Customer Reviews

Yoga Timer

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

My home practice was frustrating, because I could never judge how long I was holding a posture. This cd takes care of that problem so I can get out of my head and into my asana. The soothing sound of ocean waves reminds me to come back to ujai breathing during my practice. The 1 minute and 3 minute intervals are great for those who prefer a yin style of yoga (like me). You can use this cd for spontaneous posture sequences or with your favorite book of asanas. My home practice frequency and length has increased. It's a great purchase.

I could talk about yoga, but what I really want to express is my love of both CDs. One is a 1-minute timer; the other, a 3-minute timer. For the 1-minute CD, which I like a lot, you can be immersed in an effective meditative state, then hear a very gentle, low-pitched (and cool-sounding)gong every minute. I've found that each minute is longer or shorter than what it seems, depending upon how free I am in the spaciousness of my being or how trapped I am in monkey-mind. Same with the 3-minute CD. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this to anyone for both yoga AND meditation.

I downloaded the MP3 version of Ocean because I wanted a way to time my yoga poses without having to look at a timer but there is no gong! I've listened to 20 minutes worth of it so far and all I here is crashing waves. I like the idea of it, but it does me no good if I can't hear some sort of indication as to when I'm supposed to change postures. This was a waste of money!

The MP3 download of the 'Yoga Timer' CD with Ocean and Sunrise tracks has no clear marker of time. The two positive reviews say it's easy to hear the changing for them - one even mentioning a gong - which is not present in these tracks. It's lovely atmospheric music, but other than the waves crashing every 15 seconds - I listened trying to find a counter - there is no timer.

I wonder if, perhaps, there are multiple CDs that are being confused?

The 'gong' noise is almost inaudible, I cranked both my media player and my computer to figure out where it was. The sound is so faint, that I had originally thought that my mic was on on my computer because essentially the 'gong' is just a small echoing sound that is so faint, I had to time the mp3s just so that I knew they were at an interval so that I would not that they were from the mp3 not my speaker system. I'd hate to put this on my ipod and have to crank up the volume, how relaxing would ocean be if it was the level of a typhoon in my ears? Don't buy this.

I can hear the gongs so the songs work as a timer - sometimes I drift off with the wave sounds so I'm not paying attention but otherwise, it works for me.