4/5 A great home practice guide!
  by Barbara B. Derman (East Lansing, Michigan USA)
This is the best DVD I've found to guide a home practice. If I'm feeling like I want to be talked through improving my poses, the first disk is great. I love Corn's clarity and precision. If I'm feeling like just doing the sequence, I use the second disk and really like guiding my pace with the breathing audio with no talking. It is a great guide.

5/5 The Heart Of Yoga
  by R. Siemens (Los Angeles, CA USA)
The reason why this DVD elicits such dramatically different reactions is that people look for different things in yoga. If you are looking for a calisthenic workout, or want to lose ten pounds of sweat, or expect second-by-second "color commentary," this DVD is not what you're looking for. But if you're looking for a routine that will take you to the meditative heart of yoga, this is one of the very few DVDs that will transport you there. Like many other yoga DVDs, this one provides a loosely ashtanga-based sequence of asanas that is aimed at advanced beginners and intermediate practitioners. This DVD is almost unique, however, in its focus on the breath. For that reason, the pace is very slow -- so that you can breathe fully into each posture without compromise -- and there is no running commentary to distract you. (The practice DVD is accompanied by an instructional DVD that does talk you through the asanas and demonstrate them, but the practice DVD itself is silent.) The absence of verbal cues during the practice makes it hard to follow this routine the first few times you try it because you have to keep your eyes glued to the television screen to follow along, which is no mean feat. After a few repetitions, however, you'll absorb the sequence and then be able to focus on coordinating breath and asana, which is the whole purpose of this DVD. That's when you'll be able to delve into the meditative aspect of the practice.

1/5 Do not buy!
  by F. Genet (USA)
This video is terrible. It is waaaaaaaaayyyyy to slow!!!! I just bought it and it should not be considered a workout video. If someone is totally new at yoga and wants to see someone get into each move very slowly and listen to them talk this is the DVD for you. If you want a workout this is not for you! Now, I'm oversees and have to order a new DVD.

1/5 astonished; no verbal cues on 2nd disc - buy "Yogi's Companion" by Lauren Petersen instead
  by Molly Field (Northern Virginia)
i wish i'd read all the low reviews before i blew the cash on this DVD set. it is astonishing that there are no verbal cues at all on the 2nd disc. to have to look up at the screen to see what she's up to next is extremely bad for the neck and thus blows the whole zen of the practice.

it seems that people are IN LOVE with seane corn -and that's OK- as she's a very good technician. her vocal tone is a bit abrasive at times but she definitely knows what's proper alignment and breathing.

gaiam should be ashamed. the DVD set is just bad. if you want a great challenging audio practice (but no visual) try "the yogi's companion" by lauren petersen. it's excellent.

1/5 Second dvd is useless
  by Alison Brown (British Columbia)
I consider myself an intermediate practitioner. Living in a small town, I rely on dvd's as a source of yoga classes. So I own many dvd's . I found Seane talked far too fast and with an excited tone (not very relaxing). She does not name the poses. It would have been to her benefit to have had a student going through the moves as she talked through the routine. She was not in time with the breath because she was talking. Sometimes she would mention to pick up the props after she had moved to the other side and the prop was left behind. I was unable to enjoy the dvd. And the second dvd has no verbal instruction. That is pointless unless you plan to sit back and watch her go through the routines. Makes no sense to me.