OM Yoga: A Guide to Daily Practice

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Author(s):

Cyndi Lee

Label: Chronicle Books
Publisher(s):

Chronicle Books

Studio: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Binding: Spiral-bound
List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $19.95
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Too busy to attend yoga class but can?t be bothered to read the endless instructions in the latest yoga book? In OM Yoga: A Daily Practice, celebrated yoga instructor Cyndi Lee brings the rigors and rewards of yoga class to the home with a totally unique method of teaching. Instead of wordy directions and minimal pictures, each series of asanas is communicated entirely through easy-to-follow illustrations and streamlined instructions and tips. Designed in a practical, concealed Wire-O format that lays flat on the floor while being used, OM Yoga is organized in tabbed sections for each day of the week. Monday is devoted to the Sun Salutation to welcome the week?s start. Thursday?s practice focuses on sitting poses, when the week?s energy is dwindling. When joined together, each day?s recipe cultivates a yoga practice that is challenging, energizing, and restorative. Including sections on meditation, breathing, and do-it-yourself yoga ?recipes? for all levels, OM Yoga: A Guide to Daily Practice creates the possibility for a meaningful yoga practice in the privacy of the home.

Customer Reviews

Book - line drawings are great!

It is easy to see how to do the various yoga poses from the line drawings. They are easy to use.

Good book

The practices are very short - the only caveat. Otherwise, if you've done yoga before, you can use this book as a reference guide to your own practice. I generally do sun salutes and then do one of the days depending on what I feel like doing - balance postures, strength, sitting.

Good variations - I use it a lot like an encyclopedia of postures.

Its proven good when I use it in combination to the her other book - Yoga in 15, 30, 60 90 mmins.

not for beginners

if you're a beginning yogi without any proper instructions beforehand, this books is not going to be helpful.
if you already know the proper way to do poses then it's a great addition.
i'm not blaming the book. a book is not the best way to teach yourself yoga.

but the pictures are surprisingly helpful and the instructions are straightforward.

Cute and useful

I like this book in part because of the cute illustrations instead of real photos. Besides, there are captions in case you get confused. I try to "study" the lesson before doing it so that the flow doesn't get disturbed but i still have to refer back to the book. I guess that's true with any book - it isn't as easy as being in class and having someone verbally tell you what to do. I'm guessing it will get easier with practice. I would not recommend this book to a complete beginner as there are complicated inversions that I believe would require some supervision and mentoring in person. Also, it's easier to figure this stuff out if you've done it before. I'd suggest this if you've had a few months of yoga class and want some guidance to keep you at it. I was trying to keep doing yoga after I left my job with workplace yoga, but it wasn't as nice and flowing as a class. This book really motivates me to do yoga each day since there's a session for each day of the week - in binder/tab format.
Also, I made the mistake of buying it for $20 at the store - gee it's only $8 here!

Disappointed by the line art

We all know that Cyndi Lee is a guru in the industry. So, I was very disappointed that she chose not to use actual photos to depict poses and correct postures, but rather line art.

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