Ana Brett . Ravi Singh
May Kundalini Yoga News
 "Our bodies are our gardens; our wills are our gardeners."
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News & Notes
 Happy May dear yoga friends! Spring is sprung and at this time of year we may naturally feel motivated to approach everything in our lives with fresh vigor, inspiration and excitement! Not
feeling it? In fact, experiencing the opposite and (gasp) even feel unmotivated to do your daily KY practice? Well, nevermind! Even Saints and Master Yogis can't be expected to be up all the time! This is entirely normal and to be expected., In fact, it's an important growth phase! The good news is even when we experience dips, there are some practical and proactive (pro-actical!) tools which, in concert with our discipline, can help keep our inner drive high! One reason for a lack of motivation may be that you are entering into the next stage of your self-growth process. The first stage is a honeymoon period when you feel that there aren't enough hours in the day to do all the Kundalini Yoga you'd like. The next stage is a bit more of a challenge. All of the tremendous energies you've initiated are percolating deep inside, transforming and healing you. It's very important to keep the process going, but you have to be true to yourself and be fearless. As Thomas Wolfe said, "You can't go home again!" Once you begin to awaken - set a course for onward and upward! "Hey," you may say. "I didn't sign up this. All I wanted to do was cure my insomnia or maybe lose a few pounds and now being told that I'm suddenly a pilgrim on the Path. What's up with that!" It may be that part of you knows exactly what it's doing and that your soul has prayed (some would say for lifetimes) for the Master Key (Kundalini Yoga/Spiritual Practice) with which you can free yourself from the prison of time/space and limiting concepts. All we can say is: congratulations! Keep breathing. Keep the faith. And above all, KEEP UP! (see this month's Top 10 list for ways to get back on track)Also: "Through a regular practice alone, habits which are not conducive to Spiritual Growth naturally begin to fall away. Progress can be accelerated when practice is performed in favorable environments. This maximizes the effects of your effort and minimizes any distracting influences." See Below:  Blue Ridge Mountain Yoga Retreat July 30th - Aug. 1st (All Levels) There is nothing like a Kundalini Yoga Retreat to help you regenerate and be inspired! Come join us this July 30th to August 1st at beautiful Dahlonega Retreat Center in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia where the air is super fresh, the nights are cool and the stars shine bright! (Deep healing and physical transformation occur when you set your intention behind this awesome technology of Spirit. Experience Kundalini Yoga's ability to create a transformative and purifying wave to infuse your life with new purpose and new life. Let's come together as a Kundalini Community and blossom! This event will count for 15 hrs. of our 200 hr. Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Certification.
Thanks for the great response thus far. We're already half full! To register please e-mail us at ravianayoga@aol.com or call us at 1.800.243.9642. We are asking a non-refundable $350 deposit. The total cost for the retreat is approx. $600 depending on the type of accomodation you choose. This price includes all meals.
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Our New DVD's
Thanks to all of you who continue to write to us to let us know that you are enjoying our three new DVD titles (UP TO 20% OFF ON AMAZON!):
It means so much to us to hear
that so many of you are using the DVD's to keep up a regular Kundalini Yoga practice, and gain momentum towards new possibilities in your lives! Your feedback & support (and reviews!) are gratefully appreciated and keep us inspired to keep you inspired!
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training/Workshop
"Those who can teach, do!" --Ravi Singh
May 14th - 16th is the fourth session of our 200 hr. Teacher Training Certification at Give Yoga in Memphis! In this session, In addition to great Kundalini Yoga workouts we'll learn Healing Applications of Kundalini Yoga. What to do for everything from the common cold to chronic fatigue, allergies to arthritis, headaches to hepatitis C. We'll also learn a unique system of chakra balancing!
Friday May 14th is a special day astrologically and energetically. It's a new moon in Aquarius. We are on the edge of the known and the realization has dawned that we can fly. Our synapses are beginning to fire in new ways, and our view of the world is opening onto a vast vista of undreamt of possibility. The new Moon in Aquarius invites us to break out of usual ways of thinking, and change our lives.We're going to do a special group meditation called the Healing Ring of the Tantra with a special spiral configuration. Everyone who participates will receive deep healing and accelerated blessings, to an extent which is not normally possible. This sacred ritual is practiced when 11 or more people participate and the heavens are aligned in a very specific way. Friday May 14th is the day! May 15th and 16th will feature powerful Kundalini Yoga sets to heal yourself and others. On Saturday afternoon participants will learn a unique system of chakra balancing and hands on healing. The Sunday session will feature kriyas for health and youth.
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you are interested in signing up to attend any or all of this three day event on a drop in basis (or if you would like to begin Teacher Training), contact Olivia (901)493.1431 /olivialomax@yahoo.com.
