Product Details

• Actors: Ana Brett and Ravi Singh
• Directors: Ana Brett and Ravi Singh
• Format: Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Raviana Productions
• DVD Release Date: January 18, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001L54TQY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,965 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Kundalini Yoga with Ana & Ravi was hands down, the best yoga class I've ever taken. ----Joanne Chen, Health Editor, Vogue Magazine

Product Description

Transform your body and your life! Experience fun fitness that you will always love to do. Live with HIGH ENERGY! Here is the best of both worlds: Kundalini Yoga's depth and high energy, with a complete total body workout, challenging, yet easy-to-follow cardio (with AMAZING MUSIC), and a high fun factor! The Matrix menu option helps you to customize your workout based on the time you have. From the beginning yogi to expert, this DVD will be your workout companion for life and will keep you energized and happy! Ana & Ravi present a system of inspired fitness which helps people to transform their lives. They are authors of 17 DVD workouts as well as a forthcoming book. These A List & Teachers are known for their cutting edge presentations and the ability to make their DVD's accessible to all fitness levels. Their clients have included Olympic Athletes, Professional Sports Teams, and celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Sting, and The Red Hot Chile Peppers. Discover why Ana & Ravi's DVD's are always on Amazon's best-selling list and why their growing fan base would rather forego their morning cup of coffee that do without their Breath of Fire!

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Customer Reviews

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cardio, Kundalini Style, February 16, 2009

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MarkTwain (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kundalini Yoga Cardio, Stretch, & Strengthen - ALL LEVELS - Ana Brett and Ravi Singh (DVD)

In Kundalini Yoga: Cardio, Stretch, and Strenthen, Ana and Ravi have provided a truly Kundalini Cardio workout. If you are familiar with their previous videos, you will love this one as well. They have a new set and new upbeat music, but the same positive energy as always. (If I had to connect it to their other workouts, I would say this video follows along the lines of Fat Free Yoga and Dance the Chakras, but this one offers lots of new exercises and features.) If you're new to Raviana, then there are a few things to keep in mind. This is not a standard cardio workout. As a Kundalini workout, the cardio is much more free-flowing in nature than a typical dance workout. Don't assume this means that the DVD isn't challenging; it is! It provides a very serious workout for the mind and body, promoting wellness, happiness, and energy- and yes, you will sweat!

A rundown of the basic features of the DVD:
This DVD incorporates the "matrix" technology, which allows the viewer to program his/her own workout from the many sections available. If you are a beginner, you can start with the "breath primer" to learn four part breathing, breath of fire, and long deep breathing, and you can include the "dance movement breakdown" to get a good grasp on the cardio moves. If you are more advanced, you can leave out these extra features and just play the entire workout, or choose to have an extended cardio/dance session, or even do the dance section with music only (for an even more individualized workout). The DVD also offers four different pre-arranged workout versions, in case you want a change from the standard play of the DVD, and don't want to bother creating your own just yet. These include a beginner cardio set, a yoga-only set, a "super-set" with the extended dance, and an intermediate selection.

Beyond the form of the DVD, which lends itself well to any level of fitness, the workout itself is similarly flexible. This workout contains several advanced moves, and each person should go at their own pace, slowly working up to the speed that Ana so gracefully achieves. The DVD begins with stretching and toning work (including some serious core work!), moves into cardio/dance, and ends with upper body strengthening exercises. As with every Raviana DVD, this one also includes chanting and meditation as well, which brings you into and out of the workout, and keeps you present through the entire video. Not only do you burn calories in this cardio workout, you also gain strength, flexibility, and peace of mind. This video is an excellent addition to the Raviana collection. Get in a challenging workout and have great time doing it-- I highly recommend it!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This DVD has so much to offer..., February 18, 2009

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Trish "A Sun Salutin', Crochet Hookin' Chick!" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kundalini Yoga Cardio, Stretch, & Strengthen - ALL LEVELS - Ana Brett and Ravi Singh (DVD)

Like the previous review said, it is going to be very difficult to explain all the good things that this DVD has to offer. Here's a what I like about it:
1. This DVD has cardio, yoga, strength training, stretching and meditation all in one. Not only that, you (the viewer) are able to choose to do as many different chapters or as few as you have time to practice. Here is a basic breakdown of the chapters:

a. Intro (1:21 min)
b. Warm-Up (5:13)
c. Stretch and Core (15:32)
d. Core Plus (7:41)
e. Kundalini Cardio (15:02)
f. Cool Down ((3:16)
g. Upper Body Tone (11:03)
h. Relaxation (5:17)
i. Chanting & Closing (about 13 minutes total)
j. Extended Cardio ( 21:00)

You can program these chapters up to 15 in a row...tons of practice time!

2. What I love is that you can mix and match these chapters according to your needs. If you want to do extra cardio one day, you are able to put the cardio chapters back-to-back or even do the same one twice if you like it. The cardio steps are well cued and not too difficult -stepping side to side with arms, front/side jacks (with hi/lo options), samba steps, standing crunches, football runs etc.-they are all repeated a few times in a row so that you will have time to catch on. It is very easy to adapt them to fit your level of physical fitness. You can make the moves more vigorous by making your steps bigger, higher, jumping higher or making bigger arm movements. Take smaller steps to make it less vigorous.

3. The instructors (Ana and Ravi) are always encouraging and friendly. It makes your "exercise" time fly by.

4. The music is interesting and appropriate for the practice. The sound production is good...you can hear the instruction very clearly and the music.

5. Ana's singing is very beautiful and calming during the chants and I love her funky boots! ;-)

It seems that a lot of work and love went into this DVD. Ravi and Ana thought of everything that we would need to practice and put it all into this DVD. Although I have most of their DVD's (all except two), this is my new favorite--until the next one of course ;-) Worth every penny!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I like Ravi and Ana's other DVDs better, March 22, 2009

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Sarah Maccarelli Jordan (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kundalini Yoga Cardio, Stretch, & Strengthen - ALL LEVELS - Ana Brett and Ravi Singh (DVD)

I was excited to see a new DVD by Ravi and Ana. I have a few of their videos and wanted to spice up my collection. I didn't like this one that much because the strength portion for the core would be way too difficult for the average person--rolling in and out of plow pose made me really uncomfortable, and I am 27 year old exercise junky in pretty good shape. I also think the cardio portion was sort of dull compared to Dance the Chakras. Lastly, the text for the menu was so small I couldn't even read it, and I have 20/20 vision. On the plus side, Ana looks gorgeous with her natural hair color, the scenery in the background is beautiful and gives you something to take your mind off of 6 agnozing minues of Breath of Fire in the beginning of the workout, and as usual Ravi's voice is like music to the ears. This was not for me, but I'm sure other people will love it.