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Yen Path: Taking Steps Towards What You Want in Life
World renowned wellness coach and yoga instructor Jenny Gallagher has developed a revolutionary new approach to getting motivated and achieving dreams. In Yen Taking Steps Towards What You Want in Life, Jenny approaches her life changing concepts as she would approach a yoga class. By combining the best past, present, and future motivational concepts, Jenny will help you learn Create a deeper understanding of what you want Manage stress Have a life/work balance Relax and find joyYen Path uses yoga in a holistic approach that encourages positive thought and action. Jenny explains yoga concepts as they relate to the benefits of stillness, balance, observation, nonjudgment, intention, perception, metaphysical laws, energetic patterns, biological characteristics, nutrition, exercise, wisdom, and gratitude. Her approach is logical, geared toward the professional, and leaves no stone unturned.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2011
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January 26, 2012
A short volume linking yogic techniques and life coaching. Gives a solid intro to the concepts of chakras, meditation, goal setting, Ayurvedic Medicine, Eastern thought - clearly written and able to be easily understood by someone who had never been exposed to these concepts before.
January 27, 2021
There is are some decent tips and ideas here to help you get your life where you want it to be, but it seems like anyone willing to buckle down and take the worksheets seriously is exactly the kind of person who needs this help the least. Parts of this also quite quickly slide into a grab bag of feel-good eastern philosophy and quantum physics summarized so broadly that it leaves the actual science far behind. Overall, the philosophy is largely unremarkable and the ideas behind it lack rigor.
April 2, 2013
Yen Path is a guide to becoming your best self through a combination of yoga philosophy and general life coaching techniques. Gallagher, who is a life coach and yoga instructor, shares her method of reconnecting with yourself and mapping a plan to achieve your goals. Full of step-by-step instructions, Yen Path guides the reader through visualizing your dreams and desires to setting up an action plan and everything in between. Charts and worksheets are easy to use and really encourage the reader to take proactive steps rather than just absorbing the author’s instructions.
While I really enjoyed the overall concept and approach, the book was slow moving and seemed disjointed in places. Gallagher certainly knows and believes in her method, however, it seemed at times that she was overwhelmed by the amount of useful information she wanted to share. The author spent quite a lot of time preparing the reader for what was to come instead of just digging in to the information. Also, some life examples seemed rather large to take on for a general life/self-help book. For example, in a section titled “Reconciling Conflict Inputs”, Gallagher provides the example of an individual who has a job and a family but wishes to quit his job to travel. “You know that if you tell your wife about your plan, then she will be angry. Now you begin to feel resentment…” Gallagher suggests, however, her remedy is to “think differently” and the “clear the mental clutter” using meditation.
Overall, Yen Path is helpful when taken lightly. It’s a nice reminder to focus on the big picture or big life goals and to be present in your life, to keep your values in mind and to let them guide your actions and beliefs. The worksheets were fun to do and were a nice exercise in visualizing goals and what is important.
While I really enjoyed the overall concept and approach, the book was slow moving and seemed disjointed in places. Gallagher certainly knows and believes in her method, however, it seemed at times that she was overwhelmed by the amount of useful information she wanted to share. The author spent quite a lot of time preparing the reader for what was to come instead of just digging in to the information. Also, some life examples seemed rather large to take on for a general life/self-help book. For example, in a section titled “Reconciling Conflict Inputs”, Gallagher provides the example of an individual who has a job and a family but wishes to quit his job to travel. “You know that if you tell your wife about your plan, then she will be angry. Now you begin to feel resentment…” Gallagher suggests, however, her remedy is to “think differently” and the “clear the mental clutter” using meditation.
Overall, Yen Path is helpful when taken lightly. It’s a nice reminder to focus on the big picture or big life goals and to be present in your life, to keep your values in mind and to let them guide your actions and beliefs. The worksheets were fun to do and were a nice exercise in visualizing goals and what is important.
April 2, 2013
Yen Path is a guide to becoming your best self through a combination of yoga philosophy and general life coaching techniques. Gallagher, who is a life coach and yoga instructor, shares her method of reconnecting with yourself and mapping a plan to achieve your goals. Full of step-by-step instructions, Yen Path guides the reader through visualizing your dreams and desires to setting up an action plan and everything in between. Charts and worksheets are easy to use and really encourage the reader to take proactive steps rather than just absorbing the author’s instructions.
While I really enjoyed the overall concept and approach, the book was slow moving and seemed disjointed in places. Gallagher certainly knows and believes in her method, however, it seemed at times that she was overwhelmed by the amount of useful information she wanted to share. The author spent quite a lot of time preparing the reader for what was to come instead of just digging in to the information. Also, some life examples seemed rather large to take on for a general life/self-help book. For example, in a section titled “Reconciling Conflict Inputs”, Gallagher provides the example of an individual who has a job and a family but wishes to quit his job to travel. “You know that if you tell your wife about your plan, then she will be angry. Now you begin to feel resentment…” Gallagher suggests, however, her remedy is to “think differently” and the “clear the mental clutter” using meditation.
Overall, Yen Path is helpful when taken lightly. It’s a nice reminder to focus on the big picture or big life goals and to be present in your life, to keep your values in mind and to let them guide your actions and beliefs. The worksheets were fun to do and were a nice exercise in visualizing goals and what is important.
While I really enjoyed the overall concept and approach, the book was slow moving and seemed disjointed in places. Gallagher certainly knows and believes in her method, however, it seemed at times that she was overwhelmed by the amount of useful information she wanted to share. The author spent quite a lot of time preparing the reader for what was to come instead of just digging in to the information. Also, some life examples seemed rather large to take on for a general life/self-help book. For example, in a section titled “Reconciling Conflict Inputs”, Gallagher provides the example of an individual who has a job and a family but wishes to quit his job to travel. “You know that if you tell your wife about your plan, then she will be angry. Now you begin to feel resentment…” Gallagher suggests, however, her remedy is to “think differently” and the “clear the mental clutter” using meditation.
Overall, Yen Path is helpful when taken lightly. It’s a nice reminder to focus on the big picture or big life goals and to be present in your life, to keep your values in mind and to let them guide your actions and beliefs. The worksheets were fun to do and were a nice exercise in visualizing goals and what is important.
August 21, 2013
Jenny has done an amazing job of taking multiple concepts of positive thought, life balance, creating a personal vision/mission/purpose for your life and information about scientific concepts, and blended them into an easy-to-read, practical guide to getting what you want in your life. I found the exercises and worksheets in the book very helpful and practical to use on a regular basis. I enjoyed how Jenny took the reader through a process to create a life they want. Its great information and greatly written. Good ideas, with lots of great choices to choose from.
"A person who makes a conscious decision to do something, rain or shine, happy or sad, learns how to overcome excuses that can hold them back from advancement." Excellent and so true!
"A person who makes a conscious decision to do something, rain or shine, happy or sad, learns how to overcome excuses that can hold them back from advancement." Excellent and so true!
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July 17, 2012I loved this book-very simple to read and a wonderful pick me up!
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