Kundalini Yoga for Beginners Beyond NEW Now with
March 20, 2010 by admin
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If you are looking to start yoga, then you might want to start with yoga exercise guide designed for beginners. It’s a good thing there is Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond available in the market. This is the popular Ravi Singh and Ana Brett’s signature yoga type and is considered as the new trend in fitness and yoga.
Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond DVD primarily contains workout activities aimed at building strength, relief of stress, back care, flexibility, aerobic efficiency, and so much more – in a fun way. It provides aspiring yoga practitioners a daily exercise which features two 25-minute sets which could be done both individually and as a group.
Set 1: Rise & Spine
This first set will assist you in maintaining the integrity of your back as well as raising your energy.
Set 2: Five Tibetans exercises
The second set features the genuine yet fun version of five Tibetans which will facilitate youth, suppleness, and vitality.
In fact, the Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond also includes deep relaxation, breath primer, meditation, as well as a great soundtrack from Tom Carden. This DVD is also popular among stars like Donna Karan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Madonna.
The Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond is chaptered, and it has even recently added a Matrix which provides you the chance of designing your exercise regime according to the time you are available. You can now choose what sequences you would want to include in your regimen, and play them in whichever order you prefer.
All in all, the production is simple – which is what you will need, really, to start. Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond does have the Matrix special feature, and it provides a wonderful yoga workout. This DVD generally stands out from other yoga videos since they are quite different – different in terms of the clarity and language used. They use English names for each yoga poses, and the instructions are very clear. Although the title says that it is really aimed at beginners, it would also be helpful if you familiarize yourself with basic poses including upward dog, downward dog, and camel so you would have an idea of what those poses are. more info
A Nice Easy Way To Do Something Great for Your Body & Beyond
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was surprised at how different this yoga was compared to what I experienced in a yoga class in high school. I was a little amazed at how fast I felt results: more energy, calmer, happier, and motivated. I thought I wasn’t going to have enough energy to do this workout but I found that I gathered more energy as I went along. There is really something to this combination of poses, movement, breathing, and meditating. It’s a workout and a visit to the spa in one. I can’t thank Ravi and Ana enough for their wonderful programs!
Simplay Amazing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Just amazing dvd, Ana will take you into a journey full of happiness with kundalini yoga practice, I feel like I am born again after I do kundalini yoga, it will rejuvenate you, refuel your body with oxygen (very important part of kundalini yoga) and it will calm you down very smoothly. Now I do kundalini yoga at least three times a week, highly recommended.
Ana & Ravi have made yoga fun!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this DVD because of the fun factor and because it works for me every time I do it This was the first Ana & Ravi DVD I owned and I will always be grateful to them for making this. I have given this as a gift to no less than 15 friends and relatives. The first set can, for the most part, be done sitting in a chair. The 2nd set targets all major muscle groups and is a perfect concise, toning, anti-aging workout. If everyone would be willing to try this DVD, even for the breathing alone, there would be a lot more younger looking and healthier people walking around.
One 20 min. spinal workout did more than several hour long massages!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
After finding out about Kundalini yoga from Ana & Ravi’s “Dance the Chakras” DVD, I ordered this one for my upper back & right shoulder area. My upper back & especially right scapula(shoulder blade) was so tight that it hardly moved. Also, I had increasingly frequent numbness in my right hand from nerve impingement from soft tissue tightness all around my right should joint. I had been going to a massage therapist for deep tissue massage. Going on [...] & looking up neck & upper back tightness in their “health archive A-Z” area, they recommended their “Rise & Spine” segment on this dvd along with core strengthening exercises which are on most of their dvd’s(seems like most of their dvd’s give you an all body workout with some concentrating on certain areas more than others). After just 1 workout of the 20min “Rise & Spine”, my right scapula was moving again closer to normal range. Two of the workouts on the 2nd part of this dvd in the “Five Tibetans” loosened up my chest area providing more relief to my right hand numbness. Over time(it’s been about 1 month) with doing these & other Kundalini yoga exercises(the yoga ones from “Dance the Chakras”) 5-6x per week, the numbness is now only occasional!! I no longer have the need to go to the massage therapist. $35 for two dvd’s that work better than massage therapy at $60 per session! And this dvd will give you a great full-body workout: stretch, strengthen, aerobic & relaxation too. Kundalini Yoga is a big help for the mind & emotions. This is the best stress reduction I have ever done! Also, being a Catholic, I do not follow the spiritual parts of this (the chanting & mudras). Again, that is something you can go along with or not. I do my own version of meditating when they meditate (basically just visualize a beach, forrest, starry night, etc, & think “peace & calm”).
Breeeaathe
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Love it! Kundalini yoga has connected me to my breath and core strength in ways I have never known. Every morning when I wake up I can’t wait to do this workout and breeeaathe. Because I like it so much, I ordered the Warrior Workout from Raviana which is much more advanced and is kicking my a**, but in a great and challenging way. Beginning or advanced: Highly recommended!
