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3.0 out of 5 stars
Why all the hype???, February 3, 2009
This review is from: TAMARA'S YOGA FUSION (DVD)
I own 80+ yoga videos,all the famous and well known yoga teachers and then some, and I bought this DVD because I got the impression it was different, something new.
Yoga fusion?? It started in the traditional way, with endless sun salutations, then standing poses, sitting poses, twists and backbends. In my opinion Tamara was just average as a yoga teacher, compared to Babtiste, Bryan Kest, Rodney Yee, to mention a few of the others we already know so well. She brought nothing new to yoga teaching, it's been done a hundred times over - and better - already.
I'm sorry to say this was really a waste of money.
If you're looking for something different, try the queen of yoga teaching: Shiva Rea!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Production Quality, Boring flow, December 13, 2008
This review is from: TAMARA'S YOGA FUSION (DVD)
I bought this dvd based on the reviews written here which I suspect may have been written by friends and family. First let me say that this is a very well produced yoga dvd. You can see a clip on youtube. There are different camera angles, images fade in and out of a student from a different angle; titles for each pose and/or set of poses and the guitar music is very very nice. Having said all of that, the flow itself is heavily based on the ashtanga yoga primary series and it doesn't vary to much from this theme. As such, it is not all that creative, if that is what you are looking for. What you WILL get in this class is superb instruction and cuing and straightforward yoga poses. I don't see where the fusion comes in except that she did add some poses that are not in the primary series, however, she left quite a few of them out such as the complicated twists. There are no arm balances, no headstand, and no abs, not even boat pose. It is nicely chaptered so that you can do parts of the class as time permits.
I had to think long and hard whether or not to keep this dvd as I have so many yoga dvds that are more to my tastes. I'm spoiled by Shiva Rea and my new favorite teacher Jennifer Lynn that I ultimately decided to send this one back. Thank goodness amazon has a liberal return policy!! If you are an ashtanga yogi and you can not get to your regular class, then this dvd is for you. As for me, I'll pass.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed with "creativity", February 7, 2009
This review is from: TAMARA'S YOGA FUSION (DVD)
I purchased this dvd due to the great reviews. It seems like the instructor has "classes" that use creativity and modern music, however, this does not pertain to this video. It was a bit boring to me. My husband is a beginner and he could only perform the sun salutations at the beginning of the video. I was hoping to see many other poses not present on the video...I was bored within minutes as the repetition offered little new info with each series. It has some challenging postures but not impressed with the transition into these. The instructor should produce videos that reflect her true style if this is not it!!!!
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