Seane Corn: Vinyasa Flow Yoga - Uniting Movement And Breath - Session One

I have hesitated writing a less than positive review about a teacher I greatly respect but I cannot recommend this DVD for at home practice. The asana series is perfectly sound and disc one contains some good cueing and inspiration, but is so chatty that it is impossible to come into your own body and presence. The second disc has no cuing so is impossible to follow without staring at your player--this is not safe or beneficial to anyone. I watch this occasionally for inspiration but I cannot use it for an at-home practice. The format and production was an idea that didn't work...not the end of the world but not recommended.

I consider myself an intermediate yoga practitioner. I found this DVD so frustrating! The first disc was overly wordy. I felt Seane wouldn't stop over explaining poses. (Good for beginners possibly?) Oh - and on that topic, she never named the poses. Odd? After watching ten minutes of the first disc, I popped in the second, hoping for some challenging flow.I was shocked to find absolutely NO verbal cues accompanied her movements. Nothing. This is so disappointing considering you can do serious damage to your neck by looking up in full poses. I really can't believe Gaiam released this DVD. Did anyone on the editing crew actually think about what this might be like to actually follow? How am I to know when to when to move into different poses without watching the screen constantly? I've done hundreds of hours of yoga, and this was by far one of the worst DVD's I've bought. It's near impossible to follow.I'm sure Seane is a great instructor... when she's actually instructing. I thought I was buying an at-home-yoga-class on DVD. I have no use to watch her move through a beautiful vinyasa.Save your money. Skip this DVD.

What really annoys me about this video is that she gives detailed instruction on all the intricacies of the position but often never tells you what the position is. So you're left thinking - "what the heck is this?". This leads to a lot of confusion. As a beginner instruction what would be wrong with saying "this is xxxx pose" and then teaching it. Instead you are taken through all parts of the poses without knowing what is connected to what.Also, the second DVD is really frustrating too. At first I thought it all would make more sense when she runs through it all on the second CD. (it shows her going through the poses to music & you can hear her breath.)But again no direction as to names of poses - so you are trying to follow along, but how are you supposed to see the poses while you are in the positions?! If I'm doing downward facing dog how am I supposed to see the TV to know what she is doing next since there is no vocal direction! All I do is wind up hurting my neck. You hear her breath but that can't guide you since she doesn't always hold the pose for 1 breath.This DVD is extremely frustrating. I wasted tons of time trying to understand it. It should have been called "Pretty Girl Makes You Wish You Knew Yoga"

I found a recommendation for this in a review for another yoga DVD, and I'm really grateful. The depth of the instruction and attention to detail are wonderful - I can really feel the difference it makes. This will work for a complete beginner, but is also great for someone like me with years of yoga experience. I learned how better to hold the positions and the difference to how I feel is tremendous. I haven't been exercising for about the last 9 months, and it's difficult to get started again without injuring myself. In the last 3 days I have done about half of the workout each day and I have much more energy during the day and wake up feeling much better.

If you want a DVD to play when you have to miss your gym or studio class, this one will improve your form before the next class. Although, or maybe because, she is based in Southern California, Seane presents a simple, friendly session without an exotic backdrop and distracting technopop or chants. She means it when she says that you can benefit from her instruction in your current condition. You're challenged to try your best but also to stay comfortable. You get a balanced, invigorating workout. Unlike most yoga teachers she does not command you to ever look up at the ceiling. This way you are always aware of your body's sensations instead of the track lighting and bend in your neck. I prefer her session with vocal commands because it's hard to look behind me at the screen for the silent instructions when the movements are reversed. But to be fair, this can be a problem with other videos and live classes. I also suspect that after repeatedly performing the movements taught in the audio DVD, you develop an subconscious rhythm that can guide you through the non-verbal class. Your breath is key to this vinyasa flow. However, I have an instructor who discourages students from anticipating movements and breezing through in autopilot. That goes against the principal of being aware in the moment. After enjoying Seane's DVD, my response would be that the fundamental sun salutation itself unfolds in a routine manner. When you don't have to think about a surpise, you can really focus on nurturing your body and spirit by paying attention to every detail of a conventional pose.

discovered yoga 30 years ago and been comparatively consistent (i.e 5/7 days@2hours a day)...weights, contact sport, distance swimming and running...now in 50's and between arthritis and wear'n'tear...body NOT happy....transiting to suspension training, resistance bands and vinyasa modalities...Rea is inspirational to watch and her matrix is genius, and Potter packs in many workouts....but Seane Corn ACTUALLY TEACHES....detailed instructions on postural alignment and integrity....whatever other yoga instructionals you purchase GET THIS ONE at the outset...you can REALLY stuff yourself up with yoga.....especially if you are asymmetrically flexible.....SEANE IS GREAT!!!

I'm sending it back because it was obviously used, even though it was billed as new. It was all scratched.

Seane Corn leitet auf der ersten CD alles sehr, sehr gut an. Sie erklärt alle Körperachsen, den Atem, Verletzungsgefahren und das mit einer ruhigen liebevollen Präzision, die mich begeistert hat.Die zweite CD ist dann in dieser Länge eigentlich überflüssig, denn um die Vinyasa Flow Abfolge zu machen, muss man die Asanas auswendig können, es wird nichts mehr angesagt. Man hört nur ein digitales Atemgeräusch.Zuerst fand ich das störend, aber nach dem zweiten Mal habe ich festgestellt, dass es funktioniert. Man muss sich nur entsprechend geduldig mit den Anleitungen auseinandersetzen. Und dann passiert es: Man kommt in den Flow. Wunderschön. Ich habe mich den ganzen Tag danach total entspannt gefühlt.Sehr schön fand ich auch das Interview und die Gedanken von Seane zu Yoga. Neu war für mich die Betrachtung, dass nicht der Atem die Übungen begleitet, sondern dass die Übungen den Atem begleiten. Ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt nachdem ich die angeleiteten Übungen gemacht hatte. Es scheint schon etwas dran zu sein, dass Vinyasa Flow etwas im Körper bewirkt;-)Und das Interview mit Seane Corn, die ein natürlicher, sehr präsenter Mensch mit einer wunderschönen Ausstrahlung ist, hat mir buchstäblich die Tränen in die Augen getrieben. Ich war überrascht, auch auf der spirituellen Ebene auf einer YogaDVD bereichert zu werden.

This DVD was great for me as a beginner, I can use some practice but not overly difficult

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I had heard raves about Seane Corn and her DVDs. As other people have said, this is a very "chatty" DVD. I don't mind some instruction, but have tried many other yoga DVDs where the instruction didn't seem so distracting. You really don't get into the flow at all on this DVD, plus having a second DVD with NO instruction also doesn't make sense...it's much easier to use a CD with no visual. I feel like I've wasted my money :-( Perhaps this would be fine for thise who have done literally NO yoga before. I still recommend Rodney Yee any day...some find him fast, but I find his instruction to be clear yet gives more flow than this one.