Wellness

Adaptive Yoga

One of the current trends of yoga instruction is a move towards greater inclusivity and equity. Previous titles such as Accessible Yoga (Jivanna Heyman, 2019), Yoga for Everyone (Dianne Bondy, 2019), and Every Body Yoga (Jessamyn Stanley, 2017) have soug

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Breath

In this book, author James Nestor takes a deep dive into the seemingly simple subject of breath. He creates a compelling argument for the old adage "breath is life." In his Introduction, Nestor calls pioneers in the study of breathing "pulmonauts." Mem

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Easy Yoga

Easy Yoga is a little book of yoga postures with five different sessions:…

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Exercised

Daniel Lieberman is a professor of human evolution at Harvard, and also a long distance runner. He has raced horses in a marathon and won. He has also done research around the world seeing people engaging in physical activity. He has watched and interview

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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

Our kitchen is vegetarian, and we enjoy cooking.  We have a shelf full of cookbooks, most of them vegetarian.  Yet the cookbook we consult most…

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Kundalini Yoga Meditation

This book by David Shannahoff-Khalsa, who is known as "The Internet Yogi," offers Kundalini yoga meditation techniques designed to treat a vari…

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Kundalini Yoga to Detox and Destress DVD

This DVD program is an hour of Kundalini yoga.  Maya Fiennes was born in Macadonia, which used to be part of Yugoslavia, and she still has a strong…

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Power Yoga

Power Yoga is an introduction to yoga.  It's a short book, at about 127 pages, with a mixture of text and pictures.  The early chapters set out some of the ideas behind yoga; explaining what it is, the different kinds, and how to do it. …

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Radiant Heart Yoga DVD

Radiant Heart Yoga has Shiva Rea back on the desert sands at dawn under little fluffy clouds.  It is a short DVD at 32 minutes, and most of…

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Restorative Yoga

Author Caren Baginski is a yoga teacher and yoga therapist in training who has long offered supportive yoga practices on her YouTube channel. One of her areas of specialty is the restful practice of restorative yoga, and her new book—with its simple titl

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The Genius of Yoga

Authors Alan Finger and Peter Ferko are teacher and student. Finger comes from the lineage of his father, Mani Finger, and many others, such as Swami Venkatesananda. Ferko trained under Finger and eventually became a yoga and meditation teacher in his o

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The Professional Yoga Teacher's Handbook

Author Sage Rountree is well-known in the field of yoga for athletes, with several prior books and other media specific to that subject. In The Professional Yoga Teacher's Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Current and Aspiring Teachers, Rountree calls upo

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Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum and Hips

Gary Kraftsow, yoga instructor and founder of Viniyoga Therapy in the United States, has released his first-ever DVD series.  As the title suggests,…

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Viniyoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders

Gary Kraftsow, yoga instructor and founder of Viniyoga Therapy in the United States, has released his first-ever DVD series.  As the title suggests,…

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Yoga Bliss Hips

Yoga Bliss Hips is one in a series of DVDs made by Ana Brett and Ravi Singh, several of which have been reviewed on Metapsychology.&nbs…

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Yoga Myths

Author Judith Hanson Lasater is recognized as one of the country's most respected educators in the field of yoga. She was trained in the Iyengar Yoga style, and she holds degrees in both physical therapy and East-West psychology. She is arguably the for

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Yoga to the Rescue - Feel Good from Head to Toe

Yoga to the Rescue is an hour long DVD aiming to help those who have hurt themselves or want to reduce their risk of injury.  It has about…

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