Advanced Vinyasa Flow Yoga: Strength and Balance

One of my favorite practice DVDs! I keep coming back to it time and time again - mainly because I feel like Jenni Rawlings is an excellent instructor who also studies and applies biomechanically updated alignment principles into her yoga practice (check out her information-packed website and Facebook page!). While the DVD is challenging in some areas, it doesn't make me feel discouraged or like I will never aspire to a more advanced pose - just something I need to work on, which actually helps keep the practice fresh. Jenni's voice and the accompanying music are nice - both very soft and soothing. The savasana at the end of all her practices is a good length as well. Also don't be intimidated by the 77 minute practice! It's actually my favorite on the DVD. Jenni does a good bit of abdominal work and floor poses along with the more rigorous standing sequences, so the variety makes the time really fly! One user commented that the DVD was "boring" because of the all-white background. While it does seem stark at first, I actually found that I was able to really see how Jenni aligns her body in the different poses, and after a while you hardly even need to look at the TV because her verbal cues are right on track. All in all, an excellent and fresh yoga practice for all levels!

I use this video often and Jenny Rawlings is an excellent instructor. The only thing that stopped me from giving this five stars is that there is a lot of overlap among the routines on this disk. I am not a super-advanced yoga student, but I like to be challenged and to constantly try new poses. Jenny's videos, along with Rodney Yee's Advanced Yoga routine are my favorites at the moment. There is a much greater variety of poses in this video than many available (though Rodney Yee's Advanced Video scores better in that category), and you can get a lot out of the routines even without doing the handstands etc. Even so, I wish she would come out with another video (I have both of her DVDs) which takes the routines another step further with even more variety and less time spent in the traditional warrior & vinyassa poses.

It's a good workout and slightly different from the norm. I really like her. I do a lot of yoga and this is a nice change. Even though it states advanced, it's more intermediate/advanced. She has five different workouts and five different lengths. It's great whether you have a lot of time, or just want a little extra workout/stretch after cardio. I wish there was no music, but the dvd is pretty good.

the instructor is a bit annoying. the video is pretty boring to watch. i know it's not about watching but i do like when they at least have a pretty background or setting. the video looks just like the cover. white.

I have a few Yoga DVDs. This one is so far the worse one. It is very slow and very boring. She talked in the background and taped all the poses.

Video is boring, background boring, technician is better for beginners that is going to intermediate. The exercise positions are great, just the background is boring and if you are an advance it's way to boring.

I come back to this video over and over again! Several workouts with varying lengths.

I've been practicing yoga for 7 years at home with DVDs. My favorites include Rodney Yee's Power Yoga - Total Body and Intermediate practices, and Shiva Rea's Daily Energy - Vinyasa Flow Yoga. I've used these for years and, while I can so almost all of the poses in them, there is always more progress for me to make in them. Looking for a new challenge, and looking to move my head/hand-stands away from the wall at last (not yet), I got Shiva Rea's Fluid Power which I am still exploring and enjoying, and, more recently this DVD. And I love it. It is exactly at my level of difficulty and I will get many years out of it --so many new challenges, and new, more difficult, variations here to master. I prefer this to Rodney Yee's Advanced offering because I find that one moves too fast through poses that are too hard for me to even get started on before transitions. I also prefer Rawlings' instruction style to Shiva Rea's --much less woo-y. And the simple background, as others have said, makes it very easy to see exactly what she's doing (which is, after all, the point of a DVD) My only complaint is that my DVD menu is messed up. The two 70+ minute routines and the two 60+ minute routines are switched --so I select one of the 60+ and get the other one instead. Same with the 70+'s. It might be just a problem with my DVD, and it's not an issue anymore now that I've figured out that's why the times and descriptions seemed off, and now that I know how to get the one I want.

Good quality dvd lots if challenging moves Would recommend

Jenni Rawlins has created some challenging sequences here that will help to build both stamina and strength. The dvd includes 5 routines - and a full 5 hours of guided practice: an excellent value! The sequences range from 37 to 75 minutes. If you already have an established practice of yoga asana and wish to improve your stamina and strength, you will find these sequences interesting and useful. As a bonus, Rawlins' voice manages to communicate compassionate encouragement as she guides you through the sequences.