Shambhala Guide to Yoga

by Georg Feuerstein

Book Overview

"An Essential Guide to Its Principles and Practices" This overview of the essentials of Yoga is meant to both broaden and deepen the understanding of beginning students. It covers all the basic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157062142X
• ISBN13: 9781570621420
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

Though I don't practice Yoga, just Qi-Gong. I find this book very informative and a must have to read for those not know much or history of the spirituality of Yoga. All the different Yoga, beliefs, and what you may not know of any of the Yoga you might had/is practicing.

A little treasure on my bookshelf

This book is amazing! I learned so much that no one is really about to talk about in a yoga class. The history of yoga was only scratching the surface, but it was still so much to absorb. This is a powerful book.

Interesting history and tools for Yoga teachers in training

I'm in training to become a Yoga teacher. This is a book I will come back over and over again to share information with my students when I start teaching.

Like the others said, great introduction to Yoga!

When looking for books on Yoga, I had no idea where to start and I didn't want to read some...American trying to cash in book. I saw this book and it seemed real. Wow, I'm glad this is the first book I read on Yoga. Georg Feurstein fully knows and understands the essence of Yoga. The book touches on everything from the history of Yoga to a Yogi's diet. I like how Feurstein always refers back to the old Sanskrit texts of Yogi practices. However, if you are looking for a book where you actually do the postures then look for another book because this book doesn't satisfy that. You should read all you can about Yoga before attempting it, I know my presumptions on Yoga have been changed from reading this book.

Great introduction to Yoga.

This book gave me a clearer understanding of Yoga. My greatest compliment is that it sustained my interest enough to read the book to the end. I enjoyed the humanistic tone of the book, and the simple ordering and structure of topics which brought clarity to a potentially overwhelming subject. I look forward very much to reading more of Georg Feuerstein's books.