Customer Reviews

Seane Corn: Vinyasa Flow Yoga - Uniting Movement And Breath - Session One

5 star:		(40)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

Even though Seane is one of these perfect picturesque yogis who grace the cover of yoga media from time to time, she favors breath and proper alignment to pretzel-like asana and unnecessarily extreme poses. Her use of props (though not relevant to every one of my poses) helped breathe new life into the asanas that I have difficulty with. What I really enjoyed about this video is that I learned new things (be it a technique, adjustment, or prop-use) about the most basic asanas in my routine. I don't know if this new structure will help me to eventually touch my head to the ground in prasarita padottanasana, but I certainly feel more connected to the poses than before. And for me, that is what matters.

I found the interviews with Seane very intriguing. She is more than just another pretty yogini, and her opinions on yoga give an intellectual depth to her asana teachings.

I'd recommend this video to anyone starting out with yoga, who wants a proper foundation in which to achieve some of the real benefits of the practice (which putting your leg behind your head is not one of them). I have since bought this DVD for my Mom (who has been practicing yoga via videotape for five years), and she said that Seane's instruction has helped transform her practice into something much more powerful and meaningful than what she was doing before. If you are looking for instruction in yoga and are new to the practice, or feel that your intermediate practice needs refinement, Seane's DVD is the one to get.

This set comes with very thorough step-by-step introduction from Seane Corn taking you through each part of the routine. The problem is when you move onto the second DVD which offer the full series and flow from one position to next. There is no verbal cue or voice-over to guide you. It's simply Sean moving through the sequence silently. In order to follow her you have to constantly look up at the screen. I find it all very distracting and it takes away from me being able to focus on my poses.

If you are serious about Yoga, a Seane Corn workout will probably find you. They do say that when you are ready to learn, a teacher will appear. Seane Corn takes Yoga to a deeper level as she focuses more deeply on the entire yoga experience. She emphasizes the link between the breath and body. In the past few months, I've been finding that breathing is essential for deeper stretching.

Seane Corn is one of the most sought after yoga instructors. If you are interested in a one-on-one lesson, Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a highly-guided workout with calming music. Seane's instruction style is slightly more intense and much more serious than I am used to, but by the end of the DVD I felt amazingly calm, stronger and at peace.

Seane Corn's seriousness may come from her view that yoga is a divine ritual. You can really create a little heaven on earth through breath and movement. She takes yoga to a deeper level through integrating the breath with movement. The poses
are not complicated and I recognized most of the classic
routines:

Sun Salutations
Standing Poses
Twists
Meditation
Relaxation
Vinyasa Breathing techniques

This Deluxe DVD Edition also has an interview with Seane.

After doing this workout I could not decide if this was for beginners, intermediate or advanced. In fact, it might just be for all three. While beginners are just learning the poses, Seane moves slowly enough to allow for this aspect. Intermediate yogis will enjoy the relaxing pace and detailed instruction. Anyone who is at the advanced level will more than likely enjoy the additional spiritual aspects (brief prayer and affirmations) and length (72 minutes) of the practice. The unscripted format is also quite refreshing. You feel like you are in a yoga class.

If you enjoy an ancient, flowing style of yoga, this might be for you. While this starts off fairly slowly, the continued practice and movements from the floor to standing will give you a spiritually healing experience. You will feel increased blood flow and as you work with your breath, your entire body will thank you for the experience.

I could also see Seane Corn making a breathtakingly beautiful outdoor DVD. I hope she will move into the light (outdoors) because this DVD can at times be a bit shadowy in places. While it gives this DVD a lot of classic style, I am imagining the sun glinting off Seane Corn's hair out in nature. I love outdoor
yoga workouts.

~The Rebecca Review

Now I admit that I had been doing a couple of years of yoga before I purchased this DVD. I'd heard much from friends about how great an instructor she was, and how hard she made you work. Well after doing this DVD a few times I thought it was a great disappointment.

It had none of the lush backgrounds that I've come to expect from Gaiam. It was set at such a basic level that she couldn't even say modified sun salutations with a straight face. That is absolutely true because it was so darn modified that I didn't even recognize them as Sun Salutations.

I didn't even break a sweat. That's now what I do when I do vinyasa yoga.

