Customer Reviews
relaxing and informative 
2008-11-25
This is an enjoyable way to gain yoga instruction without paying a hefty studio price. The graphics are excellent and the five minute yoga sessions are perfect for a busy person's work day.
A slightly flawed gem 2008-11-15
Personally I love this program, and I use it just about every day, but I want to point out a few frustrating oversights.
(1) The box might as well say "No Boys Allowed". There are no male avatars and many of the short routines are female-specific, like how to improve one's bustline.
(2) Ironically (from a Western sense at least), despite being a very feminine game, the instructions freely throws around indelicate terms like "anus", "constipation", and "gas." Some people could be offended.
(3) There is lots of dyslexia between what you are TOLD to do, and what the model does. For example, being told to turn your feet to the left, when the model turns to the right. In general, do what the model does.
(4) The designers have a very strange notion of what is difficult. For example "Balance Pose" is taught before "Supine Balance Pose". "Balance Pose" is a challenging one-legged pose you do while standing. "Supine Balance Pose" is a simpler version you do while lying down. Which would YOU rather learn first?
(5) The game cannot actually monitor your posture or balance, which means that it cannot correct you. I'm particularly concerned that some of the poses, when done incorrectly, can cause knee damage.
Like I said, though, I do like this product, but it's not going to be right for all people. In particular, if you are truly a yoga beginner, you would be better served by first learning the poses from a REAL instructor, then using this game to practice at home.
Yoga where you want, when you want 
2008-09-07
I am a big fan of Let's Yoga. With my busy schedule, having the flexibility of doing yoga wherever I am and whenever I have the time is a huge motivator.
The game itself is very easy to understand. You can pick from quick Yoga lessons (anywhere from 3 minutes). You can also do yoga lessons with the "yoga master". Although you do get introduced to new yoga poses this way, the Yoga master lessons are my least favorite part of Let's Yoga. My advice is if you have some yoga basics or are familiar with several poses within this game, you should create your own workout through "My Yoga". This allows you to customize your workout depending on your flexibility and skill level.
Overall a great game. I take it with me whenever I travel.
Great Yoga Help 2008-08-26
I was a little critical when I researched this "Let's Yoga" game for Nintendo DS. I was thinking that it might be difficult to have this platform to handle this type of program especially for someone who has practiced yoga before, but I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone can benefit from this great tool: beginners can learn about yoga and see detailed position descriptions and advanced yogi(ni) can have the DS create random workouts in the desired length. Great tool!
yoga ish a nice excercise<3 2008-08-01
i kinda liked yoga before i got this game. so wen i started doing it,i luved it so much.<3nd its rly good excercise.dont let this cover trick yu if yu think dah graphics r going to be lik real life.it has very kool graphics.nd if yu worried yu might not knoe how to do it jus by dah ds saying it,yu dont need to worrie.it gives yu a figure[[a prettie girl,btw nd yu can dress dah person,kool rite?]]nd show yu how to do it,jus lik wen yu have a yoga lesson in real life.dah problem is that wen yu do yoga,yu hav to see dah ds in order to do it rite.but wen yu turn your head or move to another spot,yu might not be able to see dah ds.so yu hav to move dah ds wif yu.sumtimes its rly annoying.but overall this is a rly good game nd if yu luv yoga yu should totally get this game.believe mee.<3
Great supplement to Wi Fit 2008-07-09
Finding it hard to learn yoga by yourself or with a book? Or you already know some basic yoga but the more difficult poses are hard to do? Then try Let's Yoga. This game makes it so easy to learn yoga that you'll feel like you have your very own personal instructor. You can set your DS down next to you and let the vocal instructions tell you exactly what to do, or just read the subtitles. If you're confused by how to do something, you can always rotate the image on the screen 360 degrees to see all angles of the pose. The vocal instructions will even tell you when to inhale or exhale or you can look at the flower symbols on the screen. You can even combine your favorite poses to create just the right program for you. So start learning yoga today.
Supervised by Konami Sports Club, meaning you'll acquire proper knowledge and self-regulating methods while learning yoga and its poses
Great Solution for On-Bus, Waiting Room and Other Spots 2008-06-06
If you're interested in learning more about yoga, or simply stretching and relaxing, Let's Yoga definitely is software worth owning. From chair stretches to step by step lessons, there's something for everyone here.
