Product Details

• Actors: Maral Hadidi; (Toni Keller)
• Directors: Steve Bickel
• Writers: Maral Hadidi
• Producers: MyYogaVideo.com
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: MyYogaVideo.com
• DVD Release Date: March 20, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016A0T7W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,970 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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109 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Video Clip, October 9, 2008

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Steven H. Bickel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Grace, Power, Surf, and Sunset, Intermediate & Advanced, a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

Length:: 6:41 Mins

This is a video clip from the actual DVD. The music is one of 4 choices (one is no music). The instructors voice is one of two choices. This is the detailed instructional choice.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humbling, but a great DVD, November 24, 2008

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Douglas L. White (Northeast, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Grace, Power, Surf, and Sunset, Intermediate & Advanced, a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

In the interest of full disclosure, I've been practicing yoga very actively (almost every day) for the past 4 months, and in a hit-or-miss way for the past year. With that in mind, at best I can consider myself an advanced beginner. Everyting I am about to say is intended to be descriptive, not critical. I think this will be a great DVD to follow when I'm ready for it.

Which leads me to my first point... the cover doesn't lie - this is for intermediate and advanced practitioners, not beginners. Yes, I could follow along with almost all of it (even the headstand, although for some of the transitions I would have to be disassembled), but the overall issue really wasn't my flexibility. It was my endurance. Many of the poses are held for a long time with no break, and difficult poses (i.e., for beginners like me) flow into other difficult poses with no rest or vinyasa in between. By the time I was halfway through, I was exhausted, although not drenched in sweat like I am with most "power yoga" dvds.

Second point: I usually practice from power yoga dvds, most notably those of Rodney Yee. They're great. I also use David Swenson's "Short Forms" dvd a lot, and I can follow his longest workout without much issue. But, the key to those dvds is near-constant movement: pose for 5 seconds, vinyasa, pose for 5 seconds, vinyasa... Wash, rinse, repeat. Your heart really amps up, and after 45 minutes to an hour, you feel like you've been through SEAL training. (No offense to you SEALs out there - I'm just trying to illustrate a point) An hour after that, I get this weird glow that lasts almost the whole rest of the day. It rocks.

This DVD was different. Yes, I was totally wiped out, and yes my heart did get going; but like I said, it was more of an endurance challence... the metaphor I keep coming back to is, this workout is like a marathon, while Rodney and David's are long sprints. Even though those workouts last almost the same amount of time, this one left me more tired in a deeper way. And less sweaty.

There are definitely some advanced poses here, too; but you can work around that. My frustration was, once I got to a pose I couldn't do (or couldn't stay in for as long as needed), I had to advance the dvd to find the next pose that I could do, which inevitably cooled me down a bit. That's the big reason I don't recommend it for beginners. Again, though, that's not a criticism of the DVD, it's a recognition that I wasn't ready for a workout of this intensity. But I'll keep at it!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, September 26, 2008

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James E. White (Oak Park, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Grace, Power, Surf, and Sunset, Intermediate & Advanced, a ***Practice DVD*** (DVD)

I can say I had no problem playing this DVD, and the yoga was top notch. The instructor is extremely good, the flow is of a moderate place, and it is a lengthy practice 95 minutes. However there is a 7 minute meditation session and 5 or so minute savasana. The poses are well sequenced and will work you out. This is a great DVD if you have the time, skill, and the endurance to get through it. If you need something a little shorter I would suggest Deb Dobbins video (39, 71, 70 minute sessions) or Christine Pedersen (76 minutes 1 session). Otherwise, you cannot go wrong with this one.