El arte de Vinyasa: Despertar el cuerpo y la mente a través de la práctica del Ashtanga Yoga

by Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor

El Arte de Vinyasa es una guía esencial para practicar el yoga como meditación en movimiento. Richard Freeman y Mary Taylor presentan un abordaje novedoso del Ashtanga Yoga, basado en las formas más sutiles de la práctica. De esta forma, el yoga (y en particular el Vinyasa, o la conversación entre los opuestos complementarios) conduce a un despertar profundo. Mientras que, por lo general, el Ashtanga Yoga se realiza a través de una secuencia fija de posturas, este libro articula estos mismos movimientos y posturas en relación a su forma: posturas de pie, flexiones hacia adelante, extensiones hacia atrás, torsiones, posturas de equilibrio y posturas de cierre. La alineación, la anatomía y la imaginación son las joyas que enhebran el āsana, que revela la experiencia directa de la naturaleza, tanto del cuerpo como de la mente. Con calidez, humor y sabiduría, Freeman y Taylor proveen los fundamentos para establecer una práctica de yoga arraigada en lo profundo y que se extiende mucho más allá de la esterilla, para tocar la médula de nuestra vida.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Philosophy, Reference

368 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2016

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Reviews

[Jessi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would definitely skip over the "teaching" sections of this book and go straight to the "practice" sections. Because, whoa, I'm not sure who this book is aimed at but I definitely wouldn't steer newbies this way. Within the first 40 pages, there were what seemed like a dozen deep thoughts that were skimmed over. This is definitely for a more intermediate yoga practitioner.
I always feel bad for leaving a low rating on a book, especially when you can tell that an author has tried really hard to get everything just right.And that's the problem with what I'm calling the "teaching" sections, where Mr. Freeman is giving details on history or expounding on ideas, he is trying to get everything so perfect that you don't get a sense of his own voice. The yoga books that I resonate most deeply with are the ones where the teacher's own sense of style comes through and you can get a sense of their personality. Most of this book, especially in the beginning, were just myriad facts thrown at you in rapid succession. There is not a real sense of flow and there is a striving for perfection that makes me think of the yoga classes that make you tense up and send your thoughts into monkey-mode trying to get every molecule into perfect alignment rather than the classes that just let you relax into the moment and enjoy your practice.
And this was part of the big bummer for me because I actually really enjoyed the more practice-based sections of this book when we got to experience some of Mr. Freeman's teachings.

[Deidra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed the first part of this book. Unfortunately I made the mistake of buying this as an audiobook. Listening to a narrator describes how to properly perform the postures is not the same as seeing. There was an accompanying PDF but I think I'm going to buy the print version of the book instead.

[Margarita · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the first half of the book when it delved into the 8 limbs of yoga as well as the yamas and niyamas. Great way to reconnect to the teachings.

I skimmed and skipped through most of the book, especially the 2nd half. A lot of technicality and can be a reference on doing the asanas.

[Nadine · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book itself isn't bad but as audio book it is not really helpful once it gets into describing the poses. Worst though is the voice of the narrator. Torture to listen to.

[Carol Munn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great read for yoga teachers.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really think no one writes about yoga more poetically than Richard Freeman. Illustrations in the back are really cool

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not for the casual reader for sure! This book was very technical and deep and I am glad I had a knowledge of Asana and body movement in Asana before I read it.

[Ali]

Can yoga teachers please speak to whether the author knows what he is talking about or not?

[Cherie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read too many yoga books lately, and this one is repeating much of what I already know. Not a terrible book, but just not what I need to read now (though Richard Freeman makes things quite approachable).