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Warrior Workout: Kundalini Yoga

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3 star:		(5)
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I love Ravi & Anna. They were the best introduction to yoga I've had. I have several of thier dvd's.

Although this workout is wonderful, it's freakin' HARD! If you are already a yoga guru it may not be so challangeing. However, if you are like me, overweight and trying to get in shape or new to yoga, this workout is a killer! Don't get me wrong, I love it. Just be prepared to sweat!

Side note*** This DVD uses more of the traditional poses like down dog than many of the other Singh and Brett dvd's that I have.

I don't really know how to start this review. I'm a terrible writer but I MUST review this DVD. This workout/meditation is just perfect and beautiful!!! I've been doing yoga for years and have many many DVD's. This is definitely in the top of my list. Kundalini is new to me, and after trying Ana and Ravi's DVD's I'm totally hooked!!! I'm addicted to this kind of yoga... all I think about is coming home to this DVD.

I have two other Fat free yoga DVD's, the Journey through chakras, the one for weight loss and this Warrior DVD. They are all great, but this is definitely my favorite. I love the workout and I love the meditation. The music is great and the meditation/chanting for prosperity at the end of the DVD is just AMAZING!!!!! I haven't felt as connected and great with any other yoga workouts in my entire life. This DVD brings out my true self. It makes me a better person, it makes me happier!!! After I finished this DVD I just wanted to cry of happiness.... this is truly a complete workout for the body, mind a soul. Don't look any further!!!!!! This DVD is just fabulous!!!

I bought this DVD not knowing what to expect. Kundalini Yoga. Kundalini sounds like some kind of wierd pasta, but I'm always up for something new. This is a killer workout with good music. No time is wasted on boring minutae like many other yoga DVD's. Breath of Fire along with exercises is a very cool innovation. In one DVD I got my ab fix, my stretching fix, my cardio fix, and my meditation fix.

I have an eclectic background of Tae Kwondo, Chi Kung, Hatha Yoga, Transcendental Meditation and Kundalini Yoga. Embracing the mental and physical aspects of Kundalini Yoga took some time for me, but videos as the 'Warrior Workout' make the process far easier. I couldn't disagree with our Minnesota reviewer more, then again we are all entitled to our own prejudices. Note, this video isn't the best choice for a beginner. The sequence can be a bit challenging, but it's a level of fitness and flexibility worth striving for. This set seems to hit all the major systems (lymphatic, cardiovascular, circulatory) along with calming the nervous system. Grab a copy!

I have many yoga DVD's and this is absolutely the best. It is a fully comprehensive workout for mind, body and soul and leaves you feeling full of energy and cleansed.

By doing the exercise 3 times a week for 6 months I have lost about 30 pounds (without changing my diet), near cured my insomnia, cured my carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist (I can even do push ups now), increased my flexibility and upper body strength no end, increased my cardio and improved my sex life!

Ravi's instructions are unobtrusive, yet extremely informative, allowing you to fully understand why you are doing what you are doing and how it will improve you. Ana is a pure inspiration and motivates me to 'take it to the next level'.

I am now putting on the DVD because I miss the feeling it gives me, not because I have to. I couldn't live with out this DVD and I highly recommend it to anyone who is serious about yoga.

I'm very, very new to yoga (I've only been practicing two or three times a week for about two weeks). On top of that, I'm not one of those people who's just blessed with good flexibility. In fact, I'm very inflexible. I've been doing the Ultimate Stretch DVD for about a week and could more or less do all the poses. I couldn't go as far into the stretch as Ana, but I could do it, so I figured I'd try a different DVD. The Warrior Workout is very good and definitely gets your heart going. I felt like I got an awesome workout with this DVD. The only reason I knocked a star off of the rating is because this DVD is NOT for beginners. On just about every pose, I had to make a modification or stop earlier than Ana. I still loved the workout and while I'm going to put this DVD on hold for now, I'm really looking forward to the day I can do the entire DVD. So I recommend this DVD to anyone looking for a challenge and who is more in the intermediate range of yoga but if your a beginner, try the DVDs Ultimate Stretch or Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond. Those two DVDs are more geared towards yogis of every skill level.