A very different kind of workout
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a very unique kind of work out. I did it this morning when I didn’t feel like doing cardio, or stretch or toning. I woke up feeling cold and kind of tired so I chose this DVD to see what it could do for me. It’s not cardio, it’s not toning, nor is it stretch although it has a little bit of each in it. I would say it’s more about energy more than anything else. Energy specifically in your spine and around your chakras.
Although it doesn’t give me the same kind of well-being that traditional yoga gives me…it does give something. More than any other workout it works on your energy centers and glands. After doing these calisthenic type exercises (with plenty of breath and meditation breaks) I do get a feeling of warmth and well being. I can only explain that the exercises worked my chakras and glands giving me the pleasant feeling. You do feel healthier even if you are not sure why or how.
One thing this DVD offers that I have not found in other yogic workouts is the practice of bandas. Ana has you practice bandas after each exercise. It takes some time and patience but they are worth it. This is very good as bandas are very good for you and this workout reminds you of that fact and gives you an opportunity to incorporate them into your life.
This is not my favorite or most joyful workout but it’s a unique one that fits a niche in overall well being. This workout makes you take the time to do these Kundalini exercises, exercises that probably would not be done without a video and for this, it is valuable in my workout rotation.
I’m totally into this one!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was getting burnt out the gym and was looking for something to reinspire me. I got this on the recommendation of a friend who swears by this one. I didn’t know what to make of it at first but I felt so good the first time I did it, I couldn’t wait to do it again. Every cell feels oxygenated. I feel totally stretched and my muscles feel worked out in a really deep way. I’m a sort of a meat and potatoes exercise person and never thought I’d gravitate to yoga type things. I’m really intrigued by Ana & Ravi’s style of Kundalini Yoga. I’m going to try their Warrior Workout next and possibly one of their new titles, probably Solar Power.
Very effective Yoga practice for a beginner
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The problem with most beginner yoga tapes is that they are too slow to actually give you a worthwhile workout for your time spent. Kundalini Yoga always GIVES YOU RESULTS!!!, and this excellent beginner tape is no exception. Contained in this DVD are two short Kundalini Yoga sets that will work every part of your body and energize your body, mind and spirit. They explain what each pose will do for you and give modifications while never slowing the actual workout down. I LOVE Kundalini Yoga with Ana & Ravi and own almost every workout they have made!
Not your typical yoga video
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I felt compelled to write a review because I wish so much I’d read the one-star reviews. This is simply in no way what I wanted in a yoga video. I was picturing some core work, some downward-dog, etc. This is a strange, new-agey video of breathing exercises and odd body movements. This is not a workout.
It may be good for stress relief, meditation, etc, but is clearly intended for “Kundalini” followers, not your average gal who just wants to tone.
Great addition to my collection of workout dvds!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I like to mix up my routine and have started committing to at least 15-30 minutes of yoga a day after I do my weights. I have fallen in love with Kundalini Yoga because it has an aerobic quality so if I feel like I’m getting some extra cardio in. It also is the only thing that has helped with my chronic tummy pooch! Ana & Ravi are the Queen and King of Kundalini Yoga DVDs. Their dvd programs ard simply the best. They make the yoga accessible and also make sure you get a quality full body workout in each dvd. They also make it convenient to break up the workout according to whatever amount of time you have.This one is great because it works the whole spine and then has a great yoga set that has you moving from one hatha pose to the next all with the breath. Its a great little workout in itself and makes me feel like I every part of me is getting yogacized!
great yoga starting point
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
the style is called kundalini and it may be different from any other
yoga you have experienced but, if you want a good starting off point in
yoga, which will give you great results, while being easy to follow,
this beginner tape by Ana Brett & Ravi Singh is likely your best bet.
What makes kundalini yoga different is that it is more active then
other styles, the poses move and you breathe along (as you should in
any good yoga class.)
Set one, called “Rise & Shine” contain all the core warmups you would
find in a live Kundalini Yoga class and will teach you the basics while
working through your energy centers, and giving your back a nice
release. The second set is more athletic. It is called the “5 Tibetans”
and will give you a nice complete full body strengthen and stretch.
My daughter never liked any form of physical movement and I could never
get her to exercise until we discovered Ana Brett & Ravi Singhs DVDs.
Now she loves to workout along with them and can’t get enough so we are
slowly and surely collecting their entire series.
Its not for me – used it once and didn’t like it
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Too much quick breathing and focus on small stomach movements. I wanted more whole body yoga stretching.
