Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back Neck and Shoulders with Gary Kraftsow

Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back Neck and Shoulders with Gary Kraftsow

Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders features short, simple therapeutic yoga practices carefully designed to alleviate pain and promote health in the upper back, neck and shoulders. 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 Upper Back and Neck Therapy.
Focused practice for Neck and Shoulder Therapy.
Integrated practice for sustained upper back Strength and Stability.
Bonus MP3s of all practices for audio-only classes at home or on the go.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Good DVD
Nice and slow, great for rehab and stretching. I suffered no adverse problems and I have neck, shoulder and upper back issues. This DVD really helps.

5 Stars Yoga workouts
I recently purchased the Viniyoga Therapy DVDs for upper and lower back by Gary Kraftsow because I have suffered with severe back and arthritis pain for years. I have read books by Gary and I know that he is very well respected in his field. I felt confident that these DVDs would be excellent because of that and they did not disappoint. The instruction and the information in the DVDs is excellent and easy to follow. After trying many other instructional DVDs, these by Gary Kraftsow are by far the best DVDs for back and shoulder pain that I have found. My back and shoulders felt better after the first time I used these. As both a student and teacher of yoga,I am truly impressed

5 Stars Great low impact strengthening!
Love this video! After sitting at a computer all day, it is great to come home and give my back some love!

Totally recommend it for relieving the stress we all carry in our shoulders and back too!

3 Stars Extremely Gentle–Almost Too Much So
Perhaps this DVD is geared towards those in lesser physical shape, but for me this DVD was too gentle. I did find my muscles weren’t as tight after the neck and shoulder routine, but I craved a deeper stretch for the majority of the routine. I have several other more powerful yoga DVDs I use for fitness, so my take on it might be altered. This DVD may still be good for those new to yoga.

5 Stars I can see using this therapy for life!
I have suffered with neck and shoulder pain for years. When two back to back Hurricanes hit us, it really flared up. My whole back was hurting and I was very stiff with no sign of relief. While searching on Amazon.com, I saw and decided to try Viniyoga for the upper back, neck and shoulders. I first used the 32 minute routine and could tell immediately that it would help. I have used the therapy at least five times a week for the last three weeks. It feels as if my posture is improving. I have much less pain and I have high hopes that continued use of this will make a huge difference in my life. I am now using the 40 minute session any day that I have the time and either the 22 or 32 minute session if I have less time. They are all great for posture and mobility. I was surprised at how much lower back stretching is involved with this. I feel that it is wonderful at working the “core” as well as releasing the shoulders, neck and upper back. The instruction is detailed which makes it easier to do correctly. It is enjoyable to use this therapy.

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