I did do Pure and Simple Yoga for the first time last night and oh my god, it may be my most favorite yoga video ever. I like PY4H but it moves so fast like most power yoga that it is really hard for me to keep up, and I can never synch my breath and I don't see how anyone can when you move that fast sometimes it is like vinyassa/breath of fire!

This one is just an absolute gem. It has everything that I ever wanted in a yoga video. The production is top notch. Eoin is wonderful, gives the best form pointers, and keeps you happy. The video shows only Eoin with no backups. The scenery is beautiful, a beach in Mexico. The DVD has several unique qualities including giving you the choice to view Eoin performing the beginner or intermediate versions of the poses. The fact that you can do beginner, intermediate, or split screen is perfect for me. I like to be inspired sometimes and look at the harder poses but other days I will feel intimidated and want to watch exactly what he does. It is also really nice to have the harder versions to look at because it helps you get into the pose when you see where it is leading. He also provides two audio tracks, one with lots of instruction, and one with just the pose names. I love when people do this on tapes because after you have done them 1000 times you can really get annoyed by hearing the exact same thing. Music on or off option- always wonderful.

He moves though the poses a little more slowly than other power yoga, but this isn't slow yoga. One thing that I really liked was in Sun Salutation B he take three breaths during warrior 1, I so appreciated this. I have trouble pulling my leg through with my bad knees and I can usually never get into warrior before everyone else is in chutturanga. Everything else in the sun salutes was 1 breath, except Down Dog which was held for 6. The other poses in the tape usually had two breaths to get into the pose and then 3-6 once you were in it. There was a nice standing session, some hip work, 3 boat poses, and then everything else was lying on your back so you ended in utter relaxation. Nothing out of the ordinary in pose selection but it had a lovely flow.

The aspect I like about this video the most is the Tidal Breath feature. He set the whole practice originally to a metronome and what a great idea. This is something that I have pondered quite a bit. I thought about getting a CD of waves crashing and matching my breath to that, but it wouldn't work with tapes because they go fast through some parts and slow through others. I never realized how out of synch my breath was until I tried this DVD where you can play the breath track all the way through it. You mostly can just hear the exhale and it kind of sounds like waves crashing. I can see how this would bother some (it is optional), but for me it was a dream come true! I never felt such union with my practice! The yoga buzz was what I usually only get from Kundalini just excellent.

So in conclusion I am so glad that I preordered this (and think, I only did it because in a moment of weakness I saw that he was giving away trips to his yoga retreat in Costa Rica to those who ordered). It is my favorite ever (for now)

I will officially recommend this video to every one I see!

Instructor Comments:
Eoin is comes off as having a fun and loving personality and being down to earth. His cues for alignment are very nice and he is a favorite at VF

Stephanie