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Title: Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual: An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice by David Swenson ISBN: 1-891252-08-9 Publisher: Ashtanga Yoga Productions Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (40 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Yes it really is that good
Comment: I recently started practicing The Primary Series, and although there are some really good books out there (Julie Pegram, Berly Bender Birch, Richard Freeman, etc.) I must say this is the best. This book gives a lot of what alot of the other books give (History, Sanskrit Terminology, The entire Primary Series, some or all of the Intermediate Series, modifications to postures, etc.), but this book goes a little beyond. A prime example of this concept is the abbreviated workouts (aka "Short Forms"). The Short Forms range from 15-45 minutes. I can speak from personal experience on how well even a 15 minute Short Form can improve your overall wellness. In addition David Swenson's breaking down of how to properly perform a half vinyasa (the Up Dog, Down Dog, jump through after every seated posture) is unparalled, a very detailed step-by-step analysis that makes this impossible display of dexterity seem attainable. Any person with at least a base understanding of Ashtanga Yoga, or Yoga in general, could benefit from this book. In fact, anybody interested in developing an at home practice could benefit from what this book has to offer. What else can I say, this book is really that good.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very user-friendly - particularly useful for beginners
Comment: The great thing about David Swenson's book is that it is true to the pure form of Astanga Vinyasa Yoga, allowing for certain points of style. Most books go for the "power yoga" option, which is really more of a spin-off from Astanga Vinyasa, and this can lead to discrepancies and omissions in the form and series of postures. David is also very tolerant in his approach which I think works well for beginners (up to a point) since this is a very demanding practice and it would be easy to be put off. As long as it is understood that the book is not a substitute for a teacher, this shouldn't be a problem. Alternatives are provided in all situations where a practitioner might have difficulty. As well as the physical practice there is a lot of very informative background information which helps to put the whole practice of Astanga Vinyasa Yoga into context. And of course the spiral binding means the book can lie open which makes it easy to use during practice. An excellent book which I would recommend very highly.
Rating: 3
Summary: very dissapointing!
Comment: this book got very good yoga information and very good self taught book, but i rather prefer or recommand astanga yoga by john scott, reader maybe feel curious about my opinion, because the binding of this book is "spiral-bound" because the spiral-bound is too small and very easy distort, this is the reason i just give 3 star.
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Title: Ashtanga Yoga : The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Dynamic Yoga by John C. Scott ISBN: 0609807862 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Yoga Mala by Sri K. Jois, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois ISBN: 0865476624 Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners by H. David Coulter, Timothy McCall ISBN: 0970700601 Publisher: Body and Breath Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Light on Yoga : The Bible of Modern Yoga... by B. K. S. Iyengar, Yehudi Menuhin ISBN: 0805210318 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 03 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar ISBN: 089281764X Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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