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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga Illustrated, Third Edition by Joan Budilovsky, Eve Adamson, Wendy Frost ISBN: 0-02-864467-0 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Yoga Made Easy
Comment: There is so much to learn about yoga and so many books to read. If you want one book, this is your book. Its a great bible basic for yoga.
Rating: 1
Summary: The only idiot is the author....
Comment: I've been doing yoga from DVD's for about 3 months now. I wasn't having any trouble or anything, I just thought maybe if I got a book I could gain some insight into proper form on poses. This book was really a waste of money. First of all, I hated the writing style and illustrations. There were so many corny puns and the drawings were really ugly and weird. The author was trying to be all serious and then she'd use some stupid pun - it didn't lighten the mood, it just turned me off.
The first 12 or so chapters go on and on about what I call "yoga nonsense." This is the stuff that turns first timers away. Since this book is for "idiots" (ie, people who don't know anything about Yoga) if I had been the author I would have gone a little bit lighter on the nonsense. Everyone can agree that Yoga helps with flexibility, muscle tone, lung capacity, and stress, and can even be a good Cardio workout if you do a flowing series of poses. The "nonsense" is all the jibberish about chakras (supposed spots of energy in your spine), kundalini (a energy snake that lies coiled up in the bottom of your spine), etc. Come on, I'm a college educated person who made A's in Anatomy, and I promise you my spine has no chakras or kundalini. The author also says "Yoga isn't a religion", but she spends 100 or so pages going on and on about the religious aspects of it. She tells you at the end that you don't have to follow everything to benefit, but after reading her saying how integral all the nonsense is, it's kind of hard to believe that. I also don't like how she keeps reminding you that it's NOT OKAY to praise yourself for doing well. She says "If you find yourself saying, 'Wow, look at me touching the floor' - cut it out, ego is not allowed." I understand the message behind that, but I still think it's crummy. I don't think there is any harm in feeling good about yourself for being more flexible than when you started. I understand that it's not just the author making this up, that this might really be Yoga Philosophy, but if so, I'm not reading anymore books. I'm just going to keep stretching along with my Philosophy-free DVD's (Crunch The Perfect Yoga workout), and feel the benefits the way I want to- and yes, I'll be proud of myself when I can touch the floor.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great introduction and reference book to yoga
Comment: It really has everything you need to know about Yoga! I loved this book. From the history of yoga, yoga philosophy, yoga way of life, to the proper practice of each asana, this book covers all with humor and wit. Not only is this book informative, it is also inspiring. If you are only going to read one yoga book, this is it.
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation (2nd Edition) by Joan Budilovsky, Eve Adamson ISBN: 0028644417 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zen Living by Gary McClain, Eve Adamson ISBN: 0028639588 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 26 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Yoga for Dummies by Georg Feuerstein, Larry Payne ISBN: 0764551175 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Power Yoga by Geo Takoma, Eve Adamson, Dee Geo ISBN: 0028631889 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 20 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Eastern Philosophy by Jay, Phd Stevenson ISBN: 0028638204 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 21 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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