Kristin McGee's Power Yoga

New Yoga DVD
If you're familiar with the MTV Yoga and Power Yoga DVDs you'll notice that this new volume is pretty much a combination of both. At first, I was disappointed, because it all looked just like the Power Yoga routine with a new background and different music. Then I started recognizing moves from the original Yoga volume. That's good, since I have been known to do the two back-to-back occasionally. The plus to this is that the routines are performed a bit slower. You can really stretch out and hold poses rather than trying to keep up and wondering what she's going to do next. Also, her cueing is much more descriptive and thorough. No room for wondering about body placement in the poses. A lot of good, solid coaching here. And every move gets repeated to each side, rather than a resting pose in between. You get to do each thing twice, no matter what it is. The music is good gentle guitar.
--Jen

Excellent practice and teacher
I do not have any of the MTV releases, but there was such great buzz about the quality of McGee's instruction that I purchased this DVD without much of a preview ahead of time- a rarity for me. She certainly lives up to her reputation- in 47 minutes she delivers a sweaty, balancing, stretchy and finally relaxing sequence of postures....McGee designed a great sequence. In addition, she is pleasant, non-judgmental, humorous and matter-of-fact. She's here to give you a good workout and maybe find a little bit of serenity, but not necessarily help you to achieve nirvana. Overall, a fantastic practice.
--DNK