| | |  | YOGA GIFT IDEAS | Home » » » Yoga 4 Teens | | | | | | | Description: | | YogaMinded began in 2003 as the container for the pursuits and passions of Christy Brock. YogaMinded seeks to support the teachings of Yoga and help grow them in the hearts and minds of all interested practitioners. Reaching out to young people is of special and dutiful consideration. Yoga Minded has been teaching teenagers to do Yoga around the country and around the world. If you're interested in: Improving your posture Getting your body to be more agile and responsive Learning the ancient teachings of Yoga Getting your spine and joints to be healthy, strong, and flexible Experiencing deep states of relaxation Making cool shapes with your body Quieting the inner chatter of your mind for a little while 4 teens practice with Christy's guidance with a mixture of challenges, good instructions, and relaxation. Perfect for teens interested in an empowering way to workout and relax. Improves circulation. Maintains health of endocrinal glands. Makes menstrual cycle easier. Improves digestion and respiration. Increases blood to the brain. Strengthens the nerves. Psychological Importance of Yoga Asanas for Teenagers: Uplifts depression, brooding, and melancholy. Improves a teenagers view of themselves in relation to others and society. Questions the harsh habit of judging themselves and/or others. Stabilizes extremes of behavior, facilitates self-control. Provides an invigorating container for laziness and lethargy. Builds self-confidence. Provides a healthy outlet for emerging sex drive. Directs new found energy into creative outlets. Creates predisposition toward yogic principles of moral behavior and healthy ethical observances. Improves concentration. Teaches relaxation. Improves life perspective and attitude. Provides a community building environment where people treat each other with consideration and respect. Provides a individual emphasis on treating themselves with consideration and respect. | | | Product Details: | | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Yoga Minded | | Run Time:
| 90 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| October 26, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Not a good introduction to yogaMay 16, 2006
By Cookbook lover
The first section of this DVD shows diverse teens saying how much they love yoga. The next section starts right away with active poses. There is no explanation, warm up, centering, or discussion about breathing. The poses move quickly from one to the next (downward facing dog, triangle, and sun salutations in the first 5 minutes.) There is no discussion of how to get into the poses or how a beginner gets started. The models look to be in the 18-20 year range and appear to be serious athletes. This is all intimidating to a beginner. (For a more experienced yoga practitioner, there are many more interesting videos as well.)
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Great way to exerciseDec 07, 2004
I watched this video once, and it was really good. The abdominal exercises were especially good, and felt even better. I'm 13, and I liked it a LOT. Although Christie Brock is not the best speaker, she does a good enough job. The only problem (well, 2 actually) is that the video was really long, and the movements were really quick. Otherwise, I ended feeling refreshed, light-hearted, etc.....this video is not just for teens though.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 A nice option for introducing teens to yogaAug 14, 2007
By Beth Cholette
"doctor_beth"
Christy Brock's Yoga for Teens is designed for teenagers who want to learn yoga, but their parents and others who are young at heart may be drawn to the video as well. The main body of this video is a 56.5-minute Instructional Class in which Christy leads a group of four teenagers through a live yoga session. As she introduces each posture, the name of the pose appears on screen (both in English and in Sanskrit) plus also a brief list of benefits associated with the pose. Christy sometimes practices along with the teenagers, sometimes moves around the class providing more detailed instruction and assistance to her students. There are also occasional added voiceover segments which offer modifications and alternates for some of the postures. The Instructional Class is broken down into the following segments: 1) Beginning (hero, child's pose, standing forward bend, mountain), 2) Sun Salutations, 3) Hip Openers (low lunge, lunge on forearms, pigeon), 4) Standing Poses (warrior 2, side angle, tree, forward bend, warrior 1, wide-leg forward bend, triangle, and half-moon, with little hops added between some of the postures), 5) Abdominals (full boat, down dog, squat, crane), 6) Back Bends (locust, bow, camel, spinal wave), 7) Sitting Poses (cross leg twist, cobbler), and 8) Relaxation (half-bridge w/block, reclined twist, legs-up-the wall pose--with queen's pose, a supported backbend, offered as an alternate, particularly for during menstruation--and finally, savasana, concluding w/seated meditation and mudras).
An added component to this video is the 31.5-minute Practice Class session. Here Christy participates with two of her teenaged students, this time with the assistance of voiceover instruction. The Practice Class is basically a slightly abbreviated, faster moving version of the Instructional Class: there is no on-screen information, no modifications are shown, and some of the poses are performed in more flowing series (such as locust to bow to down dog to camel and repeat). In addition, Christy inserts a number of more advanced postures into this session, including handstand, warrior 3, headstand, and dropback into full wheel. It seems that she is relying on the idea that even teenagers who are new to yoga are likely to have the strength and flexibility to be able to access these more challenging postures eventually, which may or may not be the case. The 3-minute A Closer Look segment consists of individual interviews with Christy and her young participants in which they discuss their yoga practice. Finally, the short Do's and Dont's segment offers some general on-screen tips for practicing yoga. Overall, this is a well-done video that is likely to appeal to its target audience (although it's mainly intended for already fit teens); it would also be perfect for adult practitioners looking to share their love of yoga with their children.
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