Better than any other yoga DVD I've done!
I've tried a couple yoga DVD's and I have gotten way more results from this one than any others. It's challenging but not impossible. I was super sore the first few times I did just the first set. I'm not a big fan of the fruity, earthy, fluffy stuff that goes along with yoga but I am a fan of the results. The first set is 50ish minutes and I thought that would be a bit long but the time flies by. Before you have a chance to look at the time, you're just about done. I had no idea you should and would work so many muscles in yoga as the other DVD's I've tried were way less challenging. I'd never been sore from yoga before. This is a great DVD and I recommend it to beginners and beyond.

Wow!!!
After a recent urge to get into yoga, I decided to purchase this program through Amazon due to the reviews it has gotten. I'm so glad I did. I've only tried it a few times but have felt great everytime. It is a bit difficult as I'm not flexible at all but I am definitely looking forward to mastering some moves.

Very good mental as well as physical workout
I haven't had a very wide range of yoga experience -- I've never taken a live class, for example -- but I've used videos by a number of different teachers, and Bryan Kest is my favorite. From the first time I did the first video in this series, a few months after my fourth child was born, I understood it completely. Bryan Kest's cuing is clear and easy to follow, and he gives exactly the right amount of detail on how to do each pose. I could tell what the pose was supposed to look and more importantly feel like, and I understood how to modify poses that were too challenging. To my surprise, the most useful part to me was the breathing. It teaches you how to be in the moment without judging the moment, a skill that is fundamental to good mental health, and that you use surprisingly often -- while stuck in traffic or the dentist's chair. I would be uncomfortable with too much talk about the spiritual aspects of yoga, which is one reason I don't take classes, and a reason that I really like Bryan Kest. These classes are straightforward, effective, and easy to follow. They aren't easy to do, however, and I don't think I'd recommend them to someone who didn't start out in pretty good shape. I've found that when my back is feeling touchy, these classes will push it over the edge. If you have back problems, you might want to look elsewhere. If you want an athletic but still calming yoga experience, try Bryan Kest.

Bryan Kest at his BEST
This dvd set is amazing! This is Bryan Kest at his best (this was filmed quite a while ago!) This yoga is for no wimps though... so hang tight because you're going on a ride of extreme yoga! Bryan has such a way of pushing you to go further in your practice. However, you don't feel overwhelmed... he is very incouraging and before you realize it, you just held Half Moon for an HOUR! No, seriously, this is a workout, but, you also know by the end you have just been "opened" up... mind, body and spirit. Plus, who cares if he's another pretty face in yoga, he's still an awesome teacher. I highly recommend this dvd.. PLUS, it's on sale now too! TAMARA'S YOGA FUSION

Who gets to define what yoga should or shouldn't be???
I have to begin by addressing the wide array of reviews here. It seems that the biggest discrepancy is whether or not Kest is truly doing yoga or if he is truly a yogi or an appropriate teacher. Really, I agree with the person who said that it is a personal thing. I had not done yoga before getting this set. I had done pilates and have a good foundation of body awareness, so that helped in overcoming the fact that I did not have a teacher there to help me with my form. But as long as I felt good, I didn't worry about it. And now, my form has improved greatly.

I have used Yoga Journal's website to read about each pose to educate myself further about body position and pitfalls to avoid. But overall, just doing the tape again and again, my body has learned the poses and grown into them.

I gained 55 pounds during my pregnancy with my now two-year-old daughter. I went from a size 4-6 to a size 14! The last two years, I have really struggled to lose the weight and it has affected me emotionally as well. This summer, I began using this tape and I immediately began to lose weight. I am now back to a size 6 and down to my pre-pregnancy weight (I was 15 lbs. over when I started this program).

More importantly, it has completely changed my way of life. It has affected the way I eat, breathe, sleep, and look at the world. I don't know why and maybe that is not the case for everyone, but I truly feel that my life has been changed by my practice.

To each their own...I greatly dislike many of the DVDs that folks who have dissed Bryan Kest's have recommended. There is no need to dissuade people from trying this because it is not "true yoga." Who gets to decide that anyway? Diversity...tolerance...acceptance...isn't that "true yoga?"