I’d like to first address a problem I am seeing on my posts.. It seems for some reason the first paragraph I write gets repeated then goes on to the rest of my post…  I have no idea whatsover why this is happening, bare with me as I continue my search for the template that will work perfectly for this site!

Yogaville…I have been here in Massachusetts since Oct 2011 and 2 weeks ago I realized to my horror that I went up 2 sizes in pants. This is the first time I haven’t been actively doing something(like working) for such a long period in time. My health started to decline, caught 2 colds back to back in a 3 week period, chest congestion that just isn’t going away, sinus & digestive issues… shit I have never had to deal with before. So of course I started to get worried. Now I know I’m not in my 20′s but age really doesn’t have anything to do with my health issues at all. I quit moving. From the time I was born I have been on the move, so if you take an extremely physically active person and put them in an environment where they about 1/4 active than they were, their body, mind, and motivation starts to slow down, get sluggish. Not good for anyone, agree?

So instead of going to the doctor, (can’t afford it right now anyways) I went down to the basement and dug around for the one thing that helped me get motivated, centered , and moving again. Kundalini Yoga: for Beginners & Beyond by Ravi Singh & Ana Brett. First off…put out of your head everything negative you have heard about Kundalini Yoga! I have worked with this particular dvd off and on for 3years and I have had no side effects except feeling energized, motivated, and happy. Anyways..As I started to put the dvd in to get started, I realized that maybe there were new dvd’s out there by them, so off I went and found their website RAVIANA . And of course they had lots! I wanted something specific , I wanted something to really help me get my body from sluggish to moving again. So I came across Fat Free Yoga! The following description is off their website:

“Experience Kundalini Yoga’s sophisticated approach to effortless conditioning. Boost your metabolism naturally and permanently. This easy-to-follow, conveniently chaptered DVD, which features four 19 min. workouts (Start Your Engines, Fight Fire With Fire, No Impact Aerobics, Your Life is in Your Own Glands), plus two potent meditations, will optimize your glandular system, bring emotional healing, reduce “problem” areas, and help you attain your personal ideal. Experience a comprehensive workout geared to all levels. Ancient fat-burning secrets help you to dramatically reduce the natural way, trim & tone, and balance your life. With this tape you win because you lose!”

So I said “Sounds great to me!” and went on to do this 90 min dvd for 5 days straight. Now the first day I made it 45mins. LOL  I take my time whenever I start a new exercise, especially since I am sooo out of shape. I just keep focused on what is comfortable to me and modify the exercises until I get to where I can do them without the modifications, which in this case, took me about 3 days to be able to do all the exercises without any modifications. The best part is the meditations…Ravi has you relax and meditate between each exercise. I can’t describe it, but it really really just makes it like you aren’t exercising… I can tell you, after 5 days of doing the Fat free Yoga, I feel more energized, motivated, and I’m not as congested thanks to the breathing techniques in the program. So Yesturday was day 6 and I was like, “I want to switch it up! What else do they have?” So I wentback to their website and found one called Navel Power. It’s all about the tummy! We hold a crapload of stress there, and if we don’t relax and let it release, well it stays and you end up with a gut that just doesn’t go away. So I was like “this is perfect!” So yesturday and today that’s the dvd I did. Now the exercises are a little more challenging, but easy to modify and still get good results. I noticed my stomach has gone down a bit, my hips and thighs are tighter and not so flabby LOL, but the biggest improvement in the 7 days I have been doing these dvd’s…is me. I feel better overall, happier, clear headed, and peaceful. I feel like I can accomplish anything, which is not so impossible to believe for all of us. But it’s like now I believe it to be true. Today is day 7 on my “yoga” journey to the self, and today I did 30 minuets of Navel Power and Kundalini Yoga: beginners & beyond for the full 60 mins. My goal is to see the changes or rather, improvements, adding Kundalini Yoga into my daily routine. I’ll tell you this much…Makes want to do yoga all day!

Has anyone ever tried Kundalini Yoga? Gimme some imput…Have you tried yoga? What’s your favorite styling of Yoga? What do you do Yoga for? Have you wanted to try it but just never found the time? Or have you tried it but couldn’t find one that “fits’ you?

Let me hear from you!

Blessings & love,

Catz