Maya Fiennes' Yoga for Real Beauty

Yoga for Real Beauty - a beautiful Kundalini practice
I am reviewing this DVD from memory after having done it one time, so please forgive my general thoughts and sketchy details to follow. Perhaps I'll come back and fine tune this review in the future. I saw some requests for more detail and will try to offer it now.

This DVD is produced by Gaiam. As the prior reviewer noted, there are no menu selections for the individual chapters. I believe Maya's intent is for the exercises, mantras and meditations to be followed in sequential order so that the home practitioner will reap the full benefits of this program.

This is a very white on white production. This may bother you, but I found that my eyes were closed for most of the practice. There were only a couple of points where the white-out effect distracted me, and that was during the standing arm circles when I couldn't tell if Maya was circling outward or inward with her arms. At times there are double shots of Maya on the screen. Personally I didn't find it...

Lots of arm movements
If you have been longing to get those upper arms in shape, than this is the workout for you. A very different workout than the usual from Maya Fiennes Series (Journey throught the chakras, Mantras, or Detox De-stress) in that there are many movements from a similar area. Most of her other workouts do a great job of balancing the whole body. This one has a lot of heart opening excersises. If you naturally have a lot of shoulder and upper body tension this might not be the video for you. I think the extensive excersises could exacerbate the condition.

Another added benefit is that it actually seems to make your skin glow and appear younger and more beautiful. It must be all the detox action going on in the lymphs. Hurrah to that!

Alas, a good workout for upper body and one I have given 5 stars as it is one of the few workouts my husband will do with me. This would probably be a very comfortable workout for most men to do (using upperbody strength).

the bomb
super relaxing. makes you feel like a little kid!! yay!! and my boyfriend would actually do this with me. HE LOVED IT.

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