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As an exercise physiologist certified fitness instructor..., 23 Jan 2000
By Ashley Chin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ExTension (Paperback)
As an exercise physiologist and certified group fitness instructor/personal trainer I highly recommend this book. I have been hesitant to try yoga because of the contraindicated moves (called poses), however this book makes the necessary modifications so that the program is safe, yet still effective and fun. I have looked at many yoga books, and even more videos and classes and this is my favorite. I actually recorded (audio) myself reading some of the descriptions of the poses so that I could do the entire sequence with someone to "cue" me with the appropriate instructions!
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Great Book, 8 Feb 2000
By Bruce J. Sabin MD - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ExTension (Paperback)
I read this book after delving into "home yoga" for about 3 months. As is probably common, I was doing many of the poses only semi-correctly. There is a lot of reading to be done here, but there is incredible detail to help anyone elicit the poses correctly. Dworkis also divides each pose for beginner, moderate, and advanced. After a particularly tough day of running and 5 sets of tennis, I followed the poses and felt refreshed, relaxed, and loose afterwards. The workout is also really only 20 minutes (after learning the poses) and fun to complete as well as challenging when striving for a more advanced level.
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Best yoga book period; best for rehabilitation, too., 12 Nov 2011
By Kae Bender - Legacy author (ABNA ) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ExTension (Paperback)
As a yoga teacher, I am often asked to recommend practices, teachers, and books for general practice and for rehabilitating from debilities. ExTension: The 20-Minute-a-Day, Yoga-Based Program to Relax, Release & Rejuvenate the Average Stressed-Out Over-35-Year-Old- Body is the book that always comes to mind.
Sam Dworkis is a yoga practitioner and therapist who rehabilitated himself from Multiple Sclerosis (I think, at any rate some physically debilitating disease). Several years ago, I took a yoga class from him at Kripalu, which was excellent and proved his rehabilitation of his body as well as his attitude. Sam said ExTension yoga isn't a cure but an effective rehabilitating practice that lets him recover physical skills and deal with his emotional and mental as well as ongoing physical challenges.
His yoga practice descriptions and modifications in the book are EXCELLENT. Of course, it would be best to find a competent local yoga teacher to assist in developing your own modified practice. (Really, yoga isn't just for skinny, bendy people - yoga, when taught correctly, is a PERSONAL practice that accommodates the individual's body and needs.)
As a yoga teacher, ExTension is the book and type of yoga practice I would recommend to anyone who wants to get on with living life to the fullest!
Another book you might want to check out is Gary Krafsow's Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga.