Yoga and You: Energizing and Relaxing Yoga for New and Experienced Students [Paperback]

Esther Myers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 1997

Whether you are new to yoga, returning to it, or want to enhance an ongoing practice, Yoga and You is an invaluable companion on your journey. Esther Myers, one of Canada's leading yoga teachers, brings more than twenty years of teaching experience to help you integrate this ancient wisdom into contemporary life.

With clear step-by-step instructions for more than one hundred poses and with photographs and illustrations throughout, Yoga and You guides you from relaxation and breathing techniques through a comprehensive set of poses, including the most basic as well as advanced and challenging positions. Filled with helpful hints and tips, Yoga and You provides ideas for adapting the poses to your needs and abilities. Also included are suggested practice sequences for students of all levels.

Yoga and You will teach you to:

   •  Relax and become aware of your body
   •  Quiet your mind
   •  Reduce and release stress
   •  Improve your flexibility and muscle tone
   •  Increase energy levels
   •  Adapt your yoga practice to your needs and lifestyle

Editorial Reviews

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"Out of the depths of her experience, Esther Myers shows us not only how to do the yoga poses, but why and what they mean. A book for beginners, for advanced yoga practitioners--for anyone who wants to go deeper."--Margaret Visser


"There is no doubt that her understanding and explanation of the breathing approach to yoga will help people."--Vanda Scaravelli, author of Awakening the Spine




"A dedicated teacher, Esther Myers inspires students to follow her path of intelligent and far-sighted yoga practice."--Mary Stewart, author of Yoga over 50 and Yoga for Children

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Whether you are new to yoga, returning to it, or want to enhance an on-going practice, Yoga and You is an invaluable companion on your journey. Esther Myers, one of Canada's leading yoga teachers, brings more than twenty years of teaching experience to help you integrate this ancient wisdom into contemporary life.
With clear step-by-step instructions for over one hundred poses and with photographs and illustrations throughout, Yoga and You guides you from relazation and breathing techniques through a comprehensive set of poses, including the most basic as well as advanced and challenging positions. Filled with helpful hints and tips, Yoga and You provides ideas for adapting the poses to your needs and abilities. Also included are suggested practice sequences for students of all levels.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Shambhala; 1st Shambhala ed edition (March 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570623201
• ISBN-13: 978-1570623202
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for both aspiring and experienced yoga students., August 26, 1998

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This review is from: Yoga and You: Energizing and Relaxing Yoga for New and Experienced Students (Paperback)

Esther Myers, building on her background in Iyengar Yoga, finds a balanced and integrated style through the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli (author of "Awakening the Spine"). This book balances the history and philosophy of yoga with postures, breathing and meditation. She also includes personal anecdotes from her life, including her battle with breast cancer. Esther's approach is down-to-earth and her descriptions of the postures are clear, including drawings or pictures for each. I find myself going back to this book over and over, as a yoga teacher, to take in her simply profound wisdom and insight into yoga. "Yoga and You" is both inspirational and practical and highly recommended to anyone who is either just starting out, or has been practising yoga for years. An incredibly beautiful picture of the author with her cat shows a truly gently natured woman whom you feel you want to get to know as you read her book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, November 12, 2003

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B. Dowell (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga & You: Energizing & Relaxing Yoga for New & Experienced Students (Paperback)

This is an amazing book. Very practical yet inclusive & descriptive. The pictures are beautiful. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to both beginners & more experienced students of yoga.

5.0 out of 5 stars Find a place for it in your library - a great reference., February 22, 2008

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Reen Reader "Maureen" (Ottawa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga and You: Energizing and Relaxing Yoga for New and Experienced Students (Paperback)

As good as 'The Joy of Cooking' is for cooks who love to cook; Esther Myer's book 'Yoga and You' is the same for Yoga Teachers. The book may not introduce you to anything specactularly new and different but this book is better written and more concise than most. It's a great reference - nothing is missing. I would definitely find a place for it in your library.