Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Insight Yoga
Book Review: An excellent book for all yinsters and yangsters
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waiting a long time to read Sarah's new offering to the world of yoga. She didn't disappoint. I highly recommend Insight Yoga to everyone who loves Yin Yoga. However, the book is not just about Yin. It is a complete book on Yoga, both the active, dynamic yang style and the deeper, allowing yin style. Sarah's eloquence shines through in her writing as clearly as it does in her classes.
Insight Yoga offers a very good description of the Daoist philosophy of chi and the organs. Sarah does a great job of explaining the role of the organs from our Western understanding and from the Daoist view of their importance to our physical, mental and emotional health: it is the best description I have come across. Many students are curious as to which organs are related to which emotional imbalances. Their questions are answered clearly here. Sarah also does a wonderful job of showing how the various postures affect the meridians and their related organs. There are several flows that anyone can follow: both yin and yang. The yang sequences range from easily accessible to challenging. The photos are large, clear and very helpful in describing the postures and variations.
This book is not just about postures, energy or Yin Yoga. Sarah also blends her unique meditative teaching into the full yogic journey. She explains pranayama and meditation. She has a complete section on mindfulness training preceded by an introduction to the teachings of the Buddha (Buddha Dharma). This book should be on the shelves of every yogi, whether a yinster or a yangster. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Book Review: Clear, Deep, and Non-Dogmatic
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've ever studied with Sarah Powers, you won't be surprised to learn that her new book is a gem--a clear, deep, inspiring, and nondogmatic guide to her unique synthesis of yoga philosophy and practice, Buddhism, and Chinese medicine. If you're new to her work, you're in for a treat. In her own fresh and precise language, she skillfully integrates and illuminates the underlying principles of these ancient systems for the healing and transformation of the body, heart, and mind. Her insights will inspire you to practice--and once you're on your mat, her clear and well-designed sequences of postures and techniques will make it easy for you to tailor your personal practice to meet your unique needs each day. Highly recommended!Book Review: Deeply inspiring
Summary: 5 Stars
As a yoga teacher and practitioner, I find this book so rich with information. Sarah Powers gives an excellent description and easy-to-understand note about Taoist yoga, the meridians and how chi flows through the body. The sequences are amazing too.Book Review: Finally, Sarah Powers' Book - we've been waiting!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a follower of Sarah Powers, with her quiet style encouraging one to explore stillness and the wonderful practice of Yin Yoga and mindfulness meditation, it is wonderful to have her book by my bedside. It is my new constant companion. Intestingly, the day I received my book, shorly after publication, I took a Meditation workshop in which the instructor read passages from the book to the class. The next week I experienced a Yin Yoga class, and coincidently, some of Sarah's postures were introducted to us. This is how keenly awaited the book has been. It does not disappoint. Sarah's compassion to all beings and love of the practice shows on every page. Practical and philosophical...this book has it all!Book Review: I love the blending!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sarah Powers melds together pieces of philosophies and practices that she finds to be insightful. I love the blending as this is what I've naturally been drawn to doing throughout the course of my life, and I am more inclined to read a book that is not so strict regarding lineage or a "set way" of practicing.
She clearly explains the theories behind Yin Yoga, just as marvelously as Paul Grilley & Bernie Clark do-- but then she also provides excellent, though brief, info on pranayama and Buddhist meditation practices. What Powers ends up providing us readers is a multi-layered practice that incorporates many aspects of yoga: asana (yin & yang), pranayama, & meditation. Practiced in this way, daily, we can cultivate mindfulness, strength, and fluidity.
I've been recommending this book to all of my fellow yoga teachers!