with my husband massaging my back-and I’m convinced that’s why it only took 2 pushes for my son to be born. Rocki really seems to know alot about childbirth and her techniques helped me immeasurably. Great DVD. (I feel the same way about the next one in the series-Labor Prep 3.)

5 Stars Better than a Lamaze class
I got this DVD because I love Rocki’s Prenatal Yoga routine so much. I’m really glad I did. She has a ton of information about how movement and breathing affect the baby during labor and ways to get more comfortable. I’ve actually gotten my husband to do this with me and as corny as it sounds, it’s really given us some time to get closer. He now knows what I like and want during labor and I think we’ll work better together as a team. Thanks, Rocki.

4 Stars Good material, but short
This isn’t so much as a workout video as it is an instructional video. This is really a guide for how to accomplish workouts. I think there is decent material in this video for methods that can be used for easing the labor process, but I think that the video is a bit short. In fact, I see no reason that Volume 2 and 3 could not be on the same disc. For that reason, I can’t give this a higher rating. If this disc had been arranged in such a way that workout parts could be accomplished, then it would be fully worth it, but noting that all it does is explain the various positions and does not go through as a “workout video”, it falls short of its purpose.

5 Stars Fantastic!
I’ve told every one of my pregnant friends to get this DVD–it was SO helpful for my delivery. It really helped me focus on what worked for me and what didn’t. After practicing the positions, we knew when labor started that I liked this pose and not that one. When I started to freak out during labor, my hubby helped bring me back by suggesting a position. I love that it gets your husband involved in the labor process. (He has more to do that just hand you ice chips and say “good job!”) My husband really got into the exercises–he said it made him feel more of a partner than an assistant. Invaluable!

Buy/More Info

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol 2 Yoga

If you love The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 with Karyne Steben, you will find The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 to be the *perfect* sister DVD.

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 features Karyne’s twin sister, Sarah, as she prepares her body for the birth of her first child.

The workouts are as unique as two sisters can be: Karyne concentrates on dynamic scuplting in vol. 1, while Sarah brings energy and centering to vol. 2.

Regularly practicing her her 35-minute yoga workout will help:

* improve your mood
* reduce lower back pain
* increase your flexibility
* connect with your body and baby
* improve your blood flow
* improve your balance
* sleep better
* make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born

A unique combination of flexibility and fluid motion, the workout is ideal for every stage of your pregnancy.

Alternating between The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and vol. 2 will help bring strength and balance to your changing body.

With exercise options to make it fun for beginners and challenging for advanced exercisers, anyone can do The Perfect Pregnancy Workouts!

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Hoped for better
I really don’t want to give a bad review, but unfortunately have to.

I am now 20 weeks into my pregnancy, and still work out regularly (jogging, swimming, pilates, yoga, dance…all of which I did previously). I bought this DVD in conjunction with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout 1. Considering the fitness experience of the instructor (former acrobat for Cirque) I hoped that it would be a challenging workout that adhered to the safety needs of a pregnant woman. I was disappointed.

While safety is definitely addressed (in the intro), the workout is lacking. Instruction during the workout is poor and the yoga moves lack flow and organization. Beginners would have trouble following the workout, while advanced exercises will fail to find this much of a workout.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this dvd. If you are wanting to try out one of the Perfect Pregnancy series, Volume 1 is a better purchase.

5 Stars Comparison of four prenatal yoga workouts
First, a little background of who I am. I am a fairly athletic woman at the end of my second trimester. I was totally unable to workout during my first trimester because I was so very sick. When my second trimester started I felt much better and started looking for some good pregnancy workout DVDs.

I bought four pregnancy yoga DVDs: “The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga” with Sarah Steben, “Prenatal Yoga Complete” with Mary Pappas-Sandonas, “Prenatal Yoga” with Shiva Rea, and “Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga” with Jennifer Wolfe. Here’s my comparison:

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga:

Great workout! The one negative I found is also it’s positive: it was *a bit* challenging to follow the first time through and I had to do it a few times before I really got it down, but I call this a positive because it has much more interesting moves and poses than the other DVDs. Even though I had to take some time to learn something new, I found it to be really worth it. After doing a few times I was finally able to let go of the pregnancy tension I’ve been holding in my calves, hamstrings and lower back! It’s a very energizing take on yoga and when I was done I felt extremely relaxed and tingly.

Prenatal Yoga Complete:

How can I say this kindly? This was definitely NOT the DVD for me. I purchased it because it seemed like it was giving a lot of value for the money, with “over 8 routines for each trimester”, but they didn’t mention how boring those routines were. I know that Iyengar yoga is supposed to be slower-paced, but I literally fast-forwarded through long sections of the workouts without missing anything. My husband walked through while I was doing this and scoffed, “is that supposed to be a workout?”

Prenatal Yoga:

This DVD is so popular and I can see some really great things about it: the set is beautiful, there’s high production value and she gives a solid, beginner’s workout. It is not my cup of tea because although there’s a meditative feel to the DVD she NEVER STOPS TALKING. EVER. I also found it to be too gentle, but that’s just my opinion.

Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga:

A pretty good, fast-paced workout. I enjoyed the moves, but I think that newbies would have a very hard time getting into some of the positions. For example, she does full sun salutations without accounting for the fact that many people lack the mobility to move their feet from downward dog to warrior without modification. She was also pretty chatty and the set was also uninspired, in a small room which reminded me of Jack LaLane circa 1976. I think I’m revealing my age here… Hmm.. I was very, very young then!

I hope this helps save you some money!

2 Stars Good for the last 2-4 weeks of pregnancy
I’ve been doing yoga for about 5 years. During my last pregnancy and now this one I’ve been using a “regular” yoga DVD and just modify when I start getting bigger. That’s worked well, but I wanted a shorter video for days I can’t do a full hour. It would have been more beneficial to save my money from this and just do half of my normal routine.

The good: The look of it is nice. The setting is pleasant and there is light pleasant music. She’s pleasing to watch. I think it might offer good relief at the very, very end of pregnancy when you can’t do much else.

The bad: I was hoping to find a 30 min. workout that would work me. The majority of this is “warm-ups” (not sun salutations that are a work out themselves). It takes very little athletic ability to do even the “advanced” portions. Also, there is very little to no flow between the moves. She doesn’t explain the movements well, so it’s important to watch it once without doing the workout. I’m sure that’s not that big of a deal if you do this enough to commit it to memory.

3 Stars Good!
Her accent and voice is very soft sometimes its hard to understand until you’ve listen to it a few times but I think its still a good workout. I’ve always worked out regularly so I do her advanced exercises.

2 Stars The Perfect Pregnancy Workout
This DVD had good reviews, I wanted something that would stretch and relax and do some work too, however, I found this video to be very difficult to follow and I’ve practiced Yoga for years. I am just beginning my second trimester with my first child. I feel that the instructor moves way to quickly between positions, and it’s constantly bouncing back and forth between modifications. I couldn’t keep up and was very disappointed. The moves and poses look wonderful, but she doesn’t give you the chance to move thru them and keep up. I found Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rae to be wonderful!

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