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Summary: The Best Tapes Around - Set The Pace Yourself
Review: These tapes have some drawbacks, in that they do not explain how to breathe in the Yoga way. But once you get this info, from somewhere else, these workouts offer endless benefits. The key to these workouts is that Bryan offers modifications to each pose and ways to make the workout more challenging. If the tape feels too easy for you, there is always a way to make the pose more intense. My congratulations to those reviewers who felt these tapes were too easy, but I can't imagine that if you do a pushup after each sun salutation, sink deeply into each pose and breathe deeply, you won't be sweating, breathing and tingling by the end of the workout.
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Summary: Some initial flexibility would be good
Review: This will be a good video for me in about six months (I rented the first one from the library). He moves fast enough through the vinyasas that you would be lost if you didn't have some familiarity with what he was doing. None of the movements are particularly difficult in and of themselves, but he has you hold downward dog for a length of time that is too long for me. This is a good video for achieving a lot of stretch, but it is too challenging for a beginner.
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Summary: Changed my life
Review: The Sweat video has done wonders for my back pain. After the workout you feel light, energized, and simply wonderful. I can't go longer than a week without this video.
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Summary: Wonderful - even for a beginner
Review: I love this man's yoga workouts. Whilst some of the poses can be very difficult - you never feel pushed into doing them. Bryan Kest is very clear about you taking things at your pace and as you start to do the workouts on a regular basis you begin to notice that you are stretching further - loosening up -feeling great and before you know it - you are achieving those poses you once thought impossible. I found his videos particularly useful because I am tired of buying DVDs Videos that within a few weeks you feel cannot stretch your abilities any futher - that there is nothing left for you to achieve. In Mr. Kests videos you always feel that there is another level to be reach.Some have criticised the way he touches people on the video or the way he is dressed. Well, he is an instructor - and to be able to correct and improve people's positions - there is a need to touch the student - or are we now so politically correct that you expect him use a cue stick to indicate changes that need to take place?! Besides all of that - YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE EXERCISING - NOT SITTING! When you are exercising you barely have time to note the touching or the dress code. And quite frankly - if Mr Keats wants to reveal to the world what yoga had done for the toning of his body - then go for it. His later DVDs have obviously taken those criticisms into consideration as he is wearing a t-shirt and long pants! Highly recommended - just a shame his videos and DVDs are not available in the UK
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Summary: So this is what power yoga is about!!!!
Review: After reading an article about yoga, I immediately went out and bought a Yoga Zone video. I was not impressed whatsoever and after telling a coworker about my dissapointment, he assured me that I would love Power Yoga. After reading reviews of this video and luckily finding videos 2 & 3 at the library, I decided to give it a try. Being new, I wasn't really sure if I was doing my poses right and knew my breathing wasn't as deep as it should have been but the next morning, I felt muscles ache that I never knew were there. The first couple of times, I was only able to complete 2/3 of the video but the one time I did complete the entire video, I felt renewed. I cannot explain the feeling exactly but wouldn't mind doing this daily to experience that feeling again. I was worried that the video would be a little advanced for me being that I am a beginner but I hung in there pretty good. There were a couple of poses I could not do but all in all this video was a great introduction to power yoga. Highly recommend.
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Summary: Great workout, but some creepy parts...
Review: OK, I own about 100 workout tapes and this particular tape is one of the best yoga tapes I own, for the workout itself. The instructor, however, often touches his students in very strange ways...Let's just say that my husband cannot watch the tape at all. I am not being homophobic, because when he touches a man or woman on the set it, is, quite frankly creepy. So, if you can get past that fact, the tape (and instructor) are amazingly great and the way he explains is fantastic. So, take that advice and decide for yourself.
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Summary: Great Yoga Videos, But not easy!!!
Review: These videos are a challenge! It is the first set of yoga videos I've used. I'm by no means in shape, however quite flexible. I found the set to be challenging but Bryan Kest is encouraging and describes modifications to make it easier as well as harder. It's a set I could do for quite some time- it leaves room for even the advanced to improve. The first video is the easiest. The second really tones- especially the legs. The last video definately makes you sweat. It is very challenging and I save it for the days I want a really good workout. I'm fitting in to jeans I haven't wore for 2 years just from this set of videos. Not only is it trimming down my size but also makes me feel good! It's empowering!
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Summary: NO WONDER MADONNA LOOKS GREAT
Review: This was my first attempt at Ashtanga (Power) Yoga. I am a fan of Hatha and Ali's set. This tape brought me out of a heavy feeling I had been carrying for some time. I stretched and sweat and moved as much into the poses as I could. My body loved it. I am sore tonight but I recommend this to ANYONE who is SERIOUS about not only shaping and toning your body but controlling your stress levels and racing thoughts. If you are attempting to reconnect with yourself and your body...this is the box set for you. Did I mention that I got so into it that I am using a heating pad tonight? And did I mention that immediately after doing it, I wanted to use the energy I produced while working out? Did I mention how wonderfully perfect Brian Kest is? I know Yoga is suppose to get you out of your ego but this guy is beautiful! Enough said.
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Summary: Excellent and beautifully done
Review: Bryan is challenging and clear. I like tapes 1 & 3 better than #2. Aesthetically, he is more beautiful to look at than his "Original Power Yoga for Weight Loss", with his hair long. The tapes are a little more challenging, and as usual his philosophy is one you can carry into your everyday life.
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Summary: he never shuts up!!![...]
Review: I was pleased to see volumes 2 and 3 of the power yoga series at my local library so I could try them out before shelling out any money. I don't think that I'm going to buy these tapes because there is far too much talking. bryan runs a constant (and i do mean constant) monologue throughout the entire tape. i find his voice to be jarring to my practice and very unnecessary. he parades around shirtless wearing jeans or cotton pants as he talks and talks and talks. the whole tape is a very glossy performance - i'm not surprised that his studio's based in Santa Monica. pretty people, pretty bryan. aside from this - the yoga's okay - lots of sun saluations, warrior poses... but there's something lacking. i prefer david swenson's ashtanga yoga short forms video.
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