Yoga While You Wait: Finding Purpose in Each Pointless Pause

by Judith Stoletzky

Presenting poses for anyone who spends way too much time waiting!

Waiting is a gift. Be glad when you’re stuck in traffic or put on hold. Be grateful when the waiting room is full. Give thanks to the date that never shows up on time. Why? Because now you can turn mindless waiting into moments of mindfulness with stretches and poses to build up your strength, poise, and flexibility.

From ardha chandrasana at the traffic lights to simhasana in a traffic jam, this book introduces you to yoga—in real-life situations. Judith Stoletzky aligns helpful tips and humorous advice with precise instructions. You don’t need a yoga studio, fancy yoga pants, or even a yoga mat to practice yoga. All you need is normal, everyday life and a little bad timing. After a while, you’ll develop an amazing attitude both inside and out!

Paired with Markus Abele’s photography, these 30+ yoga poses will give you something to do with all that extra time spent waiting around. Yoga While You Wait has the ideal pose for every pointless pause—from beginner to experienced and for every body and level of flexibility. You might even find yourself looking forward to the wait!

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

96 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jovi Ene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eu fac sport extrem. Adică extrem de rar.
Chiar dacă yoga nu este un sport, ci o metodă, o postură, o stare care te poate duce spre bine și fericire, unele poziții din yoga și din această carte pot fi considerate o formă de sport. Dar totul ține de starea de bine, de dorința ca mintea și corpul să devină un tot împlinit și fericit. Iar cei doi autori - Judith Stoletzky (scriitoare) și Markus Adele (fotograf) - experimentează modalitatea în care putem aduce yoga, liniștea și bunăstarea în momentele acelea de plictiseală, în care așteptăm... ba autobuzul, ba să se facă grătarul, ba în coada de la toaleta de la concerta, ba în timp ce așteptăm partenerul să facă duș înaintea unei nopți de dragoste.
Așa că m-am distrat citind această carte, văzându-i fotografiile și exersând (pe alocuri) unele poziții yoga. Aproape sigur nu le voi practica, mă voi amuza privindu-i pe cei care vor exersa în timp ce vor aștepta la coadă la toaletă sau la ghișeu, dar măcar îi voi înțelege mai bine, conștient fiind că nu fac nimic obișnuit, ci doar ceva bun pentru sănătatea și liniștea lor.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm frequently do tree pose while I brush my teeth, so I felt like this book was right up my alley. It gave me a lot of ideas for poses I can while I'm doing chores around the house, like half angle while cooking dinner or a malasana squat while working in the garden. A few poses felt a little gimicky for a cool photo, like savasana in a graveyard or a forward fold in a grocery story, but the photography was really beautiful. This probably isn't the best book for an absolute beginner, but as long as your familiar with a few basic poses I think you'll be able to follow along.

I feel like this made me more aware of how I can incorporate yoga into little moments throughout my day.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a fun and interesting book. Some reviews were hating on it, but it has a lot of great info, and injects humor. It shows you really can be in the present moment, stretch and take care of yourself anywhere you can find the little pauses between things in life, vs just time passing while waiting on things like the bus etc...incorporate yoga into little moments throughout the day.

Some of the poses / situations I can't see people trying in the locations they were pictured in. Example supported shoulder stand Salamba Sarvangasana in a laundromat with underwear (knickers) on full display.

Despite the silly tone of the book, the descriptions of the poses are actually well done. The book helps you find the humor in life. I think people who are truly yoga aficionados, enthusiasts, would get more out of the book than your average person would. Someone who really wants to go more in-depth like a die hard yogi who appreciate humor. I don't think the book is for an absolute beginner as an introduction. While the poses are explained in detail, some of the poses are for people with more experience, say an intermediate or advanced yogi's. As long as your familiar with a few basic poses I think you'll be able to follow along though.

I like the approach of getting someone who may be intimidated by yoga, more interested in it. A way to try simple mindful movements throughout the day. Perhaps for those with budding interesting, things can even evolve into something more challenging and rewarding. A way to pause and find the stillness within the dance.

The photos are composed and well done. They look believable and show the final pose being demonstrated/suggested.


**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest unbiased review**Free media does not affect my review.**

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I saw this title, I wasn't initially sure if it meant literal yoga or mental stillness. Either way, since I struggle with waiting sometimes, I thought it could be useful.

This book is a delight. Each "waiting" scenario, whether stuck in traffic or at a bus stop or hoping for sunnier days, has a yoga pose and a title. The titles are often just as delightful as the poses.

My particular favorite, especially given how COVID has made us all more wary of being too close, is "waiting for the common cold" because the expression on the woman's face is so dry and long-suffering.

The way the photos are so real and genuine, professionally framed and composed yet still looking like believable family snapshots, is one of the things I love most about this book. Creative, delightful, and also instructive in how to get through the waiting times.

[Deirdre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a cute and easy read. This book uses humor to present some basic yoga poses that can be done when there is no yoga mat in sight. I like that they give the Sanskrit name and some of the benefits of each pose. The authors have found a way to introduce yoga to the newbie that has always feared they weren’t flexible enough to do what they assume is yoga. It is also a great reminder, for those of us that have practiced for years, that we can tap into that peaceful parasympathetic nervous system whenever the need arises.

[Carmen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Der Titel und der Klappentext waren so vielversprechend, aber ich war enttäuscht. Ich mache schon lange Yoga und mich haben die (wohl witzig gemeinten) Passagen überhaupt nicht gepackt. Das Prinzip finde ich schlussendlich auch untauglich. Niemand wird wirklich solche Übungen in der Öffentlichkeit machen, das ist (leider) allen zu peinlich. Auch für Anfängerinnen kann ich mir den Mehrwert nicht vorstellen…

[Beverly Spring · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! It is smart and funny in a wry, quirky way. The photographs and situations are fabulously creative and the message is profound, as it suggests alternative ways to respond to life situations. The actual yoga asanas are well-explained. I highly recommend this book!

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun look at yoga through the eyes of our daily lives with pauses for health and humor. I recommend this book as a gift or fun addition to your coffee table or bookshelf. Enjoy the opportunity to add yoga to those moments during which you are doing nothing but could be doing something.

[Michelle Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yay to my Tiller team for publishing this book!! So cute!!!! Went and did some yoga right after reading this.

[Terri Layton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good visual display of yoga in everyday life. This book shows a variety of ways to incorporate yoga into everyday situations.

[Kathleen Graves · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book through a Goodreads Giveaway. It was whimsical and amusing with fun photographs. The descriptions of the poses were actually well done despite the silly tone of the book.

[Julie Beaupré · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parcouru en français.
Photographies rigolotes de postures de yoga dans des endroits incongrus. Poses expliquées. Un chouette ouvrage qui exploite un concept ingénieux sans se prendre au sérieux .

[Mary Coder · Rating 2 out of 5]

THANKS so much! Simon and Schuster and Judith Stoletzsky @simonandschuster @yogawhileyouwait @jstoletzky for my copy of Yoga While You Wait ~Finding Purpose in Every Pointless Pause. It's a simple, little guide for learning a new,fun way of incorporating easy yoga poses into the pauses in one's daily life that are inevitable. ( think standing in line at the bank, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist, sitting in your car in traffic etc. ) it's not a guide for the diehard yogi.
It's just a way to get those who may be intimidated by yoga but want an easy approach to begin trying simple MINDFUL movements during their day. Then maybe the "Yoga While You Wait" method can evolve into something more challenging and rewarding.
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