Acacia and Desiree Rumbaugh Review and Giveaway
I am an online shopper, online window shopper and a major researcher. I even shop Amazon DVD’s before they have hit the shelves. I don’t always buy them, but for some reason that is relaxing for me. Wishfully spending money I do not have!
The other night, about 2 weeks ago, I came across a DVD I just had to have. It is choreographed and performed by a lady by the name of Desiree Rumbaugh. She has several out, but this one spoke to me. Well actually my neck and shoulders spoke to me and said, buy me! But like any blogger, I quickly searched around and found they are sold through an amazing, new found company by the name of Acacia. I contacted them and they sent the DVD to review here and of course are giving me a chance to send THREE to Prissy Green readers. but before we get to that, let me tell you a little more about Acacia and Desiree.
Just had to share these too!
Acacia provides distinctive, nature-oriented products to enhance customer’s enjoyment of their surroundings, and to improve their appearance and well-being. We cater to customers seeking quality products that focus on physical and spiritual well-being, fitness, and natural decor.
They have the most incredible selection of FUN fitness DVD’s. They even carry Hoopnotica! Plus an assortment of belly dancing, Latin Dancing, one aptly named, “Bollywood Booty”, and even Sheva Reva-yoga dance.
Acacia also carries general fitness, pilates, yogo, martial arts DVD’s. So there really is no limitations.
Stretchy, French Terry, Cream Loungewear
And that is not even the tip of the iceberg! Apparel, jewelry and footware. This loungewear outfit must be mine. I can see me lounging, shopping and road tripping in it! Made out of stretchy, french terry and the pants are Capri!
Then countless items in their Personal Care section. Ranging from soaps to waxing strips, and soothing sounds for you to drift off to sleep.
Home and Garden section which has ourdoor decor, tableware, bed linens, furniture and lighting. I am asking for gift certificates for Christmas!
Okay so back to Desiree and her DVD titled, Yoga to the Rescue for Neck & Shoulders.
If you’ve ever been to one of Desiree Rumbaugh’s workshops or seen glimpses of one on YouTube, your first impression might be that she teaches in an incredibly challenging style. With the ability to demonstrate some of the most difficult postures and–even more amazingly–getting students to experience the same sequences.
Desirée has a well-earned reputation for deepening even the most advanced practices. She does it with a sense of humor balanced with a quest for authenticity. What is most surprising is her ability to tap into a soft heart and vulnerable spaces to access these wonderful poses. Her unique ability to draw out that bright and shining light from within every student, no matter what level of yoga experience, is her gift to the world.
All this comes from a lifetime of experience with the most extremes of emotions and situations, which have increased her compassion and strengthened her purpose of helping others. After more than twenty years of practice, including being one of the first students and certified teachers of Anusaraâs founder John Friend, Desirée continues to live her passion for yoga every day. Desiree has an astoundingly full teaching schedule, traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad–most recently in India and Asia.
**Please do not let some of that scare you if you are just starting out with yoga. The DVD I have is for beginners and beyond. I truthfully think anyone can handle it.
Take a second to view this video, it is only 45 seconds long. And then come back and tell how great she looks for 50! Holy cow!
The DVD that I have is Yoga to the Rescue for Neck & Shoulders. The neck and shoulders is exactly where I have pain everyday. I have bone spurs in my neck that cause my muscles to cramp. from this DVD I am slowly seeing that pain fade away.
The DVD has a 30 minute tutorial, that in my opinion is priceless. It taught me how to move fluidly, correctly and efficiently. I can say that I have never had a Yoga DVD instruct so beautifully. Following the tutorial, there is a 30 minute Flowing Sequence. Of course the flowing sequence is great, but I think the most beneficial aspect is the instructions. I can know strike a pose (vouge!) whenever I am starting to feel right and cramped, and alleviate that pain before it happens. This is not just stretching. This is aligning your spine, and teaching your body to move more oxygen, training your neck, back and shoulders to be stronger.
I do have THREE of these DVD’s for you special readers! To enter please tell me any item (besides the ones I have mentioned) you would like to own from Acacia!
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EA Sports Active Review and Giveaway
First, I really beg you to watch this video. I would have made my own video, but umm, I don’t look like her when I work out. lol
EA Sports Active
As you can see from the video, The EA Sports Active for the Wii, can be quite challenging. Now Sarah, in the video, was stating that you won’t get a great cardio, or you would have to work at getting a good cardio from dancing, but I think it is great for cardio from beginners to mid-active. Now a marathon runner will get bored with the cardio, I agree there. But for anyone not in peak physical condition, I think it is more then suitable.
