Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005QCY2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,199 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, thorough practice for adv. beginner/intermediates, December 16, 2001

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Tamara L. Murphy "yoginigrrl" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Yoga - The Flow Series, Earth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just finished this video, and I am in complete
bliss body state! Ganga White and Tracy Rich have
done a terrific job with this video. It's a solid,
thorough introduction to their vinyasa flow style,
with a very balanced selection of postures and
beautifully clear instruction.

Modifications are cued and demonstrated
throughout the session, and make the tape a
progressive practice suitable for both
mid/advanced beginners and more experienced
practitioners.

The tape begins with breathwork, teaching Ujayi
and 3-part breathing. This is done very well, and
thoroughly, from a seated position. Next, they
move to the vinyasa sequence, which teaches two
different Surya Namascara (sun salutation) series
as well as several standing postures, standing and
seated twists, and preliminary backbends and
inversions. The practice ends with a wonderful
relaxation in savasana (corpse pose).

Postures are taught using both traditional and
English naming, and is suitable for all but the
very newest of beginners. If you are a novice,
try watching it through once or twice first, and
pay attention to the modifications.

I have around 100 yoga videos, and this will be
one of my favorites. Now I can't wait to try the
other two in this series! All in all, a terrific
experience, and highly recommended.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to the flow series!!!!!!!, January 7, 2003

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CPTScott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Total Yoga - The Flow Series, Earth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have had the original Total Yoga tape for a while and really love it! Still, I thought that it was a tape that might be difficult for someone new to yoga.

This tape is definitely the answer!

It is very nicely paced, has simpler variations of the Sun Salutations that I feel anyone can pick up quite easily and it is beautifully done in every respect.

They have taken the wonderful qualities of the original tape and improved the presentation in every way. This tape has 360 degree camera angles of the poses which is really helpful, a much nicer set and the overall production qualities in general make for a really beautiful video. Of course, these things aren't what makes it a great yoga tape, but all the other things being equal I'll take the nicer production:)

Anyway, this is a very easy yet thorough routine to do to open up the body, even good for someone like myself who has been doing yoga for about 5 years but likes to alternate more intense practice days with gentler days. This way you can do Yoga every day without overdoing it. There is an explanation of ujayi breathing in the beginning and a full guided relaxation sequence at the end which rounds the tape off beautifully.

Tracey and Ganja as usual do a great job with their explanations and demonstrations throughout the tape. One thing I particularly like better about this tape (and the others in the "flow series" set) than the original "Total Yoga" tape, is that Tracey and Ganja are demonstrating side by side doing slightly different variations of the poses.

I would highly recommend this tape to anyone interested in trying a flow style of yoga but who wants something on the gentle side.

Another set that you might want to look into is the "Sacred Yoga" set by Rainbeau Mars. It's also a Vinyasa flow type of yoga but done with a different approach. There are four tapes in the series that move from more of a beginner/gentle level (For Beginners and Pure Tranquility) and to a very challenging level when you get to the 3rd and 4th tapes (Pure Power/Pure Sweat).

Namaste.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars clean & simple, November 1, 2002

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Yoga - The Flow Series, Earth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an excellent yoga tape once you get into it...my first try was frustrating, because there is a lot of instruction on it, and I kept raising my head to see what I was supposed to do. Perhaps watching this through once before trying it would be a good idea. Because of the detailed directions, much can be learned from this, no matter what one's level of expertise is.

The poses are very simple, and it starts with the ujjai breathing method. There are approximately 40 minutes of exercise (you will need a flat, bare wall to place your legs up against for one portion), and then it ends with several minutes of repose in the "corpse" position, and though your eyes are supposed be closed for this, there are some magnificent still panoramic photos in this section by Wayne Williams.

Set in a clean studio with a sky backdrop, it's demonstrated by Ganga White, who was the innovator of this yoga method, and Tracey Rich, who does the narration as well. She is a slender woman of steel, with the flexibility of a rubber band...and is certainly an expert teacher.

You won't get any warmth and encouragement from this tape, it's very clinical, and to the point. I may not be "fun", but you'll feel great afterwards.
Other than the "lotus" sitting pose, which I'm unable to do because of knee problems, there is nothing in this tape to stress the body. It's a very low impact set of exercises, which will strengthen and stretch, and relax the body as well as the mind.