Product Details

• Actors: Sharon Gannon, David Life, Michael Franti
• Directors: James Wvinner
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Acacia
• DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000X73NH2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,348 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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POWER TO THE PEACEFUL YOGA - DVD Movie

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Advanced Yoga Practice, January 14, 2009

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power to the Peaceful Yoga (DVD)

"Power to the Peaceful Yoga" is an advanced yoga practice with quite a few challenges. It starts with "fast" sun salutations and then slows down during standing poses. The focus on breathing is cleansing. The workout is done on a stage filled with musical instruments. The music is by Michael Franti who joins Sharon Gannon and David Life for the yoga practice. At the start there is some chanting and singing.

Here are some of the exercises I recognized: Warrior 1 and 2, silver surfer, triangle, seated forward bend, downward dog, upward dog, extended angle, fish, cobra, reclining twist, plough position, bridge, sphinx and locust. Some of the more challenging positions included: crow, warrior 3, blossoming lotus, extended straddle, shooting bow, full wheel headstand and shoulder stand.

For the most part this is a relaxing workout and the music is soothing. The practice ends with a guided relaxations and quick meditation. The meditation would have been better if it was longer and guided like the relaxation segment. I can only recommend this to you if you are intermediate or advanced. This would not be a good place to start learning yoga as there are too many difficult postures for beginners.

~The Rebecca Review

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feel happy and free, February 2, 2008

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eweiss14 (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power to the Peaceful Yoga (DVD)

Highly, highly recommend Power to the Peaceful Yoga for all yoga practicioners interested in deepening their experience and carrying it into their daily lives as workers for a more peaceful and kind world. Also highly, highly recommended for social justice activists who want to tap into the powerful, mindful and positive energy that Michael Franti brings to his art and all that he does.

The yoga moves are fairly challenging with breathing exercises mixed in. I consider myself to be intermediate, and it will take me some time to get them down and be able to keep up with the fairly quick pace of the film. There are a few great extras, including a conversation between Michael Franti, Sharon Gannon and David Life, as well as live music performances by Michael Franti. This is a great film.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power to the Peaceful Yoga, April 20, 2008

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Susan Zurawski (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power to the Peaceful Yoga (DVD)

Sharon and David have produced yet another amazing DVD with Acacia. This one is a little shorter (1hour) and offers a nice variety of modifications to fit all levels. The extras are great with a Satsang talk with gentle giant Michael Franti, a couple of music clips and great bios on all three. This DVD has life changing potential. If you love Yoga, you'll love this.