Advanced Vinyasa Flow Yoga: Strength and Balance

I use this video often and Jenny Rawlings is an excellent instructor. The only thing that stopped me from giving this five stars is that there is a lot of overlap among the routines on this disk.I am not a super-advanced yoga student, but I like to be challenged and to constantly try new poses. Jenny's videos, along with Rodney Yee's Advanced Yoga routine are my favorites at the moment. There is a much greater variety of poses in this video than many available (though Rodney Yee's Advanced Video scores better in that category), and you can get a lot out of the routines even without doing the handstands etc.Even so, I wish she would come out with another video (I have both of her DVDs) which takes the routines another step further with even more variety and less time spent in the traditional warrior & vinyassa poses.

I've been practicing yoga for 7 years at home with DVDs. My favorites include Rodney Yee's Power Yoga - Total Body and Intermediate practices, and Shiva Rea's Daily Energy - Vinyasa Flow Yoga. I've used these for years and, while I can so almost all of the poses in them, there is always more progress for me to make in them.Looking for a new challenge, and looking to move my head/hand-stands away from the wall at last (not yet), I got Shiva Rea's Fluid Power which I am still exploring and enjoying, and, more recently this DVD. And I love it. It is exactly at my level of difficulty and I will get many years out of it --so many new challenges, and new, more difficult, variations here to master. I prefer this to Rodney Yee's Advanced offering because I find that one moves too fast through poses that are too hard for me to even get started on before transitions. I also prefer Rawlings' instruction style to Shiva Rea's --much less woo-y. And the simple background, as others have said, makes it very easy to see exactly what she's doing (which is, after all, the point of a DVD)My only complaint is that my DVD menu is messed up. The two 70+ minute routines and the two 60+ minute routines are switched --so I select one of the 60+ and get the other one instead. Same with the 70+'s. It might be just a problem with my DVD, and it's not an issue anymore now that I've figured out that's why the times and descriptions seemed off, and now that I know how to get the one I want.

One of my favorite practice DVDs! I keep coming back to it time and time again - mainly because I feel like Jenni Rawlings is an excellent instructor who also studies and applies biomechanically updated alignment principles into her yoga practice (check out her information-packed website and Facebook page!). While the DVD is challenging in some areas, it doesn't make me feel discouraged or like I will never aspire to a more advanced pose - just something I need to work on, which actually helps keep the practice fresh. Jenni's voice and the accompanying music are nice - both very soft and soothing. The savasana at the end of all her practices is a good length as well. Also don't be intimidated by the 77 minute practice! It's actually my favorite on the DVD. Jenni does a good bit of abdominal work and floor poses along with the more rigorous standing sequences, so the variety makes the time really fly! One user commented that the DVD was "boring" because of the all-white background. While it does seem stark at first, I actually found that I was able to really see how Jenni aligns her body in the different poses, and after a while you hardly even need to look at the TV because her verbal cues are right on track. All in all, an excellent and fresh yoga practice for all levels!

I bought this video in search of advanced arm balances. Advanced Vinyasa Flow Yoga is more of an intermediate sequence in my opinion. She includes multiple flow sequences that are really just variations of the same sequence. Her arm balance sequence involves a crane pose and a side crane pose. I enjoy her video as a basic flow practice, but prefer Rodney Yee's "Advanced Yoga" and Shiva Rea's "Yoga Shakti" for arm balances.

I liked the music and the routine. However, it was often the same routines in the five lessons.It was very 90s also.

the instructor is a bit annoying. the video is pretty boring to watch. i know it's not about watching but i do like when they at least have a pretty background or setting. the video looks just like the cover. white.

I'm not a yoga person (I'm a lover of lifting heavy wts, but I'm not competitive or anything). I have found this to be the *only* yoga I enjoy. It's a genuine work out, I don't get too bored, and I don't feel subhuman compared to the instructor (I'm a normal sized, jaded, overeducated white 40something ciswoman). I bought a second dvd of hers too.

Love Jenny Rawlings, and the reason I didn't give this five stars is because her Strong Vinyasa DVD is my absolute favorite. I have several DVDs (love Rodney Yee too) but I always go back to SV!!

Good quality dvd lots if challenging moves Would recommend

Jenni Rawlins has created some challenging sequences here that will help to build both stamina and strength. The dvd includes 5 routines - and a full 5 hours of guided practice: an excellent value! The sequences range from 37 to 75 minutes. If you already have an established practice of yoga asana and wish to improve your stamina and strength, you will find these sequences interesting and useful. As a bonus, Rawlins' voice manages to communicate compassionate encouragement as she guides you through the sequences.