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Summary: the best yoga book
Comment: This is the best yoga book I own. I like the clear information on poses, and I like the way I am invited to explore things for myself. The author, Dr. Schmitt, seems like a very kind and also very smart woman.
I got the book because of her impressive credentials and a friend's recommendation. I keep it on the top of my stack of yoga books because of how I feel about myself and my practice when I read it.
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Summary: Every Woman's Yoga
Comment: This book is not only perfect for novice yoga practictioners, but is rich in details and suggestions for more experienced practitioners. The drawings of poses supports the text in learning correct body position. Suggestions for a large variety of practice routines is presented in pictures and words which is a great help when first learning the practice sequences.
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Summary: Phenomenal
Comment: Jaime Stover Schmitt's EVERY WOMAN'S YOGA is a phenomenal achievement. Dr. Schmitt tells eerything worth knowing about yoga in a personal, kind, warm and engaging way. Even more than that, she guides the reader into the self healing world of spontaneous movement where the wisdom of the body becomes the inner teacher. No other book on yoga has done anything like that. This book is unique and self empowering.
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Summary: A Book for Every Woman
Comment: EVERY WOMAN'S YOGA is a book written for Every woman...young...old...skinny...plump...rich...poor...of color...white.. As a nurse-midwife and nurse-practitioner in women's health, I have come to appreciate the beauty in each and Every Woman and also how the practice of yoga can enhance that inherent beauty. Since the completion of my training, 15 years ago, I have been waiting for a book I can offer to ALL women. I feel EVERY WOMAN'S YOGA is this book. It is a book for the woman accomplished in yoga as well as for the woman who thinks yog(urt) is something you eat for desert.
One of EVEWRY WOMAN'S YOGA's greatest features is that it takes you skillfuly step-by-step from where you currently are in your yoga practice toward greater accomplishiment. A basic posture is first introduced and then a more challenging or an easier variation is given, allowing a woman to adjust her practice daily and thus continually progress. The author also intertwines these progressive steps in flexibility with the breath...the ultimate link between the mind and the body.
Another great feature of EVERY WOMAN'S YOGA is the author's encouragement for the woman to create her own practice...gone are the days of sitting isolated in a classroom for hours at a time...from feeling you missed the ship if you didn't get in that morning practice. NOW are the days of incorportating the practice into the whole day..doing pranayam while out for a walk....the pelvic tilt while waiting for the bus...agni sara in the the lunch line. HELLO MODERN YOGINIS!!!
The most valuable asset, however, is the continual references the author makes to the deeper aspects of yoga philosophy and training. These teachings encourage the woman to explore challenges in her ongoing spiritual journey. So while on the surface, the book seems to be dedicated only to yoga postures, it is really leading a woman on a deeper path.
If you have not read this book, I whole heartedly encourage you to give yourself a treat for the holidays !!!(and the rest of your life).
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Summary: Every Woman's Yoga - impressive stuff
Comment: Clear, generous, thorough, accessible, fun... I am so impressed with what Dr. Schmitt has done with this book. There's such a wealth of information here (especially compared to the "coffee table" type yoga books that seem to be propogating in the bookstores now), yet her book is somehow light - easy to read and apply.
