A Woman's Book of Balance: Finding your Physical, Spiritual, and Emotional Center [Mass Market Paperback]

Karen Andes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

Tailor-made for a woman's needs and sensibilities, A Woman's Book of Balance uses yoga, strength training, and dance to build the body as a healthy, beautiful and sacred space. With easy, step-by-step instructions, Karen Andes offers full mind-body-spirit exercises that can be done throughout life. The benefits for women are many:

Strength training thickens muscles and bones and improves sense of self
Dance quickens the heart rate and unlocks passion
Yoga kneads away tension, improves flexibility and helps achieve hormonal balance
Proper alignment allows energy to flow freely through the body

"An integral approach to fitness--one that involves body, mind, heart and soul."-- Michael Murphy, co-founder, Esalen Institute and author of The Future of the Body

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Author of A Woman's Book of Strength and A Woman's Book of Power, Andes here presents creative solutions to beating exercise boredom. First, she gives her interpretations of dance movements borrowed from the Temple Dance form of ancient India, T'ai Chi, and other martial arts to create a unique and challenging workout. Subsequent chapters outline routines for building strength and balance using low-tech equipment along with basic yoga postures. Photos demonstrate clearly all the moves and poses discussed. These exercises can be used to cross-train or can be blended with one another to achieve better balance, movement, poise, and strength. Some routines address special health conditions, and Andes also includes chapters on aging, hormones, and diet. Her book takes a holistic approach to women's physical fitness and strongly advocates finding enjoyment in one's choice of exercise routines for maximum vitality and psychological benefits. Recommended for all public libraries.ADeborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Karen Andes is a teacher-trainer, a producer of award-winning videos, a public speaker, a Five Star presenter with IDEA (the leading organization for fitness professionals) and is certified by the American Council on Exercise. The author of A Woman's Book of Strength and A Woman's Book of Power, she also appeared as Cher's personal trainer in the bestselling video Body Confidence.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039952567X
• ISBN-13: 978-0399525674
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,230,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since publishing this triology I have been on a wild journey of movement exploration: lifting, dancing and yogically twirling myself through space using a Fly Gym yoga swing, a pole and padded monkey bars.

While I still love the meditative quality of weight lifting and dancing the sacred swirls and spirals, leveraging body weight and playing with and against gravity have taught me so much more (and made me stronger in the intrinsic "connecting" muscles).

Please visit www.flygym.com and see the wonderful uses of the Fly Gym swing. It's medicine for all levels and can be used for rehab or serious fitness and everything in between.