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Yoga for Stress Relief review
A $17.99 ebook of yoga poses and breathing routines for stress, credited to a doctor with a PhD in Stress Management.
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Gentle yoga and slow breathing are reasonable tools for everyday stress, and the contents are sensible. A written ebook is a hard format for learning poses, though, and free video classes from qualified teachers are abundant. The co-author's PhD in Stress Management is not a doctoral field, and no yoga qualification is claimed at all. Anyone with back or joint problems should check poses with a teacher or physiotherapist.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Beginners who want a printed routine to follow
- Not for
- Anyone who prefers learning poses from video
Yoga for Stress Relief at a glance
The ebook offers easy yoga poses for stress relief, breathing techniques from pranayama, short guided routines for morning, evening or the desk, how yoga affects the nervous system and sleep, and tips for a calmer routine. It is a download of unstated length at $17.99, beside a printed $47, with a 60-day refund window. The credited author is Hasan Raza, a name not seen on the seller's earlier titles.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- Easy yoga poses designed specifically for stress relief; Breathing techniques (pranayama) to calm anxiety and quiet the mind; Short guided routines you can do in the morning, evening, or even at your desk; How yoga helps balance your nervous system and improves sleep quality; Tips for creating a peaceful daily routine to reduce overwhelm
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Hasan Raza
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Theodore Lowe, described as holding a PhD in Stress Management with 28 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 535000+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 636015
Poses, breathing, short routines
The listing covers poses, pranayama and routines for different times of day.
No illustrations or page count are mentioned.
Yoga from a PDF
Learning poses from text is harder than from a qualified teacher on video.
Free classes cover the same routines.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Theodore Lowe with a PhD in Stress Management and 28 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across the more than 120 titles from this seller in our catalogue: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 535000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Sensible, low-risk practices
- 60-day refund window
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- No yoga teaching qualification claimed
- Text format for physical practice
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
Yoga for Stress Relief FAQ
Is it suitable for beginners?
The listing says the poses are easy.
Does it have pictures?
The listing does not say.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Hasan Raza, with Dr. Theodore Lowe as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
Gentle yoga and slow breathing are reasonable tools for everyday stress, and the contents are sensible. A written ebook is a hard format for learning poses, though, and free video classes from qualified teachers are abundant. The co-author's PhD in Stress Management is not a doctoral field, and no yoga qualification is claimed at all. Anyone with back or joint problems should check poses with a teacher or physiotherapist.
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