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The location is stunning and the students embody every level of flexibility and control. We have shared this video with many friends in our yoga community and they are all greatful for Eoin's work.

"It's all good!" The blissology talk is inspirational and makes the planet a friendlier place.

Can't wait for his next video, I know it is gonna make us all happy!

Hmmm.
I have 31 yoga tapes and dvds altogether. This is the only one I can't bring myself to do. I wish I could though, because the routine itself is very good. Lots of variety in exercises. But like the other reviewer said this instructor talks incessantly, and at a rate of God knows how many hundred words per minute! Yikes. Much of it is syrupy and unnecessary. He tries to impress upon you what a nice guy he is with his extreme earnestness. His comments are bizarre. I think he thinks of himself as a would-be poet, but I've read great poetry and this guy should definitely stick to yoga. But worse than that is his inability to respect the fact that while doing yoga you need some quiet time to go deep within. He talks a mile a minute and doesn't stop to take a breath. He bombards you with nonstop babble. Very bizarre for someone who's apparently done yoga for a number of years. Til now I thought only regular gym instructors could be this hyper!

Eoin has his own distinctive manner of speech. You'll either love him or not. He's been compared to Mr. Rogers because he's so very, very earnest. I'd have to agree. Here are examples of things he says. If you don't think you'll be bothered by this go ahead and get the dvd. Because as I said, the routine itself is good... Typical comments include:

- An overuse of the word "sweet": "Inhale like sweet honey"... "exhale like sweet cherry nectar"... "gaze softly and sweetly"... and my personal favourite "Lower down, sugar, sweet and smooth"! (What would you think if a female said that last one? Nauseating, perhaps? Well it's no more palatable coming from a man). He makes many more such statements, I've just given you a few examples...

- New agey comments like: "Inhale just because you love yourself"... and "we're doing this because we love ourselves".

- And about a thousand "you guys" when addressing his mostly female group of students. It's an expression I could live with until now, but then again, hearing anything repeated ad nauseum could get on one's nerves. Someone should tell him there are other ways of addressing a group, such as "all of you", "people", "folks", or simply "now I want you to...". Or avoid the "you" altogether because it's understood. Not "you guys" "you guys" "you guys" "you guys" "you guys".

Eoin may call this talk inspirational. He refers to himself as a "blissologist" on his website. I call it unnecessary fluff which can bring out one's gag reflex... I'm drawn to the eastern/ spiritual aspect of yoga. But Mr. New Age Nice Guy has turned yoga into something else. It's almost like being back in kindergarten spending time with him. I'm glad I have David Swenson's ashtanga dvds to fall back on, as well as Bryan Kest's "Energize, Tone and Sweat" power yoga series. Thankfully neither one tells you to "lower down, sugar, sweet and smooth".

But you, on the other hand, may find Eoin a source of inspiration! And that's cool. Whatever works for you...

Caught in a time warp
Hippy dippy, new age instructor - the only thing missing is his psychedelic, tie-dyed t-shirt from the 60's... He'd fit in all too well with the Partridge family on their bus singing the show's theme song, "Come on, let's get happy." Too saccharine for me, and definitely too new age. Which is funny coming from me because I'm a huge Leo Buscaglia fan, and he gives off plenty of "happy" vibes too with a genuine warmth. And most of the yoga instructors I've seen on DVD I've been prone to like. But Eoin is hard to take and with a personality like his, you just wish he'd at least talk less. Unlike other yoga instructors who instruct, he rarely has anything of substance to say, just irritating goo, like icing without the cake, you dig in with your fork expecting to get cake, but all you get is an endless nightmare of sugary fluff.

If you feel you must have another power yoga dvd, and you think you might have the stomach for Eoin, better to go with his Power Yoga for Happiness which has a feature for less talk. In his case, less would definitely be more! But without a doubt, there are better power yoga instructors out there and it's worth your while to search them out.