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Check out Sara Ivanhoe's 20 minute yoga makeovers, Her website is www.saraivanhoe.com
I enjoy these tapes simply because they are only 20 minutes long each, which is about my attention span when it comes to a yoga DVD.
The 5 DVD's are...
Total Body Tone w/Weights
Power Beauty Sweat
Flat Abs
Sculpted Buns and Thighs
Weight Loss
In and of themselves, they probably aren't long enough to provide results, but incorporated with other workouts, you could do alot worse.
I enjoy these tapes simply because they are only 20 minutes long each, which is about my attention span when it comes to a yoga DVD.
The 5 DVD's are...
Total Body Tone w/Weights
Power Beauty Sweat
Flat Abs
Sculpted Buns and Thighs
Weight Loss
In and of themselves, they probably aren't long enough to provide results, but incorporated with other workouts, you could do alot worse.
WD
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Alicia, I started to love yoga after my first time through P90X too. As someone mentioned Eion Finns Power Yoga for Happiness is good. It has a lot of options and the shortest workout it is yoga quickie around 30 minutes. Now you I will warn you that he is different
Not sure how to explain that. I guess just things he says. I love Shiva Rhea's Yoga Shatki because you can pick segments from the Matrix (a workout blender) and do what you want. It has premixes too. One I use a lot right now is Spinervals Flexible Warrior Athletic Yoga 3.0 You can do the whole thing which is around an hour or do shorter workouts ie. energy, swim, cycle, and run. There are several of these out. I think 2.0 has stuff for exercisers that use a step bench. Good luck choosing some yoga workouts.
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Not sure how to explain that. I guess just things he says. I love Shiva Rhea's Yoga Shatki because you can pick segments from the Matrix (a workout blender) and do what you want. It has premixes too. One I use a lot right now is Spinervals Flexible Warrior Athletic Yoga 3.0 You can do the whole thing which is around an hour or do shorter workouts ie. energy, swim, cycle, and run. There are several of these out. I think 2.0 has stuff for exercisers that use a step bench. Good luck choosing some yoga workouts. http://wd.1ww.us
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Vee
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Ooooh a yoga thread!
I love me a good Yoga DVD. I learnt yoga in a live class in my 38th year and fell in love. My yoga DVD collection now outnumbers all other DVDs.
I like both power and non-power forms of yoga. By non-power I mean more gentle Vinyasa or even non-Vinyasa where you get into, hold and perfect each pose without "flowing" from pose to pose. I prefer traditional rather than dance/martial-arts/etc infused yoga.
I dont like the pop-yoga-spirituality that some instructors are very high on, nor the flowery imagery that some use. Some like Baron Baptiste and Bryan Kest are high on both. For a good Yoga practise, I can tune out the woo-woo.
(Rodney Yee and Shiva Rea get super high points for zero woo-woo)
Here is a list of my favorites:
a. Altar of the Heart - Tilak Pyle
Length: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Woo-woo factor: None
Pre-mix options: None
Level - Accessible and interesting to all levels. Has a head stand during which I gawk or do a shoulder stand instead.
This practise is shot in the breathtakingly scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Tilak is a young man who looks every inch the yogi - he has a special radiance. The practise is neither too vigorous nor too easy. Compared to P90-X yoga it will be less challenging. Pointers on form and enough time in each asana to help you perfect your alignment and feel what each yoga pose is supposed to do for you. The music is fabulous. The ultimate feel good yoga. There is a chapter selection that you can use to get a shorter session. This will be a complement to Tony Horton to show you a very different type of Yoga.
b. Yoga Shakti - Shiva Rea
Length: 4 practises ranging from 40 min to 80 min
Woo-woo factor: None
Pre-mix options: Yoga Matrix that allows you to create your own premixes.
Level - Accessible and interesting to experienced beginner and up (and up and up). Has some poses that non-intermediates will find inaccessible, but these are few and only last a couple of minutes each. As a workout, it is fabulous to builld strength, stamina and flexibility. Gives P90-X yoga a run for its money on challenge.
