Yoga

I have two books I'm currently reading for review (well more than two actually, but two that are relevant at the moment): "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga Illustrated, Fourth Edition" and "The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Yoga." I'm waiting until I've finished both of them (including working with their instructions a bit) to review them so I can compare and contrast them. So far my impression is that the CIGYI is a great intro book for folks who want a balanced and thorough introduction to yoga--asanas (postures), breathwork, meditation, history, and so on, with plenty of drawings and hints for working with the postures. The PIGY (oh dear... that's kind of an unfortunate acronym, don't you think?) is best as a reference guide for folks who have at least some experience with yoga--preferably with a teacher, and preferably with some of the advanced poses--and who want a guide to the asanas to help them do work at home, in the office, or during travel. Full reviews to come soon.

I've been lame about reading my email this week as I have a guest visiting from out-of-town; please don't worry about long response times as I expect to be spending time hanging out and doing stuff with her.


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