Om Videos

By Kristen Dollard

Who needs yoga class? These DVD's bring the teachers home

FOR MORE ADVANCED
The Ancient Ayurveda Yoga Series with Sarah Tomlinson; ayurvedayogainstitute.com; $30
Thanks to this DVD, our advanced tester can now do peacock—a crazy-hard arm balance that looks impossible. Choose between 75 minutes of yoga or three shorter sessions, and Tomlinson, the soft spoken Brit, will put you into savasana so many times that you’ll truly learn what it takes to master real physical challenges. Twenty-one poses are specifically choreographed in three groups of seven, taking you through a relaxing then harmonizing and finally an energizing sequence.

FOR MOMS-TO-BE
Anna Getty’s Divine Mother Series; amazon.com; $15
A gentle and elegant guide to getting in touch with your inner Hollywood earth mother. If you can’t find physical peace or sanity during your pregnancy, this Kundalini-based class uses poses that go with the natural inclinations of the body. You’ll sway more than you’ll salute, so don’t expect to break a sweat. This TK minutes is about cultivating the inner peace you need to bring a healthy baby to term.

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