The Yoga Deck II (Cards)

by Olivia Miller (Author), Olivia H. Miller (Illustrator), Nicole Kaufman (Illustrator) "Lie comfortably on your back..." (more)
Key Phrases: arms under shoulders, straighten your legs

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Like its best-selling companion deck, The Yoga Deck II allows beginners, experts, and instructors to make rejuvenating meditations part of daily life. The Yoga Deck II includes a new selection of breathing exercises, warm-ups, poses, and meditations (providing even more variety and options for workouts) and can be used on its own or in combination with The Yoga Deck. On a beach, in the home, or even at the office, these portable cards are ideal for stress relief and for promoting strength and energy.

About the Author
Nicole Kaufman is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in several publications and books. She lives with her family in Sonoma County's beautiful wine country.

Olivia H. Miller is a freelance writer and has been a student of yoga for twenty-five years. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Cards: 50 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081183655X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811836555
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #135,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and useful, but a bit of an odd mix, November 16, 2006

By	S. Mann (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Yoga Deck II (Misc. Supplies)

I had a very introductory exposure to yoga when I purchased the Prenatal Yoga Deck. I liked it so much, I thought I'd check out the regular yoga decks after my baby was born.

I really like the packaging of this item. It's sturdy, small, and can go anywhere with you. The line drawings of the poses give enough of a picture without getting too complex. For the most part, the directions for each pose are easy to follow. I like the ease the deck format allows in developing my own routines. You can use the poses you like and skip the ones you don't (or the poses you can't do), better still it's easy to flip through and find cards that feel appropriate at the time (more soothing or relaxing poses at bed time or times of stress and energizing poses in the morning when I'm trying to wake up). As a new and working mom I don't always have the time for an extensive routine. Getting 20 minutes to myself is a rare thing. I bought _Yoga Mom, Buddah Baby_ by Jyothi Larson, and while I think it's full of great photos and information, I generally don't have time to do the routines. I hate to start a routine if I can't finish it. With the deck, I feel okay just grabbing the cards I have time for.

My only complaint is that this is a bit of an odd mix of poses. As this is the Yoga Deck II, I'd expect more complicated poses, which there are. There are also some very easy, very beginner poses but no real intermediate poses. I'm not saying that you shouldn't combine the complexity in your routines, just that as a set the easy poses seem out of place. I also found a couple of the descriptions inconsistent and difficult to follow, which means you may have trouble figuring a pose out if you are completely unfamiliar it. The pigeon was particularly bad in this regard.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yoga Deck II is great!, December 29, 2006

By	Anna Ostendorf - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Yoga Deck is really great for a number of reasons...
- Unlike a clunky book, the cards are easy to handle and refer to during yoga practice.
- Unlike a yoga video/DVD, the cards allow one to go at one's own pace.
- It's easy to create a yoga routine tailored to one's particular needs at the moment.
- If one only has a few minutes to devote to yoga, it's easy to simply pull one card, or maybe two, and really focus on those specific poses.
- The Yoga Deck is compact and easy to transport, and since yoga requires no more than a little space it's excellent for travel.

I own both the original Yoga Deck and Yoga Deck II and absolutely love them!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of the Same, February 16, 2009

By	E. Blaim - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had the first yoga deck and thought I would expand and buy this one, for some more positions. I was quite disappointed when I found that a lot of the cards where actually the same as the first deck.
(and a few names that were the same that didn't match up with the position and vis versa, which when trying to combine positions from both is also confusing and a bit annoying.)