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Yoga Cleanse - Lighten Up & Purify - with Ana Brett & Ravi Singh

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I was diagnosed with hypoactive thyroid over a year ago and was put on medication. Once on the medication, if I ever missed a day, the next day would be a disaster. I would be completely exhausted.

I started Yoga Cleanse 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 taken 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!!!

P.S. My father-in-law who is from India and has practiced yoga for most of his life is now a true believer in Kundalini Yoga, and believe me, he IS NOT easily impressed!! He now incorporates Kundalini Yoga into his work out every other day. A lot of the reviews mention that these DVD's are great for beginners. Well, they are also great for all other levels too!!

I have recently stumbled upon Kundalini Yoga. I am loving it more and more every day. I still do my Hatha and Astanga, but for getting my engery going and feeling that I am doing wonders for cleansing my body, you can not beat Kundalini Yoga. Ravi has a wonderful soothing voice, not irritating nor condesending. He explains exactly what the excersizes purpose is and Ana executes it for you to see how it should be done. No downward dogs here, nor the usual poses you would expect. This is yoga in the traditional sense of doing a set (Kriya) and then doing corpse pose and then doing another set. This is meant to expand your mind and cleanse your organs and create flexability in your back and spine. I have now purchased 2 other DVDs from Ravi and Ana and I am really, really, really happy with them.

Although I tend to practice mostly hatha yoga, I have tried a couple of Ana and Ravi's newer DVDs and have liked them, and I thought it might be nice to add another Kundalini video to my collection. In particular, I was hoping to find a practice that would leave me feeling energized plus would offer shorter workouts for when I have less time, and after wading through the reviews on Ana and Ravi's older workouts, I thought that Yoga Cleanse might fit the bill. Yoga Cleanse is divided into three segments: a 11.5 minute warm-up, an 18-minute "Love Your Liver" segment, and finally, a 25 minute "Tear Out the Toxins" segment. The segments flow nicely into each other, but there is a brief pause between each section, and the menu also allows you to select them individually. The first thing that I noticed when I began the workout is that the production quality is not quite as impressive as with Ana and Ravi's newer DVDs. Ana is seated in the middle of a somewhat dim studio, and at the start of the practice, Ravi is seated off to the side. Ravi remains on screen to lead Ana through the opening meditation (Om Namu Guru Dev Namu), but for the majority of the practice, the camera focuses on Ana alone. Also different from the new practices is that Ravi alone provides the voiceover instruction; Ana does not speak at all throughout the workout.

As mentioned above, the warm-up begins with a chanting meditation and then moves into a series of moving stretches that includes stomach grinds, neck rolls, and cat/cow. The final exercise incorporates Breath of Fire (BOF) while lying on your back with both your head and feet raised. You then relax on your back for a few moments before rolling up to a seated position for the next segment, Love Your Liver. In this section, you will be working to stimulate your liver function, and so you will repeatedly return to a position of lying on your left side, right leg raised in the air with hand clasping your left foot, and the perform BOF in this position. Other exercises in this segment include transitioning from a seated to standing position without using your hands, bending over so that your torso is parallel to the floor and engaging in BOF, and twisting from side-to-side in a seated position while performing BOF through a curled tongue. I found the final segment, Tear Out the Toxins, to be the most intense. Virtually all of the exercises are dynamic movements (eg, vigorously moving your arms up and down, twisting from side to side), and you continue to perform BOF through a curved tongue, which I found tiring after awhile. After 18 minutes of active practice, the last 5.5 minutes of this segment consist of a 2-minute singing meditation and then a 3.5-minute relaxation and final meditation (Ravi again appears on screen for the final few minutes).

When I tried this video for the first time, it was at the end of the long week, when I was feeling completely tired and worn out. Afterward, I wasn't exactly rejuvenated, but I definitely felt better, and I wasn't nearly as fatigued as I had been. Although Ravi and Ana aren't quite as polished here as they are in their more recent productions, they do a good job with this DVD, and I definitely look forward to using it regularly in the future. Overall, I enjoyed this practice and would rate it 4 1/2 stars.

this dvd is addictive because my wife and i could see the results right away. Our eyes are really clear and we are sure we look younger!!
Kundalini yoga is a lot different then other forms of yoga. You do things you have never done before and that actually keeps it interesting and fun.
Even though this dvd is designed to remove toxins, I feel like it still gives a total body workout(like the total tune up dvd which we alternate this with)and so we don't need to do any other workout that day.

The exercises don't seem especially difficult but I find myself perspiring alot which i guess is due to the toxins clearing out. I guess I am pretty toxic! And when Ravi says I may have a strange metallic taste during the breath of fire exercise I definitely know what he means. This kundalini workout with out a doubt does what it is supposed to! Afterwards I feel very clean and revitalized. Each time I do it I feel like I get a little deeper into those layers of toxins.
It works alot on the liver which according to Ravi Singh is the only organ which can completely regenerate itself. This is good to know if you drink or smoke or even just take tylenol or any substance for that matter. The liver has to filter everything. According to Ravi , even if your diet is pure the air most of us breathe will have an adverse inmpact on the liver especially if you live in an urban evvironment like us. My wife wants to add that she feels that this dvd has had a good effect on her menstrual cycles too. Making them easier and more regular.
This workout has a warm up set and two 25 minute workouts. We do the whole thing at once since its only an hour but it can be broken up so you can do half in the morning and half at night.
Ravi gives a lot of encouragement to help you perform your best and Ana Brett is very inspirational to watch and follow. Its a very unique and beautiful presentation and I would reccomend this dvd to everyone!

I am a big fan of Ana & Ravi's tapes.  I live in Shanghai, China.  I would have loved to attend one of their retreats when I was still in the States.... too bad I didn't know about them until I came over here to China. I am hoping they will swing by this part of the world!!

