Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | How it all works... for me, anyway!

Well, I'm determined... I'm going to keep doing it even if it does make me "go" and I really don't need to. LOL! I haven't done it again since the last time I tried it, but I did go ahead and get the mat, because it was literally IMPOSSIBLE for me to get any traction on the carpet unless I was wearing sneakers, which just isn't right for yoga.

Anyway...

The CD is divided up into sections - tracks, just like on a normal music CD. What I do is lay out the cards for each section, do that section, then pause the cd to lay out the cards for the next section. I definitely refer to them as needed when I'm doing the workout, and I haven't found it to be awkward or a distraction. In fact, after the first time I did the routine, I literally had memorized half the poses! They're really not difficult... a lot of them feel like second nature, and you'll have no problem remembering them.

The thing I like about the CD is that it's very, very easy to change the workout to suit your skill level. There's even a list of different "programs" you can do, selecting only certain sections. That's a LOT easier on a CD than a tape! Right now, when I DO do the yoga, I'm doing the ultra-beginner routine - warmup and cooldown, basically. And like I said, after only a couple times doing it, I know pretty much all of the poses (by name, even!) and hardly look at the cards at all.

The CD itself is, indeed, just Cyndi talking over some soothing music. I rather like it. Once you get used to the postures, you can close your eyes and really get into the routine, rather than focusing on watching someone on a screen, which gets to be habit.

I'd never done yoga before this, either, so it's not like I had any experience with it to give me an advantage, by the way.

But like everything else, it's a matter of personal preference.

If you think a tape/DVD would be easier for you to follow, by all means go that route! A yoga workout will give you the same benefits no matter what format the instruction is in.

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