Yoga For Your Life: A Practice Manual of Breath and Movement for Every Body

by Margaret D. Pierce, Barry Kaplan (Photographs)

"Yoga is the most powerful system of stress management, but it is also...a system for transforming our awareness and quieting down our mind and body to experience inner sources of peace, joy, and well-being. I highly recommend Yoga For Your Life as a practical and clear guide..."--Dean Ornish, M.D. Over 400 beautiful color photographs present the spirit of yoga adapted to fit the American lifestyle. Along with eight progressive, easy-to-follow lessons are innovative methods for making yoga work for you every day--to wake up, calm anxiety, focus the mind, and prevent insomnia. Even if you're a beginner, you can pick up this book and start practicing right now! 160 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Health

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1999

Reviews

[Illiterate · Rating 2 out of 5]

Introduction to Krishnamacharya’s yoga with it’s pleasing disdain for acrobatics and athleticism.

[Tracy Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite book for beginners looking to establish a home yoga practice. Lots of well-thought-out practices illustrated with beautiful photos. So sorry it's out of print!

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

Large book but not thick. Great for new to yoga and yoga curious. Lots of color photos. I like how the authors gave ideas for people who don't think of themselves as yogis to incorporate yoga into their lives. I also like that the photos show people in everyday clothing - not leotards or "yoga" clothing. Plus, this book is likely to appeal to more than just women.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, easy introductory to yoga. Focused specifically on learning to breath and be gentle in movement, this is a good starting point for those brand-new to the practice.

[Mell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good photos with step-by-step examples for poses. Nicely written information for breathing, visualization and meditation techniques.

Would benefit from an index, where readers could locate pages for specific topics and/or poses. You have to read through the look through the whole book if you want to revisit a topic and you don't remember where it was.