What's with the breathing exercise. No instructions. You're suopposed to get into a pose and WATCH to see what she does next. I'm a visual learner, but this borders on the absurd. You have to get into a posistion and crane your neck to see the next pose. Dangerous IMO.

The most diaappointing Gaim DVD I've purchased.

I consider myself an intermediate practitioner. Living in a small town, I rely on dvd's as a source of yoga classes. So I own many dvd's . I found Seane talked far too fast and with an excited tone (not very relaxing). She does not name the poses. It would have been to her benefit to have had a student going through the moves as she talked through the routine. She was not in time with the breath because she was talking. Sometimes she would mention to pick up the props after she had moved to the other side and the prop was left behind. I was unable to enjoy the dvd. And the second dvd has no verbal instruction. That is pointless unless you plan to sit back and watch her go through the routines. Makes no sense to me.

It hurts me to give Sean Corn less than 5 stars because I can feel her enthusiasm and love for what she is teaching and she is obviously totally genuine but I, a beginner, have fairly quickly outgrown the DVD. The session spends too little time on each pose (three breaths rather than five) and the yoga "workout" is not what I wish it were. On the other hand, no Yoga DVD I have is as thorough at explaining the postures and the modifications as this one. If you are a true beginner, this is a great DVD to start with. When Sean Corn comes out with an intermediate DVD, I will be first in line!

I consider myself an intermediate yoga practitioner. I found this DVD so frustrating! The first disc was overly wordy. I felt Seane wouldn't stop over explaining poses. (Good for beginners possibly?) Oh - and on that topic, she never named the poses. Odd? After watching ten minutes of the first disc, I popped in the second, hoping for some challenging flow.

I was shocked to find absolutely NO verbal cues accompanied her movements. Nothing. This is so disappointing considering you can do serious damage to your neck by looking up in full poses. I really can't believe Gaiam released this DVD. Did anyone on the editing crew actually think about what this might be like to actually follow? How am I to know when to when to move into different poses without watching the screen constantly? I've done hundreds of hours of yoga, and this was by far one of the worst DVD's I've bought. It's near impossible to follow.

I'm sure Seane is a great instructor... when she's actually instructing. I thought I was buying an at-home-yoga-class on DVD. I have no use to watch her move through a beautiful vinyasa.

Save your money. Skip this DVD.

I gave this start 3 stars. 5 starts for the instructional DVD. (This is a 2 DVD set) I think it's a fantastic place for beginners to start. Seane Corn gives you plenty of time to learn and feel the pose and lots of verbal cues . Some people don't, but I also appreciate the spiritual side which is left out in many DVD's focusing only on the "excerise" side of Yoga...
Okay for the 2nd Vinyasa flow DVD...only 1 star. With absolutely no verbal cueing, those of us who have a TV above 12" on the ground must constantly look up to see what the instructor is doing. (Ironically, the very first pose is done with your eye's closed)
I bought this DVD because I have number of instructional DVD's and wanted a pure flow DVD to follow....this one isn't it. Just a cue that the move is changing would have made a huge difference in my score.

I purchased this DVD after reading the wonderful reviews, however I was really disappointed.

While her form is great and she provides excellent tips throughout the workout, it is very easy and she talks just way to much in my opinion.

The second DVD is the identical practice but with no speech. I am sure there are people who can do it this way but I'm not one of them.

If you are looking for a beginner workout with a lot of talk then this DVD is for you, otherwise invest elsewhere.

I got a bargain on this DVD and now I see why. It's a 2 DVD set. The first DVD goes into great detail about the form of Seane Corn's routine. It was boring to me since I'm not a beginner, but might be useful to someone just starting out.

The second DVD is Seane performing her routine to music. There's no speaking, so if you want to follow along you have to constantly look up at the screen. There are no queues when she changes poses, not even an option in the DVD menus to turn on queues.

Unless you want to just sit and watch Seane's performance it doesn't lend it's self to following along. I like yoga practices that help you through the practice and focus on looking within. The person who made the comment about going to the gym is missing the boat. I am not looking for a sweat and burn yoga workout, I would just hope there would be some kind of queueing.

I would recommend Yoga for Urban Living as the best yoga DVD for your money. It is an insightful and well directed practice.

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