Some of the poses are quite hard for me. I am obese, but I do what I can. If your overweight don’t be afraid to try these. I love the emotional release at the end. This one is great for anger, fear, anxiety. The ab work was good also.

All in all a exceptional body workout from head to toe, and emotionally healling as well. I concur though with another reviewer who mentioned the regae like music at the end not being to her taste. I do like rega, but it’s very hard to meditate as the beat is so vastly off it’s distracting.

Have I mentioned I’ve lost over eight pounds in the last two weeks with Ana’s DVD’s? Two weeks with daily kundalini and I had rolls of fat on my back I worked at forever and now their 98% gone. Amazing, I haven’t a clue how as I used to do hour step classes and weight lifting and it didn’t dent the fat.

Couldn’t possibly be happier with my kundalini results; and to any overweight ladies or gentlemen out there these DVD’s are great for fat loss, no jumping (can you say, ahmen) and emotional healing (part of why I eat).

I can’t stop looking at the new me. I’m starting to get a dancer’s body. Fabluous, you must try.
Rating: 5 / 5

Here is a somewhat breakdown of the DVD as best as I can remember after doing this only 1X.

There are 4 parts. You can do them all together like I did or just 1 section.

The first exercise in the 1st section is called Ravi rolls which is quite interesting and got the heart pumping. You are standing and swinging your arms 1 & 3/4 circles one way then reversing, bending your knees as your arms pass center and doing breath of fire the whole time.

The 1st section (called Start Your Engines) continues with a lot of breath and

movement exercises for energizing. Side Bends and thyroid stimulating exercises that also really warm up and open up the upper spine. I think this section also had some warmups and stretching.

Set 2 is called Fight Fire With Fire which has a lot of deep abdominal work. At one point you are holding in a sort of half crunch position doing breath of fire and I felt the burn! This whole section is pretty intense for me. Other exercises in this section I can remember are a wide leg stretch, leg lifts on belly, leg lifts on back……

The next set is No-impact Aerobics. Walking in place knees high, then Frogs which always kick my butt, then piston pose which I am sure I will feel in my thighs and butt tomorrow.. Then there are these incredible looking pushups on one knee with the other leg straight behind which at first glance made me say “no way!” but I found I could do them. I might not have looked quite the same as Ana but I think it still worked the same important areas i.e. chest, back and arms and butt again! Then more arm work…

The last set is your life is in your own glands. Alternate leg lifts where you raise and lower your head opposite to your leg.  Then there is breath of fire in cow and cat pose. Overall this last set seemed to be a shorter set though this is supposed to be four 19 minute sets. I will try to remember to time them next timeThen there are 2 meditations(for calming & emotional balance) which I skipped today for time

constraints though I will probably do them other times. I actually felt pretty calm and emotionally balanced by the end ot the workout anyway.

Overall it is a tough, energizing and refreshing workout and like most Kundalini yoga workouts contains no sun salutations which have begun to bore me beyond comatose!

The soundtrack is really well done. The music has an Indian flavor but mixed with other influences I can’t quite recognize but really liked. You can hear Ana’s breathing like she is right there in the room. it helped my breath of fire enormously to get into her rythym.

Ana is always an inspiration. She looks like she is having fun and smiles encouragingly making even the toughest sections seem easier. Ravi is off camera speaking. We never see him. He gives good aligment cues and as always emotional and spiritual support with his soothing voice.

Also in the credits before and after the workout you see Ana dancing which is really

cool.
Rating: 5 / 5

I started yoga clense for my liver on new years day and immediatley felt like my thyroid improved. I actually had to miss two days of medication because my prescription ran out over the holidays and I still felt better then ever, I couldn’t believe it. We then got Fat Free Yoga, because of the “life is in your glands” chapter”. We have other Ravi and Ana CD’s, but these two are my favorites.

I knew my thyroid was improving because my pulse rate went from 44 to a more normal 64.