This is a DVD with one of the most fabulous production values compared to any workout or yoga that I have seen. It was shot in India. The style is Vinyasa that does not feel like "westernized-power-yoga" but is still as challenging. The camera work, Shiva's costumes, the music and the scenery are indescribable. Shiva is yoga's Cathe in terms of her personal excellence, innovation and ability to provide a fun and effective routine and to be an inspiration to her students. The great thing about this DVD is how much room it has for growth in your yoga practise. If I had to pick just one Yoga DVD from my collection it would be this one.
c. Total Yoga: The Flow Series - Fire
Length: 1 hour
Woo-woo factor: None
Level - Quite advanced but you dont need to be a contortionist to do most of it. Gives P90-X yoga a run for its money on challenge.
The production values are not great, but this is still amazing. I like this DVD because it starts with a primer on yoga breathing. When you learn yoga in a live class, (with a "real" yoga teacher), there is so much emphasis on various types of breathing and on linking breathing to movement and poses. Most DVDs sont do a good job of teaching this. This DVD is referred tp as "death by chaturanga". I get DOMs the next day in my triceps and pectorals from all the yoga pushups.
d. Yoga Zone - Power yoga for Strength and Endurance
Length: 55 minutes
Level - Challenging but accessible
This DVD has a series of sun salutations. Each time the sun salutation is repetaed, a pose is added in. so you do a ever-growing sun sal all on one side and then repeat on the other. Thoroughly recommended for people new to yoga who are in good shape because it helps you perfect your form, from the repition. It is NOT boring (at least to me). The repition actually makes it fun because of the lovely flow to transition from one pose to the next.
e. Rodney Yee - Yoga for Energy
Length: 40 minutes
Woo-woo factor: None
This has the best choreographed Vinyasa sequence ever. This DVD is like poetry - the yoga feels so beautiful. Instruction is minimal, so you are expected to know the poses.
Baron Baptiste and Bryan Kest are instructors who give you a very challenging yoga workout with excellent instruction on form - but they talk - a lot. However, I still deeply appreciate their DVDs. Baron has some DVDs with shorter practices - as short as 30 min - in which you get a fantastic yoga benefit.
~* Vrinda *~
I love me a good Yoga DVD. I learnt yoga in a live class in my 38th year and fell in love. My yoga DVD collection now outnumbers all other DVDs.
I like both power and non-power forms of yoga. By non-power I mean more gentle Vinyasa or even non-Vinyasa where you get into, hold and perfect each pose without "flowing" from pose to pose. I prefer traditional rather than dance/martial-arts/etc infused yoga.
I dont like the pop-yoga-spirituality that some instructors are very high on, nor the flowery imagery that some use. Some like Baron Baptiste and Bryan Kest are high on both. For a good Yoga practise, I can tune out the woo-woo.
(Rodney Yee and Shiva Rea get super high points for zero woo-woo)
Here is a list of my favorites:
a. Altar of the Heart - Tilak Pyle
Length: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Woo-woo factor: None
Pre-mix options: None
Level - Accessible and interesting to all levels. Has a head stand during which I gawk or do a shoulder stand instead.
This practise is shot in the breathtakingly scenic Blue Ridge Mountains. Tilak is a young man who looks every inch the yogi - he has a special radiance. The practise is neither too vigorous nor too easy. Compared to P90-X yoga it will be less challenging. Pointers on form and enough time in each asana to help you perfect your alignment and feel what each yoga pose is supposed to do for you. The music is fabulous. The ultimate feel good yoga. There is a chapter selection that you can use to get a shorter session. This will be a complement to Tony Horton to show you a very different type of Yoga.
b. Yoga Shakti - Shiva Rea
Length: 4 practises ranging from 40 min to 80 min
Woo-woo factor: None
Pre-mix options: Yoga Matrix that allows you to create your own premixes.
