With so many products on the market, finding the best yoga DVD can be a bit challenging. While this resource is not a scientific review of the best yoga DVDs available, it is fairly thorough, so should save you some time finding what you need. Our process was to review the top rated yoga DVDs, whittling down to a select few that should get you started practicing this amazing form of exercise.
A little caveat: even good yoga videos have one essential flaw — no interactivity. We’ll address that later on, but for now, check out our list of recommended yoga DVDs…
Top Yoga DVDs for Beginners
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If you’re just starting out and are unable to find a local studio to practice in (which is always preferable to watching a video) then this is a highly popular choice. Taught by yoga instructor Barbara Benagh (who has been practicing for 35 years), this DVD features lots of different practice routines, allowing you to pick and choose based on your daily needs. |
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Featuring the highly popular Rodney Yee, this beginner’s yoga DVD features two full routines filmed with the beautiful state of Hawaii as a backdrop. It also includes a 40 minute Pose Training session which helps beginners get the basic forms down in preparation for doing a regular routine. |
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This yoga DVD, led by instructor J.J. Gormley features a whopping 35 routines ! Suitable for both beginners and advanced students, the routines encompass strength building practices, postures for back and neck pain, stress relief, rejuvenation and many more. |
A Popular Hatha Yoga DVD
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Essentially all yoga forms originate from hatha yoga. But if you’re looking for something specifically marketed as a “hatha yoga DVD” then this is the one for you. This video features 20 poses led by master Naader Shagagi. Hatha literally means sun and moon and the postures in this series aims to lead us to finding balance in these opposites. |
The Yoga DVD Best Suited For Busy People
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This yoga DVD best fits those with busy schedules as it comprises seven 20 minute sessions, making it easy to get at least a little bit of yoga in each day. As with all forms of exercise, doing at least a little is beneficial. Featuring world-renowned teacher Shiva Rea, this DVD incorporates a vinyasa flow style. |
A Gentle Yoga DVD “For the Rest of Us”
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As a yoga practitioner for over 15 years, I’ve often made the assertion that anyone can practice this form of exercise. This gentle yoga DVD proves that point in spades, offering easy routines that even the most inflexible of people can practice. Great for seniors or anyone recovering from injuries. |
I could go on, listing lots of other styles like power yoga
Why Even Good Yoga Videos Are Inherently Flawed
There are a couple of reasons that even really good yoga videos are flawed. For one, it’s the same routine over and over. Secondly, there’s no interactivity. If you’re holding a posture incorrectly and don’t know it, there’s no way for the teacher to correct you.
Don’t get me wrong… having a DVD around to practice with when you’re too busy to get to a studio or you’re traveling is really handy. But what if there was an alternative?
The Advent of Online Yoga Classes
Taking yoga classes online is very close to becoming a reality, where you’ll have direct, one-to-one contact with the teacher through live streaming video. Wherever there’s an internet connection, you’ll have access to teachers.
Yoga DVDs are great when you don’t have internet access or you just want to coast through a familiar session. But if you’re looking for real interactivity with a teacher, from either your own home or a hotel on the road, check out Muuyu for an online service which is about to launch soon.