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Inspirational...can't fail to give confidence to absolute beginners and encouragement to more advanced students. (Practical Health )
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A new edition of this in-depth guide to yoga, based on Swami Vishnu-Devananda’s five yoga principles.
Develop your mental and physical potential, nourish yourself with simple, wholesome food and begin to take control of the stresses and tensions of everyday living by following Swami Vishnu-Devananda’s five yoga principles: exercise, breathing, relaxation, diet and meditation.
All the yoga essentials are covered in simple easy-to-follow, step-by-steps: from the Sun Salutation and 12 basic asana, to diet and meditation techniques.
For yoga enthusiasts whatever their age or fitness level.
(Content taken from the previous edition of Yoga Mind & Body)
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On the rear cover there's an extract from a review that says "...can't fail to give confidence to absolute beginners...". Whilst this is an excellent book, if I had never been to a Yoga class, some of the asanas and in particular the Headstand at the beginning would have dissuaded me from buying it.
The annotated photographs are really clear - better than those in The Yoga Bible - with step by step photographs to the final position; the Headstand has four pages. The photographs are accompanied by thumbnail images of common mistakes with short descriptions. Unlike The Yoga Bible, it doesn't have advice on easier options and advice for people with joint problems. It would have been nice if it had emphasised that "it's in the doing, not what can be done". I was surprised that the cover shows the Crane asana with the head down, and the opening page has a photograph of someone in Tree with their raised foot on the knee of the supporting leg. My wonderful Sivananda trained teacher would have corrected both.
The text sections provide very good descriptions of how Yoga is more than the physical positions. There are sections on breathing, diet - including receipes - relaxation, and meditation. Whilst Yoga is for people of all faiths and none, some people may not be happy with the suggestion of an altar with Hindu and Chistian deities as an aid to meditation - I found it marginally unsettling when I was at a Sivananda affilated centre - but the book suggests that fresh flowers can be used instead.
In the short time that I have been fortunate to do Yoga, I have found that people at the classes are invariably modest and will say that they are beginners whether they have been doing it for months or years. So if you've never done Yoga, don't be put off by the photographs, but if you've been a beginner for a short or a long time this can be a useful book.
Namaste
The annotated photographs are really clear - better than those in The Yoga Bible - with step by step photographs to the final position; the Headstand has four pages. The photographs are accompanied by thumbnail images of common mistakes with short descriptions. Unlike The Yoga Bible, it doesn't have advice on easier options and advice for people with joint problems. It would have been nice if it had emphasised that "it's in the doing, not what can be done". I was surprised that the cover shows the Crane asana with the head down, and the opening page has a photograph of someone in Tree with their raised foot on the knee of the supporting leg. My wonderful Sivananda trained teacher would have corrected both.
The text sections provide very good descriptions of how Yoga is more than the physical positions. There are sections on breathing, diet - including receipes - relaxation, and meditation. Whilst Yoga is for people of all faiths and none, some people may not be happy with the suggestion of an altar with Hindu and Chistian deities as an aid to meditation - I found it marginally unsettling when I was at a Sivananda affilated centre - but the book suggests that fresh flowers can be used instead.
In the short time that I have been fortunate to do Yoga, I have found that people at the classes are invariably modest and will say that they are beginners whether they have been doing it for months or years. So if you've never done Yoga, don't be put off by the photographs, but if you've been a beginner for a short or a long time this can be a useful book.
Namaste
i'm just starting out with Yoga and this book was recommended to me it is very informative especially for beginners ,a lovely book
I have owned a copy of this book for several years now and I am just about to buy a copy for my Dad for Fathers Day. The set of asanas are well balanced and by the end of the session I feel really flexible and alive. The photo sequences with descriptions are really easy to follow - with guidance for breathing during the asana. The book makes it simple for me to follow a regular Yoga practice at home on my own.
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