Yoga Zone - Flexibility and Stress Release (2002)

From his famed NYC studio, Alan Finger displays a deep understanding of yoga’s moves and benefits. This program features a gentle series of smooth-flowing traditional yoga poses. It’s designed so you can either follow the full-position or Alan’s easier modifications. Ends with a very relaxing stretch and meditation.

Veteran instructor and Yoga Zone founder Alan Finger leads this relaxing workout, the first title of the company's Intermediate series. The postures are duly challenging for non-beginners, but since they are all designed to lengthen muscles and ease tension, this workout functions best as a complement to power- or strength-building yoga. Filmed outdoors in a tropical Jamaican locale, the video features an extensive meditation/ relaxation segment. The quality of instruction is up to Yoga Zone's usual high standards – clear, well-photographed, with poses presented in both full and modified strength levels. (For well-rounded strength-building workouts from Yoga Zone, check out Yoga Zone: Total Body Conditioning or Yoga Zone: Conditioning and Stress Release.) Sarah Welsh, All Movie Guide