Shanghai is quite polluted, so Ana & Ravi's Fat Free Yoga Cleanse has helped me deal with the toxins in the air.  I do it every other day and it has made a difference in my energy levels.  My subway stop has pushers -- people who push you in cause it is way too packed.  I'm in the habit of breathing the air that thousands breathe out...prior to using the tape... I was always drained from the experience, but after doing it regularly, I was able to function more or less as if I was in a clean air environment. 

I am intrigued by how kundalini works. 

Living in the East, I have gained an appreciation for these kinds of ancient & subtle sciences. 

As a Kundalini convert I didn't think I would find much variety for home practice DVDs or tapes out there, and part of what makes the live classes so fun and challenging is that they are different every day- you cannot adapt and anticipate the way you can with Hatha classes. So I ordered two of Ravi Singh's DVDs and 2 Mantra Girl DVDs for a little variety. I was deligthed to find that they are all fabulous and challenging in different ways. This particular DVD focuses on liver cleansing and balancing, which was exactly what I was working on at the time since I am addressing old anger issues now. It's the kind of class I was able to do right out of bed in the morning without feeling too jolted or shocked but I definitely felt invigorated and enlivened. The breath work alone makes this a divine morning practice and I plan to use this several times per week as a detox wakeup call. I particularly love the explanations Ravi gives while Ana is demonstrating- I find it empowering and helpful to know exactly what the benefits are of the movements and what areas you are addressing specifically. If you like to learn about your body while you deepen your practice, you will love these DVDs.

I'm what you might call a typical American male. I drink beer on weekends. Sometimes more then I should. And even though I work out when I can I am not above indulging in a cheeseburger with fries once in awhile.
Lately I had been feeling bloated and nauseous alot. My girlfriend, who happens to be a yoga instructor, told me it was probably my liver and bought me the Yoga Cleanse tape. I have to say it is not what I expected. I though yoga was standing on your head and stretching and different poses. This was one of those things that I couldn't even imagine. Lots of breathing and novel exercises. I have to say it gets right to the point which I liked.
I have been doing this three times a week. If I don't have time to do the whole thing I just do 20 minutes which is enough to help turn my day around and put me on a good track.
I feel alot better. This tape has inspired me to get my act together.
I would recommend Yoga Cleanse to everyone sinceI don't think there is anyone who couldn't use a little detoxing.
I hope this review helped.

Over the past few months I have acquired a few of Ravi and Ana's dvds, and this one adds another great dimension and benefits of kundalini yoga. Typical layout is a good warmup ( a must) and then 2x half an hour exercises. Part I focuses on the liver and part II is more general but a greater workout of your toxins. These exercises are not stretch exercises, which the total stretch dvd is an absolute must. Regardless, I have noticed over the past few months working on these dvds that:
a) my energy level has risen (had noticed how much it had fallen since being directly affected by 9/11)
b) my liver yin was stagnant and hence my period has been very irratic and painful. Now the flow has improved within a month.
c) stress has been a prominant component of my life in the past few months and the dvd has helped to calm my nerves and remove the toxin build-up.

I am busy person and try and do one of the dvds 3x a week with particular focus at the weekend. The dvds also allow you to do a shorter version if you are pushed for time. I am usually a runner by choice but these dvds have really been a much better alternative: you feel you have had an aeorbic workout, feel the sense of relaxation and less damage to my knees. Believe me, I sweat through most of these exercises and I would consider myself to be in fairly good shape.

This could well be an great alternative to accupuncture that also works on the energy/meridian lines of the body; and release of toxin in your body without the use of medicines. A natural detox program.

I got this tape after taking a yoga cleanse workshop with Ravi Singh & Ana Brett(I recommend you take one of their excellent workshops if you ever get a chance). I had felt sluggish, bloated and fatigued. I experienced deep and immediate results not only at a detox level but at all levels of my being. I got this tape so I could continue the work.
This one should be done two times a week to keep the liver healthy and I am planning to get their Total Tune Up and Fat Free Yoga tapes to alternate with.
There is a warmup and then 2 thirty minute sets. Any level can do it. Thanks Ravi & Ana for your excellent work!

I have 9 other Ravi Singh and Ana Brett Kundalini Yoga DVDs and love each of them. I was very excited to get this DVD, but I don't know if I can even use it again; it was stressful going through it the first time.
Each of the other DVDs is of the highest quality; the set bright, light, open and clear. The instruction clear and peaceful in either Ana's sweet gentle voice, or Ravi's peaceful voice. This vid is very different in unsettling ways.
First, the "studio" is an open warehouse with glaring fluorescent lights. These lights are diminished and during the actual class, there is a dark background with an odd spotlight in the back behind Ana. It is sort of gloomy and eerie looking, which is enhanced by the background noise of sirens making you feel that this was taped in a bad area of town at night. The spoken lesson by Ravi is not as smooth as usual and that wouldn't be bad, but the setting and mood have already changed the quality of the potential. The musical background is also less than smooth - think of a cassette tape playing in the background that needs to be occasionally restarted because you got to the end of side one.
The lesson is excellent, and I wish that instead of transferring this to DVD, they would have redone the DVD anew keeping the lesson, but changing the quality to that of their newer works.
If it were not that I already practically worship these two people and I already know how wonderful their work is, this DVD may have prevented me from trying any of their others. As it is, this particular DVD is sitting on my table with me glaring at it, unable to muster up enough to do it again. Argh, I could ignore the visuals, because I've done enough that I don't need to watch it; but, I cannot get past the sirens in the background.

** Well, I finally got back into it and am glad. I still wouldn't suggest buying it as your first Raviana DVD, and I still don't like some of the visuals, still notice the sirens, but can ignore these things now. The benefits of this DVD outweigh the distractions.