Yoga Short & Sweet

This one is broken down wonderfully already.

I have to say this is my most used yoga DVD ever. I love 30 minutes for yoga. I like to do more than just yoga, so an hour is just too long for me. Plus, I feel after 30 minutes I feel good and get enough benefits that I don't feel an hour is necessary.

The hard part is finding yoga DVDs that are 30 minutes that are well done. Travis is it! The sequencing and flow are great. I feel that I get a great flow plus some great stretches. I love his cueing and can do most of workout with not looking at the screen.

He does say an occasional new agey kind of thing, for example "the quantum is mine", "move from the doing into the being"; but its quick and not the overall focus.

I love the music and it feels it complements the workout.

I strongly recommend this DVD to anyone who wants a good flow 30 minute yoga practice. You get 4 practices on this dvd which is a great value.

It also the dvd my husband asks to do all the time and he says it is his favorite.

This is not a beginner dvd as it moves quickly and you need to know the poses. There are some more high intermediate poses like wheel, arm balance, etc; but they move quickly so if I choose not to do them I don't feel like I am wasting a lot of time.

Practice breakdown; the DVD contains three practices with Travis and one with Lauren.

S&S Travis 1

Down dog

Walk up, fold

Sun salute A

3 legged dog, open hip

Walk up, fold

Sun sal with twisting dog

Sun sal with side planks (arm up and along the ear)

Chair sun sal with knee to elbow planks, high lunge

Chair sun sal with knee to elbow planks, high lunge, twisting prayer lunge, warrior II with pulses and side stretch, side angle, bound triangle, triangle, twisting lunges, high lunge

Forward fold hands under feet

Cahir with arms back and front then up

Side stretches

Sun sal with yogic pushups

Sun sal with high lunge, warrior II, reverse warrior, side angle, reverse warrior x2

Malasana, also with twists and bounds

Crow to down dog

Pigeon, then with foot hold, to down dog and wild thing

Boat with leg lifts, then arm twists

Knees into chest

Bridge

Wheel

Knee into chest to supine twist

Knees into chest

Savasana

S&S Travis 2

Arms up, side bends

Hands clasped behind, open chest and fold

Plank to up dog to down dog

Arm circles

Sun sal

Arm circles

Sun sal to sphinx pose to forearm plank with leg lifts and knee to elbow

Twisting chair, open arms

Sun sal with knee to elbow, lunge with arms back, warrior I, humble warrior

Forward fold with elbows hold, then plank to side planks in tree pose to tiger (back and open to the side), kneeling bow

Yogic pushups to down dog, walk up to warrior III with pulses to standing splits to prayer lunge, high lunge

Forward fold with toe hold, repeat sequence

Locust, arms back then clasped

Bow to locust arms wide and to the front

Twisting cobra, cobra to down dog

Camel prep and camel

Lie with legs up, leg lifts, climb up

Knees into chest

Bicycles

Single leg up - hold & witch

Thread the needle

Twists

Savasana

S&S Travis 3

Slow sun salutes with down dog to plank reps and chaturanga to planks

Chair with lifts with breath of fire, sun salute with lunge arms back to crescent

Chair sun salute with crescent arms up and wide x2

Knee to elbow to arm balance (one legged) to down dog to pyramid to triangle to bound triangle to triangle to twisting triangle to warrior III with arms changes to standing split and leg folds

Fish twist to firelog

Repeat sequence

Vinyasa to wide legged forward fold with clasped hands

Horse stance with circles

Wide legged backbend prep to forward fold with foot hold

Close sun salute

Ankle to knee squat with hands in prayer, then arms wide and front

Side bends

Chair to twisting chair to prayer lunge then arms open, high lunge to standing splits and twisting half moon

Three legged plank vinyasa, repeat sequence

Knees into chest

Straddle

One knee into chest into twists

Savasana

S&S Lauren

Seated arms up

All fours, cat & cow

Tiger

Plank to chaturanga to several cobras to down dog

Sun salute x2

Chair sun salute with knee to elbows to high lunge with arms back to crescent

Twisting chair

Sun salute with crescent and bows to backbend lunge, twisting lunge to side plank

Walk back to forward fold, walk up to downward dog

Warrior I to warrior II to reverse warrior to side angle to triangle with bound, to half moon, standing splits

Malasana with twists and binds

Crow to down dog

Repeat sequence

High lunge to pyramid with reverse prayer to reverse triangle to reverse half moon

Down dog

Repeat sequence

All fours, tiger to kneeling bow

Virasana lying back

Half lotus forward fold

Bridge

Wheel

Down dog to pigeon to Wide legged wild thing

Knees into chest

Crossed leg twists

Knees into chest

Savasana