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Top 10 Kundalini Yoga Tips to Get Back on Track!
 1. We're created from our navels (physically and energetically) and we can use our Navel Chakras to recreate ourselves many times over. When in doubt (literally!), stoke the Fire in the Belly! Try our Navel Power DVD. Right now, feel a bonfire behind your navel. Toss in the rotted wood of your worries and fears. Burn brightly!2. Make your bed. Seriously, by starting your day improving your personal space, that self-organizing capacity extends to everything you do (sorry we don't have this on any of our dvds yet :D).3. Lethargy is often inner anger freezing us in place. Try the Born Free or Purify Your Past segments on our Kundalini Yoga Transformer DVD to break through to a breakthrough!4. Increasingly, people are experiencing life 'through a screen darkly: we have been subsumed by our electronics. People are numbed out. There is a pandemic of frontal lobe (of the brain) impairments. The Awaken Your Senses segment on our Solar Power Workout DVD will put the "bounce" back into your frontal lobe, tone your body and being, and awaken you to the beauty and bounty of life!5.
The way to "kick out the jams," is to mix it up. Move your body! Free up frozen energy. Create new circuitry in your brain and being. We recommend our Dance the Chakras Yoga Workout.6.
Follow up on what inspires you. Maybe it's something you've had to put on hold due to the exigencies of life. Maybe it's woodworking, playing in a garage band, antiquing, or gardening. Make time to do that thing! Not sure what inspires you? Stay tuned for May's mid-month newsletter in which we will give you the means to figure that out!7.
Surround yourself with people who are successful and effective in what they do. We model ourselves around the people closest to us. The problem is that most of us were presented with dysfunctional models growing up. What we need to do now is consciously create new models which augur happiness and success. It's that simple; it's that profound!8.
All too often, people get into a rut, in which the 'same old, same old,' becomes the order of the day. When we get stuck it's invariably a First Chakra issue. We recommend the Foundation segment of our Journey thru the Chakras DVD, and the Delete Depression segment on our Yoga Quick Fixes DVD.9.
Travel. One of the best ways to get unstuck is to see new sights and experience new things. No trips on the horizon? Join us for our Blue Ridge Mountain Kundalini Yoga Retreat (see above)! A weekend spent with the inner you with no distractions will put you on the fast track to forward momentum!10.
Just start. The Universe is based on movement and change. The obstacles which appear to lie between you and your goals may seem insurmountable, but every journey begins with a single step. When you initiate activity the Universe gets behind your every effort! |
Specials of the Month - It's still FITNESS SEASON and many of our titles (some of which are hardly ever on sale) are currently on sale on Amazon.com
for as low as $11.99!!! If you buy more than one title on Amazon.com, you
get free shipping! (click on link to go to Amazon)
 Kundalini Yoga Solar Power All-In-One Workout - 10% off on Amazon! (click on link toShine like the sun, energize, stretch, and transform your life! Experience an all-in-one Kundalini Yoga workout you will love for life! This DVD features techniques which target the all-important solar plexus, known as the "moving center," for balance on all levels, energy, & the ability to open yourself to fulfillment & live in the rhythm and flow of life. From yoga newbie to expert, this is the yoga experience you've been waiting for! Featuring the powerful "Awaken Your Senses," et as well as a new mantra chant to open your heart.
 Kundalini Yoga Transformer All-In-One Workout - 20% off on Amazon! Transform Your Body. Feed Your Soul. Change Your Life! Ana & Ravi take you to a new level of fitness and self-growth. Included are an in-depth yoga workout & two profound sets plus meditation to purify your past and liberate you from old habits and feelings which detract from your fulfillment. As in all the Ana & Ravi DVD's, inspiring music will enhance your workout. Kundalini Yoga is the perfect practice to help you live long, seize the day & prosper! Featuring the "Born Free" set which will take you from the mundane to the miraculous!
 The Kundalini Yoga Meditation & Breathing DVD - 20% off on Amazon! TRANQUILITY WITHOUT TRANQUILIZERS! Calm Your mind and emotions. Redefine yourself from the inside out. Transform your life! Meditation is a must in the context of the lives we lead! As an antidote to constant activity and information overload, our minds crave this type of inner activity the way a dry sponge is starved for water. This DVD features 13 Meditation segments which include: The All & Everything Meditation, Deep Meditation into Stillness, Rewrite the Book of Your Life, and Breath Purification Series. Bonus Material includes a Sitting Primer, Mantra Primer, Commentaries for each of the techniques and much more! As with all of Ana and Ravi's DVD's, this program features amazing music. This DVD will keep you uplifted and inspired and will be a friend for life!
 Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond - $12.99 - Two 25 minutes sets: Rise & Spine for back health and everything else, and The 5 Tibetans, for youth & health everyday, plus meditation, & more! If you would like to introduce Kundalini Yoga to friends and family this is the one to give them!
