Although the production and sound quality of this DVD are not the best, it does provide a good, short, and no nonsense power yoga workout in about 30 minutes. It has one very helpful chapter called Detailed Instructions. When you go into this chapter it lists most of the poses used in the workout. You can chose any or all of the poses, and you will get detailed instructions as Thom and Beryl demonstrate the pose. If you are not familiar with the poses, this would be a great place to start before jumping into the workout. The workout moves along at a quick pace, and there are a lot of up and down facing dogs. The 1st part of the workout has a lot of repetition (they do a series of poses and then do the same series about 2 more times), but the 2nd part of the workout introduces many new poses. Some of the poses include warrior, down & up dog, expanded leg stretch, sun salutations, spinal twist, triangle, reverse triangle, extended side angle, spread your legs and touch your palms to the floor, intense side stretch, stick posture, intense east stretch, seated single leg 1/2 lotus, bound Angle Posture, Bent Leg Twist, and half bound lotus. Thom and Birch work together, but sometimes one of them shows a modification. Like on one pose Birch was holding her toe and extended her leg, at the same time, Thom bent his knee while holding his toe. The set is nothing fancy, a plain room with a sky/cloud background. They have a voice over instructing Thom & Beryl what to do next. I have read several articles about how yoga is beneficial to runners because it makes them more flexible(leading to less impact injuries), and helps to strengthen ligaments around the knees and throughout the body. Workouts like this definitely make me feel better after a long run!

Instructor Comments:
Thom and Beryl show great form and work well together.

Laura