The work out seems to focus a lot on your core, just in the movement of your body. They do leave out sitting down and actually doing crunches or some other exercise for the tummy, I have seen this mentioned over and over. I personally feel like it gives my abs a fantastic workout. And hey, who doesn’t know how to do a crunch? =) It has you twisting and turning, and if you remember to hold your abs in while doing all the movements, you will feel like you did crunches!
I have been doing this program for right at about 30 days. I am sold, I like it much better then my Wii Fit, although the Wii fit is good for games, I don’t like it much for a workout. EA moves fairly quickly between screens, which was a major annoyance on the Wii Fit workouts. The fact that is moves from different activities on it’s own program is great. You can of course either make your own program, or select exercises as you go. I have been doing the 30 day fitness challenge. I did fall of the wagon for a couple weeks… Don’t laugh, I hurt my knee running. Remember when it was raining all over New York? Well it was low 80’s to high 70’s here, and just too pretty to stay inside. I got punished though.
Take a look at the EA Sports Active website. They a great site there, with motivation, and forums, and even a blog. It is really great when you are on the 30 Day Fitness Challenge.
I think the hardest thing for me in a solid work out (besides motivation) has always been structure. I know a lot of exercises, but I am never sure of how many reps to do, or how to keep track. This program does all of that for you. And by all means, I didn’t need to throw any more exercises at myself when I was done. It is normally about a 20 minute workout, but give yourself some leeway, as the clock isn’t ticking while instructing you.
I sincerely love the boxing and the volleyball, Vball was my sport of choice growing up. I was never quite agile enough for anything else. I have always been supremely uncoordinated. I would say the hardest exercise for me has been the alternating lunges. Basically you lunge forward, then jump from that position to a lunge forward with the opposite leg. The first 7 times I did this I really thought I might die, hurt myself, or not be able to walk the next day. I survived. The great thing, is that EA recognizes this as a touch move, and so they only make you do it once each workout for the initial few. and because non of the exercises are very long in duration, you can easily psyche yourself up to finish strong.
EA also does not throw 40 new exercises at you all at once. They start teaching you core moves, and then build on that gradually. And you can always select to view the demo again, which is really helpful.
EA makes the program capable of working out with a friend, well I have begged and tried to get Craig to try it with me, but he is just not interested, he loves the Wii Fit. I would love to play Volleyball one on one. I would NOT attempt tennis, as I still seem to not have figured that one out. See I can even be uncoordinated gaming! Lol, no really that is the only activity on EA that I can’t quite get.
So to get to the nitty gritty, I have never been and possibly never will be a work out junkie. I do like how I feel when I exercise, but that doesn’t always mean that I won’t talk myself into watching True Blood instead. But with that said, EA has kept my attention better then any other piece of work out equipment I have ever used, well besides the Bellicon Rebounder, but hey, how can you resist a mini-trampoline, that you can jump on inside?   I encourage you to at least rent the game at a video rental store, and test it out.  Or you can buy the EA Sports Active
Or you can try your luck at winning here from Prissy Green! To enter, give me tips on staying motivated or tell me what makes you Active? Leave a comment.
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Just You and Me Kid, Parent and Child Workout DVD, Review and Giveaway
Just You & Me Kid exercise program was specifically designed to help kids and parents build stamina and get fit together as a family while building healthy habits and bonds that last a lifetime. Enjoy an effective 20 minute cardio and toning workout as well as a more intense 10 minute cardio workout. It’s great for all ages. Promoting overall health while getting you ready for anything in life!
I know during the winter months, the kids are stir crazy, and adults find it hard to get exercise. It just isn’t plausible to go walking or running when there is snow on the ground. And in this rough economical times, who can afford a gym membership or a treadmill for home? Not many. I think this DVD could be part of the solution to help adults get active and to keep the kids busy, or well to wear them out!
Connie Butera came up with this idea, as she was constantly active with her nieces and nephews, and thought that getting fit TOGETHER, just seemed to be the perfect idea for families.
I have to say that I gave this tape to my Sister-In-Law to help me review it. As i don’t have kiddos, I wanted to make sure it got the adult and kid review. My niece (7 years old) just absolutely adores it and said it is fun. And my SIL, agreed. It wasn’t too difficult, but yet gave her a really good workout. She watches kids during the day, and although her kids are in school now, she said this would be a great way to keep the kids she watches active when they can’t go outside, and also gives her a way to really bond with them.
All in all I think this is a total win all the way around. I might even have to borrow back the DVD and borrow my niece too, so she can give me the motivation to get up and MOVE! The workout is 20 minutes long, which to me is just long enough to get a good workout, and yet not so long that kids will lose interest easily.
Buy JUST YOU & ME KID: THE WORKOUT FOR PARENTS & CHILDREN DVD
So I have one copy of this DVD to giveaway! To enter, tell me something you and your family do to get fit, or stay active together!?
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