Rea Shiva-Momma & Baby Yoga

I bought this for my granddaughter who is expecting. There was a black sticker on the back of the DVD case I pulled that off and underneath that was a Goodwill sticker for $2.99. What that tells me is I paid $7.65 for something someone else paid $2.99 or less and that doesn't really make it a new product just because the cellophane is still on it. Haven't opened it to see if it works but the Goodwill price tag looked pretty ancient.

I tried this DVD on my ow the first time and it was a great workout. The second time with my 2 months old was a bit tough to keep up and after 15 mins my baby fell asleep so I continued on my own. I think this is better suited for babies that are a bit older and can sit up at least. But it's been a fun experience and I loved bonding with my baby. I would definitely recommend it.

My baby laughs and enjoys this video. Of course I usually have to do small segments of it at a time due to my baby wanting other things and short attention span.

The babies in this video are younger than the baby on the DVD cover. They mostly lay around in a boppy looking cute and watching Shiva Rea do yoga. I bought this thinking I'd do yoga while holding/playing with my 1-year old. No dice. (Except for a few squats where you hold the baby.) I do yoga while he walks around the room getting into trouble. So, if you have a baby that is still in paperweight mode, it's probably a great video, but if your kid is a mover, you could get any yoga video. I bought the 3 set "Yoga for beginners & beyond" at the same time I bought this one, and I like that one much better.

A sweet little video. I'm a few months late to this review, but I started using it with baby when she was 4/5 months old and she really loved it. She was an active and alert baby, so she really responded to the different movements and loved when it was time for her to be incorporated into the personal attention parts.

Not my favorite yoga dvd, not very realistic to do with a baby but the item was as described and shipped quick!

I have a very active son. He likes to be held all the time and move around a lot. I'm a 500-hr registered yoga teacher and I love Shiva Rea. I tried going to mommy-and-me yoga but my son's schedule was too unpredictable. Thought this would be fun but it doesn't incorporate the baby enough. Best to just do regular yoga and use your instincts. When my baby was under 6 months I would do warrior poses holding him and even use a carrier. Or just put him in a play pen near you. Or wait til baby is sleep. My baby loves to lay on his back while I do push-up over him or down dog, but you have to have the arm strength for that. Corpse pose just doesn't work with a little one. I can sit down and nurse tho.

I love these workouts they are great to do with my baby! Ive been wanting to get back into yoga, but being a stay at home mom i've had no time to workout by myself. Do be warned however if your baby is crawling you might need to make some noises or play with them in between to keep their attention and keep them from wandering off.

Great gift for my friend who just delivered!

Good

Well thought out and fairly easy to follow- hardest thing is keeping the baby calm long enough to finish the dvd.

GREAT for new mom's and baby bonding - it is a great way to learn about yourself and your baby.

Seriously? You're just going to do yoga while looking at the baby? The description said it would also benefit the baby etc.... She incorporates the baby into two poses at most, as in she holds the baby on her stomach. The rest of the time the baby is on a breast feeding/sitter pillow doing it's own thing. It's just a yoga dvd. The baby in it is cute but if you don't need to look at a strangers baby or be told when to smile at your own go for a plain old yoga dvd or a challenging one like Gillian Michael's yoga shred or whatever it's called. Those made me work hard and they were only 30 min long. You can do that while baby takes a snooze.I thought she would at least show how to help baby stretch out a little. Not sure what I was expecting- definitely not this.Money up in smoke...Seriously check this one out it's awesome and half the price: Jillian Michaels: Yoga MeltdownJillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown