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The Way of the Belly: 8 Essential Secrets of Beauty, Sensuality, Health, Happiness, and Outrageous Fun

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This book will improve every single aspect of your life, really. I purchased it 4 days ago, and I still can't put it down. Confidence, beauty, self discovery, fashion, health, intelligence and more are all right at your fingertips!

With in depth coverage on every subject, this book goes above and beyond. It even includes an instructional DVD! I could not be happier. It has truly changed my life and my outlook on the world around me. I highly recommend it and I encourage you to check it out.

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The Way of the Belly

Neena & Veena

Brief Review:

By Diana Rohini LaVigne, Indian Life & Style Magazine (www.indianlifeandstyle.com)

Visually pleasing, packed with helpful information and fun to read, The Way of the Belly is a grand exploration into the world of beauty, health and happiness. This 173-page reader is a treasure cove for those interested in being inspired by two of the nation's leading dancers and sensual gurus, Neena & Veena. As identical twins, they are a force times two in every way. Their styles are similar but offer a slightly different point of view.

The book is one of the best bargins available at only $24.95. Bursting with receipes that make your mouth water, easy to read side bars with tips of the trade and classy visuals that show you what the text explains in detail, it's hard to beat the value. Additionally, The Way of the Belly offers a free instructional Belly Dance DVD with the book! It's obvious the Belly Twins are more interested in educating others about the dance than counting their dollars made by their books' sales. The Way of the Belly and the Belly Twins are a breath of fresh air in the industry of dance and fitness.

I strongly recommend this to brides looking for fun fitness to slim out before their weddings, wives looking to spice up their romantic side, anyone interested in fitness and mostly to those who seek creative ways to health and hapinesss. These fitness leaders are heading for almost guranteed global stardom.

I absolutely LOVE Veena and Neena. Much of the information in this book I have read elsewhere, but they do it in a way that seems far more approachable. What I mean is, Mireille Guiliano (French Women Don't Get Fat) and Gin Sander(The Martini Diet, Wear More Cashmere) have touched on many of these things in their books, but the twins come across as so much more down-to-earth and no where near as snooty. Guiliano and Sander seemed to me like snobby bluebloods whose advice doesn't really fit in the life of the average woman. This book is in the same vein, but was written by two smart and vivacious ladies who grew up as middle-class minorites, and therefore have a more realistic perspective. I have 5 of the twins' DVDs (not even counting the one that comes with this book) and I can honestly say they have changed my life.

Barring the DVD workout included in the back of this book, it is not about bellydance. It is about using the performance techniques of a bellydancer to improve yourself. This includes eating right so you have energy to perform, the idea that you are never out of the spotlight as long as you are seeable, and other important tips. It is well put together and very personable. I enjoyed reading it and applying some of the tips and tricks.

This book is as fresh and sweet as the Belly Twins themselves. It's really fun to read, loaded with great ideas on how to look and feel your sexy best, and comes with a bonus dvd that makes it easy to learn the basic belly moves discussed in the text. This book would make a great gift for any beginning belly dancer. Thanks Neena and Veena!

This book teaches you how to get fit in a different way. A lifestyle change is necessary for weight loss to happen and to help keep it off! They show you how to accomplish that in this book. Each sister takes turns writing their own points of view. They also talk about how to help reduce stress, taking care of yourself, what foods are helpful... Very enjoyable to read!

There is also a bonus DVD in the back of the book!

I just got this book today (and finished it) and plan to use all of their clear tips in my daily life. It is well writen, almost as though they are talking directly to you. As a beginer belly dancer, the DVD and the book are really clear and easy to follw, however the moves are a bit challenging. Overall, an amazing buy, you will feel so sensual and beautiful after just reading this book.

I really loved this book, it would be great for a beginner, or even someone who's been bellydancing for a long time. It teaches you how to eat more healthy-it includes recipes for food and spa-like stuff(like face masks, etc) It includes tips on spicing up your wardrobe, losing weight, being more healthy and fit, how to do some bellydance moves, plus it includes a dvd-it's fun to do too! It includes things on music, like the instruments used-like finger cymbals. This book is very informative about bellydancing, and I'm sure if you love to bellydance, you will like this...especially if you want a more healthy life. It has a lot of info in the book and I suggest you try it if you like to bellydance.

The book has a lot of information about the way to get fit and to be sexy. I also like how it gives u side notes about the culture or interesting facts. the dvd is fun too. im a beginner and i like how they teach belly dancing. they make it easy and fun.

Belly dance celebrities Neena and Veena bring their roadmap for health, happiness, beauty and sensuality to the reader in this nicely presented little book and DVD. "To shine with true beauty," they write in the introduction, "you must first know the real, inner you -- and then express it." Devotees of the Bellytwins, as they are lovingly known, follow their path and swear by it.

While none of the book's sections are extremely deep and detailed, there is something here for every woman to think about. Throughout the book the word "belly" is used to denote the abdomen, and also the "inner belly" that is "the center of the unique person that is you."

So many women feel that they have a little too much of that unique person, so once we're "down with" the belly point of view, the Bellytwins start with their eating program. They endorse all healthy, natural foods with the once-a-week grapefruit fast. Makes sense. They go on to encourage relaxing and energizing to music, and devote a chapter to learning the belly dance; the DVD partners this chapter. Beauty tips with a focus on spa treatments are a much-needed sequel to the workout, and the book gives suggestions and recipes for spa potions to make at home.

Wardrobe section? Comfort and sensuality are key, whether dancing for your loved one or sitting at the boardroom table. Makeup? They encourage the reader to experiment and enhance her best features. Now you're ready to love yourself and stride out onto the stage of life.

The Way of the Belly: 8 Essential Secrets of Beauty, Sensuality, Health, Happiness, and Outrageous Fun is a light, fun read that showcases Deena and Vreena's serious investment in their lifestyle. There is a thing or two to be learned here, and if you think there is room for improvement in your personal presentation, you might find something surprisingly worthwhile. It's an entertaining little workshop on developing a positive self-image, even if you decide against the glitter and finger cymbals. Four stars.

Linda Bulger, 2008