 Fat Free Yoga - $11.99 - Four 20 minute sets: Start Your Engines, Burn Baby Burn, No Impact Aerobics, Your Life is In Your Own Glands. Also: 2 meditations and more! This DVD will keep you young, healthy, hormonally balanced & trim!
Warrior Workout - $14.49 - Updated with the Matrix. A perfect workout for 2010!  A non-stop energy feast! For circulation, elimination of toxins, and to be a hero in your own life!
Ultimate Stretch Workout- $12.99 - The best of both worlds combining the great dynamic elements of Kundalini Yoga with deep stretching of Power and Vinyasa. Also,a heart-opening mantra chant.
 Yoga for Beginners & Beyond: Stretch, Strengthen, Be Stress Free! $14.49 - This program features a fusion of Kundalini Yoga and traditional yoga moves (presented Kundalini style!). Segments include: Standing Warm-Ups, A Yoga Flow Salutation Sequence, The Challenge, Nerve Strength & Core Power, Upper Back & Neck Stretch & Strengthen, A Be Stress Free Meditation, and an uplifting mantra to chant along with. The best of both worlds: Kundalini Yoga's dynamic aspect with the focused intensity of Power and Ashtanga Yoga. |
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Kundalini Yoga Cardio, Stretch, & Strengthen - $14.49 - is also the best of both worlds: an amazing Kundalini Yoga set with its spiritual depth and power, as well as a complete fitness experience: stretching, in-depth ab work, an effective and a fun dance-influenced cardio routine, and more!
Kundalini Yoga for Energy & Super Radiance- $15.95 - Live on fire. Shine like the sun! This is a Kundalini Yoga "old school" workout with cutting edge music and more. Features a complete whole body workout including some extended exercises which will test you, and bring out the best in you!
Navel Power - $15.95 - for a Stomach of Steel & Personal Power and to develop the will to take a stand: turn negatives into positives and prevail! Also, the meditation on this will help you magnify your abundance.
Yoga Cleanse- $14.49 - Purify your body: purify your mind and emotions.
Dance the Chakras Yoga Workout - $15.95 - 2 yoga sets and movement work. A perfect balance of flexibility and strength work and fun low impact cardio dance.
A Journey thru the Chakras - $15.95 - Climb the Ladder of Lights. A Great Inner/Outer Workout.
Also, please note that many of these items are for sale on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca |
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Questions of the Month
Ana & Ravi's Soul Numbers
thank you for your fabulous e-mail, I am a "7", what are YOU, both? Aloha
Thanks for writing. Ravi's soul # is a 3 (Positive Mind, Expression, Hope Giver) and Ana's is 22/4 (22 is considered a variation of 11, so it's both simultaneously) (Down to Earth Spiritual Master, Dispenser of Love and Compassion). We wish you joy, health, and many blessings! (If anyone didn't get the Tantric Numerology mailing, let us know)
Do "Magic Mantras for Money" Work?
I'm wondering if you could help me w/ a life's dilemma? I want to study naturopathic nutrition and other natural healing modalities, but I'm worried about how to support myself financially etc! Is there a meditation, mantra or other yoga kriya I could practise to help me accomplish my goals and dreams? Thank you!
Thanks for writing. There is no magic mantra or technique which can automatically bring abundance. What Kundalini Yoga techniques can do is give you the focus, capacity for self-organization, and personal power, to set up your life to your own specifications. Think of all the successful people who have ever been. 99% of them started off with nothing and succeeded through the force of indefatigable will and belief in their own abilities. Your desire to help people with nutrition etc. is very admirable and we're sure that once you set things in motion, it will become apparent to you that it was meant to be. We recommend the So Darshan Chakra Kriya Mediation. 31-62 min. a day. You can read about it under "S" on the A-Z Health Archive on raviana.com. Once we help ourselves mantras and meditations with with proper execution and devotion can swing the Universe in one's favor and align us with powerful energies. When you meditate in the pre-dawn hours, that also will trigger the Universe to get behind your efforts. There is a fine line between magical thinking and the ability to vibrate the cosmos to generate blessings. Intention is everything. Prove to the Universe that you're worthy. Be willing to make some conscious sacrifices to honor Spirit. Put in your request and don't fixate on outcomes. Also, all of the conscious breathing we do in Kundalini Yoga will translate directly into healing and abundance. Money may not grow on trees, but blessings literally are only a breath away! Also, Kundalini Yoga Meditations/Mantras are known as "fate killers." (In this sense a "fate," represents karmic chickens coming home to roost. Destiny is health, happiness, success, and the flowering of awareness).Mild Depression, Loneliness, Stuck in First Chakra
