This lovely production filmed on Hawaii's Big Island is a treat. Taught at a slightly slower pace than Yee's previous power offerings, it gives the home student more opportunity to move further into each posture -- yet still work in the flowing, strength oriented "power" format.

The sun salutation series has mountain pose, forward bends, lunges, pushups, upward dogs, down dogs, warriors 1/2/3, triangles, side angles, half moons and probably more I have forgotten. There were jumps back into pushup and jumps forward into standing forward bend -- lots of little yet fun challenges. I found myself able to push into each pose further than ever before -- thanks to the pace. Rodney's verbal cuing encouraged the deeper movement, drawing attention to foot and knee placement, weight distribution, and, of course, lots of breathing. This part of the practice flew by.

By the time the floor postures came around I was warm, perspiring, and extremely content.

Floor work included a seated forward bend into a plow repetition, upward bow, camel, and, for advanced students, a full standing bow sequence. There was also plenty of stretching: reclining leg stretches, head to knee stretch, cobbler sequence, staff pose, extended forward bends, wide angle forward bends, half lotus twists, and bent knee twists. The practice concluded with a short but effective relaxation pose.

At only an hour long this is a great strength and stretch combination for advanced beginners to intermediates, since there a

Instructor Comments:
Rodney at his best to date. He gives more detailed instruction for each pose than in his previous "power" workouts. His form is, as always, flawle

Ann