A 50-minute Yoga routine with a focus on vinyasa, light sculpting and the mind-body connection. Ashley Turner instructs.

Advanced beginning Yoga enthusiasts. Although there is nothing complicated here, you need to know your way around a mat and feel comfortable with the poses. You will just need a mat.

Adding the words "weight loss" to the title of a Yoga DVD more often than not is a marketing ploy. In this case, however, there actually is an effort to connect the routine to weight loss. Turner does this in two ways: she has created a routine that's more vigorous than the usual beginner's workout, with lots of standing lower body work for building muscle and heat. And while you're starting to shake in a plié stance or a reverse tabletop pose, she talks to you about how your mental attitude determines your life and offers ways to contemplate, and work towards your goals. This makes for a routine that's a little deeper than the usual Yoga workout without getting into a lot of spiritual or New Agey stuff that might make some people uncomfortable. Turner offers ways to change your way of thinking — and change your body — that will work for just about anybody, whether they need to lose a few pounds, or gain a better life.