Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders with Gary Kraftsow
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Movie Reviews of Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders with Gary Kraftsow
Movie Review: Finally, something to help with the PAIN!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent DVD, a book could never match the step by step instructions. As you are doing the yoga exercises Gary describes the different areas you should be focusing on stretching and does an excellent job of it. It contains very slow and stress free moves. The DVD contains a segment on Understanding Back Pain, an instructional Technique workshop to learn the practices, there are 2 different Practices for the initial stages and a longer Strengthening & Stability practice to use when you are feel better and improve. You don't have to be Gumby to do these poses. There is no need to try and stretch further than your ability, your flexibility increases over time. I suffer from chronic upper back and neck pain from car accident many years ago. It is especially bad between my shoulder blades, traveling up through my neck. It is tissue damage, I have nothing wrong with any bones. I've tried it all Chiropractor, Acupuncture, and went to the gym for a while. I found that the best thing you can do for an injury with chronic pain is to continually stretch and slowly work on re-strengthening the muscles. I went online searching for a Yoga Video as a last resort. I get so much relief from many of these poses, I even have my favorites from the video that I do any time I feel like it. I live with pain every day of my life and can say that this video has helped me out a lot. It is an excellent way to unwind after a long day of sitting in front of a computer at work.
I don't usually write reviews, but I had to on this one.. I definitely would recommend this DVD for someone who is looking for therapeutic viniyoga therapy. The specific poses/stretches target the upper back, shoulders, and neck. I think it is even good for everyday stress relief, which can cause tension in the shoulders and neck.
I commend Gary Kraftsow for making this DVD. I am so glad I found it! I have even been considering becoming a Yoga instructor to help people with chronic pain like me.
Movie Review: Effective - Calmed my back pain after one session
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an effective program for eradicating back pain. After one twenty minute session I was able to sleep through the night without being awakened by the back pain that has plagued me for months.
While this DVD does not have the fantastic music and interesting back drops as some of my favorite yoga DVDs it, along with Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum and Hips, has exactly what I need: a comprehensive back pain relieving program. And, really, that matters more than anything else!
I was pleased to see easily accessible technique instructions for each pose. I didn't find it necessary for most poses, but was very thankful to have it for the few poses I felt I wasn't doing 100% correctly. At the end of the technique instructions I was taken back to where I'd left off in the program. It would be fantastic if more yoga DVDs had this feature!
The DVD comes with an MP3 for each of the three practices on the DVD with the verbal instructions for each pose, making it simple to do the yoga practices when you're away from a DVD player.
Movie Review: great for relieving neck pain
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought the moves were very easy to do. I have been struggling with neck and shoulder pain and this has really helped. I liked the audio segment that you can import into your mp3 player. Well worth the money.Movie Review: Okay but overpriced, better off getting a book at library
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this was well put together, but it was overpriced and I would of rather gone to the library to get a Yoga book instead. I paid $28, and it was probably worth 12-15. Some of the poses are ridiculuous as you have to be Gumby to perform them.Movie Review: The Master
Summary: 5 Stars
of the four dvds i tried this week, this was my favorite. i made some feldenkrais (tm) dvds for my neck, back, spine, shoulders and posture called Comfort Zone Feeling Younger Workout and I have tried to be very objective - this was the one that made me jealous! It really is an effective and easily understandable way to decrease pain and i think maintain remission in my fibromyalgia. this and mine together will be my routine for a while.