Customer Reviews

Yoga For Families: Connect With Your Kids

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Living in the desert southwest prevents my children from getting adequate outdoor play during the summer so I was looking for a workout that would get my children moving and allow us to have fun as a family; this was NOT that workout. The workout is way too fast paced for either a children's workout or for a beneficial yoga workout. There is no instructional section for children, or their parents for that matter, to learn the correct poses. And by the time you figure out what exactly the instructor wants you to do she has already moved on to the next series of poses. It was impossible to keep up with her. My children, ages 6 and 8, were frustrated by the fast pace of this video. I also found the pace difficult to keep up with and I am a certified fitness instructor! The verbal cueing of the instructor was lacking so you have to keep both eyes on the TV to watch what she does - kind of hard while attempting to perform yoga poses. Do not waste your money on this video. Me and my children do enjoy Denise Austin's Fit Kids workout, which is fast paced but fun and easy to follow. Gymathtics is also a great children's workout.

Although not a bad yoga dvd, I was looking for something to do with my younger children, ages 3 and 5. You can tell that the voice over instructions and sound effects were added to make this video appeal to a younger audience, but it was still too challenging for younger kids and did not hold their attention.

I bought Yoga For Families for myself and grandkids, and we use it together a couple times a week. My 4-year-old grandson loves the reference to different animals. The length of the workout is not too lengthy or too short for us. We love doing this together, and this is a great video for bringing families together in this way. And the instruction is simple enough for little kids to do it without an adult participating. I think this dvd should be a part of any child's activities collection.

I really don't understand the bad reviews for this DVD. Let's be realistic about expectations people. I bought this for my friend's 5 year old boy. He is high energy and sometimes emotional, especially on rainy days when he can't get to a park to run out his energy or be social with other kids. With this DVD, he follows along and has a good time while managing to stay quiet and focusing on the instruction.

Yes, his head is sometimes up watching the DVD, just like I watch the instructor sometimes in yoga class. No, he does not do the poses perfectly, just like I don't do any exercises as perfectly as the folks on any exercise DVD I own.

He gets exercise and he enjoys it quite a bit. In fact, he has asked to do a yoga for kids class with the local parks & rec. As far as I am concerned, this DVD is brilliant because the kid is learning to stretch and breathe rather than trying to blast his mom with his imaginary Star Wars Clone Wars laser.

If you expect your kid to be the next Rodney Yee by popping in this DVD... well I am sure there is a pose to help you work through that.

This was great to get the kids interested in something I like and bonding time with them...they think it's fun and I'm getting them off the couch too!

I bought this DVD for my 6 and 4 year olds. I agree that it is more like a stretching DVD with a little Yoga but still is very relaxing. The music and voice over is great and makes you want to watch it to relax. Worked well with my kids. They did identify well with the animal poses and sounds and when stretching without the DVD still make the sounds. I really like the changes in scenery especially with the water. Very soothing. Great for parents and kids.

This dvd is wonderful!!! I'm a full-time working Mom with not enough time to exercise. This is an amazing dvd! Now I can finally workout while also having family time....it benefits everyone! My 6 year old daughter loves this dvd and looks forward to our yoga sessions together! It is entertaining as well as a great workout! A wonderful way to connect as a family!
A must-have!!!

I agree with others who've reviewed this video that it is a great video for families. We just did the routine for the first time tonight and everyone enjoyed it. We've got 3 kids (6, 8 and 10) and it was fine for all of them. The poses were generally easy enough, yet not so easy that it didn't feel like a workout. I have one minor complaint, and that was that the transitions betwen poses was sometimes unclear. The second thing to note is that there are two segments that called for poses being done with a partner, which is great, except when you have an odd number of people. It was a big challenging to do with 2 parents and 3 kids, since someone didn't have a partner. We made it work, but it was somewhat uncomfortable and made the flow a bit awkward. Otherwise, a good video, especially for the price!

Ingrid exudes beauty from within and has such pure and loving intentions in this fun filled yoga for families dvd! She and the family have much fun exploring yoga postures, animal sounds and dancing. Ingrid's voice is soothing and her instruction is very helpful. the scenery and music are beautiful and healing, i suggest this dvd for families interested in learning yoga!

We have tried sooo many yoga DVDs for kids and my seven year old son really loves this one and we can all do it together - it's so much fun and a good workout! The poses are unique and the attitude is all about having fun moving your body!