Ana Brett, Ravi Singh
Yoga Quick Fixes is one of the latest offerings from the husband/wife team of
Ravi Singh/Ana Brett. In the same style as their previous videos, Quick Fixes
features Ana alone on screen, practicing on a small rug in an all-white room,
while she and Ravi take turns providing voiceover instruction. You'll
recognize some of the music and yoga sequences from their previous videos, but
there's plenty that's brand new here as well.
Quick Fixes has over 3 hours of footage, which felt a bit overwhelming to me
at first! The Main Menu offers the following options:
*Play DVD
*Tune In
*Breath Primer
*Power Surge Warm-Ups (14 minutes)
*Yoga Quick Fixes
*Yoga Quick Sets
*Deep Relaxation
*3 Amazing Meditations
*Closing Prayer
The Main Menu leads to several sub-menus as described below.
Quick Fixes: Positive PMS (10m), So Long Sciatica (7m), Delete Depression
(16m), Digestible You (9m), Asthma No More (5m), Soothe Stress Free Fatigue
(8m), Maximize Memory (6m), Headache Helper (6m), Anxiety Antidote (10m), On
the Spot Addiction Alternative (16m), Sleep Easy (6m)
Yoga Quick Sets: Energy to Burn (12m), Flexibility & Strength (12m), All
Systems Go! (17m), Balance & Joy (16m), Kundalini Yoga Superset (22m)
3 Amazing Meditations: Amazing Minute Breath (6m), So Darshan Chakra Kriya
(3.5m), Sa-Ta-Na-Ma Meditation (14m) [These same meditation sequences also
appear on Ravi and Ana's other new release, Dr. Yoga House Call.]
On their website and elsewhere, Ravi and Ana recommend that you begin with the
Tune-Up and Breath Primer (optional), do the Warm-Ups, and then select from
amongst the Quick Fixes and Quick Sets (these shorter sequences are meant to
stand alone as well). There is some overlap amongst the segments--for example,
some of the Warm-Ups and Quick Fix sequences appear as part of some of the
Quick Sets. However, the transitions are virtually seamless, and all of the
practices flow very well. Ravi and Ana frequently make statements about what
the exercises are designed to do for you (eg, "according to yoga, this will
give you _____"), although they generally don't describe exactly how this
process works.
If you've never done yoga before, this DVD might not be the best place to
start, as Kundalini yoga is fairly distinct from the more traditional forms of
hatha yoga with which most people are familiar. Similarly, if you've practiced
yoga but are new to Kundalini, be prepared for something a little
different--i.e., most of the exercises will not be recognizable as classic
postures, there is a lot more movement, and different breathing techniques are
used, particularly the Breath of Fire (although I found that BOF was used a
little less here than in some of Ravi and Ana's other videos).
Overall, this is an extremely well-produced, well-organized Kundalini yoga
video that is a must-have for Ravi/Ana fans.
Beth C (aka toaster)
May 1, 2009