Healthy Living Books Books

Rating: - EVERYTHING YOU NEED - IN ONE BOOK! :-) !!!!!
This book is amazing; it covers everything. If you are looking for a guide to ashtanga yoga, though this book can be applied to ANY form of Yoga, buy this book. I contains over a hundred asanas and clearly tells you how to perform them coupled with informative visual diagrams. This is the BEST book of its kind. spending your money on any other guide to yoga is, quite frankly, a waste.

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Rating: - Easy to understand,complete with everything you need to know
This book is the best yoga book i have ever read it clearly explains all the poses while adding in little black and white pictures to have for visual cues when you are praticeing. The book includs two sun salutations a standing series also an primary and intermediate series as well as 3 short forms form 15-30-45 minutes it also has the finishing sequence. Also at the back it has a quick refence to the poses in a certain pratice with little pictures so it can be open on the floor while you pratice to remind you of the order of asana. Buy this book if you are serious about doing yoga and want to do it right it wont let you down.

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Rating: - Great introduction!
This book is awesome - it gives you everything you need to begin or expand on a yoga practice. Plenty of positioning instructions with a focus on the most important benefits of yoga beyond the physical. Helps combine positioning, breath, bandhas and flow. Enjoy! Namaste.

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Rating: - SO GOOD!!!
This book is amazing! I've practiced yoga for about 12 years now. I've always vinyasa flow classes, you know enough to make me sweat but still stay in my comfort zone. I decided to start studying Ashtanga. This book is perfect. IT lays out the poses clearly as well modifications. For example, I don't see the shoulder stand, plow, or headstand in my future and this has very practical modifications. If you can purchase this with Swenson's "Short Forms" vhs or dvd. I practice the 30 or 45 minute routine 3-4x's a week ( I balance it routines by Baptiste, Kest or Eoin Finn as I feel I get more stretch from their classes). If you are an intermediate yogi and want to take the plunge into Ashtanga, Swenson is your man. Be prepared to sweat!

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Rating: - A gift to yogis everywhere
I just wanted to add my own 5 stars to the line up. This is the yoga book I can't live without...if someone borrows it I get all edgy until it's returned. The scenic photos are stunning but the easy-to-use layout for my own practice is invaluable.

I too, recommend practice with a live class but once you know what you're doing this book will take you a long way. It's a gift to the yoga community and just fun to look at if you like to be amazed at what the human body can do.

I would love to see the other two series' layed out like this--just for fun. I'm personally a primary series girl all the way, but still, I'm curious.