MTV Yoga List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $6.98 Your Save: $ 8.00 ( 53% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: MTV Starring: Kristin McGee Average Customer Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792185024 Format: Color ISBN: 0792185021 Label: MTV Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MTV Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2002-11-26 Running Time: 53 Studio: MTV Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Related Items MTV Power Yoga MTV Pilates MTV Fitness - Pilates Mix Kristin McGee Power Yoga Shiva Rea: Yoga Shakti Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Even my 3 year-old said MOMMY THIS IS TOO FAST! Comment: I liked the dvd but it is just a HAIR TOO FAST! I'm in fantastic shape but yoga should not be a race! It causes tension trying to keep up. It is a really good workout though. I do it less than i do my Shiva Rea Shakti yoga or Gaiam Earth, Water, Fire yoga, though. It's not my favorite but if you have dozens of dvd's it IS worth adding to your collection. It's OKAY. Just get it on sale! It does the job I just don't like how fast the sun salutations go! The rest of the dvd is fine. Customer Rating: Summary: Really not for beginners, but a good workout if you already practice Comment: I'm very surprised to see so many people commenting on what a good beginning yoga practice this DVD offers. I've been practicing yoga on and off for about 10 years, and I have to say this is potentially dangerous for someone who's never done yoga. There is almost no focus on correct posture in the poses, and the instructor spends more time saying things like, "If you really want to go for it, try this harder variation," which really instills more of a sense of competing against yourself than yoga should ever involve. If you're a relatively experienced practitioner, it's a good workout, but it still annoys me whenever I do it because of the minimal focus on proper form. I would very strongly encourage someone new to yoga to go for one of the Yoga Journal DVDs, Body Wisdom media DVDs, or Gaiam's Yoga for Beginners. If you're familiar with basic poses and proper form, however, and looking for something new and different, go for it. It's a decent vinyasa yoga workout. Customer Rating: Summary: Great! Love her relaxed personality! Comment: I have an extensive library of yoga videos and this one is probably going to become one of my favorites! It's only 45 minutes long, but I feel great afterward -- love that there are modifications for every level -- I'm flexible in some ways but not in others so I can pick who I should follow based on how I'm feeling. Love that it's an athletic but not too new-agey (similar to the Sara Ivanhoe videos -- which are also my favorites). Definitely recommended to add to anyone's in home yoga practice. Customer Rating: Summary: Moderate/fast paced westernized yoga w/fast tempo music to speed you up, NOT for true beginners Comment: Rebecca did a great detailed review & did a great job of telling you the content of this workout. To add my two cents: The room has beautiful architecture & wall coverings, Kristen has 2 girls & 1 guy demonstrating at different levels from seasoned beginner to intermediate/advanced. The music is cool, but it more energizes you, hurries you along if you have limited time before you have to be somewhere which is not relaxing or calming. She even does a fast power yoga pace of warrior 1, 2 & sun salutations 3x. Kristin has great form & body awareness & there's a hint of her true respect for the spiritual/body awareness of yoga, but this dvd is geared to more a workout/pilates/fitness session then spiritual. If you're looking for a mind/body connection, you won't find it here. She tells you when to breathe, but she seems to race through as if she was told to get it done as fast as possible w/o it being a power yoga dvd. The moves felt great, but only because I've been doing yoga for 5 years could I still enjoy the moves & be aware of my own body & work with it instead of it just being a workout calorie burner, not enjoying the mind/body connection I get from Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Wai Lana, Seane Corn, Rainbeau Mars, Teigh McDonough. Yoga for Sex & The Firm's Power yoga even had more body awareness. This is NOT for newbies or beginners because of the lack of time for true instruction to avoid injury. If you're looking for yoga only for fitness w/o body awareness, this is for you or if want something that helps keep you aware of your limited time before you have to run out, if want calmness, body awareness, check out the others listed above. Customer Rating: Summary: You've got to be kidding. Comment: While I'm sure this would be tons of fun if I could do it, it is really not good for beginners no matter what it says. The easy version of the pose is still pretty hard to do. I had to go back to older tapes and work my way up again.. You have to be in shape to do this one for sure. Editorial Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Even my 3 year-old said MOMMY THIS IS TOO FAST! Comment: I liked the dvd but it is just a HAIR TOO FAST! I'm in fantastic shape but yoga should not be a race! It causes tension trying to keep up. It is a