Level - Accessible and interesting to experienced beginner and up (and up and up). Has some poses that non-intermediates will find inaccessible, but these are few and only last a couple of minutes each. As a workout, it is fabulous to builld strength, stamina and flexibility. Gives P90-X yoga a run for its money on challenge.
This is a DVD with one of the most fabulous production values compared to any workout or yoga that I have seen. It was shot in India. The style is Vinyasa that does not feel like "westernized-power-yoga" but is still as challenging. The camera work, Shiva's costumes, the music and the scenery are indescribable. Shiva is yoga's Cathe in terms of her personal excellence, innovation and ability to provide a fun and effective routine and to be an inspiration to her students. The great thing about this DVD is how much room it has for growth in your yoga practise. If I had to pick just one Yoga DVD from my collection it would be this one.
c. Total Yoga: The Flow Series - Fire
Length: 1 hour
Woo-woo factor: None
Level - Quite advanced but you dont need to be a contortionist to do most of it. Gives P90-X yoga a run for its money on challenge.
The production values are not great, but this is still amazing. I like this DVD because it starts with a primer on yoga breathing. When you learn yoga in a live class, (with a "real" yoga teacher), there is so much emphasis on various types of breathing and on linking breathing to movement and poses. Most DVDs sont do a good job of teaching this. This DVD is referred tp as "death by chaturanga". I get DOMs the next day in my triceps and pectorals from all the yoga pushups.
d. Yoga Zone - Power yoga for Strength and Endurance
Length: 55 minutes
Level - Challenging but accessible
This DVD has a series of sun salutations. Each time the sun salutation is repetaed, a pose is added in. so you do a ever-growing sun sal all on one side and then repeat on the other. Thoroughly recommended for people new to yoga who are in good shape because it helps you perfect your form, from the repition. It is NOT boring (at least to me). The repition actually makes it fun because of the lovely flow to transition from one pose to the next.
e. Rodney Yee - Yoga for Energy
Length: 40 minutes
Woo-woo factor: None
This has the best choreographed Vinyasa sequence ever. This DVD is like poetry - the yoga feels so beautiful. Instruction is minimal, so you are expected to know the poses.
Baron Baptiste and Bryan Kest are instructors who give you a very challenging yoga workout with excellent instruction on form - but they talk - a lot. However, I still deeply appreciate their DVDs. Baron has some DVDs with shorter practices - as short as 30 min - in which you get a fantastic yoga benefit.
~* Vrinda *~
Vee
Cathlete
Calee,
Glad that my post helped. You can see clips of Shiva's Fluid Power DVD at collagevideo.
Yoga Shakti does not have the "free-form" movements of Fluid Power - it is traditional yoga. You will get a feel for Shiva's teacher-personality and production values from the clip.
~* Vrinda *~
Glad that my post helped. You can see clips of Shiva's Fluid Power DVD at collagevideo.
Yoga Shakti does not have the "free-form" movements of Fluid Power - it is traditional yoga. You will get a feel for Shiva's teacher-personality and production values from the clip.
~* Vrinda *~
Vee
Cathlete
Alicia,
I forgot to mention shorter videos. If you want challenging but shorter Yoga, you may want to check out these two from Rainbeau Mars:
a. Sacred Yoga Practice - Pure Power
b. Sacred Yoga Practice - Pure Sweat
Each as about 40 minutes. Shot in a beautiful outdoor sea-side location. Very well taught and well put together vigorous yoga practices. Rainbeau is quite woo-woo with the imagery but her form and alignment cues are pretty good. Natural Journeys sometimes sell them at bargain prices at their online store. They cost about $ 12 each at amazon. there are many detailed reviews at amazon.
I think proper form is so important in yoga. Not just for safety but also because the right positining and angles of feet/limbs/pelvis/torso/arms makes such a difference in the way strength and flexbility is developed. The best video instructors I have seen so far in this aspect are Alan Finger (any DVD that he personally coaches - not by his crew) of Yoga Zone and Erich Schiffman. I become better at Yoga when I work with the DVDs by them. I hear that there are other DVD instructors who focus on teaching such nuances but I am still to acquire their DVDs.