I have been a huge fitness buff since I was 14 and picked up yoga about 4 years ago. So needless to say, I own (and have watched) many, many, many fitness videos (including many yoga ones.) I've stuck primarily with hatha and asthanga yoga in the past, so Kundalini is new to me. This is the first Kundalini video I've seen and I must say I loved it. To start, the quality of the video is great-the voiceover by Ravi is good, the set is simple and calming-not distracting, and I loved the music. The instruction is great. I wasn't left questioning how to do anything and I wasn't confused. I was able to follow along even though I'm new to Kundalini. I also loved how invigorating it is. I've recently given up all my other forms of fitness such as running and biking to stick with yoga (due to aches and pains). I find myself craving something more vigorous even after my power yoga sessions. This definately was not as hard core as running, but I felt unbelievable afterwards. I wasn't huffing and puffing or all red and sweaty, yet I felt as if I satisified my need for a more cardiovasular workout. It's perfect also, because I didn't have to worry about risk of injury or the aches and pains as I did with running.

My favorite part was the meditation song at the end. I was humming it all day which kept me smiling and relaxed. I felt so great after this video (and all day long) that I'm eager to get to bed at night because I can't wait for morning when I can do it again!! I've also bought all the other Ana Brett and Ravi Singh DVD's that they've made!! Compared to all my other yoga and dance videos, this is by far my favorite!!

What a great workout! I am now in love with these guys and want to do more of their workouts. I've been doing yoga for over 15 years and there were new exercises in this dvd that I had never done before. They do a lot of beathe of fire, rapid breathing. It was hard at first, but I feel so energized and clean by the time that it's over.

And at the end of the tape is a lovely song/chant. It makes me so happy. I will even just put on that part of the dvd after other yoga workouts because it's so uplifting.

I was sore for two days after the first time. Now I'm more accustomed, but I still feel how it's toning my whole body and trimming my waist and thighs.

I have never written a review before, but I just wanted to pass on my joy of finding this great DVD.

Tried this workout today and oh my goodness. It was so hard for me I quit half way through. I'm still rating it a five though because I believe I'll love it when I'm advanced enough to do it.

So, what was so difficult. To start off I'm overweight FYI, and while not inflexible I'm no yoga buff, gymnast or dancer. You have to hold this back bend what seems like forever and rotate in and out of it for example. There are down dogs and they are so slow. Holy cow. And unlike my other two dvd's from Ana I have; Chakras, and house call, not much meditation inbetween the moves. This one is more intense so if holding some gumby like positions is no problem for you and breath of fire simultaneously is your cup of tea, than drink up.

As for me, I'm keeping the DVD as something to work up to. An, "I have arrived to the top of the yoga mountain DVD." Those backbends were such a killer, unbelievable. My triceps were simply screaming. Pilates was much easier than this by the way.

For those who'd like a comparison the warrior is a ten in effort compared to chakras (3) and house calls (2). I guess they don't call it the warrior for nothing.

The rejuvenation of the body and the mood change from anything to totally blissed out is what has got me hooked on Kundalini by Ana and Ravi. I had never done so much as a Kundalini move before until I read the reviews on one of their many DVDs and purchased it. I have now a total of 3, this one is almost my favorite, and I have built up my stamina to where I can do an entire hour of this exercise, compared to only 10min as I was getting used to breath of fire. My only wish is that there were more of an instruction on exactly how to do breath of fire at the beginning of this DVD or any other one. I found out from talking to a yoga teacher friend that I was indeed focusing on the wrong part of the breath - it is a short in-breath and very intense out-breath and I was doing the opposite. Watching Ana can only show you so much and the mechanics of the breathing could be better explained, just food for thought for Ana and Ravi who are otherwise magnificent. Thank you for the much bliss that I am now able to create by the Warrior Workout.