Teach Yourself: Relax and Unwind with Yoga

by Swami Saradananda

More than 60 million books sold in the Teach Yourself series!
Useful, gentle advice about incorporating yoga into your lifestyle Relax and Unwind with Yoga is designed to help you reap the full benefits of yoga for practical and emotional well-being by following a daily routine that doesn't require a huge amount of commitment. Ideal for the beginner with no previous experience, it outlines all the basic/key exercises ( asanas ) you will need and how, where and when to practice them. There is plenty of insight into the philosophical background of yoga and helpful tips on diet and lifestyle.

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2010

Reviews

[Swami Saradananda · Rating 5 out of 5]

good basic introduction to yoga for beginners

[Emmanuelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a practitioner of meditation, you will certainly one day come to yoga, one does not go without the other. That's what I did (during the lockdown) but I had to find the right current and instinctively I found myself between Hatha Yoga and Power Yoga being passionate about fitness at the beginning. I had to start learning about their practices and I must admit that it's a very precise discipline, difficult and that you have to have prior knowledge to avoid injury even if it's a slower sport at the rhythm of our inspirations and expirations. I really recommend this book which poses a good framework in asanas (postures), of the hygiene of life which I had intuitively adopted (diet more balanced and respectful of nature seeing nature taking again its rights in full Metropolis during the lockdown). The author translates for us the different currents of the practice of famous yogis that you cannot know and Sanskrit (the ancient writings of the yogis) and gives us a very concrete point (even if it lacks some precisions) on meditation (Pranayama occupying a central part in this type of Yoga). With my experience of meditation for many years and many sports, I could have enough hindsight to recommend this book to you before starting your practice (meditation/Yoga) without being too disturbed especially if it is power yoga for example, or to learn more intellectually without being too disturbed especially if it is power yoga for example, or to learn more intellectually without engaging in this sport.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic and informative to pick up and put down at your leisure. Some spiritual and historic insight, but mostly an instruction manual. Full of good tips, ideas, and explanations, very useful!

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic instruction manual. A couple of pages on the philosophy behind the practice. If you want something for 5-10 mins, this is your book!