~* Vrinda *~
I forgot to mention shorter videos. If you want challenging but shorter Yoga, you may want to check out these two from Rainbeau Mars:
a. Sacred Yoga Practice - Pure Power
b. Sacred Yoga Practice - Pure Sweat
Each as about 40 minutes. Shot in a beautiful outdoor sea-side location. Very well taught and well put together vigorous yoga practices. Rainbeau is quite woo-woo with the imagery but her form and alignment cues are pretty good. Natural Journeys sometimes sell them at bargain prices at their online store. They cost about $ 12 each at amazon. there are many detailed reviews at amazon.
I think proper form is so important in yoga. Not just for safety but also because the right positining and angles of feet/limbs/pelvis/torso/arms makes such a difference in the way strength and flexbility is developed. The best video instructors I have seen so far in this aspect are Alan Finger (any DVD that he personally coaches - not by his crew) of Yoga Zone and Erich Schiffman. I become better at Yoga when I work with the DVDs by them. I hear that there are other DVD instructors who focus on teaching such nuances but I am still to acquire their DVDs.
~* Vrinda *~
Vrinda,
Thanks for such a detailed yet concise review. I've been thinking about adding more yoga to my routine, and your post really helped me narrow down some choices. Do you do any kundalini yoga at all? I just picked up a Ana/Ravi DVD yesterday from reading about them on VF.
Thanks for such a detailed yet concise review. I've been thinking about adding more yoga to my routine, and your post really helped me narrow down some choices. Do you do any kundalini yoga at all? I just picked up a Ana/Ravi DVD yesterday from reading about them on VF.
Vee
Cathlete
>Vrinda,
>Thanks for such a detailed yet concise review. I've been
>thinking about adding more yoga to my routine, and your post
>really helped me narrow down some choices. Do you do any
>kundalini yoga at all? I just picked up a Ana/Ravi DVD
>yesterday from reading about them on VF.
I tried Kundalini but it did not click with me. I got Gurmukh's Kundalini and a couple of Ravi/Ana (Beginners & Beyond and Yoga Beauty Body). I like "classic" yoga as a complement to the weight training and cardio that I do. I like the deliberation of yoga. Kundalini feels too rushed. But many people who dont like typical yoga as well as those who enjoy typical yoga seem to love Kundalini.
~* Vrinda *~
>Thanks for such a detailed yet concise review. I've been
>thinking about adding more yoga to my routine, and your post
>really helped me narrow down some choices. Do you do any
>kundalini yoga at all? I just picked up a Ana/Ravi DVD
>yesterday from reading about them on VF.
I tried Kundalini but it did not click with me. I got Gurmukh's Kundalini and a couple of Ravi/Ana (Beginners & Beyond and Yoga Beauty Body). I like "classic" yoga as a complement to the weight training and cardio that I do. I like the deliberation of yoga. Kundalini feels too rushed. But many people who dont like typical yoga as well as those who enjoy typical yoga seem to love Kundalini.
~* Vrinda *~
I really like Tony Sanchez's Yoga Challenge 1 (there are Vol 1 - 4). It is based on a Bikram yoga practice and is Hatha Yoga. It is not a flow sequence but he takes time with each pose before he moves on to the next. No inverted postures--down dog etc. He demonstrates the advanced and two background people demonstrate modifications. Very simple plain background and there is no "woo woo" factor at all. I have quite a collection of yoga videos and this is definitely my favorite. Tho I also like Elena Brower's Element Yoga for Beginners which does has quite a few dwon dog etc.
What Diane Sue said above!!
Also love Altar of the Heart with Tilak Pyle, Rainbeau Mars Dusk & Dawn from Yoga for Beauty, Yoga for Athletes with Kim Fowler, and Shiva Rea's Fluid Power.
