St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 2007
A- With the always-enchanting Hemalayaa as your guide, it will be easier than you think to learn these sexy, cardio-intensive moves.

Creator of the bestselling Bollywood Dance Workout turns up the heat! Spice up your workout and boogie to the bhangra beat. Inspired by the sassy, sexy moves seen in hit Indian films, this isn’t the same old boring exercise routine. It’s playful, seductive, and leaves you feeling high on life. Think of it as yoga with a triple-espresso twist or a double-chai high. Fitness star and yogini Hemalayaa leads you through three 15-minute programs, from low to high impact. The first gets you in the groove, the second ups the cardio to optimum fat-burning range, and the third has you shimmying and bopping like a Bollywood film beauty. As you dance, you’ll lose weight; tone your core, hips, and thighs; and kiss stress good-bye. So liven up, let loose, and laugh like Hemalayaa does. It’s that much fun! FEAT (more…)

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Hemalayaa Behl, better known as the fitness czarina and yogini Hema, has designed infectious, joyful dance workouts based on Indian and Bollywood choreography. In Bollywood Booty, the minutes fly by while Hema demonstrates hip tosses, light plies and squats, and her own signature sweeping moves–defying you not to grin the whole while. The notion that workouts can truly be fun, even gleeful, is what sets Hema’s workouts apart. There’s no grunting, no “ONLY EIGHT MORE, LET’S GO!” Instead, she breaks this workout into easily consumable pieces–four in all, ranging from 6 to 12 minutes each. Do one or all, along with the warm-up and cool-down. And in the meantime, get in touch with your inner goddess. This DVD focuses on shaping the backside–what Hema fetchingly calls “the boo-TAY.” But while squats, lunges, and back-kicks make an appearance, they are accompanied by unusual arm and shoulder movements (“Paint the wall with joy…now paint yourself with the same joy (more…)

Yogi Times, March 2007
Hemalayaa’s teachings are infused with her training and passion for Indian dance, and this release embodies this passion most purely.

For ALL fitness and experience levels. Inspired by the Indian film tradition of infectiously expressive music and dance comes a sexy, saucy, calorie-burning, full-body workout. Fitness star Hemalayaa leads you in traditional moves that will tone you head to toe while unleashing waves of energy and joy. The movements are simple—no exercise or dance experience required—but the results are big. You’ll be getting a cardio, sculpting, and stretching workout while having a blast—and learning moves you’ll love to flaunt on the dance floor. Just let yourself go and boogie to the bhangra beat. It’s impossible not to. Features include audio options (instruction and music or music only) and bonus dance performances.

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