Yoga props, videos, designer clothing, weight-loss programs - author Tom Pilarzyk believes that something essential has been lost as the 5,000-year-old spiritual practice has morphed into a $3 billion pop culture phenomenon. This book argues persuasively for a return to yoga's roots: maintaining daily intention, welcoming difficulties that test resolve, keeping the heart open, making positive shifts when feeling victimized or exhausted, and remembering to breathe deeply and witness the spontaneous play of activity all around. Yoga Beyond Fitness offers a bridge to yoga's serious meaning for the millions who practice it for fitness but want more. It provides an accessible overview of yoga's diverse teachings and teachers and is full of colorful stories of ordinary people whose lives have been bettered by embracing yoga's underlying promise. The book even includes fun tests that help peg readers' practicing preferences and a study guide and a listing of national yoga centers to help expand the reader's experience.
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Just what I needed to round out my knowledge,
By Bob Weisenberg (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This highly readable book is just what I needed to round out my knowledge of what's going on in Yoga in America. I first heard Tom Pylarzyk on Milwaukee Public Radio's being interviewed about his new book. He was warm, smart, and convincing on the radio, so I thought his book would probably be the same. I wasn't disappointed. The book is also warm, smart, and convincing.
Another word I'd use to describe Tom's book is "provocative". He pulls no punches in skewering what he considers to be the misdirection of American Yoga from its philosophical roots. I really like that he is willing to reveal a lot of his personal self here. He doesn't hide behind the author's shield, like many authors do. I don't fully agree with everthing Tom writes here, but he sure did make me think about it all more deeply. I think that's what good books are all about. Bob Weisenberg--Yoga writer, editor, and blogger (www.myyogabook.wordpress.com).
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Thought Provoking,
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This review is from: Yoga Beyond Fitness: Getting More than Exercise from an Ancient Spiritual Practice (Paperback)
As a yoga teacher of children and adults, I found this book thought provoking. Pilarzyk examines very real issues facing traditional yoga in the modern world. I recommend this book to those new to yoga who are looking to broaden their understanding of the roots of this ancient tradition. Yoga practitioners will find that Yoga Beyond Fitness takes a comprehensive look at the direction modern yoga is headed.
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This is a great book,
By Rox (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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If you love Yoga and hope to preserve the richness it can provide, Dr. Pylarzyk's book is a wonderful, palatable exploration of the way Americans have embraced and transformed its practice. By exploring his own path, Dr. Pylarzyk nudges students to resist viewing Yoga as an exercise regime and provides insight on what can be gained if students commit to the study of its philosophical, spiritual, and historical teachings.
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