By Melissa | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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Very good class. Challenging for a beginner flow.

By Lynda | Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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This one is not for me as a beginner. I felt too rushed and needed clearer direction and preparation for the poses. That said, there were some lovely pieces of learning, especially 3D breathing. So thank you Danielle for helping me advancemy learning. Namaste

By Brenstew | Saturday, August 9, 2014
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This video gives a lot of important alignment cues for foot placement, knee positioning and sometimes when it s better to keep the back extended and straight, rather than rounding to reach further to the floor, which is important for safety and maximizing the benefit of different asanas. The instructor occasionally adds a reality check for how a beginner might achieve the position differently than the instructor s demonstrated version, in accordance with his or her capabilities. That said, very little attention was given to, say, the differences between high cobra and upward-facing dog, and sometimes, instead of saying "keep your neck long," she tells you to "look up," which isn t the same thing at all, and can be confusing to someone who doesn t already know what s intended. Additionally, later in the sequence, there is an extended set of standing balance poses (Warrior 3, standing splits, moving straight into tree pose after a sequence of warrior variations) that are probably inappropriate for a student who s early in the game. Tree pose is fine for beginners, of itself...but not coming straight out of a lunge following a bunch of strenuous power positions. Tired hips and thighs don t fare well with proper alignment, and leads to sloppiness. Also, there s almost no savasana at the end...you barely have time to settle into position before you re being told to sit up and give thanks. Do yourself a favor, and stop the tape there, and allow yourself as much time as you need to assimilate the practice.

My take: this isn t for true beginning yogis, though might be appropriate to more advanced novice yogis who ve built up both an ingrained sense of the basics and who want to challenge themselves, yet might still benefit from reminders about technique. It s a decent class, but not quite for me.

By JanelleA | Monday, August 4, 2014
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This is an excellent series of postures, great for beginners through to intermediate level yogis. Unfortunately, I found the instructor too chatty throughout the video.