There are dozens of books that tell you where to place your heel when you do yoga, where to put your arm, how to bend your waist...This is a book that teaches where to place your heart when you do yoga. There is more to yoga than postures, and Christina Sell draws on her own experience and that of her students to produce the first book on Anusara Yoga. A beautiful book about women in yoga, finding peace and acceptance and bringing that to their lives, their bodies and their practice.
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Christina Sell is the owner and director of Prescott Yoga, in northern Arizona. She is a member of the Yoga Research and Education Center's Association of Yoga Therapists (Georg Feuerstein) and is an affiliated Anusara Yoga instructor. She has an MA in Integrative Education, and has studied meditation
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Christina Sell is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher and author of the book Yoga From The Inside Out: Making Peace with your Body Through Yoga. Known for her precise teaching style, her passionate presentation and her sense of humor, Christina's classes are challenging fun and inspiring. Her second book, My Body is a Temple, My Heart is the Shrine was recently released Spring 2011. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, three cats and two retired greyhounds.
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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I figured since Christina Sell was local, I would check her book out. I had never met Christina, but saw her in a demo at a John Friend workshop and wanted to know what she had to say about about Anusara Yoga (flowing with grace) and her experiences with yoga. I was truly impressed and for the first time felt like someone really understood the struggles of life and how they come to the mat with us when we practice. The book is honest and heartfelt and it hit home with how we all deal with weight and self-image issues. The book shares her experiences with weight loss and gain and overexercise, as well as, other yogis experiences with eating disorders and how yoga can heal your spirit. Through the practice of the Anusara Principles of Alignment, we can set our spirit free by safely practicing yoga. Along with this freeing of our spirit comes acceptance and surrender as we let go of this constant battle we wage against our body and ourselves. I think this is an excellent addition to anyone's library and clearly illustrates that yoga is a spiritual path, more than the physical asanas and more than looking good. A lot of people, including those who go to yoga studios, just don't get it. Buy the book. You don't have to know about yoga to relate; Christina's language is clear and well-written and not esoteric. Excellent photos of real women allowing their True Self shine through. I was so moved and impressed by this book that I contacted Christina and asked her to conduct a workshop so she can share with us in person how yoga can set you free. Definitely get the book; you won't be disappointed.
40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I'm preparing to teach my own yoga classes, Yoga From The Inside Out, has become one of the 4 or 5 books I draw from as a sure source of heart oriented yoga philosophy. After nearly 30 years of yoga, I have quite a library of books on on the subject, but this book has quickly taken a special place as, with clarity, heart, and sound philosophy, it reminds us that yoga is a journey towards union and peace, not another weapon to use to master ourselves, make ourselves "as good as" or "better than". I highly recommend this book to any teacher or practitioner of yoga who is ready to engage in the authentic spirit of yoga as a path to peace and an end of the war on our bodies and our selves. I look forward to reading more of Christina Sell's work.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Anne Bowery
Format:Paperback
I loved reading this book. Christina Sell writes with style and feeling about her personal experiences with yoga. Her passion for the practice of yoga is evident throughout the book. She reminds her readers that the practice of yoga is about inner transformation. Christina draws upon the wisdom she has gained from a life long struggle with the desire for bodily perfection. She recognizes that her personal struggle with the body represents the lived experience of most women in contemporary American society. The numerous interviews with other yoga practioners and the delightful pictures of real world yoginis amply illustrate how Christina's story provides a forum for other people to articulate their own. What is great about Yoga from the Inside Out? It reaches out from the heart and encourages us to move beyond the focus on the body to the depth of being. Everyone should read it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
When I purchased this book in early 2012, author Christina Sell was still a teacher of Anusara Yoga. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Beth Cholette
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brutally Honest
I have only made it half way through the book so far. It is pretty amazing. It is like being part of a conversation as you read it and it speaks to me personally so it is tough... Read more
Published on November 29, 2010 by Coco
5.0 out of 5 stars
Recommended to Weight Control Clients
Like the title says, this is about making peace with your body. So often, when we want to make a change in our lives, even if it's a positive change to bring more ease and freedom... Read more
Published on November 12, 2010 by Suzy Bunzl
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-read for any yogi!
This book speaks to me like none other. I am a yoga teacher and absolutely passionate about what I do. I also do not resemble the models on the covers of Yoga Journal. Read more
Published on July 5, 2008 by trixiekat
4.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful book
I read the reviews before I bought this book so I knew for the most part what to expect. I enjoyed reading it, and have used it as a jumping off point in my own yoga journey.
Published on May 5, 2008 by C. Laluna
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible book
This book is an intressant and beautiful book of an Anusara teacher.
Published on June 14, 2007 by Erika Hernandez Jimenez
4.0 out of 5 stars
Accepting your True Self
An interesting, easy to read book about yoga and accepting your true inner self. This by means of doing yoga and accepting your body as it is and not what it should be according to... Read more
Published on May 27, 2007 by Monica L. Sorrentino
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Book for Almost All Women
*****
This book really spoke to me about weight issues, body acceptance, self-image, and how yoga can be used to deal with all of these. Read more
This book really spoke to me about weight issues, body acceptance, self-image, and how yoga can be used to deal with all of these. Read more
Published on May 15, 2007 by O. Brown
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not about Anusara
Although this book is touted on several Anusara web sites as a book about Anusara, I found it to be more about self-loathing and a poor body image. Read more
Published on August 8, 2006 by V.G. F.
4.0 out of 5 stars
yoga making peace with your body
A very good book, it brings out some vital and interesting reasons why one would wish to practice yoga and puts those reasons in context of modern day living, this book was... Read more
Published on October 13, 2005 by David R. Simpson
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