Karen Voight is one of my favorite instructors and with her classical ballet backgound, I know what to expect from her. After reading the negative reviews about this video, I bought it at Target for a mere $6 to see if it was really that bad. No it's not. I really like it. As one reviewer said, the title is misleading. It's not really yoga but yoga-based exercise much like Angles, Lines & Curves or Reebok's Long & Lean, both of which I have. Like Long & Lean, you do a few movements in what is known as downward facing dog in yoga. This position is maintained while you do movements similar to active cat. There are variations on warrior and triangle. It is followed by Pilates-type matowrk. But like the other two tapes I mentioned, it's not really a yoga tape but has elements of yoga, Pilates and ballet. As far as the production, the set co-ordinates with Karen's coloring and is modern and minimalistic is a retro-60s way. The instruction as usual is thorough and detailed, sometimes she talking, sometimes in voice-over while the camera has her in silhouette. Great sound and music. So, all that said, if you're looking for a yoga video, get Living Arts Power Yoga Series with Rodney Yee or anything by Alan Finger of Yoga Zone. If you're looking for something along the lines of the Method Series, ALC or Long and Lean, get this one.

Instructor Comments:
Karen Voight probably has the most-envied body in America. It has the long lean look of the dancer and the definition of an athlete. Karen, like Kari Anderson, also has an intesive ballet background and left professional ballet in the early 80s and jumped on the fitnes bandwagon. I happen to like her serious, no nonsense approach. She's not like a drill sargeant, but and old-fashioned dance teacher: meticulous form pointers, excellent cuing and attention to form. Her approach to strength training would be rooted in classical dance which relies heavily on Pilates and light weights. She says she never used very heavy weights. Oh well, it seem that you buy a Voight video hoping to get a body like her. If nothing else, you'll be aware of how you move.

Jean L. Wakefield