Power Yoga - Flexibility

This was my first YOGA dvd. As with any new dvd you have to be familiar with some basic yoga poses: mountain pose, downward dog, upward dog, plank, warrior, chair pose, foward bend, pigeon pose, triangle pose. so i didnt have a problem keeping up with this dvd. Rodney does alot of upward dog and downward dog poses in between wich i liked because it helped with warming up and developing upper body strengh.. so its a constant flow of moves. The only setback i have with this is he doesnt teach much breathing techniques, wich is vital to yoga. As a general rule, folding down you exhale, and coming back up you inhale. You will get very good stretching with his program. Also the setting and music are not distracting at all. I bought this dvd a year and a half ago , im more advance in my yoga so i dont use it much now, but occasionally i will pop it in to maitain good flexibilitly. I read a review that said this dvd was not for beginners??!! then maybe that person is not cut out for yoga because this dvd cant get any easier.

I bought this a while back and kept it in my closet and only recently did I try it again. I was delighted! I try to do the" mandatory 30mn cardio"(fast walking) every day after I read this great book " YOU ON A DIET" by doctor Mehmet Oz and after that, I do "yoga for flexibity". It's an absolute great combination! I feel energised , focused and supple. I highly recommend this dvd for flexibility, relaxation and overall strenght.

Maybe the "beginner" refers to people who are just getting into POWER yoga. I've been doing yoga for a while, but I'm not super-fit. I was a bit intimidated by the title, but it's not significantly more strenuous than some of the non-power yoga DVDs I have. By the last couple of times I'm jumping to push-up pose or forward bend, my arms are starting to feel it, but otherwise I didn't feel like I was over my ability level.
If you've never done any yoga before, you'll probably want to watch this a couple times before trying to follow along. The first part, the Sun Salutation variations, is fast-paced, and Rodney's calling out the poses without really explaining what you're supposed to do. You'll figure out downward dog soon enough - I swear it's about every third pose. Unfortunately for me, it is NOT one of my favorites.
I wish the DVD had chapters, so that it was easier to skip over the introduction by the third or fourth time. Although if it did, I'd probably be tempted to skip the Sun Salutations and just do the seated/reclining second part. I really liked that section, but I suppose it works because of the warm-up in the first half.
I'll give it four stars, because I feel like I had a good workout, I generally like Rodney's style, and it has Yoga Journal's beautiful cinematography (this one is filmed in Joshua Tree National Park), but I won't be doing it as often as some of my other DVDs with less downward dog.

No doubt that Yee is a master at yoga with his grace!

But this DVD is best for someone who has never taken yoga. I have been in yoga classes in the gym for the past 2 years, on and off, non consistent but found his beginners set extremely easy. My first classes at the gym was a lot more advance that this. You'll feel minimal workout with these. I would recommend going for the intermediate if you're starting out and work slowly into the poses rather than purchasing these series. Also, he does not stay in one pose long enough to feel the effect..by the time you master the pose he's move on back to downward dog, etc.

I've never done yoga before and this is defintely NOT for beginners. He jumps right into the routine and does really difficult poses immediately with no explanations. Fortunately I ordered Yoga Zone - Stretching for Flexibility at the same time. If you really are a beginner, like me, that is a better choice, without a doubt.