Product Description

Combining the mindfulness of astanga yoga with the high-energy intensity of the work-out routine, this exercise book walks readers through a series of body- and soul-enhancing routines.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #184295 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

good on meditation+pranayama - not just gymnastics.
Her first book 'Power yoga' was mainly asanas. This book has more space devoted to meditation and pranayama, in great detail - good on practical hints. 1/3 of the book is about postures - and repeats material from the first book - so it is not recommended if you are new to astanga yoga - not enough detail. Good value - you might like it even if you do another yoga style.

inspiring book for non-beginners
This book explores the "8 limbs of yoga" and relates them to a physical asana practice. And you can't get much more physical a practice than Beryl Bender Birch's! This amazing lady is obviously accomplished in performing the poses, and in this book she painstakingly and insightfully explains how yoga is so much more than that. There are many interesting and thought-provoking chapters about how yoga practitioners can incorporate the other limbs such as the yamas and niyamas (ethical guidelines, yoga's "10 commandments"), pranayama, and approaches to meditations. Birch links these 7 limbs together with asana, showing how they relate to the aspects of the ashtanga yoga asanas that she explained so thoroughly in "Power Yoga". For this reason, the asanas themselves are not so completely explained in this book, and beginners would do better to start off with "Power Yoga". For anyone ready to go beyond the physical, this book is ideal. I've re-read it so many times and it always re-inspires me!