Eion, Shiva and Rainbeau are my fave instructors. I have Eion's new one on preorder ........and it should be here any day.
Want to order another Spinervals one cuz I love Flexible Warrior, but they are pricey.
Also love Altar of the Heart with Tilak Pyle, Rainbeau Mars Dusk & Dawn from Yoga for Beauty, Yoga for Athletes with Kim Fowler, and Shiva Rea's Fluid Power.
Eion, Shiva and Rainbeau are my fave instructors. I have Eion's new one on preorder ........and it should be here any day.
Want to order another Spinervals one cuz I love Flexible Warrior, but they are pricey.
FitNurseRN
Cathlete
I really enjoy Karen Voights Yoga Sculpt.
roshnigautam
Member
Just thought I would chip in and add my vote for Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti...its wonderful...
Also, if you are looking for shorter segments...the Flexible Warrior series is great...its more athletic than the others...I use these a lot after my cardo days....
Also, if you are looking for shorter segments...the Flexible Warrior series is great...its more athletic than the others...I use these a lot after my cardo days....
RunninTeach
Cathlete
I like:
10 Min. Solutions Yoga
Yee's Yoga Burn
Yoga for Happiness
MTV's Power Yoga
Baron's Long and Lean
Crunch Joy of Yoga
This is the one home video segment where I've bought and tried so many but actually enjoy very few. I'm into traditional hatha yoga and have sought more flexibility-based programs. It seems like the market is saturated with power yoga, and there are some good choices out there, but very often I don't want to do endless sun salutations in my practice. I tried kundalini and absolutely hated it.
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10 Min. Solutions Yoga
Yee's Yoga Burn
Yoga for Happiness
MTV's Power Yoga
Baron's Long and Lean
Crunch Joy of Yoga
This is the one home video segment where I've bought and tried so many but actually enjoy very few. I'm into traditional hatha yoga and have sought more flexibility-based programs. It seems like the market is saturated with power yoga, and there are some good choices out there, but very often I don't want to do endless sun salutations in my practice. I tried kundalini and absolutely hated it.
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Misery has enough company. Dare to be happy. ~ VW ad
Vrinda,
Thank you so much for your great response!!!
I am so glad you compared them too P90X - if it was much easier or advanced. Basically, P90X is all I have done. So, I so appreciate your input and insight. I'm so glad you mentioned "woo woo" too. I am not into that.
I agree that proper form is so important. Something I'm still working on.
You totally helped me!!
Thank you again for your time!!
Alicia
Thank you so much for your great response!!!
I am so glad you compared them too P90X - if it was much easier or advanced. Basically, P90X is all I have done. So, I so appreciate your input and insight. I'm so glad you mentioned "woo woo" too. I am not into that.
I agree that proper form is so important. Something I'm still working on.
You totally helped me!!
Thank you again for your time!!
Alicia
I, for one, absolutely LOVE Kundalini Yoga. I got into it in December and have trouble doing anything else now. Having said that, I must add that it is a different kind of yoga than Ashtanga or Hatha. I personally think that BOTH are beneficial. Kundalini doesn't give me the wonderful stretching and toning of Ashtanga or Hatha. But the focus on breath and working your glands and organs has been extremely beneficial to me both physically and emotionally. I do have to tune out the "woo woo" factor (wonderful term, Vrinda) or translate it into my own belief system--the latter actually works better for me because I'm finding the meditations helpful.
I second all the suggestions you have received. I have most of them, and the ones I have are all very good.
Elsie
I second all the suggestions you have received. I have most of them, and the ones I have are all very good.
Elsie
I totally agree with the suggestions for Yoga Shakti and Fluid Power. The yoga matrix is great because it lets you choose any number of individual segments and it will grow with you. I also like Eionn Finn and the Sara Ivanhoe DVDs are pretty good especially if you're crunched for time. You might also check out the Yoga Today podcast. It's usually around 1 hour and is free.