Stacey - kundalini yoga and ramblings

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Hi!

I was pretty much eyeing them all. The one that I'm

pretty interested in is the AM/PM one as I would like

something that is not longer than 30 minutes or so

just so I can get into the habit of doing something in

the evenings again. Today I previewed one I got in a

trade several months ago - Transformation through

Kundalini yoga with April Bernardi (sp?) This one

looks pretty interesting, there is some " traditional "

sun salutations in there as well as more of what i

call " kundalini " yoga. The DVD has a 40 min practice

and a 20 min practice. I may do that one for my Wed

yoga session. I wish I could find my Mantra Girl DVD.

I have a bad feeling I traded it since it isn't in my

book or in my pile of " unfiled " DVDs. (I, like Caroly

& keep mine in a book- actually 2 books - one

for " regular workouts " one for yoga/Pilates/Tai

Chi/T-Tapp- I also recycled the cases and keep the

covers in sheet protectors in a separate book - I may

start tossing some of the covers of the ones I know I

won't sell or trade, just to make more room. I also

keep a handful of cases in case I do want to

sell/trade any of them)

I really don't know much about Kundalini at all. I'll

have to try to find out more b/c it does make me feel

very alive and energized as well as positive.

All good things, right?

I can spend a fortune on Amazon right now on these

things, but I'm restraining myself. Although I do

need to add something to my cart to get free shipping.

I'm going to order a book about teaching your kids to

read - I think the title is Teach Your Child to Read

in 100 easy Lessons. I'm not sure if 100 lessons will

do it or not, but my DD (almost 4 1/2) is very

interested in learning how to read. I figure we can

try it and if she isn't ready I can put the book aside

and use it when she is - even if it ends up being a

supplement to her regular schooling. Provided her

pre-school teachers feel she is ready it will be

Kindergarten next year and I've heard that it has

gotten very academic. The Kindergarten classes are

all day here now and supposedly they do teach them how

to read - sounds more like 1st grade to me -I guess

preschool has replaced Kindergarten. Since my DD's

birthday is right near the cut off I wasn't sure if I

would send her or not - but I'll see what her teachers

this year have to say. She doesn't have an interest

in writing - not letters or numbers -I think she has a

strong perfectionist streak in her and she knows she

can't do it " right " so she doesn't want to do it all

in spite of my telling her that the only way to get

good at something is to practice. I don't push it

though b/c I just figure it will be counterproductive

and when she's ready she'll do it. We do have tons of

activity books and I know that she has excellent

comprehension and understanding of things - she can

even do those darned analogies that we had on the SAT

X to Y and A is to B...and all that stuff! She's

really interested in learning to spell and can sight

read a few words - her name, dog, cat, etc.

Anyway, sorry to go off on a tangent. But if I had

unlimited income I think I'd buy up all the Ravi/Ana

dvds right now...... I'm just on such a kick with it!

Donna

--- Stacey Brennan-Melvin

wrote:

> donna,

> the new ravi/ana dr yoga house call and yoga quick

> fixes look really

> good to me. which ones are you looking at?

> stacey

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I'm super sore from the p90X workouts I did

> yesterday.

> > My upper body is fried from the push-ups and back

> > work - mostly my chest, but definately shoulders

> and

> > triceps as well. My lower body is equally fried

> from

> > doing legs workout from legs & back. The legs &

> back

> > workout always gave me sore legs - I don't know

> what

> > it is, b/c only a few exercises use weights.

> >

> > with all the lower body soreness, I figured I'd

> skip

> > Plyometrics for today and do it, or another

> interval

> > workout on Friday. So, I did kickboxing today -

> but I

> > felt like " fun " kickboxing - not just drills, so

> TJ

> > was in order. I did Kick Punch & Jam (or whatever

> the

> > order is in that title) which may be my favorite

> TJ

> > workout since it is more athletic and includes

> that

> > lovely capoierera (sp?) section at the end. I

> only

> > wish that section were longer, I wonder why

> Chalene

> > threw in a 5 min section with tubing in this

> workout?

> > Weird. But I stretched on my own while they did

> their

> > thing with the tubing.

> >

> > It feels good to be this sore again. I can

> see

> > how the P90X Classic Rotation must tear you up b/c

> I

> > think Chest & Back shows up every week. I guess

> if I

> > ever do this rotation again, I will do the Classic

> > version since the only way to get good at push-ups

> is

> > to do them. I'm in awe of the lady in this

> workout -

> > she pretty much matches the guys on the push-ups

> and

> > does them on her toes. Yikes! Also, that cutie

> Bobby

> > son is in this workout - although I really

> > didnt' watch him much as I was cursing Tony too

> much.

> >

> > I didn't get yoga in last night, by the time

> everyone

> > was in bed I wanted to sit with a book. I'm

> really

> > obsessed at the moment with Kundalini yoga - I

> guess

> > that one session I did last week sparked my

> interest

> > in it again - it is just so different from the

> yoga I

> > normally do and I just love the " alive " feeling it

> > gives me - so for me, it is great to do in the

> > morning. I may do Kundalini this week on my yoga

> day

> > (Wednesday). It is all I can do to restrain

> myself

> > from buying more Ravi and Ana DVDs, but I know I

> have

> > plenty of yoga workouts already, and sadly, I

> don't

> > get to my yoga workouts very often due to time

> > constraints. I really would like to get more

> sessions

> > in a week - it would mean some evening practices

> but

> > maybe I can start with 1 or 2 a week, keep them

> short

> > and go from there? Hey, a NY resolution!

> >

> > Anyway, sorry to go on. I did do T-Tapp Primary

> Back

> > Stretch to warm up. And, speaking of backs, I

> think I

> > found a major reason why mine is kinked up all the

> > time - it is my darned dog - she has been sleeping

> on

> > our bed at night - mostly on my side (I usually go

> to

> > bed later, so she is already there when I try to

> get

> > in!) and I think it is causing me to scrunch up

> too

> > much. My back is always killing me when I wake up

> -

> > and I'm pretty sure it is her b/c when DH gets up

> > super early for work (like today) she moves to his

> > side and I can stretch out and I feel so much

> better.

> > I guess I'll have to banish her to the dog bed.

> She

> > really is such a sweetie though!

> >

> > Anyway, take care!

> >

> > Donna

> >

> >

> >

>

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