I have never written a review on amazon, and told my wife that if my blood work proved my thyroid levels improved I would write one. So here I am! My bloodwork is back and my doctor has completly take me off my medication.. everything is normal!! There is no telling how long I’ve lived with a hypoactive thyroid, I now have more energy then ever!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Rating: 5 / 5

The bag is well made, affordable, and the pockets (especially the front pocket) are very convenient. Given the problems mentioned above, I would advise against using this bag with a mat that is both large and sticky (as a point of reference the mat I use is Jade Harmony Professional 3/16-Inch Yoga Mat). With smaller mats, or mats that are less sticky, this bag will likely do the trick nicely.
Rating: 3 / 5

Rating: 4 / 5

The zipper broke when I’d used the bag for about four weeks, and I’m gentle on things. Since it is a double zipper (which is not necessary really) the fix will probably require disabling one end of the zipper and ending up with a gerry-rigged zipper. The bag cost enough that I find such a solution less than wonderful.
Rating: 3 / 5

The AM section really helps when I’ve got a stiff back or just at stretching me out and getting me ready for the day.

The PM has been really helpful in getting me ready for a very good sleep and unwind at the end of the day.

This is a very useful DVD. It’s accessible for beginners and also beneficial for people that have done yoga for some time. Great for anyone looking for focused, effective and easy to follow routines.
Rating: 5 / 5

A breakdown of the DVD is listed below. The headings are the items found on the main menu, and the bullets indicate submenu items (the times for each practice are given as they appear on-screen). I’ve included brief notes describing each of the practices.

Discussion of Meditation by HH The Dalai Lama

AM Routines

*Get Up and Go (15m)–a wonderful flow of upper back openers, including down dog, quarter dog, and cobra

*Sun Salutation Centering (15m)–a single slow lunge salutation combined with seated forward bends

*Breath Work (30m)–a gentle, all-lying/seated practice that includes twists, supported poses, and seated meditation; my favorite!

*Gentle Wake Up (35m)–consists almost entirely of reclined postures plus two seated twists; would be a nice evening practice

*Extended Morning (45m)–a more active practice that begins on the floor but then moves to standing for side stretch, tree, triangle, side angle, and warrior 1; returns to the floor for relaxing poses

*Wake Up the Spine (35m)–begins with the above sun salutation, moves through the same standing series as Ext Morning, and finishes on the floor with reclined poses, seated forward bends, and twists

PM Routines

*Short Rest (10m)–this brief practice offers a reclined twist, pursed lip breathing, and legs-up-the-wall pose

*Breath Work (20m)–starts with a shoulder stretch and seated twist, then moves on to seated meditation, breath work, and savasana

*Unwinding Muscle Tension (30m)–this nice practice features a variety of twisting postures in reclined, seated, and standing positions

*Good Nights Sleep (25m)–another simple practice with crocodile pose, pursed lip breathing, seated meditation, and reclined postures

*Energizing Evening (40m)–this more active practice opens with the above sun salutation, features simple locust and cobra backbends, includes seated postures (half lord of the fishes and open half lotus), and ends with reclined postures and legs-up-the-wall

Credits

As in her previous videos, Barbara is practicing alone against the backdrop of a beautiful beach at Half Moon Bay Resort in Antigua. This DVD does feature some of the same posture sequences as in Barbara’s prior Yoga for Stress Relief, but the footage appears to be new. Also, because all of the programs are generally gentle and relaxing, I find the AM vs. PM practices fairly interchangeable for day or night. Overall, this is an excellent yoga DVD well-suited to a wide range of practitioners, from those fairly new to yoga to more experienced yoginis like myself–definitely recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5

Miss Pink (the woman who wrote the book) is admittedly a little overweight and has an authority problem. She goes to teacher training thinking she’ll be able to fly under the radar and make it through without having to change too much.

It’s amusing how the training program brings up a lot of memories and obstacles for her to conquer on her way to becoming a teacher. Her funny journal entries log the progression of the insanity at teacher training which ends with an unbelievable story of her and Bikram clashing in a class (did I mention she has a problem with authority?).

All in all the book IS inspiring because I felt if Miss Pink could make it through the training a stronger person then there is hope for me. If you are interested in Bikram yoga or thinking about attending training, this book is for you.
Rating: 5 / 5

(my mat is blue)