The Sivananda Companion to Yoga: A Complete Guide to the Physical Postures, Breathing Exercises, Diet, Relaxation, and Meditation Techniques of Yoga
by Sivanda Yoga Center, Vishnu Devananda
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Author: Sivanda Yoga Center, Vishnu DevanandaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-19
ISBN: 0684870002
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Touchstone
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Book Review: A Beautiful Book
Summary: 4 Stars
This is traditional hatha yoga i.e. yoga as a complete lifestyle and spiritual path. In other words, this isn't the yoga you'll find at your local gym. I love it. Beautiful pictures.
The only potential drawback I see is that even some of the basic poses are so difficult (like headstand) that beginners may be discouraged, unless they already know how to adapt poses to their own needs. Beginners should check out the sections for pregnancy and the elderly, and they'll find some good alternatives to the basic sequence.
This also isn't the first yoga product at Amazon where I find a review cautioning practicioners that yoga makes one "dangerously" flexible, and is an incomplete fitness program. Somebody appears to have made this their project. There are also studies which have found that weight-bearing yoga poses ward off osteoperosis as well as weight training. As for cardio -- pick up a heart monitor and check out what happens to your heart rate during Sun Salutations. Add that to the fact that were it not for yoga's gentle approach, there are people (like myself) who wouldn't be exercising at all.
In any case, there are at least a hundred conflicting theories when it comes to health, diet, and exercise. The best exercise is the one that you'll keep doing i.e. the one you don't hate.
I love yoga, and hate 'most everything else. And the Sivananda guide is a succinct yet complete textbook you can refer to again and again. It's also a good starting place if you want to get into the more spiritual side of yoga -- breathing, meditation, vegetarian diet, and philosophy.
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