Ultimate Stretch Workout - Kundalini Yoga w/ Ravi Singh & Ana Brett

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Summary: Very very very excellent DVD's!
Review: About 1,5 year ago the person I go to for SHIATSU , started to attend Kundalini-yoga-classes in Amsterdam.
He became very, no, extremely enthousiastic and soon he started to teach me a bit at the beginning or end of the shiatsu. And so I started reading about Kundalini and got through him my first Kundalini tape, and soon after I bought the Ravi & Ana Total Tune Up and Yoga Cleanse DVD's.
Now I bought the newest DVD's and I am thrilled with the new workouts!
The Kundalini yoga helped me very much to get out of a very serious depression, to structure and motivate me at the beginning of the day and also to overcome the side-effects of the medication I took.
It also helps me to keep my lower back in shape because a hyper-mobility off my spine causes me severe back-problems when I meet stress.
The Kundalini-fever infected my life in such a positive way that I am gladly spreading the virus under my friends. The excellent DVD-work-outs are so clear and easy to follow, that it's a very nice way to do yoga on your own when you wake up in the morning.

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Summary: Feedback on Ravi/Ana DVDs
Review: 3 months ago I got the 3 Ravi and Ana DVD's(Warrior Workout, Ultimate Stretch and Navel Power) and they are the most interesting workouts I have ever done. I have had many years of neck and shoulder pains. I had been seeing a chiropractor 2X a week for a month before I read about these tapes and tried them. I tried the Warrior First(probably a mistake)and ended up feeling more tight in my neck and shoulders then I already did. By the time I went to sleep that night though I started feeling really good. I slept like a baby and by the morning I felt better then I have in years.
I canceled a couple of my chiropractor appointments because I felt so good. They kept calling me and I finally went in to show them how good I was doing. I had all the doctors coming in and listening to my story about doing the Kundalini Yoga DVD's They were amazed at how fluid my back really was now. I have been continuing with these DVD's and still maintain more openess and less tension in my neck and shoulders.
I plan to purchase their other DVD's to help me further explore Kundalini Yoga.
Thank you Ravi and Ana for giving me the opportunity to have this experience in my life.



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Summary: I love this DVD
Review: I love this DVD for what it does for my back. I am much stronger in all my back bending poses. My hips feel freeer and I feel like I have found an extra inch in my spine. People have asked me if I've gotten taller! I do this two times a week. This is my Sunday and Wednesday morning ritual.


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Summary: Great workout for day or night
Review: So far, this is my favorite Ravi Singh & Ana DVD. First let me describe it in detail as I know that will help you in deciding whether or not to buy it. It starts with the Tuning in Mantra-Ong Namo GuruDev Namo 3x. Then there is a breath meditation to use " so that nothing will get on your nerves" It is 10 sniffs and 1 exhale. Next are standard kundalini warm-up--spinal grinds and flexes. Then there are the standing exercises such as stretching back and down, side to side; leg to leg; wide angle stretch; crow squat with breath of fire, etc. Sitting down stretches are butterfly stretch; one legged stretch with the bent leg in rock pose(if you have bad knees like I do, you will need to put a pillow behind your bent leg OR don't sit in rock pose. Next is plow pose; cobra pose with wide legs; upward facing bow with breath of fire--this is quite hard as I can not hold upward bow for 2 minutes, which is about how long this exercise is. Instead I do bridge with a block under my tail bone. The last exercise is Sat Kriya. My absolute favorite! Finally there is a relaxation and the Guru Ram Das mantra at the end of class. Overall I love this DVD. What I don't like is the music. The mantra music is by Wah! and is Reggae style. I don't like Reggae music so at that point in the DVD I turn it off and put on my favorite version of Guru Ram Das. Ana looks like she wearing her underwear, but since you do kundalini yoga with your eyes closed,I bearly notice her any more. The DVD is accessible to everyone and I'm glad I got it. Hope this review helps you. Oh by the way, all kundalini classes end with the "Long Time Sun" song. Snatam Kaur recorded a very nice version of this closing song. Sat Nam