I would like some clarification about chakras. From what I've picked up from your videos and newsletters, I think I am typically "stuck" in my first chakra. An email you sent out a while ago said that whatever chakra a person tends to gravitate towards - they are all "good." What I'm wondering is if there is a point where it becomes harmful to be strongly influenced by one more than the others? I often face mild depression and loneliness and just feel disconnected from people at times even when I try to be social and make friends. I also have various physical discomforts in my upper body that are somewhat relieved when I practice the exercises on your dvds that effect those areas. My mental state is also improved. How are these things connected, and what can I do to improve my experience in life? Not only do I want to feel better and enjoy social life more - I also have a 3 month old daughter and I want to be at my best for her!Everyone experiences "mild depression and loneliness," and feels at times, "disconnected from people." Sometimes old souls feel this most acutely. Also, there is a tendency now, as we move into the Aquarian Age, for sensitive people to experience a kind of inner emptiness as their old ways of being fall by the wayside. The good news is, with a continuing Kundalini Yoga/Spiritual practice, that feeling of emptiness will be filled with a new sense of connectedness. re: "...if there is a point where it becomes harmful to be strongly influenced by one more than the others?"Yes, there is a point at which it is counter-productive to emanate from one chakra at the expense of the others. If the circumstances of your life or of your passage through the world does not consistently return to a base point of happiness, then something needs to be addressed. The polarity to loneliness and depression is the 7th center: connectedness, Universality. The Rise & Spine set on our Kundalini Yoga for Beginners & Beyond DVD with the Sat Kriya exercise , worked up to 11 min. would be good. Also, the Deep Meditation into Stillness on our Kundalini Yoga Meditation DVD would be great as well. We wish you joy, health, and blessings!40 Day Meditation
Hi there, i wanted to start a 40 day meditation. i bought the meditation dvd and not sure which one to do. so...i saw this email. i am a number 2, but can't find the recommended meditation on the dvd for a number 2 person. i think there is only 1 meditation dvd...the new one.
Thanks for writing. The best meditation for a Soul Number 2 on our Kundalini Yoga Meditation DVD would be Rewrite the Book of Your Life. It's important for 2's to turn "emotion into devotion," and that one willl do that. Also, the Sa-Ta-Na-Ma Meditation which is on our Yoga House Call and Yoga
Quick Fixes, is also a great one do do. We wish you joy, health, and happy meditating! Agave: Nectar of the Gods or Not So Hot?
Im hearing different things on the subject of agave nectar. Is it healthy? IF not what do you recommend for a healthy sweetener? Thanks for writing. Agave is not a "health food," per se. It's not really a "live," food or whole food. Remember that all sugars interfere with blood sugar levels and have other unwelcome side effects. All sweeteners, agavie included can interfere with collagen and elastin (which keep our skin young). Agave might be a better choice because you need very little. Much less then honey and other sweeteners. So, if you use very little there's no problem. Most people overuse sweeteners, i.e. in smoothies, etc. As one gains an appreciation for the natural sweetness of fruit etc, sweeteners become superfluous. P.S. an organic date might be a better sweetener than agave in a smoothie. Please note that when one is not assimilating protein properly, it is possible to have sugar cravings.
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| "Magic" Mantra
This is a very powerful Master Key which can turn a negative mental state into a positive one quickly. There are some important provisos associated with the practice of this mantra. Take these seriously! First, to whatever extent you can, practice this mantra in a clean and positive environment. If possible, purify yourself first with a bath or shower and a Kundalini Yoga practice. Secondly, for at least 48 hrs. after practicing this, don't speak negatively about anyone (that's a powerful meditation in itself!).
Ek Ong Kar
Sat Gur Prasad
Sat Guru Prasad
Ek On Kar
This means there is one Infinite Creator. This is revealed by the grace of the True Guru (Divine Wisdom). The mantra is for self-esteem and self-confidence. It refutes negativity from within and without and removes all obstacles.
As you chant it, vibrate Ek Ong Kar at your navel, Sat Gur Prasad at your sternum, Sat Gur Prasad at your sternum, and Ek Ong Kar at your navel. Pull you navel in towards your spine on Ek.
Regarding this mantra, Yogi Bhajan said, "Nothing matches its power. There is nothing equal to it! Through this the body becomes the "Eyes of Indra", and a temple through which you can experiences the Infinite. All knowledge and bliss flow through you. This contains the entire essence of the Siri Guru Granth, the holy book of the Sikhs."
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We wish you an exhilarating, fun, and joyful May!
 All Best, Ana Brett & Ravi Singh
www.raviana.com / ravianayoga@aol.com
Disclaimer: The advice we give is in no way intended as a substitute for medical counseling. Please consult your physician before beginning any exercise program or nutritional protocol
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