Hasn’t left my DVD player in two weeks!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m a beginner to yoga but not to fitness and this to me, was the best possible transition into yoga I could hope for. I had tried 2 or 3 yoga classes at my gym but they didn’t really do anything much for me. Ana & Ravi’s dynamic form of Kundalini Yoga is an exciting yoga form. It’s like a good cup of coffee for body & soul! The breathing combined with movement and poses is just so powerful. I experienced a literal high. That got me to go back and keep doing it and this DVD has not left my DVD player in 2 weeks. I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to decide which one(s) of their’s to get next. I think I’m going to go for either their Fat Free Yoga, Kundalini Yoga Cardio, Stretch/Strengthen, or their new Transformer. So many Ana/Ravi DVDs. So little time!
grrrreat
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This dvd is great because the two sets are really different. the rise and spine part is wonderful for the morning, and the five tibetians is a little more challenging, yet do-able, for when you wanna work a little harder. there is no wonder why these guys are so popular. just go ahead and get started. you will not regret it!
Kooky
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
ok– I have Kundalinin with Gurmkuh. THAT DVD is like exercize in disguise. You do it and it feels fun and then you can’t walk the next day. This is just strange. I have many yoga DVDs and the one Kundalini one. This is a dippy chick on a flower rug twisting. It is just too much. No real physical impact I could detect (unlike the Gurmkuh tape that kicks my rear every way until Sunday). And it just seemed silly and out there. To each his own but this is one I wish I could have previewed before buying.
amazing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Oh my gosh, I ordered this DVD and Ana and Ravi’s Fat Free Yoga and have been doing them alternate days for two weeks. I’m so hooked. They give you the most incredible high, make you want to do yoga all day and you notice the differences so quickly.
I’ve been doing yoga and pilates for years and I would never have described yoga as exciting. However, Kundalini yoga is and especially with these two. It’s 16 times more powerful than any other yoga. The high will put a grin on your face. My posture is straigher, I’ve lost kilos, I’m more toned and it’s noticeable in stomach, arms, bottom and thighs. I’m giving all my other dvds away because you only need Ana and Ravi’s. Happy Kundalining!
Excellent!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Wow. This one is put together excellently. I am a huge fan of RaviAna Dvds. I bought my first one, Fat Free Yoga, about a year and a half ago and have been hooked ever since. I own Fat Free, Ultimate Stretch, Cleanse, Beauty Body, Yoga for Beginners and Beyond (Strech, Strengthen, Stress-Free), Dance the Chakras, Bliss Hips, Quick Fixes, Journey thru the Chakras, and their new Meditation one.
I absolutely love every one and usually rotate and do a new one each day. The only one that I don’t do often is the Quick Fix, at this time in my life I have time for a full workout everyday so don’t really need to do short routines, but I am sure when the time comes that I do, I will utilize that one more. It is hard to say what my favorites are because they all work on different things, but the one that I have always LOVED doing for its effectivness and just how concise it is would be Beauty Body.
Now I think I need to add this one right up there to the top of the list. I have heard good things about it for awile and decided to go ahead and add it to my collection, sooo glad that I did.
It is layed out wonderfully. The spine set is very relaxing and makes you feel like jello. The five tibetin rites were new to me and they are great, not to difficult but also not easy. They just flow, I thought I was going to hate the downward dog to upward dog, but it actually feels wonderful. When I got done with it for the first time yesterday I just felt great, blissful.
If you own other Raviana dvds this one is great to add to the collection, the spine series can be found in pieces on other dvds but not for an entire set and the second segment is completly different then anyting on the dvds that I own from them. LOVE IT!
Great Workout, Very Nice Options for Beginners & Inermediate
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Kundalini Yoga is still pretty new to the West, although the very popular dvds of Ana Brett & Ravi Singh have made this very effective yoga system quite well known. This DVD contains some nice options for the participant. The first set is a spinal series that contains very pleasantly energizing twists and bends of the spine. Everything is connected to the breath and wow am I buzzing by the end of the 25 minutes or so. The second set is called the 5 Tibetans and is a great little strengthening and releasing routine. Very nice. Both sets are very accessible to beginners and very useful for Kundalini intermediates and advanced as well. Beginners can still participate in the 5 Tibetans just rest when it gets tough and join in again when you are ready. I highly recommend this one!
I am so grateful!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
A close family member developed severe depression,and medication and counseling did nothing to improve their condition. I wrote to Ana & Ravi and they didn’t make any claims but suggested that I might try leading them through some seated yoga using this DVD. Within a month we started to see improvment, more than we thought we could hope for. My family member still has not so good days, but they are able to function normally and have conveyed to us a number of times that they are so relieved that they are able to see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so very grateful to Ana & Ravi for taking the time to answer my e-mail and for creating this wonderful DVD. It’s ironic that in spite of a year of specialists and tests our journey led to a DVD which cost us less than $15 on Amazon. I have been purchasing all their other titles. This morning I did their Fat Free Yoga and it rocks!
It’s Ok
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I thought that this was going to be a little more than just breathing exercises. But I felt that this was a good way to relax after a stressful day.