Yoga For Families: Connect With Your Kids

I really don't understand the bad reviews for this DVD. Let's be realistic about expectations people. I bought this for my friend's 5 year old boy. He is high energy and sometimes emotional, especially on rainy days when he can't get to a park to run out his energy or be social with other kids. With this DVD, he follows along and has a good time while managing to stay quiet and focusing on the instruction.Yes, his head is sometimes up watching the DVD, just like I watch the instructor sometimes in yoga class. No, he does not do the poses perfectly, just like I don't do any exercises as perfectly as the folks on any exercise DVD I own.He gets exercise and he enjoys it quite a bit. In fact, he has asked to do a yoga for kids class with the local parks & rec. As far as I am concerned, this DVD is brilliant because the kid is learning to stretch and breathe rather than trying to blast his mom with his imaginary Star Wars Clone Wars laser.If you expect your kid to be the next Rodney Yee by popping in this DVD... well I am sure there is a pose to help you work through that.

I bought this video to do with my 4 and 11 year olds. She goes too fast for the kids to follow and actually do the poses correctly. This video sets you up for injury because she doesn’t take enough time to explain or do the poses. There are a bunch of animal noises but none of the people in the video do them so it makes it kind of weird. I was disappointed.

I agree with others who've reviewed this video that it is a great video for families. We just did the routine for the first time tonight and everyone enjoyed it. We've got 3 kids (6, 8 and 10) and it was fine for all of them. The poses were generally easy enough, yet not so easy that it didn't feel like a workout. I have one minor complaint, and that was that the transitions betwen poses was sometimes unclear. The second thing to note is that there are two segments that called for poses being done with a partner, which is great, except when you have an odd number of people. It was a big challenging to do with 2 parents and 3 kids, since someone didn't have a partner. We made it work, but it was somewhat uncomfortable and made the flow a bit awkward. Otherwise, a good video, especially for the price!

I sampled this video at a Girl Scout training meeting. It was fun, easy to follow and I could still feel that I had worked my abs and arms a few days later. Knowing that I had actually gotten some sort of workout out of just the warm up, cool down and breathing exercise had me sold. The animal poses, sounds and references are fun. My 6 year old really enjoys this video and my 2 year old also tries to get in on the action. If you've never done Yoga before I would recommend watching the video first before attempting the exercises. This video is designed to let you skips around sections, the first two and last two are my favorites. If you are Yoga pro you may find these exercises too easy and a little boring, though there are some back bends and yoga flips that I could not complete. I would purchase this video if I had to do it all over again.

I have done yoga through various studios and health clubs for years, and love the strength and stretching aspects, as well as the calming mental effect. I wanted to find something that my husband (not flexible at all!) and kids (ages 2, 4 and 8) could do with me, as a family activity. This is challenging enough that if you are new to yoga you will feel some sore muscles, but easy enough for my kids to follow along. The animal noises make it fun, and the sections are brief enough that it keeps their attention. There is a section for partner stretches that lets everyone move off of their mats and work with each other to complete, and this is probably our favorite part. I would definitely recommend this as a good family activity!

I have been looking for ways to introduce my son to Yoga and so we gave Yoga for Families a try. The emphasis of this video is supposed to be about "fun" and "family."Cons:The instructor is the only person who looks like she's having a genuine good time.There are some random scenes of the family hanging out and the instructor doing yoga poses that just don't fit with what's happening.The pace of the video is pretty quick and there are some fairly difficult yoga poses regarding balance that for a beginner could be dangerous to move so quickly.The animal noises we are supposed to make for the poses are corny and no one in the video actually does them. I really don't know what they are for because they only served to distract me and my son.The video is hacked up into way to many segments, it distracts and gets annoying.Pros:The instructor keeps a smile on her face and tries hard. I would like to see her lead a serious yoga routine.The video is easy to follow seems well made with good lighting and sound.Music is there but not overwhelming you or the instructor's voice.I'm glad we had the chance to just rent this video because it's not a good fit. This video tries hard but lacks that certain quality that could have made it special. Pass on this one.

I was a little worried that using a family exercise video would be too cheesy and drive me crazy. This video did have a few things that bothered me, at first, but the more I use it the more I like it. The narrator is a little dry, but that's not a big deal. The music isn't great, but not a big deal. The workout itself does move quickly, but I feel like that is a good thing. Kids lose interest quickly. This video keeps it snappy, not too difficult, and also allows challenge for me. I love how the menu is formatted. You can choose how much you want to do, and it is all separated into warm-up, work-out, and cooling down for each section. Overall, I'm keeping it, I'm using it, and the kids enjoy it. Get it.

I bought this Yoga for Families DVD as a way to incorporate working out with my 5 year old. This DVD does great at giving nice instructions that are clear and easy for even kids to follow. It's a fun way to incorporate yoga and has different moves than typical solo yoga moves for adults. There are some silly parts that the kids can really enjoy. It's a great way to get in a quick yoga workout with your kids.

Only 3 practices, quite shortNot very detailed or instructed.Probably better for kids 5 and under, or kids just starting out.A little juvenileMy little one enjoys their yoga and needs more instruction and challenge.

We are very much enjoying this yoga DVD. It is fun, has great settings, lots of visual interest, and the poses are quite manageable. Sometimes my 7 year old has some difficulty keeping up when there are fairly quick transitions from pose to pose, but that will probably get easier as he gets familiar with the routines.

Can’t say I reallyEnjoyed this yoga video. Neither did my kids. It was a bit harder to follow and didn’t quiet keep their attention. I’ve ordered better yoga videos for families which have worked much better at practicing yoga as a family.

Too hard for small children

good family yoga