I was looking forward to trying this video--all of my other yoga tapes are by Living Arts, so I was excited about trying something different. Unfortunately, the workout was a disappointment. First of all, although instructor Hemalaya's voice is soft and pleasant, she frequently spoke in a very rote-sounding monotone, and her voiceover was often out-of-sync with her movements on screen, making the program difficult to follow. Secondly, she moves soooo slowly, from transferring pose-to-pose to holding each pose too long--the effect is boring rather than relaxing. Finally, some of the floor moves are so challenging that it was difficult to derive any relaxation benefits; after doing the workout yesterday, today I have soreness in both my upper spine and lower back. For a yoga practice that purported to soothe tension at the end of the day, this tape was a definite let-down.

Instructor Comments:
Although I enjoyed instructor Hemalaya Behl in her other two videos, I find her to be too rote, monotone, and slow-moving here.

Beth C (aka toaster)