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Breathe: Yoga for Teens
Complete with inspirational quotes, pithy tips for happy living, and embarrassing stories from the author's own hilarious teen years, every chapter guides high school girls through challenging and relaxing poses and invites young yoginis to open their minds and hearts through yoga.
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160 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2007
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June 2, 2011
I purchased this book for my daughter but picked it up to read myself this week and absolutely love the format. a brief introduction to yoga provides foundational information to readers. This is followed by color coded sections (the pages are actually different beautiful colors), each of which describes a group of asanas specific to one concept (for instance, warming up, power, opening the heart, etc.). In addition to the descriptors for the pose, a more metaphoric description of life as a teen is also provided. Additionally, the author often shares personal experiences to further connect the focus of the pose with the reader's experience.
The book comes with a DVD which works young yogis through the poses with joy and laughter. This is a great gift book that provides supportive commentary and solid information to young women.
The book comes with a DVD which works young yogis through the poses with joy and laughter. This is a great gift book that provides supportive commentary and solid information to young women.
March 15, 2011
the best rellaxation, and discovery tool on the market for teens! I ADORE it!
February 7, 2009
Breathe is a non-fiction book about yoga for teens. It points out the use of yoga in a teen's life and then different poses are shown with photographic pictures. A detailed description is included by each picture and some pointers have been added with arrows pointing to the part of the body they are talking about. It ends with "dos and don'ts" of yoga, a yoga journal for teens and includes a yoga DVD.
This book will appeal to teens because all of the pictures in it are teens and it includes a DVD. However, the fact that every teen is perky and smiling while doing their yoga pose might turn some teens off to this book.
Yoga is about a positive outlook on life, so I think this book would address Positive View of Personal Future the most. It also includes some of the yoga tenets such as self-restraint, truth, no cheating or stealing, and devotion to a greater source that would address Integrity, Honesty, Restraint and Religious Community.
Because this book is non-fiction it is believable, but every teen is smiling while they twist their body into sometimes not comfortable poses which makes a lot of the pictures less believable. It also has a "yoga chicks" page at the back that tells you about the models in the book and they are all thin, perky, and shiny with flawless complexions.
I would promote this book to teens as an alternitive exercise, fitness style that does not involve any expensive equipment or gym membership. Yoga is about finding ones inner peace and center and I think that would appeal to a lot of teens. This would be almost impossible to promote to boys as yoga is more of a girl activity and all of the models in the book are girls.
4Q, 2P, J
This book will appeal to teens because all of the pictures in it are teens and it includes a DVD. However, the fact that every teen is perky and smiling while doing their yoga pose might turn some teens off to this book.
Yoga is about a positive outlook on life, so I think this book would address Positive View of Personal Future the most. It also includes some of the yoga tenets such as self-restraint, truth, no cheating or stealing, and devotion to a greater source that would address Integrity, Honesty, Restraint and Religious Community.
Because this book is non-fiction it is believable, but every teen is smiling while they twist their body into sometimes not comfortable poses which makes a lot of the pictures less believable. It also has a "yoga chicks" page at the back that tells you about the models in the book and they are all thin, perky, and shiny with flawless complexions.
I would promote this book to teens as an alternitive exercise, fitness style that does not involve any expensive equipment or gym membership. Yoga is about finding ones inner peace and center and I think that would appeal to a lot of teens. This would be almost impossible to promote to boys as yoga is more of a girl activity and all of the models in the book are girls.
4Q, 2P, J
February 14, 2016
picked this up while i was weeding the teen non-fiction. the book is a pretty good basic guide to yoga (with amusing/bizarre anecdotes from the author's own teen years in sidebars...sorry about the time the policeman shot your rubber snake?!). turns out the dvd is busted so i can't comment on that.
since all of the models (students from chyssicas' class) are rather thin and perky looking, i thought it was important that she included a section about how yoga is for everyone, even fat people and those who are not flexible. but then she says something about not doing inversions if you are 30 lbs + overweight which seems like BS to me. i've seen lots of fat individuals doing beautiful inversions. not to mention, who's to say what "overweight" is.
in short, this book is pretty ok but i might weed it anyhow because of the dvd being cracked.
since all of the models (students from chyssicas' class) are rather thin and perky looking, i thought it was important that she included a section about how yoga is for everyone, even fat people and those who are not flexible. but then she says something about not doing inversions if you are 30 lbs + overweight which seems like BS to me. i've seen lots of fat individuals doing beautiful inversions. not to mention, who's to say what "overweight" is.
in short, this book is pretty ok but i might weed it anyhow because of the dvd being cracked.
March 20, 2014
I bought this, years ago when I was a teenager, and I still to this day am so happy that this is the one I picked up. The side notes and such to encourage teenagers are great, but it’s also a great book because there are so many positions shown to make your own routine, and classic routines like sun salutations included.
The book or DVD could stand alone and be worth buying; the fact that they’re together makes them pretty much a must have! Coming from someone who now works in the fitness world, I feel that these are both one of the best yoga DVDs and books I’ve found. Even as an adult I use them occasionally as refreshers.
I love the author's laid back approach to the format as well. I do find on occasion that yogis take themselves a little too seriously.
The book or DVD could stand alone and be worth buying; the fact that they’re together makes them pretty much a must have! Coming from someone who now works in the fitness world, I feel that these are both one of the best yoga DVDs and books I’ve found. Even as an adult I use them occasionally as refreshers.
I love the author's laid back approach to the format as well. I do find on occasion that yogis take themselves a little too seriously.
May 12, 2016
Things that I liked: I had never read a book on yoga before and just happened to see this one in my local library and decided to check it out. This book was very eye opening and interesting to read. I learned quite a bit and am now thinking about taking up yoga. I think this would be very helpful to my daily routines.
Things that I didn't like: As I have never encountered yoga before, this book was a little bit hard to follow at times but I managed just the same.
Overall: I rated this book 4 our of 5 stars.
Things that I didn't like: As I have never encountered yoga before, this book was a little bit hard to follow at times but I managed just the same.
Overall: I rated this book 4 our of 5 stars.
February 7, 2015
Easy book to relate to and learn to do yoga with. The DVD is very helpful too!
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