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Namaste, Newbie!
I am not an authority on the practice of yoga. I am, in many ways, deciding to be the proverbial blind leading the blind. I am a beginner offering insight to other beginners. I am a novice sharing my embryonic experiences and pitifully sophomoric thoughts in order to get you past whatever anxieties and fears you hold with regard to yoga. Some may seem What equipment do I need? How will I ever learn the poses? Will my body really do that? Other concerns may be Will this conflict with my faith? Do I have to be vegan? How will yoga affect my life?
I am making the assumption that my experience and subsequent thoughts will naturally address the mental and physical obstacles that have kept you from entering the yoga world, your local yoga studio, or your community center's yoga class. Some fellow novices will be astounded by the depth of my knowledge and commitment after having only practiced for one year. Longtime practitioners of yoga will probably smile and roll their eyes at my ignorance and naivete. Both reactions will be expressions of truth.
I want this book to be informative and fun. I want you to laugh with me and at me. I will transparently expose my worries, missteps, and fumbles so that you can either avoid them or fall fearlessly into them. I would suggest the latter.
I'll admit I want to entice you into a world-no, into a way of being in the world-that makes the world a better place for all of us.
I am making the assumption that my experience and subsequent thoughts will naturally address the mental and physical obstacles that have kept you from entering the yoga world, your local yoga studio, or your community center's yoga class. Some fellow novices will be astounded by the depth of my knowledge and commitment after having only practiced for one year. Longtime practitioners of yoga will probably smile and roll their eyes at my ignorance and naivete. Both reactions will be expressions of truth.
I want this book to be informative and fun. I want you to laugh with me and at me. I will transparently expose my worries, missteps, and fumbles so that you can either avoid them or fall fearlessly into them. I would suggest the latter.
I'll admit I want to entice you into a world-no, into a way of being in the world-that makes the world a better place for all of us.
134 pages, Paperback
Published November 11, 2020
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January 2, 2021
I'm a bit of a yoga newbie myself; I've been practicing for about 3 years. I loved this book; I loved the humor, the shared experience, and the food it provided for body, mind, and spirit. It's a great introduction to yoga if you are thinking about trying it out but it's a great book for veteran yogis too. My guess is that much will resonate with anyone who has spent time on their mat.
May 10, 2021
I wish everyone who was thinking of yoga as a possible idea that they might want to try would read this book. They would realize it’s much less intimidating than most people think, and there’s a class for everybody.
June 28, 2021
This book reminded me how much I miss my yoga classes (COVID stopped them, then I never started again). I need to start them again… just start where I am and move back toward that healthier (more flexible) me!
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