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Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum and Hips features short, simple therapeutic yoga practices carefully designed to alleviate pain and promote health in the low back, sacrum and hips. For the first time ever on DVD, benefit from the expert guidance of Gary Kraftsow, one of the world's leading yoga therapists. Founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, Gary is the designer of the only yoga practices demonstrated to be effective for back pain in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical study. If you are one of the 8 out of 10 Americans who have or will experience back pain, make the powerful therapeutic practices on this DVD a part of your everyday regimen for health and well-being!
Highlights from this DVD include:
Presentation on Understanding Back Pain and the application of yoga therapy.
Technique Workshop on how to safely perform postures and movements.
Focused practice for Low Back and Sacrum Therapy.
Focused practice for Hip Therapy.
Integrated practice for sustained low back Strength and Stability.
Bonus MP3s of all practices for audio-only classes at home or on the go.

User Reviews about Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back - Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow

I was skeptical as I have seen many at home yoga cd's. I am impressed beyond belief with this one! It is soooo good. The best feature for me is the "real time" breath work. I appreciate that he actually got that right- all the others I have to pause to actually do the pose correctly!
My low back and body in general feel strong and are definetly healing.
I had a L-5, S-1 bulge and I was weak in that area, I am getting so much strengthening with this video. The guy is showing me some hip moves I've never seen before. I reccommend this for anyone who wants to get their core started to become firm and healthy:-) -- Totally worth the money and time!

First, always watch this or any yoga or exercise DVD at least one time BEFORE doing the exercises. Determine if any of the exercises might hurt you or if you need to modify. While modifications are not given, you can figure out your own. Moreover, there are few stretches here (and I call them that because they're not at all strenuous) that would be hard for too many people. Certainly some of us, myself included, can't put our legs straight up with no bend in the knee. But we must go only to our own degree. Never push beyond what you're able to do. You get no benefit doing that.

These are short therapeutic exercises --- from twenty to thirty minutes each. They provide much relief from pain and are designed in a manner that works. What's more, there is a lot of information given on the DVD, including instructions on how to do each exercise. I advise you to watch every bit of it.

I have a wonderful book on the anatomy of stretching and it includes working on the lower back and hips. You might want to read about it here Stretching Anatomy. And you might want to add it to your arsenal of help. But, getting back to this DVD, I find that while it doesn't cover all the stretches in the above-mentioned book, it is a wonderful way to relieve any pain you may have, regardless of how bad it might be. Moreover, if you don't do something to work on those painful areas, you could end up not being able to get around at all.

I was having moderate to severe pain in my lower back and hip and this DVD was of tremendous help to me.

I highly advise anyone with problems or pain in the lower back or hips to get this DVD. It's excellent therapy that anyone can apply and it's superior to most of the yoga videos I've seen.

- Susanna K. Hutcheson -- Get relief from pain with the help of this therapy

I took private yoga lessons, and I did not get the benefits from those that I have received from this video. My pelvis was messed up in a car accident 17 years ago, and I have been struggling with constant pain every since. This video is perfect for strengthening my sacrum, pelvis, hips, and low back. The breathing technique used in this video makes my back feel better. Just keep trying, you will get better and feel better. -- excellent yoga video

This video is much more thorough than expected. I bought another lower-back pain Yoga DVD for $15 and it was 30 minutes of simple exercises Yoga for Back Care. This DVD is a few dollars more but the program is 2 hrs long and very very thorough is explanation and demonstration. I haven't even had the chance to go through the whole program but Dr. Kraftsow seems very knowledgeable and explains everything clearly: why one does it and what it does alongside easily understood demonstrations of the Yoga poses and breathing. -- Thorough program well done | Yogi Kraftsow is very knowledgeable

I cannot recommend this DVD highly enough. I was familiar with most yoga postures, but here Gary Kraftsow has elaborated a highly effective compendium of the best yoga postures - and certainly the safest. Do not let the apparent simplicity of the practises mislead you: this is someone who has done some very extensive research and the practices are amazingly easy to perform yet powerful! I really do think it is wise to follow Gary's recommendation of doing the first practice for some weeks before moving on to the other two. Everything is presented in a simple, relaxing way. This is something that has been so beneficial for my back that I will continue regularly. Yes it is repetitive, but never boring, and the fact that there is no music or aggressive voice just helps you to gently relax and focus on the essential part: doing something that is really good for your body. I am very grateful to Gary Kraftsow and so is my back! -- Excellent practise