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Intensati: Intention and Power - A High Energy Workout for Body, Mind & Soul

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I loved Patricia Moreno's energy on her two dance dvds: Dance for weight loss & Dancer's body. She gives great cues, detailed, never misses a single important thing to teach & patient teaching. She always show you slow at first so you can understand, then she goes into hyper speed.
This dvd, though I love her, I dislike the moves, they seem to 80s aerobics style with only a hint of yoga, fighting moves, etc. The moves do stretch, but I feel they don't do anything but burn calories.
The 5 min warms up has simple hand movements & a lot of reaching up & down.
The upper body 15 min, has a lot of hand movements, hand jive, fake jump roping, shoulder circles & luckily nice amount of punching though she doesn't give cues on proper punching technique. This is done at hyper speed once learned which means you will drip with sweat like Patricia & the backup men & women do.
The lower body, 20 min, has some balancing, simple kicks (not martial arts kicking) some modified yoga warrior poses, lunges with yoga mudra hands. This is done more slowly for toning & since you'd have to have great balance & coordination of a yoga teacher to do it fast paced.
The end Yoga stretch has triangle, shoulder stretch, wide legged standing fwd bend, twisted sitting pose, butterfly, boat & ends in corpse, meditation with her giving affirmations the entire time. She gives great cuing for proper foot/body placement for all poses.

I love her energy, but she seems a little too earnest & never has any quiet time w/just the music even for 10 seconds. The music is beautiful tribal beat with spiritual harmonics but it kinda only melts into the back of your mind from trying to pay attention to Patricia's constant speaking. I love the words she chooses, but it is better to allow the person to assimilate what you say before speaking more or cheerleading so much.

If you want to increase your body's energy with more modest, normal spoken affirmations/making you aware of your body & increase your constitution, try "Tantra Toning", or almost any Kundalini yoga dvd. If you want similar watered-down yoga, boxing, chi kung w/quieter affirmations & but easier pace, try "YogaBoxing".
Since it's obvious she's experienced in martial arts & yoga, I'd love to see Patricia do this idea with a little less talking (more like Tantra Toning style) & more emphasis w/o it being watered down of healing arts like yoga, qi gong/chi kung, kundalini, or kick boxing with attention to good posture/technique.

You can see a preview at: collagevideo com
Youtube videos under:
Inten-Sati with Patricia Moreno (collegevideo)
Patricia Moreno Intensati.com mini movie (intersati)
Patricia Moreno intensati.com Gratitude (intersati)
intenSati 2009 (bonz7015)
Intensati Exercise Class (better)

She also has a site at intensati com

If you are seeking a "killer workout" you must look elsewhere. This is no more killer than a brisk walk. Also, if you do not feel comfortable with affirmations such as "every day in every way I am, I'm better, I'm better yes!" then look elsewhere. So why the five stars? Because it is an excellent motivational movement meditation.

I am an advanced home exerciser. I use Jari Love's Get Ripped! series Get Ripped! with Jari Love: Get Ripped 1000 and the Firm for weight days, Gin Miller's Intense Moves Step Reebok: Intense Movesand Karen Voight for cardio and Shiva Rea and Brian Kest for Yoga three days a week. I love them all but I did not have great results until I started using this DVD once a day. This DVD inspires me and gets me motivated so that when I am doing my other workouts I can remain focused on the task at hand by using the affirmations. It also helps me in my personal life since I can call upon the affirmations when I am working towards my personal goals.

I love this DVD because although I want to meditate and do have meditation DVD's, I just cannot sit there and think. I get fidgety and uncomfortable. By integrating movement and meditation (or affirmations) I can start my day focused, refreshed and positive.

I've bought a lot of workout dvds before, and not many seem to give me enough of a challenge nor break a real sweat. This dvd finally gave that to me. It's a great cardio workout, plus helps your mind by testing your balance and coordination. Plus, when I feel like I need to sit down, those aspirations help give me the strength to continue. The upper body & lower body workouts are a great challenge for me as far as testing my coordination & cardio strength. I love the motivation that comes with it all! I'll keep this in my collection forever.

I bought this workout simply for the amazing amount of calories you can burn in an hour. I love the lower body workout it offers and the positive affirmations. However, I don't really care for the cardio portion. I do the entire video, but would like to have a more challenging cardio portion.

Love, love, love Patricia Moreno! This video is excellent! Intensati is an amazing workout, though a little cheesy/corney at first. But, once you get into the affirmations (even if you don't believe them wholeheartedly), the workout gets easier and is really fun. Patricia Moreno is an excellent instructor, and she really helps you get into the chanting and movements. And the moves, though they are uncomplicated, really work (they left my muscles sore the day after!) And if you haven't checked out her other two videos, I would highly recommend doing so - they are my favorite workout videos, and I use them regularly to stay in shape, have fun, and escape from my hectic life. Patricia Moreno is awesome, and I highly recommend any video she comes out with!

I have purchased over 100 exercise DVDs and this is the first review I've written. This DVD is revolutionary! I though I wouldn't want to hear or say the affirmations, but it is so inspirational that I said them and FELT them! This is a perfect workout to go along with those people that have watched the DVD "The Secret" and believe in the power of the Law of Attraction. It is an hour long and I wished it was longer...it went so fast. And...YES...it is a cardio workout! I was sweating! I feel so energized, motivated and happy when I finish this workout! Thanks, Patricia Moreno...please make more exercise DVD's!

I did this DVD only once so far. I must say it is interesting. It is not like my other yoga workouts. There are some moves that aren't exactly yoga postures. It is however a very positive DVD with all the mantras.. Such as I am strong, I will have all my dreams come true, etc. At first I felt silly saying all these chants. But after the workout I must say I felt pretty good..However if you are looking for a true yoga DVD I don't think this is the one....

I have only done the workout about seven times now and i already see a difference in my body. My stomach is flatter, my abdomen is more sculpted, my muscles in my legs are the good kind of sore, much firmer, but best of all my boyfriend says that he notices a difference in my entire attitude! I feel so EMPOWERED! Sometimes it's difficult to get into this at first, but once you begin to speak to yourself, once you begin to memorize the mantras, you become passionate, you become a part of something. It's challenging but definitely not impossible or easy to give up on. I find myself chanting these words to myself throughout the day. I feel more confident. I feel like i'm finally getting stronger. I just ordered two more of her videos, she's so inspiring and compassionate. YAY!!!

I love this DVD. At first I did not believe it to be much of a challenge but with each use, I realized that you can choose how hard you wish to work. It is very inspiring and with each workout I find myself breaking out into more of a sweat because I'm enjoying it and working myself harder. I'm looking forward to Patricia coming out with more workout DVD's with the IntenSati method.

I have done about four of Patricia Moreno's dvd's and consider them all 'can't miss'. The Intensati workout is unlike anything she has doen before and I consider her on the cutting edge in terms of fitness. I have also had the luxury of doing this practice in person and it was unbelievable. I would recommend anything with her name on it.