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Power Yoga for Happiness 2, the surf edition | 
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| Directors: Eoin Finn, Bjorn Enga
Actors: Eoin Finn, Insiya Rasiwala, Beth Childers
Studio: eoinfinnyoga.com
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 34927
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 380 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 774247917987
EAN: 0774247917987
ASIN: B00128M2NC
Release Date: January 14, 2008
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Condition: Ships the day you order - Brand New!!!!
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Product Description
Catch the yoga and surf wave with Vancouver-based yoga instructor / surfer Eoin Finn s sequel to his platinum-selling line of yoga DVDs, with Power Yoga for Happiness 2 the Surf Edition. With its focus on core strengthening, forward bending, shoulder openers, twists and hip openers, presented in seven routines of various lengths, this DVD will challenge, inspire and deepen your yoga practice. Though the routines offer significant cross-training benefits for surfers and athletes, the practices will help everyone from those who surf the Internet, to those who ride ocean waves. Free of dangerous contortions and following Eoin s All Levels, All Good format, there are cues for two or three levels for every pose so beginners can practice safely and more advanced practitioners can go deeper. The expansive beaches, rolling waves, brilliant clouds and sunsets of Costa Rica provide a natural backdrop, while the invocative original soundtrack of Brian Carson sets the stage for a transformative experience. Eoin believes that the goal of the physical (Hatha) yoga practice is ultimately to develop a positive outlook on the world and ultimately experience happiness. We believe you will find it through this DVD.
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 Seemed "Un-yoga". I love fast flowing yoga but did not like this :-( August 12, 2008
Elizabeth Armenta (Dallas, TX)
I wanted so much to like this program, but I just didn't. And I actually felt more stressed out and not at all calm after finishing (I had to do one of my other 20 min stress relief programs to try to feel better, which has never happend to me before). I bought this DVD not because I was a surfer or athlete, but because the scenery appealed to me and his last DVD (Power Yoga for Happiness) got such great reviews.
I tried the 47 minute program, which exposed me to 6 of the chapters. It felt less like yoga than any program I've tried. The focus seemed to be more on calorie burning (which he actually said at one point) and working out (which yes you will get a work out) than on true yoga.
I generally like a fast paced yoga workout that doesn't focus a lot on meditation. I have other power yoga workouts from other instructors that I quite enjoy. But the complete lack of focus on the breath in this DVD, and on really getting in tune w/ your body, just did not produce an effective practice for me.
My gripes:
1. sun salutations were entirely too fast; I have done fast sun salutation flows but never this fast, and I actually had trouble keeping up (and I know the poses as he is saying them).
2. choppy flow at times due to the piecing together of different parts and the shortening of some sections. I actually got confused a couple of times.
3. I really did not see many modifications, which I would have appreciated (I consider myself intermediate level and did need some modifications for some of these poses)
4. strange flow - he would do a bunch of poses on one side, then move to the other side, rather than doing each pose on each side. While this does produce more calorie burn, this left me feeling very unbalanced. One leg would be totally fatigued, and the other wouldn't. By the time we got to the other leg, I felt off balance again.
5. the music was not conducive to relaxation. It was nice, for sure, but not really slow enough for yoga. A bit upbeat.
6. Eoin is very likeable, but his voice and instruction did not at all aid me in trying to get into the practice. I found it distracting.
7. Sometimes I'd look up at the TV and it would be sunset, other times bright, sometimes the camera was on all three, sometimes only one, sometimes they were doing a modification, sometimes they weren't - all in the same pose. It seemed strangely put together.
So that's my two cents.
I think this is a workout that you would love if:
1. you are an athlete looking to tone muscles and that's about it
2. you don't want any kind of internal focus in your yoga, just a hard workout
3. your main goal is to burn calories and nothing else.
4. you like upbeat more than calming
5. you are intermediate or advanced in your yoga abilities
I want to burn calories sometimes and this is where power yoga comes in for me. But I also want to feel good at the end regardless of whether I'm doing power yoga or a gentle vinyasa flow. I did not here. I can honestly say that I will probably never view this program again. :-( I would recommend instead some of Rodney Yee's power yoga programs (Stamina, Strength, Flexibility), or Suzanne Deason's Lower Body Yoga.
 Great Yoga Workout July 10, 2008
Scott L. Adams (California)
This is a super program. I have been using it for the last two months and can feel a difference in my surfing performance and my overall health. I recommend it to any surfer who wants to involve yoga in their training. The benefits of the yoga in this DVD will help your overall athleticism and I would venture to guess any sport you partake in.
Love it! May 12, 2008
S. Piche (Montreal, Canada)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Love Eoin Finn style and this dvd really has different sequences than his other dvds as well as from other yogis. I have been doing yoga with dvd support for quite a few years now with different teachers, Eoin remains my favorite. Well done with the scenery and the numerous routine possibilities. More challenging than pure and simple yoga which I thought was an easy version of his previous work + it offered few possibilities. As good as his previous dvds with some novelties. Hope more will come with intermediate-advance level and more novelties. I think I will be as addicted to this dvd as I was to his fisrt two. Keep up the good work Eoin! You made me love power yoga.
Great Power Yoga DVD May 4, 2008
Karin D. Kern (Clearwater,FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Power Yoga for Happiness 2 is a wonderful DVD. Eoinn Finn's teaching is clear, inspiring, filled with knowledge, and happily seasoned with a little dose of humor. The beach setting is peacefully natural and the students have lovely alignment and show all levels variations. It is a pleasure to watch and practice with.
Another great one from Eoin and the crew March 30, 2008
A thinker
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I couldn't wait for this to come out, given how much I liked the first serving of "Power Yoga for Happiness."
It doesn't disappoint. I really like Eoin's style - soothing voice, quirky comments, and good cueing overall.
It is rated as more advanced than the previous PYH, but I don't think I agree with that, not that it matters. Its at least intermediate, if you do the poses properly - crow, half moon, warrior 3 etc.
The routines are different versions of the long routine, and I know some people don't like that - it doesn't have a matrix like Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti. the longest is 90 min, and the shortest 34 min.
However I really enjoy doing these routines, and feel great after them. There are lots of shoulder stretches and twists in this one given its for surfers, but good variety overall and a nice progression and and emphasis on working at your level - all levels, all good.
Probably the only thing I don't like is not being able to watch the screen much as the scenery is beautiful and relaxing.
Thanks Eoin and the team, great job!
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