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Self-Awakening Yoga: The Expansion of Consciousness through the Body's Own Wisdom

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I can't recommend this book highly enough. Before I started my yoga practice, I did Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement, which enabled me to do yoga without hurting myself. The combination of body awareness and yoga is imperative, something that all the yoga-as-fitness books and dvds seem to leave behind. Don's book is a series of inquiries into movement, much in the same way as the Feldenkrais method, but with more possibilities (in my estimation). Record yourself taping the inquiries, as Don suggests, and you will reap the enormous rewards awaiting you in this book. This book's practices changed the way I feel about my body and how I use it. It effected me so much I took a week long class with Don Stapleton, which if it is an endorsement, so be it; he is AMAZING, to say the least. Inspiring. Empowering. What more can I say?

I am thrilled with the knowledge that Don Stapleton is sharing with us in his somewhat biographical work that introduces intuitive yoga for beginners
or advanced students alike. I am working through a torn rotator cuff on my left arm that is frozen shut. Don overcame severe scoliosis by listening to the wisdom of his body, and that has given me hope for my condition. Each week I am slowly getting in touch with the right movements that are indeed healing my arm and whole body. Peace of mind is an added side-effect. I would recommend this book to anyone who has avoided yoga because they are afraid of not doing each movement "correctly." Don teaches you to find your own "correct" movements.

This is a work of love. Love as a yogi and as a student. This book is full of opportunities to meet with your inner self. I am a Kripalu teacher and had the opportunity to study with the authors and they walk their talk.
If you want to take your practice to a deeper place this is a wonderful resource that can support you.

Jai,
Vanessa Tricoche
alivetolove@mac.com

I find the physical exploration of movement and alignment so relevant, for anyone teaching yoga or any physical moving art.