Review: Find Out the Health Benefits of Yoga Without the Hokey-Stuff
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2013
This book presents a very informative guide for those looking to use yoga for various health related issues concerning acute or chronic body pain. The author spared no expense to explain how both strain and stress over long periods of time can cause various types of pain in the body.What I like most about the book is how much detail the author goes into in describing the various yoga poses and their specific health benefits. Each yoga pose is fully illustrated with a picture that shows how to correctly get into the yoga position. Each position is broken down into the procedure for correct usage, the duration to hold the position, the multiple health benefits of the position, and a short note on when a particular yoga position should be avoided as to avoid other injuries.The other thing that I think was a hit with me was how the author focuses more on the immediate health benefits for physical ailments instead of going into detail about the spiritual of "hokey" side of yoga. Where yoga may provide some spiritual benefits for some, there are those of us who prefer to use it mainly for its physical and mental health benefits.In short, this is an excellent resource for beginners to yoga or those looking for a relaxing way to deal with acute or chronic body pain. It's packed with practical, easy-to-use information and can be referred to as a manual whenever you need to use a particular yoga position to ease physical pain.