Review: Definitely a great guide for yoga newbies like myself!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2012
Even though I have heard references to yoga for most of my life, it just always seemed too complicated to learn about.  But the title of this book grabbed my attention and curiosity both because I can handle 10 minutes a day to try out yoga and see what benefits it might have for my stress level.  I will say I appreciated the warning in the very first chapter that yoga is not very helpful if all you want to do is the physical exercises without the mental meditation side of it.  I read on at that point pleased with the realistic view of the author and that she wasn't offering a "magic cure" of simple exercises being enough.  Further reading continued with the same level of honesty and possibilities yoga can offer.  Since the terminology is unfamiliar to me, I was beginning to wonder if I was smart enough to learn it well enough to be useful but when I ran across her principle that all I need is the intention and desire to improve my life and the rest can be learned over time.  Since I definitely want to improve my health, I knew I had what is needed to begin this journey.  While all the different terms of yoga practice were a bit intimidating, I really enjoyed the chapter on the potential benefits yoga can have in specific areas of my health.  Poor health is what prompted me to look into yoga in the first place and after reading this book, I am confident that yoga will be an excellent addition to my daily life schedule.