IPhone 3G used's review (Mandatory for office workers) 『I think this book should be in every office drawer, especially for those of us who sit at computers all day long. This book really does what the title says, you can perfom many yoga poses in your office no matter what you're wearing. This short book covers breathing techniques, proper posture, quick yoga poses that can be done anywhere at any time. If you're always feeling tired and stiff at work, pick up this book and try a few of the suggestions. I take a 10 minute "yoga time out" every hour and I find that I'm less sluggish and less stressed.』
(This is a God-send) 『This is a wonderful resource that helps me get through every day at work. My headaches and neckaches are better since I started using the yoga stretches and breathing techniques. It has taught me how to powernap to revive me from feeling exhausted, and has given me lots of tips on how to cope with change, handle stress, and enjoy life more. A lot of helpful information is packed into the useful book. Thank you very much.』
(Pictures would really improve this book) 『While this book provides great descriptions of the positions, there are very few images for reference. For one to truly practice yoga, posture and alignment are extremely important -- if trying these positions without a guide, you may not receive the same benefits. Ask your yoga instructor to go over the proper postures before you practice them on your own.』
(Desktop Yoga really works) 『Desktop Yoga is a wonderful self-help book that is practical and useful. It gave me easy-to-follow things to do to relieve my aches and pains from spending too much time on the computer. Learning to take power naps from her book have given me the boost I needed to get through a long day. Go ahead, treat yourself to this book. It will pay off!』
(I'd give it 6+ stars if I could!) 『The cover blurb on this book says it all: "For office slaves, Internet addicts and stressed-out students." (ha! I am all three) If you are like me and have looked at many a Yoga book but put them aside due to the difficult positions/instructions or the time involved, but still want to feel better, relax and also rejuivinate, AS well as relieve the symptoms of the computer age, then this is the book for you. A definate must-buy!』 『Working long hours sitting at a desk every day can lead to a host of problems--from muscle tension to back injury to carpal tunnel syndrome. Most people think they don't have the time to do the exercise necessary to prevent such ailments.
But, now there's a way to give your body the care it needs without even leaving your office. Desktop Yoga is an invaluable workbook that helps you rejuvenate your tired body and mind, right there in the workplace--with simple, inconspicuous exercises that can be done at your desk. Using movements modified from the ancient art and science of yoga, instructor Julie Lusk focuses on breathing, stretching, and relaxation techniques that can be done even by beginners and promise to revitalize you from head to toe. With special attention paid to each part of the body--as well as suggestions for redesigning your workspace and coping with business travel--Desktop Yoga will help you bring a sense of peace and well-being to whatever you do, wherever you are.』
『"Just like your computer screen needs a screen-saver to keep it from burning out, your body needs a body-saver ... so you aren't victimized and tortured by your work," writes yoga instructor Julie Lusk, who dedicates this book to "mouse potatoes." It's a clever idea: adapt hatha yoga principles of breathing and postures so that they can be done in a chair. Lusk presents a variety of stretches and movements. Most are organized by body part (neck and shoulders; face; arms, wrists and hands; back; legs and feet). For example, do the Infinity Neck Stretch by drawing an infinity sign (sideways figure "8") with your nose and eyes, or do the attention-getting Lion Pose by inhaling "as you bug out your eyes, stick your tongue way out, and stretch out your fingers." (Do tell us what your boss says when you do this in the office.) Some, but not most, of the poses are illustrated, and although more illustrations would make this book easier to use, the written instructions are very clear. You also get "power naps and guided imagery" (it wouldn't be yoga if you didn't get to relax) and some specially designed sequences for the whole body, such as the "Seated Sun Salute." There's a sequence to calm down, another to energize, and another to release anger and frustration (you probably want to be alone in the room for this one). No yoga experience is required to use and appreciate this helpful book.--Joan Price』
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Cassell
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Written in consultation with top instructors, midwives, and doctors, this step-by-step handbook shows expectant mothers how to harness the power of yoga to enhance both their own well-being and that of their child. Each yoga posture depicted in this illustrated guide is safe and comfortable for each stage of pregnancy—from the first trimester through delivery. The positions and relaxation techniques suggested can help improve circulation, increase energy, and ease the symptoms of hormonal imbalances, and also included are tips to help speed post-natal recovery. Perfect for yoga novices as well as experienced students, this book can help harmonize body, heart, and mind during this transformative time for mom and baby.
IPhone 3G used's review (Awesome Way To Get Through a Stress-filled Day!!!) 『I have a very high stress job and have looked for ways to help me focus throughout the day. Yoga classes at night help me sleep, re-focusing in the middle of stressful situations is often difficult. I've found that if I shut my door,forward my phone to voicemail for even 5 minutes with Easy Desk Top Yoga, I can easily get back on track, think more clearly and be more productive.
