Power Yoga for Happiness 2: The Surf Edition
by Eoin Finn, Bjorn Enga
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Actor: Beth Childers, Eoin Finn, Insiya RasiwalaDirector: Bjorn Enga, Eoin Finn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 380 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-14
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Blissology
DVD Reviews of Power Yoga for Happiness 2: The Surf Edition
DVD Review: Seemed "Un-yoga". I love fast flowing yoga but did not like this :-(
Summary: 1 Stars
I wanted so much to like this program, but I just didn't. And I actually felt more stressed out and not at all calm after finishing (I had to do one of my other 20 min stress relief programs to try to feel better, which has never happend to me before). I bought this DVD not because I was a surfer or athlete, but because the scenery appealed to me and his last DVD (Power Yoga for Happiness) got such great reviews.
I tried the 47 minute program, which exposed me to 6 of the chapters. It felt less like yoga than any program I've tried. The focus seemed to be more on calorie burning (which he actually said at one point) and working out (which yes you will get a work out) than on true yoga.
I generally like a fast paced yoga workout that doesn't focus a lot on meditation. I have other power yoga workouts from other instructors that I quite enjoy. But the complete lack of focus on the breath in this DVD, and on really getting in tune w/ your body, just did not produce an effective practice for me.
My gripes:
1. sun salutations were entirely too fast; I have done fast sun salutation flows but never this fast, and I actually had trouble keeping up (and I know the poses as he is saying them).
2. choppy flow at times due to the piecing together of different parts and the shortening of some sections. I actually got confused a couple of times.
3. I really did not see many modifications, which I would have appreciated (I consider myself intermediate level and did need some modifications for some of these poses)
4. strange flow - he would do a bunch of poses on one side, then move to the other side, rather than doing each pose on each side. While this does produce more calorie burn, this left me feeling very unbalanced. One leg would be totally fatigued, and the other wouldn't. By the time we got to the other leg, I felt off balance again.
5. the music was not conducive to relaxation. It was nice, for sure, but not really slow enough for yoga. A bit upbeat.
6. Eoin is very likeable, but his voice and instruction did not at all aid me in trying to get into the practice. I found it distracting.
7. Sometimes I'd look up at the TV and it would be sunset, other times bright, sometimes the camera was on all three, sometimes only one, sometimes they were doing a modification, sometimes they weren't - all in the same pose. It seemed strangely put together.
So that's my two cents.
I think this is a workout that you would love if:
1. you are an athlete looking to tone muscles and that's about it
2. you don't want any kind of internal focus in your yoga, just a hard workout
3. your main goal is to burn calories and nothing else.
4. you like upbeat more than calming
5. you are intermediate or advanced in your yoga abilities
I want to burn calories sometimes and this is where power yoga comes in for me. But I also want to feel good at the end regardless of whether I'm doing power yoga or a gentle vinyasa flow. I did not here. I can honestly say that I will probably never view this program again. :-( I would recommend instead some of Rodney Yee's power yoga programs (Stamina, Strength, Flexibility), or Suzanne Deason's Lower Body Yoga.
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