A member of my family recently gave me a few DVDs by Rodney Yee. I looked at them and they look good to me but I have not done any Yoga in years and I only did it for 3 moths when I did train it.
What do others think about Rodney Yee and his DVDs?
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[quote=WalterJ;10375]A member of my family recently gave me a few DVDs by Rodney Yee. I looked at them and they look good to me but I have not done any Yoga in years and I only did it for 3 moths when I did train it.
What do others think about Rodney Yee and his DVDs?[/quote]
I enjoy his dvds. especially the power yoga ones.
I actually enjoyed the Rodney Yee’s DVDs. I began watching a VHS a year after I started and found the practice really adaptable to a beginner. One thing I always look for in a instructor DVD is a pleasing voice. I get so distracted by harsh voices, forced dialoge, ect. and Rodney Yee’s voice is very pleasant and I don’t mind listening to it daily. Highly Recommend.
anyone practice his intermediate dvd? i “mastered” his power yoga beginner stuff but pure ashtanga is a little too advanced for me.
Just a note, Ashtanga yoga and power yoga are two different forms of yoga. Power yoga is actually based off the Ashtanga tradition but the main difference is it is power yoga is less structured. I found this site page that goes into the differences in more depth.
I did enjoy his power yoga DVDs and found them to be a great primer. His DVD’s are very tailored for males so I had to kinda adjust the poses a bit to cater myself. But I don’t think it’s a negative thing at all. In America, the market is SWAMPED with yoga geared towards females and a more masculine influence is nice and draws more men that have previously thought they were to macho for yoga.
Thank You
That was an interesting article; I truly had no idea about the differences or similarities. But being male I had not thought of his DVD being geared towards males, I just know I liked what I saw. I just wasn’t sure I had a clue as to whether or not his DVDs were good.
I was given 2 of his DVDs actually and one was Power Yoga. The other was Yoga Meditation
Again Thanks
Interesting article it is. I wish people who write would actually put their name to their work.
In this particular article it seems the author may have missed one larger point - lineage.
Ashtanga, as I understand it, was passed from T. Krishnamacharya to Pattabhi Jois. Vinyasa, well I have my opinions but best just left this way ____________
You’re right it doesn’t really go into much information about Ashtanga linage. Shame :/. I thought it did. I guess my subconscious likes to put in information from time to time.
OK here is my complete lack of Yoga knowledge showing
I was unaware that there was a lineage to think about in Yoga. I admit now after reading it that it does make sense but I was clueless before.
And again my lack of Yoga Knowledge; Where then does Power Yoga come from?
And I thought Rodney Yee train Iyengar as well?
Power yoga was developed by Astanga yoga instructors who simply took the set series of poses and broke it down and made it a bit more “free form”. A more “digested” form of yoga that made it more western student friendly. I don’t think there was a founder to the style, it just kinda happened from what I understood.
He did study under B.K.S Iyengar, I believe as well. BKS Iyengar is the creator of Iyengar yoga and interestingly enough his guru was also Pattabi Jois’s (the creator of ashtanga) guru.
Thank You very much, I was completlely unaware where Power Yoga came from but then I also had no idea what Iyengar yoga came from either.
Jois and Iyengar, among others, were both students of Krishnamacharya. Jois teaches the ashtanga yoga he was taught while Iyengar has crafted something different from that which he learned.
The story is fascinating, though occasionally a genesis for controversy and argument.
Me too. I went to his title page and his name is Tim McDonald. The article is copy written for [I]It’s Yoga Time![/I]
We might be drifting a little too far from the OP’s questions on Rodney. I might migrate this over to a new thread on lineage…and the resulting branches, off-shoots and inevitable dilutions.
I find this video as very good:
Bryan Kest claims originator of the term Power Yoga though Beryl Bender Birch might contest that.
Anyway, I practice yoga with DVDs and I like Rodney Yee and most of his DVDs.
I worked with a Rodney Yee vid once – a friend and yoga noob wanted my take on it – and I found a dissonance for myself in how briefly he held asanas.