Power Yoga with Eoin Finn

Power Yoga with Eoin Finn
by Bjorn Enga

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DVD Review: Hmmm.
Summary: 3 Stars

Eoin has his own distinctive manner of speech. You'll either love him or not. He's been compared to Mr. Rogers because he's so very, very earnest. I'd have to agree. Here are examples of things he says. If you don't think you'll be bothered by this go ahead and get the dvd. Because as I said, the routine itself is good... Typical comments include:

- An overuse of the word "sweet": "Inhale like sweet honey"... "exhale like sweet cherry nectar"... "gaze softly and sweetly"... and my personal favourite "Lower down, sugar, sweet and smooth"! (What would you think if a female said that last one? Nauseating, perhaps? Well it's no more palatable coming from a man). He makes many more such statements, I've just given you a few examples...

- New agey comments like: "Inhale just because you love yourself"... and "we're doing this because we love ourselves".

- And about a thousand "you guys" when addressing his mostly female group of students. It's an expression I could live with until now, but then again, hearing anything repeated ad nauseum could get on one's nerves. Someone should tell him there are other ways of addressing a group, such as "all of you", "people", "folks", or simply "now I want you to...". Or avoid the "you" altogether because it's understood. Not "you guys" "you guys" "you guys" "you guys" "you guys".

Eoin may call this talk inspirational. He refers to himself as a "blissologist" on his website. I call it unnecessary fluff which can bring out one's gag reflex... I'm drawn to the eastern/ spiritual aspect of yoga. But Mr. New Age Nice Guy has turned yoga into something else. It's almost like being back in kindergarten spending time with him. I'm glad I have David Swenson's ashtanga dvds to fall back on, as well as Bryan Kest's "Energize, Tone and Sweat" power yoga series. Thankfully neither one tells you to "lower down, sugar, sweet and smooth".

But you, on the other hand, may find Eoin a source of inspiration! And that's cool. Whatever works for you...