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B. K. S. Iyengar (Foreword), Vanda Scaravelli (Author)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd. (6 Sep 2010)
ISBN-10: 1905177267
ISBN-13: 978-1905177264

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent introduction to the spirit of yoga, 26 May 2000

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This review is from: Awakening the Spine: The Stress-free New Yoga that Works with the Body to Restore Health, Vitality and Energy (Paperback)

Some of the other reviewers of this book are disappointed that it is not 'practical' and for this reason have described it as 'useless'. I cannot agree. For those who are thinking about practising yoga or those who are already students, it is a wonderful handbook to the spirit of yoga, explained in simple, short chapters.

Not only that, but it is inspiring to see Vanda Scaravelli, in her eighties at the time, doing amazing backbends. She didn't start yoga till she was about forty - proving that it is never too late to start this amazing practise.

If you want a practical book on yoga, I would reccomend Godfrey Devereux's Dynamic Yoga and Erich Schiffmann's Yoga: the spirit and practice of moving into stillness. But Scaravelli's book is invaluable as an adjunct, and precisely because it is not about things like what to do with your legs in virabadrasana. It is informative without being esoteric. When she writes that to practice yoga you need a teacher she is telling no less than the truth. I have practised yoga for a few years and always return to this book. I also always give it to friends who are thinking of starting and they always love it.

Scaravelli died about eighteen months ago, but her students continue to teach her method which is based on using the power of gravity. She does introduce you to some asanas (poses) in the book; but that is not the point. The only way to learn yoga is to do it, but this book will refresh you and remind you why you are doing it. If the reason you are doing yoga is just so you can do the splits, maybe this is not the book for you. For everyone else: Let go of your ego and your goal-oriented mind and buy this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poetic testament, 12 July 2004

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This book has amazing pictures and a slow and pleasant pace, but I felt it contained very little 'technical' advice re yoga. It is more like a friendly conversasion about what Vanda learnt and felt about yoga and life. Not what I was looking for. But many will find it inspirational.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for your collection, 17 Sep 2001

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Yoga's a big subject. One book cannot cover everything in detail. Vanda's book focuses on how the spine is key to all your stretching in Yoga. She explains in detail how to use gravity as your friend and healer. This book covers VITAL information for anyone practicing Yoga. There are plenty of videos and books out there with detail about a Yoga routine. This is not one of them. Sandra Sabatini's book on Breathing is another vital key book about the importance of focus on Breathing. Just one subject. Vanda's book is an easy read, that makes you want to try out her guiding words in your Yoga poses as soon as you can roll out your mat.

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3.0 out of 5 stars More an autobiography of a yogini
I can see why this book would divide opinion. The marketing line on the front cover "The stress-free new yoga that works with the body to restore health, vitality and energy" I... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Dirk Benade

4.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTMENT? SURELY NOT!
As a practicing yogi of more than 30 years and the owner of many many books on yoga, I found this book a true delight. Read more

Published on 16 Aug 2006 by M. E. Pepper

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
I've been taking courses in Yoga from teachers of the Scaravelli school for almost a year now, and the ideas are very good. Read more

Published on 16 April 2002 by Alastair Blakey

5.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRATIONAL,NOT A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
You can't properly understand anything about yoga simply from reading or talking about it. Indeed, one of the main things yoga teaches us is that the only way to really find out... Read more

Published on 7 Aug 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars if i could i would give it zero stars
This book offers nothing in the way of practical information. It may be inspirational to some, but it should not be advertised as a yoga book if it hardly deals with the... Read more

Published on 2 Nov 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars A Peculiarly Useless Book Only Sort Of About Yoga.
Ms. Scaravelli sure is flexible. She's over ninety now, and going strong. One gathers that she is still teaching yoga. Read more

Published on 10 Aug 1998

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