Introduction to Yoga: Gentle, For Extreme Beginners
With Evamarie Pilipuf (2005)

If you're interested in learning yoga but are concerned that most beginner videos are too difficult for you, Introduction to Yoga: Gentle, for Extreme Beginners is an excellent solution. A yoga workout that is truly geared for beginners, designed and led by renowned yoga instructor and fitness expert Evamarie Pilipuf. Set in an ambient outdoor location to the elegant cello and guitar music of Montana Skies. With her characteristic down-to-earth demeanor and soothing voice, Evamarie guides you through a graceful warm-up, a carefully designed sequence of beginner-friendly yoga postures, and a relaxing meditation.  In a bonus post-workout tutorial, Evamarie offers additional helpful hints and answers frequently asked fitness and yoga questions.  Everything you need to get started in yoga is right here!

This soothing yoga DVD opens with a light and breezy warm-up to stimulate deep breathing and prepare the muscles for the yoga routine. Special emphasis is placed on proper posture and body alignment. Evamarie then leads you through basic standing postures and stretches (no one-leg balancing positions or other advanced positions) followed by floor poses that help promote strength and flexibility of the back, abdomen, arms, chest and legs. Evamarie demonstrates the postures clearly, with easy-to-understand verbal cues. Evamarie's voice is deep and soothing, yet upbeat. Her final relaxation and meditation puts a pleasant cap on this user-friendly and effective yoga workout.

What follows is Evamarie's post-workout yoga tutorial, in which Evamarie takes the time to offer additional information on proper technique, bonus tips on becoming fit through yoga and other exercise, helpful hints on equipment (including household substitutions for many store-bought items), answers to frequently asked questions, and more. This video is the perfect starter kit for anyone new to yoga who is looking to learn it at home.

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About the Instructor
Evamarie Pilipuf is a highly regarded personal trainer and sought-after yoga instructor based in the Chicago area. She is the President of Tree of Fitness, Inc. (treeoffitness.com), with over 16 years of experience in the fitness, yoga and dance industries. Evamarie holds a Bachelor??s Degree magna cum laude in Exercise Physiology, and is certified by the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, and Weight Management Consultant. She is an AAAI/ISMA certified Yoga Instructor and has practiced hatha yoga for over 18 years. A classically trained professional dancer, Evamarie's inventive choreography fuses ballet and jazz with Afro-Caribbean and Flamenco styles, adding her own signature pizzazz to competitive fitness choreography. Evamarie is also a fitness competitor; her winnings include 3rd place at Ms. Fitness North America, 5th place at Fitness America's Bikini America Pageant, and cracking the top 15 at the Ms. Fitness USA Finals in Las Vegas, which was filmed for the Fox Sports Network.

Evamarie conducts her innovative classes and client sessions with a lively, down-to-earth demeanor, translating complicated exercise science into an easy-to-follow yet highly informative presentation. Her upbeat and humorous style appeals to practitioners of all levels, from beginners to elite athletes.