Power Yoga with Dave Farmar

Dave is one of those teachers you kinda hate but end up loving. He makes you work but not by forcing anything. I always enjoy getting deeper into my practice with Dave and I really enjoy sharing him with my students (he makes me seem like a nice yoga teacher, lol!).

The teacher talks incessantly and with the eloquence of a self absorbed teenager. But he throws some new age spirituality at you which is supposed to be meaningful. Look elsewhere for a yoga class

He has so much energy it made me feel like I was in Colorado not RI. Namaste

Love this podcast and Daves teaching style!

Too much misguided and unrelated commentary while we're supposed to be under instruction! Lacks the description and mindfulness needed for those of us (aka ALL of us) who aren't in the studio with him. It's not podcast-worthy, and comparing the importance of breathing to a newborn baby that wasn't breathing out of the womb?!---he never explained what happened! If you're gonna chitchat nonstop during yoga class, at least follow through with an insightful ending. Disingenuous and not easy to follo... more

I think I’ve recommended this podcast to anyone who’s every mentioned an interest in yoga to me-such a great class and teacher!

The instructions are fine with confusion at a few asanas. I tried one of his podcasts just to switch it up from Yoga to the People.

My main complaint is maybe personal, but his voice was grating to me, especially as he speaks so much - if I sound bratty, please try out a Yoga to the People podcast for reference.

I'm really not a huge fan of these podcasts. Mr. Farmar speaks A LOT, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but most of the time his banter doesn't do anything to help. Sure, you'll understand the joke he's cracking, but a sentence later he's talking about being in a posture that he barely/poorly instructed you toward. Additionally, the audio quality is really poor with constant vocal popping and CLEARLY audible breathing while he's trying to be quiet. I suppose you could overlook these things i... more

As an instructor I find this to be my favorite of all Yoga podcasts i've tried. The others are great too, but I appreciate the length of the class, the humor, and the ability to safely talk the listener in and out of asanas (even without visual cues, you feel where your body should be).

Hey for a free podcast, it is very challenging. I appreciate the sharing. And I look forward to trying out the other FREE podcasts. It's great to implement this whenever you can't make it to the shala.

Nul

I got about 15 minutes into the last podcast and literally couldn't take it any more. Yeah, it's a free podcast, I probably shouldn't be looking a gift horse in the mouth. However, for anyone who has a fairly advanced yoga practice and/or depends on the yoga instructor's voice and rhythm to put you in the "zen" mode, this podcast is awful. The guy talks constantly about things that have nothing to do with yoga, makes constant jokes that are both lame and distracting, and spends a lot of time exp... more

I don't know if the actual yoga class/podcast was any good--I couldn't make it past the first 15 min. He talked way tooooo much while holding the first couple of poses--the practice did not have a nice flow.

This is the perfect podcast for me when I'm away from my home studio. Dave's low-key sense of humor is great, and he's really clear about what you're doing when -- at least, if you're somewhat familiar with yoga and the Baptiste style flow. I recommend it heartily.

He is always my go to podcast when I have the time for a full session. Not exactly for beginners but if u know your poses he will kick your butt. Love it.