I will say I don't believe he yells nor do I feel this appeals to "bro" I mean many of the ddp team in the videos are mothers. I was going to the chiropractor every week and I have not gone back since I started. I've been using this program for 4 weeks and I will say my back, neck and shoulder feel better than they have in years. They take your money and then the hell with you And now he has a new program specifically for very reconditioned/overweight, mobility or physically challenged. Oh and as a woman I did not feel intimidated in ANY way, this isn’t ‘bro’ yoga. I’m a DDP fan and if other people get mental peace from ‘regular’ yoga that’s great but I think this is more ‘real’ for me. This was real, this was real people encouraging everyone (one lady across the room said she had been watching me even during the most difficult parts for me, and commented “You didn’t quit!”, that was really inspiring). I remembered a pose we did, did it, and hand to God my ligament snapped back into place with no pain and it took care of the problem! I have never been interested in yoga before because it seems very elitist and “are you wearing the right Lululemon/do you have the latest gear” etc and that’s a real turnoff for me. I didn’t touch it again more than a couple times the next year until one day in a hotel traveling I popped a knee ligament (it caught on an arthritic spur in my knee) and I couldn’t bend my leg. At the end he talked to every single one of us individually as we said goodbye. I made it through a nonstop 45 minute session and ended with the “hey I did it” kind of exhaustion. He talked about the program for about 15 minutes, and then it was like “All right, everyone up, LET’S GO!” I was like whaaaa um I’ve never done yoga in my life! They had good thick mats and sturdy chairs for larger people like me, I was helped INSTANTLY by one of his assistants anytime I needed to modify a pose (against a wall instead of on the ground which would have been difficult). There were about 50 of us, both newbies and experienced as well as his assistants. I saw the Disabled Veteran video a couple of years ago and found out that DDP was going to be in Vegas for a wrestling convention and was going to do a DDP yoga information session.
To answer Brie below, I am also over fifty and waaaay over 100 pounds overweight (try 200).