really good workout though. I do it less than i do my Shiva Rea Shakti yoga or Gaiam Earth, Water, Fire yoga, though. It's not my favorite but if you have dozens of dvd's it IS worth adding to your collection. It's OKAY. Just get it on sale! It does the job I just don't like how fast the sun salutations go! The rest of the dvd is fine. Customer Rating: Summary: Really not for beginners, but a good workout if you already practice Comment: I'm very surprised to see so many people commenting on what a good beginning yoga practice this DVD offers. I've been practicing yoga on and off for about 10 years, and I have to say this is potentially dangerous for someone who's never done yoga. There is almost no focus on correct posture in the poses, and the instructor spends more time saying things like, "If you really want to go for it, try this harder variation," which really instills more of a sense of competing against yourself than yoga should ever involve. If you're a relatively experienced practitioner, it's a good workout, but it still annoys me whenever I do it because of the minimal focus on proper form. I would very strongly encourage someone new to yoga to go for one of the Yoga Journal DVDs, Body Wisdom media DVDs, or Gaiam's Yoga for Beginners. If you're familiar with basic poses and proper form, however, and looking for something new and different, go for it. It's a decent vinyasa yoga workout. Customer Rating: Summary: Great! Love her relaxed personality! Comment: I have an extensive library of yoga videos and this one is probably going to become one of my favorites! It's only 45 minutes long, but I feel great afterward -- love that there are modifications for every level -- I'm flexible in some ways but not in others so I can pick who I should follow based on how I'm feeling. Love that it's an athletic but not too new-agey (similar to the Sara Ivanhoe videos -- which are also my favorites). Definitely recommended to add to anyone's in home yoga practice. Customer Rating: Summary: Moderate/fast paced westernized yoga w/fast tempo music to speed you up, NOT for true beginners Comment: Rebecca did a great detailed review & did a great job of telling you the content of this workout. To add my two cents: The room has beautiful architecture & wall coverings, Kristen has 2 girls & 1 guy demonstrating at different levels from seasoned beginner to intermediate/advanced. The music is cool, but it more energizes you, hurries you along if you have limited time before you have to be somewhere which is not relaxing or calming. She even does a fast power yoga pace of warrior 1, 2 & sun salutations 3x. Kristin has great form & body awareness & there's a hint of her true respect for the spiritual/body awareness of yoga, but this dvd is geared to more a workout/pilates/fitness session then spiritual. If you're looking for a mind/body connection, you won't find it here. She tells you when to breathe, but she seems to race through as if she was told to get it done as fast as possible w/o it being a power yoga dvd. The moves felt great, but only because I've been doing yoga for 5 years could I still enjoy the moves & be aware of my own body & work with it instead of it just being a workout calorie burner, not enjoying the mind/body connection I get from Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Wai Lana, Seane Corn, Rainbeau Mars, Teigh McDonough. Yoga for Sex & The Firm's Power yoga even had more body awareness. This is NOT for newbies or beginners because of the lack of time for true instruction to avoid injury. If you're looking for yoga only for fitness w/o body awareness, this is for you or if want something that helps keep you aware of your limited time before you have to run out, if want calmness, body awareness, check out the others listed above. Customer Rating: Summary: You've got to be kidding. Comment: While I'm sure this would be tons of fun if I could do it, it is really not good for beginners no matter what it says. The easy version of the pose is still pretty hard to do. I had to go back to older tapes and work my way up again.. You have to be in shape to do this one for sure. Host Lori Trespicio is from The Real World. Instructor Kristin McGee is also referred to as "choreographer." The setting is a New York hotspot, and a cool DJ supplies the music. These are not promising signs if you're seriously into yoga, but MTV Yoga is surprisingly good. Advertised as a "faster-paced, upbeat" alternative to standard yoga workouts, the practice is actually quite traditional, based on the "vinyasa" (i.e., flowing series of poses) style. Beginning with several sun salutations, which are among the most vigorous sets of poses in yoga, it includes a variety of standing positions, lunges, twists, backbends, and so on. McGee knows her stuff, especially when it comes to breath instruction, the focus of any good practice; she also breaks down several of the more difficult asanas following the main 40-minute practice. The only real flaw is that not nearly enough time is allotted for warmup, but experienced yogis could do far worse than MTV Yoga. --Sam Graham Ask about this healthcare product "MTV Yoga" in the forum Give review on this healthcare product "MTV Yoga" in the forum Search related information in the forum