THIS IS AN AWESOME STRESS REDUCTION TOOL!!!!!!!』
(Easy Desktop Yoga) 『Just wanted to let you know how surprised and pleased I was after my first experience using your Easy Desktop Yoga CD. After sitting at my desk and computer all day concentrating, it got my circulation flowing and really helped to relieve a feeling of tightness and stress. The instructor is excellent and the moves were easily performed within a minimum of space and to great effect in restoring physical and mental alertness. The organization and pacing is perfect for the office setting, since one can pick and choose which exercises to do and how much time to spend doing them. This CD is truly an asset to office staff and should be made available to them. In fact, it's a fine alternative to anyone with limited time and exercise options.』
(Easy Desktop Yoga) 『As someone that has used computer keyboards of one kind or another for over 30 years I find the exercises on this cd-rom to be extremely helpful and easy. I had been starting to experience annoying finger and thumb joint pain until I started doing the simple "Office Warm-up Exercises". The quick results recieved encouraged me to do these exercises whenever I sit down to work for any extended time period at a keyboard. I have also noticed that my neck, shoulders and lower back are much more relaxed. The reminder feature is also very useful.』 『International yoga teacher Julie Lee shows you twenty-four video exercises to calm, invigorate or relax. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, Easy Desktop Yoga's menu lets you choose which exercises to follow - right from your PC. Improve your workday! It's easy!
Ergonomic and safety consultants recommend taking frequent exercise breaks while working at your keyboard. Easy Desktop Yoga's "Reminder Menu" gives you choices of when you want to be reminded of your next exercise session.
Easy Desktop Yoga is easier to use than a book. Now you can follow the duration, pace and breathing of the exercises in real time.It's better than a videotape! With a click of the mouse, you can jump to each full-motion video exercise you want, right at your computer - where you need it most!』
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Inner Traditions
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (One of the best accounts of yoga written in English ...) 『Alain Daniélou (1907-1994) spent nearly two decades immersed in the traditional society of India. Using only the Sanskrit and Hindi languages he had mastered to fluency, he studied music, philosophy and yoga with eminent scholars and practitioners, ultimately becoming a professor at Benares Hindu Universityand director of its College of Indian Music. He was in the course of his sojourn in India duly initiated into an esoteric lineage of Shaivism - to which he was an enthusiastic convert - which gave him unimpeded access to authentic texts transmitted through the oral tradition alone for countless generations, an access unique for a Westerner. He was the author of more than thirty books on the religion, history, society, culture and arts of India and while calling Alain Danielou one of the twentieth century's greatest Orientalists says says something about the man, it falls far short of encompassing the breadth and depth of his knowledge and vision.
Based on original Sanskrit sources, "Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe" gives an authentic account of the scope and methods of yoga in its different forms, including the challenging "left-hand" paths, as well as practices best suited to Western students.
Hatha yoga is the name given to the technical practices and disciplines by which the body and the vital energies can be brought under control. Far from being a simple system for the promotion of physical fitness, yoga is a complete system of self-development, embracing the body, mind, spirit and beyond. It is exhaustive in its elaboration, owing this to meticulous research into the ancient texts such as the Upanishads. On the macrocosmic level of conception, yoga is alchemy, pure if not simple: that is, the means by which matter can be trained to run in harness controlled by the will of the practitioner via the cultivation of "Siddhis," or mental powers of special potency and efficacy.
First published in 1949 under the title "Yoga: The Method of Reintegration," this is one of the first detailed texts that outlines the purpose and practice of all aspects of yoga for the Western reader. "Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe" brings this very ancient and important science to a level that is easier for the Westerner who has not grown up in the presence of the thinking that characterizes yoga's practice to understand. Translations of original Sanskrit texts, a bibliography, and useful illustrations are included in the book which further clarify its subject.
This small volume (192 pages) is arranged into an introduction and three main sections with appendices that provide superlative references. The Introduction leads into the historical and philosophical underpinnings and practical applications of yoga. This is not the yoga that Westerners tend to substitute for jogging or visits to the gym, but the fruit of ancient knowledge gleaned from the Vedas and their expositors. Danielou provides a sketch of the cosmology of the ages, or Yugas, and a detailed explanation of the current age - the Kali Yuga, or the "Age of Conflicts." Yoga - as it is understood by its revelators and by the author - is that which allows the individual to comprehend and control his being and his world - a special knowledge required in this current age.
