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YOGA & Pilates
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NEW DVD! - Strengthen and Lengthen:
A Full Body Pilates Workout
This pilates workout will dramatically transform the look, feel and
performance of your whole body. It will build strength without excessive bulk,
creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs and a tight abdomen. Unlike
conventional workouts that create short, bulky muscles, this routine will
elongate and strengthen your muscles. This program is designed to tone and build
long lean muscles throughout your body.
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NEW DVD! - The Wave of the Spine
Shot on location in Cancun Mexico, this yoga video draws on the
metaphor of the wave of the spine to restore the natural curves of the spine.
The yoga postures work to relieve compression in the spine by lengthening it
through side bends and twists. Stretching out the muscles that run along the
spine helps to relieve chronic back pain. The spine is the life line of the
body: it supports the head which houses the brain; holds the rib cage which
protects the heart and lungs; anchors the muscles of the gastro-intestinal
organs including the stomach, intestine, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and
urinary system; and carries the pelvis which houses the excretory and
reproductive organs. Restoring the natural curve of the spine can therefore help
to improve the function of the body’s most important organs.
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NEW DVD! - The Wave of the Breath
Shot on location in Cancun Mexico, this yoga video draws on the
metaphor of the wave of the breath to bring attention to the wave-like pattern
of the ebb and flow of our breath. Yoga postures are used to open the anatomy
around the respiratory apparatus for improved use of oxygen and detoxification
of the body. This video will give you more energy, emotional stability and
mental clarity. Breath practice is known to improve blood circulation, calm the
nervous system, and improve digestive function, which will leave you feeling
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NEW DVD! - Happy Hips = Happy Humans
Tight hip muscles contribute to a myriad of problems in the human body
including lower back pain, compression in the lumbar spine which can contribute
to arthritis in the joints of the lower spine, knee problems, and shoulder
problems. Opening up the hips can help to restore neutral alignment in the
pelvis, which improves alignment throughout the body releasing tension for the
lower back, knees, and shoulders. This video uses yoga postures to open the hip
flexor and hip rotator muscles for improved body alignment and function. |
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DVD! - Pilates for Posture
This video is designed to increase your awareness of and improve your
posture for a sleeker physique. Much of our twenty-first century lifestyle
promotes poor posture demanding that we spend endless hours hunched over our
computers, driving in cars, and hovering over our work sitting in chairs at
desks. Over time these daily activities have a negative impact on our bodies
causing a rounded upper back, weak abdominals, weak lower back, pelvic alignment
issues and short hamstrings. If your posture is equivalent to a lazy slump, you
CAN end up with a thick waist, narrow chest, and rounded shoulders that take a
good two inches off your natural height. This video will work to restore balance
in the body by opening up the chest, strengthening the back, and toning the
abdominals. Good posture is about more than just looking good; it is essential
to a healthy, well-functioning body. |
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NEW
DVD! - Yoga For The Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders
This video was designed specifically to unravel tension in the upper
back, neck and shoulders. Whether your chronic pain is the result of a motor
vehicle accident, an injury, surgery, or the result of ongoing occupational
hazards, this video is for you. Our twenty-first century lifestyle leave many
people in excruciating pain as a result of leaning over computer keyboards,
driving cars, and hovering over desks. Many of our day-to-day functions demand
that we round forward and stick out our necks causing tremendous strain on the
upper back, neck and shoulders. This video will help to reverse the negative
impact of daily repetitive movements and free your upper back, neck and
shoulders from pain. |
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NEW DVD! - Chakra Balancing Yoga with Bonus 8 Mudras
Chakras are the seven spinning energy centers of the human body that
control every dimension of our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. This
yoga video introduces and uses yoga to balance each of the energy centers. Yoga
postures for the first chakra will bring you health, prosperity, and security.
In the second chakra postures you will ignite your passions, get in touch with
your emotions and enhance sexual enjoyment. Yoga postures for the third chakra
will bring you energy and power. Using yoga postures for the fourth chakra you
will cultivate love, compassion, and have a deep sense of peace and
centeredness. Fifth chakra postures will help you improve your ability to
communicate, speak your truth, and cultivate creative expression. Opening the
sixth and seventh chakras through breath practice and meditation helps to
improve your vision and spiritual connection. Bonus: Mudras and affirmations for
each chakra are included and can be practiced separately or as part of the
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NEW DVD! - Lengthen the Spine through Breath and Gravity
In this video you will be exposed to the core principles of Melissa’s
yoga teaching. It will help you improve your lung capacity, deepen your
connection with gravity, and lengthen your spine. You will learn to harness
gravity as a positive contributor to functional movement. You will open the
breathing apparatus and give the nervous system and adrenal glands that
contribute to stress and the fight or flight response a break and access the
parasympathetic nervous system, so that important tasks such as digestion and
improved immune function can take place. By lengthening the spine you will
improve your posture and alignment throughout the body for greater ease and less
muscular tension. |
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