Product Details

• Actors: Jyl Auxter (Kelli Moreno;Sarah Layne;Rachel R. Keller;Roberta Rogers)
• Directors: Steve Bickel
• Writers: Jyl Auxter
• Producers: MyYogaVideo.com
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: MyYogaVideo.com
• DVD Release Date: March 31, 2008
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0017093OQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,098 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Video Clip, October 9, 2008

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Steven H. Bickel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gentle Vinyasa Yoga; Beginner & Intermediate; a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

Length:: 3:45 Mins

A video clip from the actual DVD

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected. And there were some issues., August 19, 2008

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Elizabeth Armenta "professional corporate wri... (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gentle Vinyasa Yoga; Beginner & Intermediate; a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

I was very much looking forward to this DVD. I was expecting a gentle, flowing yoga practice that was relaxing and meditative. It really wasn't that. It was a hard yoga practice, that just moved slowly. She holds the poses a long while, a little too slow for my taste. I got bored, and found it very difficult, which made me frustrated. Others may love this though.

It was beautifully shot, and beautifully done. If you like to hold poses for quite a while, I would recommend trying this DVD. I don't know that it's really appropriate for beginners though? It was challenging to hold the poses for that long. And some of the poses were pretty hard, although she often gave a modification. I think a beginner would be frustrated. I consider myself an intermediate and I was a bit frustrated.

A couple problems I saw:

1. There were a couple times I noticed when she would hold a pose on one side MUCH longer than on the other. 2-3 times longer in some cases. This didn't seem to happen too often, but it happened.

2. Sometimes I could not hear her words over the music. I was using the detailed instruction. This was frustrating at times. Turning up the volume wouldn't help, because it would just make the music louder too. Dubbing problem I guess.

All in all, I do think this is a very nice yoga DVD. The choice of music is nice as well. The instructor's voice is soothing. The practice just was not for me.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This practice wasn't for me, June 24, 2008

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C. Inge "Beadluvah" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gentle Vinyasa Yoga; Beginner & Intermediate; a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

I loved the beginning of this practice but as it moved on, I discovered that it was not for me. There was too much forward folding for my personality, I was in a pretty bad mood for most of the morning after this practice. I don't think there was enough heart opening to counteract all of the forward folding. So, I would not recommend this for someone who has a tendency towards depression or feeling low. Vinyasa normally puts me in a fantastic frame of mind and this practice did just the opposite. I also felt that some of the poses were not balanced. Like in warrior, it seemed that we were on the left side much longer than on the right and this happened with a few of the poses. I also felt that there was a lack of twisting asanas.

I did like the scenery and felt that the people in the video were inspiring. I have another DVD by Jennifer that I have not tried and am hoping for better results.

And one last thing, I would not recommend this to someone just starting out in yoga for a couple of reasons. There is heavy use of Sanskrit without much explanation and secondly, I don't feel that some of the poses are for beginners. Mainly, shoulder stand which can cause very serious injury if you don't know what you are doing or if you don't have a live human there to help you.