The book's first part deals with the aims and objectives of Hatha Yoga, the yoga most familiar to the West.. There are eight steps in its goal of mastering the physical body and these include the postures (asanas), muscular contractions (bandhas), and gestures (mudras). The critically important techniques of breathing (pranayama) are described here as well as acts of purification (kriyas). Advanced steps include withdrawal of sensory awareness from external stimuli, intensely focused concentration, contemplation and identification. Also described are the other main methods of yoga including Raja Yoga, Mantra Yoga in an especially excellent chapter ("Reintegration through Hermetic Formulae"), Laya Yoga and Shiva Yoga. These all have the same general introductory steps and practices, but diverge into distinctiveness in their later, more advanced practices.
Part Two explains forms of yoga apart from hatha yoga that also promote mastery and integration: karma yoga is integration through action (i.e., right action without thought of merit as outlined in the Bhagavad Gita), jnana yoga (integration through knowledge, study and reflection), and bhakti yoga (integration through loving devotion). These different forms of yoga (along with many others) reveal that even in the remotest past, the goal of self-development and mastery was unity with the absolute, as reflected in the concept of Satchitananda (Sat-chit-ananda, Being-Consciousness-Bliss). The diverse forms of yoga provide the aspirant of any given temperament a path that suits her or him.
Part Three deals with the concept of "initiation." The author emphasizes that in every stage of yoga the chela or student must have a guru or guide. The nature of the student and teacher is addressed here. The rules relating to the aspirant's manner of living, diet, conduct, social relations and relations with the guru are also outlined, and there is a section on obstacles encountered on the student's path.
Several detailed and useful appendices are provided by the author, dealing with the structure and function of the subtle or energetic body, the Siddhis or special yogic powers, the 84 asanas (postures) and the result of their practice, references from the main Sanskrit treatises on yoga, and footnotes in Sanskrit, useful for the scholar.
The deep knowledge and scholarship that are the fruit of the decades spent by the author studying with Indian pandits of the Hindu tradition are revealed in a work that is detailed and painstakingly researched. "Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe" will appeal to the serious student of yoga from any tradition or lineage. It contains the distilled wisdom and experience of countless millennia and innumerable generations of practitioners, seekers and teachers, but is completely relevant to the present day.
For those just beginning to tread the path of yoga not everything will be understood upon first reading. There are steps to be followed in any process of growth, and followed with right intention and purposeful striving, this book will help you on your way along a genuine path of growth for body, mind and spirit.』
(in depth and clear introduction into all aspects of yoga) 『Brings this very ancient and important subject to a level that is easier to understand. The author has an in depth knowledge of all things related to the traditions of India.』 『Based on original Sanskrit sources, this book gives an authentic account of the methods of yoga in its different forms, including the challenging "left-hand" paths, as well as practices best suited to Western students.』
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NorthWord Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Simple, easy, fun) 『I found this book at my local library and after checking it out again and again, I finally had to buy it. My three-year-old pulls out her yoga mat and this book daily. She knows the names of the poses and how to do them. Other books might go more in depth, but this is perfect for the preschool set.』
(Fun for preschoolers) 『My son loved going to yoga class, but wouldn't do it at home. Now that we have this book he has fun with yoga at home! He likes for us to take turns with each of the poses. It's great to relax before bedtime or get going in the morning!』
(Wonderful Yoga Book for Children!) 『I bought this book for my 3 year old after repeatedly checking it out from our library. It is a simple and colorful book w/ easy pictures to follow. My daughter loves it and understands how to do the positions from just looking at the pictures. I highly recommend it!』
(great yoga book for children) 『I read the review by School Library Journal and I disagree. It sounds like the person/group is very knowledgeable about book writing. However, it doesn't sound like they had the opportunity to see how well loved the book is by children! The book was written FOR children and the kids love it! Teachers are even using it in class rooms with great success (both in the traditional classroom and with special needs children). Kids whose parents have bought the book are reading it OVER AND OVER again. I think that speaks louder than any "official" critic. I teach fitness to children of all ages and the book is a wonderful tool for children to learn. Children love to do things all by themselves and this book allows them that gift. My own two children learned all the poses by themselves from YogaBear and love to show friends and family Sue MacMullan, Personal Trainer&Parent to 2 Yoga Bears! 』 『Yoga Bear Yoga for Youngsters uses rhyming word play, bright photographs, and a charming, illustrated yoga bear to teach twenty-two poses that imitate animals and nature. Children will delight in pretending to be a frog, a cobra, or a butterfly. Only you will know that they are also strengthening their muscles, gaining flexibility and improving their coordination and posture! Perfect for families or groups of all ages and abilities, including children with special needs, yoga is a fun form of fitness!』
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Lorenz Books
Usually ships in 24 hours 『A complete program for toning and stretching the body for all the family, including 50 specially devised safe and enjoyable exercises for children.』
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