Yoga Journal: Complete Home Practice 2 DVD Set

Misleading advertisement !
I was excited to get these new YJ DVD's assuming they were new material. I suspected why there wasn't more info about the products but the covers and the little description made it look very appealing so I ordered the DVD's (they are already available on other websites). When I previewed them it finally striked me that those are the same practices from their website (livemag section), now I know why they were so vague about the description but I should have known better. I also noticed that there are 8 practices and not 9 ! 4 on each DVD and the total runtime is about 145 min. and not 180 min. it could have fit one DVD perfectly but of course they had to make it a 2 DVD set that costs almost 30 $ so you would think you'll get a 9 practices of 20 min. but most of them are 11-18 min. I'm sure the practices themselves are good (you could watch most of them on their website!) and for some people the DVD format is more convenient but they could still advertise these DVD's as what they...

Formatting Issues
While the actual yoga routine and voice over cues (of those I've managed to do so far) are good, I dislike that neither the cover nor either disc lists the titles of the different practices. There is no description of what will be covered in each practice, nor how long they are. Also, at least when I play it on my DVD player (and I've had no issues with any other DVDs), none of the titles highlight in the menu, so I can't even see what I'm selecting. I move my arrows up and down, but nothing highlights, so when I "select" something, it's a crap shoot as far as which one starts. If I go back to the menu and just hit the up or down menu to try to select the previous or next program instead, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. On disc 2, I can't get to 2 of the 4 programs.

enjoyed the format
these DVDs have short practices that offer a lot of variety. the thing i liked most was that there is no music and no distractions. a voice over describes the moves while someone in a totally bare white room performs them. i enjoy the narrator's calm voice.

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