This helpful introduction to yoga keeps it
simple. Erika Dillman explains some of
the ideas about mind-body connections and the benefits of regular yoga
practice, then explains how to prepare for yoga, and finally devotes the major
section of the book to yoga exercises and poses. The text is clear and the diagrams are fairly helpful. Dillman emphasizes that it would be best to
get the help of a trained yoga teacher before starting to do any yoga exercise,
and that seems like good advice. If you
were to use a book to do yoga for the first time, I’d recommend using a book
with larger format photographs to really make it obvious what positions you are
aiming for – the small diagrams here will not be of great help. So this book will be most useful for people
who already have done some yoga but need a reminder of some of the basics.

© 2002 Christian Perring. First Serial Rights.

Christian Perring, Ph.D., is
Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island. He is editor
of Metapsychology Online Review. His main research is on philosophical
issues in psychiatry. He is especially interested in exploring how philosophers
can play a greater role in public life, and he is keen to help foster
communication between philosophers, mental health professionals, and the
general public.

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