I've done this tape in the morning, afternoon, and late evening; there's no bad time to do this tape. It's more challenging than I expected it to be witht he "Beginner's" labvel though. Rodney's AM tape is easier. But-- Patricia's tape opens my chest and lengthens my spine more! If I want a light-but-thorough workout I'll do the AM and PM tapes one after the other.

After reading many reviews that ask the question "is this tape for beginners or not", I'd like to make one comment: I think that all the rest of Yoga Journal's series (and the Living Arts series too) assume that if you have not taken yoga classes, then you have used the "Yoga Journal's: Yoga Practice For Beginners" tape. And rightly so.

I personally think that all the rest of the "beginners" tapes should be renamed "for Advanced Beginners", but that would be bad for sales. Perhaps the producers of the other "beginners" tapes consider everyone who's been doing yoga for less than five years, a beginner... Anyway, if you are new to Yoga, do youself a favor and start with "Yoga Journal's: Yoga Practice For Beginners". Then when you move on (or return) to the rest of the "Beginners" series, you'll get much more out of it.

Instructor Comments:
Patricia's attention to detail keeps me coming back to her tapes time and time again. Her extensive study under Iyengar comes through in the thoroughness of her instruction.

Helen Wright