Pilates Yoga [Hardcover]

Emily Kelly (Author), Jonathan Monks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 2004

This book uses both yoga and pilate disciplines to create a personal exercise style, a style that can be adapted and practiced anywhere.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754813150
• ISBN-13: 978-0754813156
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,343,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ménage à trois, November 2, 2007

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This review is from: Pilates Yoga (Hardcover)

Really a combination of three separate books, each originally published separately. The first section describes one of the styles of yoga. The second section covers Pilates, with a focus on mat-work rather than anything requiring expensive equipment. The third section covers Jonathan Monks' fusion of yoga and Pilates.

While each of the three sections is good (well-written, understandable, and with good photographs and diagrams), in my opinion the most interesting and valuable part of the book is Monks' section. Rather than adhering to and propagating a particular style or dogma, Monks emphasizes the value of learning your own body and how it moves. He uses a mix of classic postures and movements drawn from both yoga and Pilates to achieve his goal, but spends plenty of time describing why and how a particular posture is worth performing, and what sensations you should be trying to feel. The whole book is worth having, but if you only want Monks' stuff, his Yoga-Pilates book sounds like it covers the same ground without all of the extraneous material from other authors.