Kudos for Yoga for the Young at Heart

Your Sitting Fit CD is a great idea, and you did a fantastic and artistic job in producing such a useful tool for folks with busy lives. The stretches which can be done at work or at home from chairs really brings yoga to the average person, I applaud your efforts! The seamless and high quality video/audio was the best I have seen. — David Vaughn in Denver, CO

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Finally got time to check your CD out and it is fantastic!!! I am so proud of you. I have seen other computer yoga CDs and yours is by far the very best. The images are great, the sound is clear and the yoga is wonderful. — Julie Lusk, Director, Mercy Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH

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I thoroughly enjoyed your Embracing Menopause video. It is a visual delight --you look serene and beautiful! I especially appreciated your opening and closing comments. After watching numerous videos over the years, I've decided that no video is perfect -- each serves a limited purpose. I see videos more as tools to use to motivate students to practice at home or perhaps inspire them to go to class rather than actually teaching how to practice the poses! You do an excellent job teaching by example and your video is a real treat to practice with for a menopausal woman like myself.— Suza Francina, author of "The New Yoga for People Over 50"

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I recently received your tape "Sitting Fit Anytime" and am really enjoying it. I have Multiple Sclerosis, asthma, and am a senior citizen. (Nobody ever promised me a rose garden). I was turned on to yoga by a group run by the New York Multiple Sclerosis Society for its members and it features seated yoga. I found I was feeling stronger after these sessions, although some in the group needed a little recovery time. When some of the exercises are too difficult for me I do whatever I can and I find that I am improving slowly. When one has physical limitations you do as much as you can and you still get some benefits. ....I spoke to the head nurse at the MS Center where I am treated and she thinks that some of the patients may profit from your program and I will pass it on. — Marylin Bennett

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I decided to try Yoga as part of my daily exercise program about 2 years ago at the retirement community where Susan was teaching classes. I've kept it up ever since. I recently had surgery so I'm not practicing right now but I'm going to get back to it as soon as I can. I have recommended Yoga for the Young at Heart to my family and friends. I find it easy to include it in my daily life. I practice it 2 times a week faithfully. I think it's good for you. More relaxing exercise is wonderful and generally makes you feel more peaceful. — Evelyn Malcolm in Santa Barbara, CA; age 89

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Yoga kept me from getting lethargic, toned up my muscles. I find 8:00 am is the best time to practice yoga, and I do it twice a week. I have recommended Yoga for the Young at Heart to my sister who is in her 70's. — R. A. in Santa Barbara, CA; age 84

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I have disabilities related to Fibro Myalgia. I took an introductory class but found it too strenuous. I took an additional class but the instructor was not in touch with beginners or those with difficulties. I was told that exercise would be therapeutic but I found that it increased the pain. I began renting yoga videos. I probably tried 10-12 videos and found only 2 that were suitable for me. One was Yoga for the Young at Heart. I prefer Susan's video. I do it several times each week. It gives me more flexibility and an increased sense of well-being. I recommended it to others in the last yoga class I was having difficulty in. I love the tape! — Jill Breedon in Santa Barbara, CA; age 48

P.S. I think yoga is therapeutic for everyone if you can find and instructor who meets your particular needs. I think yoga is particularly therapeutic for older people and Susan's video is uniquely appropriate for older people or those with physical limitations. I have tried numerous other yoga classes and videos. Susan's stands out from all the others. It's by far the best. Susan's tape is a God-send!

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Yoga helps me get in touch with my own body to keep myself healthier. I have recommended Yoga for the Young at Heart to a lot of people. One friend who has Fibro Myalgia which causes a lot of pain and she has difficulty doing physical things in general because of the pain, Yoga for the Young at Heart is her favorite video. — John Rothgeb in Independence, CA; age 51

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I now practice 3 times a week using Susan's video. Yoga has meant so much to me. Every morning before getting out of bed I do 6-7 yoga positions. It's become a ritual. My body asks for it. It's like brushing my teeth. It's what my body wants. It has a lot to do with being in balance. I feel more oneness with the environment, with my surroundings. My whole outlook on life has improved. I thank Susan so much for what she's done for me in the time I have known her. — Otto Mortensen in Santa Barbara, CA; age 79

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