Yoga: Just My Size With Megan Garcia
starring: Megan Garcia
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Studio: Genius Products IncRelease Date: 12/31/2007Run time: 28 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Yoga for plus-sized women? Why not, especially when it's presented clearly, simply, and utterly without condescension, which is the case with Just My Size Yoga. Instructor Megan Garcia, a large woman herself, knows that self-consciousness and limitations due to shape and size keep many would-be yoga practitioners from attending actual classes; hence this 45-minute program designed to introduce new students to yoga's many benefits. Garcia promises that a regular yoga practice will promote not only physical well-being (including energy and flexibility) but also confidence, calm, and what she calls "an inner sense of self"--ambitious goals, to be sure, but also attainable ones. The practice consists of three parts. The warm-up focuses on the breath, along with arm lifts, spinal twists, and such; the "workout" section includes some reasonably demanding poses like Warrior 1 and 2 and downward-facing dog (after demonstrating each pose separately, Garcia repeats them as one continuous, flowing sequence), and "deep relaxation" consists of savasana, the so-called "corpse pose." Other elements of Just My Size Yoga include a "special tips" section (with suggestions about using a wall, chairs, or other props to modify the poses) and an interview with Garcia. All in all, this is a gentle, easy, yet effective introduction to yoga. --Sam Graham
Studio: Genius Products IncRelease Date: 12/31/2007Run time: 28 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Yoga for plus-sized women? Why not, especially when it's presented clearly, simply, and utterly without condescension, which is the case with Just My Size Yoga. Instructor Megan Garcia, a large woman herself, knows that self-consciousness and limitations due to shape and size keep many would-be yoga practitioners from attending actual classes; hence this 45-minute program designed to introduce new students to yoga's many benefits. Garcia promises that a regular yoga practice will promote not only physical well-being (including energy and flexibility) but also confidence, calm, and what she calls "an inner sense of self"--ambitious goals, to be sure, but also attainable ones. The practice consists of three parts. The warm-up focuses on the breath, along with arm lifts, spinal twists, and such; the "workout" section includes some reasonably demanding poses like Warrior 1 and 2 and downward-facing dog (after demonstrating each pose separately, Garcia repeats them as one continuous, flowing sequence), and "deep relaxation" consists of savasana, the so-called "corpse pose." Other elements of Just My Size Yoga include a "special tips" section (with suggestions about using a wall, chairs, or other props to modify the poses) and an interview with Garcia. All in all, this is a gentle, easy, yet effective introduction to yoga. --Sam Graham
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Great for beginners
This DVD was my first experience with yoga, recommended for PT following a broken ankle.I like it a lot for these reasons:
1) the poses are possible for everyone to do, regardless of body-type;
2) minimum chanting (since I'm not a "believer" in that aspect of yoga, just want to exercise);
3) Megan moves slowly and illustrates poses very well;
4) the narrator describes most poses in enough detail that I can follow by listening.
What I wish: the workout was longer ... Read More
Rating: 
- Perfect for the out of shape beginner
I loved this because it wasnt too hard for a round, out of shape gal like me! Dont get me wrong..its an effect workout for sure!
Rating: - Inspiring Plus Size Yoga DVD
Yoga really is for everyone, not just the young, fit, skinny, and flexible, as Megan Garcia demonstrates in the video, Yoga Just My Size, produced in association with Just My Size (JMS), the plus size clothing company.
Garcia, a successful plus size model and certified yoga teacher, is an inspiration to women everywhere. She glows with healthy confidence and exudes a positive body image lacking in so many of us.
Megan explains the purpose of the video in an interview included ... Read More
Rating: 
- For beginners
As a woman "of size" and a beginning-intermediate yoga practitioner, I was very interested to see this video.It seems that all too often my yoga teachers don't appreciate that my boobs and belly just don't fit into certain poses.So what I've been doing is figuring out what exactly is the point of each asana- to lengthen the spine, to stretch the groin, to open the chest- and focusing on that, rather than worrying about doing it just like the teacher.That has worked pretty well for me, really, but sometimes ... Read More
Rating: - simple yet effective
This is a good intro to yoga for a beginner like me. I'd never done any yoga before because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do many of the positions because of my size. Just My Size gives me some good beginner positions that helped me realize that I'm more flexible than I thought. The positions given are simple ones, yet they still have an effect, I can feel the burn the next day in my sore muscles. I would definitely recommend this for any beginner and I would definitely buy more of her dvds.
- Great for beginnersThis DVD was my first experience with yoga, recommended for PT following a broken ankle.I like it a lot for these reasons:
1) the poses are possible for everyone to do, regardless of body-type;
2) minimum chanting (since I'm not a "believer" in that aspect of yoga, just want to exercise);
3) Megan moves slowly and illustrates poses very well;
4) the narrator describes most poses in enough detail that I can follow by listening.
What I wish: the workout was longer ... Read More
- Perfect for the out of shape beginnerI loved this because it wasnt too hard for a round, out of shape gal like me! Dont get me wrong..its an effect workout for sure!
- Inspiring Plus Size Yoga DVDYoga really is for everyone, not just the young, fit, skinny, and flexible, as Megan Garcia demonstrates in the video, Yoga Just My Size, produced in association with Just My Size (JMS), the plus size clothing company.
Garcia, a successful plus size model and certified yoga teacher, is an inspiration to women everywhere. She glows with healthy confidence and exudes a positive body image lacking in so many of us.
Megan explains the purpose of the video in an interview included ... Read More
- For beginnersAs a woman "of size" and a beginning-intermediate yoga practitioner, I was very interested to see this video.It seems that all too often my yoga teachers don't appreciate that my boobs and belly just don't fit into certain poses.So what I've been doing is figuring out what exactly is the point of each asana- to lengthen the spine, to stretch the groin, to open the chest- and focusing on that, rather than worrying about doing it just like the teacher.That has worked pretty well for me, really, but sometimes ... Read More
- simple yet effectiveThis is a good intro to yoga for a beginner like me. I'd never done any yoga before because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do many of the positions because of my size. Just My Size gives me some good beginner positions that helped me realize that I'm more flexible than I thought. The positions given are simple ones, yet they still have an effect, I can feel the burn the next day in my sore muscles. I would definitely recommend this for any beginner and I would definitely buy more of her dvds.
