Yogis Can Now Own Their Om With iYoga, the World's First Software for Creating Personalized, Voice-Synthesized Yoga Classes
Software Studio Inc. today announced the immediate availability of iYoga(TM), the world's first software application to provide a virtual instructor for the personal creation of timed, voice-synthesized delivery of yoga classes and other exercise sessions.
How iYoga Works
iYoga is a specialized word processor with synthesized speech and timing capability. To create a class with iYoga, users simply type text to describe an asana or yoga position and include a duration specified in seconds, minutes or breaths. iYoga will time each asana, playing a chime of the user's choice at the end of each pose.
An example asana description in iYoga:
To begin, practice Mountain Pose for 10 breaths. Feel the natural curve of your lower back and the even grounding of your feet against the Earth.
iYoga will speak this text and wait the specified 10 breaths, chime, then continue to the next asana. Because users control each word that iYoga speaks, they can tailor their practice to their own needs, going far beyond the repetitive, generic instruction and music of CDs and DVDs, and bring alive the rich body of written work for the art of yoga.
"I created iYoga to bring flexibility and enjoyment to home practice. It's challenging to be both the student and the instructor simultaneously, and still have a peaceful, meditative experience," said Joe Klingler, Software Studio's President.
iYoga Is as Flexible as Language
Using iYoga is like having an instructor talk gently through each asana, providing pointers to focus on during the pose, then letting the user know when it is time to move to another. Instruction is delivered as synthesized speech, so there is no need to look at the computer, a book, or television while practicing. Since iYoga works as a word processor, the user can bring any words they wish into their practice. The spoken text mixes with background music played by iTunes, so a Mac can provide a complete exercise experience at home or on the road.
"iYoga provides personal control of a yogi's home practice so she can focus on her own special goals, holding poses for as long as comfortable, choosing the sequence of poses, repeating them as desired, even including poetry or guided meditation. This text-driven approach integrates seamlessly with professional texts or guidance from a trained instructor," continued Klingler.
Learn more about iYoga and view sample classes as QuickTime movies at http://www.iyogayoga.com/.
iYoga lists for $34.95 and is available on Amazon.com, exclusively for Apple Macintosh OS X. iYoga is Universal Binary and runs native on Intel-based Macs.
iYoga is a trademark of Software Studio Inc.
The Software Studio is an independent software development company focused on creating unique personal products for the Macintosh OS X platform. It currently has patents pending on the technology underlying iYoga.
