I like this video a lot, but I admit it didn't live up to my expectations. I love Suzanne's Lower Body Yoga for Beginner's and its use of poses which require balance, like Half Moon pose or Warrior III. I hoped that this video would be a more advanced version of that video, where you would need to hold the poses longer. I am not sure, because I haven't timed it, but it feels to me that these poses are held for an even shorter period of time than in Lower Body. So, it doesn't present the challenge to me of working on balance like I had hoped it would.

However, I have enjoyed working this into my yoga practice, which I do mostly for stretching and relaxation, along with a little core work. This video does all three things. If I don't have time to do the entire video I like to do the first 2 sections together - the breathing and standing poses. I feel like I get a fairly good stretch from doing this. The final section is more than just relaxation, and is 22 minutes in length when done alone. It is all done on the floor, and includes enough poses that I also feel like this is a good stretching session for me, along with some core work. The relaxation section is pretty brief. I wish it had been longer, since this is not one of their 20 minute videos.

As usual, the production values are excellent. Actually, I find this video to be one of the more attractive Living Arts videos.

I do like and use this video, but I think it could have been much better if the poses were held longer.

Lisa C