You get to customize your "guide" with a variety of hair styles, outfits, colors and signal shapes. There are numerous ways to then use the software.
Starting with the simple, there are a few chair poses that you can do on the bus, in your office, anywhere! They are great stretches and moves that help you stay limber.
Next there is an area of quick "problem solving" poses, broken up into body, mind and beauty. They are relatively brief 3-5 minute combinations of poses. You choose a topic - for example helping swollen feet, or easing cramps, or fighting stress. The system then provides a series of poses to help you with that issue.
You can even ask for random poses to meet a given criteria (raise flexibility) and see what happens!
One of my favorite parts is the area where you make your own combinations. You can draw from every single part of the yoga library. You can put together a stress-free relaxation set, a high intensity workout, or anything in between.
If you're new to yoga, their poses area goes step by step through each pose. You can zoom in and out on the video, back up, pause. You can get easier ways to do the pose, and tips on how to do it well. They even show which muscles are helped by the pose.
Once you're ready with the basics, there is a multi part class laid out. For each stage of the class you get a lesson and then a series of poses to practice.
There is a wealth of great information here, but there are some down sides. First, the inherent problem is the small DS screen. You're trying to do poses that involve standing, sitting, and lying down. All the while you're trying to peer at this tiny screen to see what to do. A DVD does a MUCH better job in this regard. However, for all the times you're not somewhere that you have a DVD available, this is certainly an OK option. You just need to watch it a few times so you know what she's doing, rather than having to try to hold and watch your DS while you move.
Next, the speaker goes rather rapidly through the moves. You are told to kneel, then instantly to move into plank, then instantly to move into another pose. It is hard to keep up. In most yoga progressions they are smooth and orderly. The pace is quick, and the dialogue is clipped. There is a pause button - but the chance of grabbing it easily while doing poses is slim. They could have used much better pacing on this.
There are written words which also guide you through the lessons, but sometimes they cover up what the woman is doing, so it's a mixed benefit.
The manual is impressively thorough in a world where most manuals are a four-page warning about flashing lights. That being said, they do a paragraph of English, then one of French, the one of English and so on. You have to hopscotch your way through the instructions.
Still, all being said, it's great at what it can offer. Like I said, if you are waiting in line, or hanging out at a doctor's office, or stuck on a bus or train, this can be perfect. Anywhere that there isn't a DVD available, and you had no other option, this is certainly a good fallback.
So to summarize, make sure you have some DVDs for actual working out. But as a stop-gap for other times, this game works nicely.
A fun, easy way to enjoy a little yoga! 2008-05-15
I'm a yoga instructor (also teach Pilates) and while this is no replacement for a live class or teacher, it is a really cute, fun game! I was very skeptical of how it was going to describe/demo the poses and practices, but I must say I am very pleased. The little avatar actually demonstrates the poses (as well as how to get in and out of them) quite safely, plus there is a lot of good detail. There is even an option to explore the poses individually in even more detail, rotating the avatar using the stylus in order to see it from any angle. The vocal guidance is nicely descriptive without being too repetitive, and the narrator's voice is very neutral and pleasant. I love how they guide your breath with both the use of sound and a very light growing/shrinking mandala. I've found everything about it very relaxing and fun!
Some drawbacks that keep it from being a 5-star game: it does not offer any modifications or easier/harder versions of poses, which almost every student will need for at least a few poses. I can understand why this would be difficult to build into a game like this, but that's one of the reasons that it's best to start with a live teacher. For the short practices, rather than flowing from one pose into the other it always goes back to the starting position - I understand this from a programming perspective as well, but it's still a slight drawback. The only other thing I must mention is that some of the practice titles and descriptions are almost comical, which I can only attribute to it having been translated from the original game in Japanese. What the heck is a "yoggy" anyway? LOL! That said, they still offer asana names in English AND Sanskrit which is pretty helpful and useful.
While longer practices are very effective, the game's MANY options for short practices (some as short as 3 minutes) allow you to squeeze in a little peace and yoga into any break you have in your day. There are even several options for Chair Yoga to do at your desk! After all, any yoga is better than no yoga! Who couldn't afford to spend 3 minutes to get more relaxed and clear-minded during the day?
It is not perfect nor is it a comprehensive way to learn all there is to know about yoga, but for the price and the format it is MUCH better than I expected. Highly recommended for casual and hardcore yoga fans!
