Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Growth (Paperback)

by Cain Carroll (Author), Lori Kimata (Author), Ken Gray (Photographer), Peter J. D'Adamo (Foreword) "Welcome. We're excited you've joined us for this journey..." (more)
Key Phrases: Partner Yoga, Partner One, Partner Two (more...)

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Product Description
Like food and water, touch and intimacy are basic human needs. As naked and vulnerable newborns, we thrive on skin-to-skin contact with other humans. Yet somewhere between infancy and adulthood, this fulfilling nourishment from touch is virtually lost. In today's high-tech world, most of us are more comfortable connecting with each other through machines and modems than our own skin. Yet for optimum health, we all need to touch-- and be touched.

Partner Yoga can be practiced with a friend, lover, gym buddy-- even your child. It can be practiced indoors, outdoors, in a group-- even on a beach.

Partner Yoga is a bold, new step in the evolution of yoga. With their 30 years of combined experience in yoga, medicine, fitness, dance, the martial arts, and music, Cain Carroll and Lori Kimata, N.D., have developed a totally new yoga practice that blends mutually beneficial postures, conscious breathing, trust, communication, and-- most of all-- playfulness and fun.

The 60 dynamic postures and 3 yoga flows introduced in this book offer a threshold into a provocative and exciting yoga experience. Developed with reverence for the ancient tradition of yoga, these beautiful postures are designed to help improve balance, strength, and flexibility as well as increase the level of trust and communication between you and your partner. Partner Yoga is perfect for anyone-- novice or seasoned yoga practitioner-- who is interested in increasing fitness, releasing tension, strengthening relationships, and having a good time. So find a partner and explore the possibilities!


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Partner Yoga
Making Contact for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Growth

Like food and water, touch and intimacy are basic human needs. As naked and vulnerable newborns, we thrive on skin-to-skin contact with other humans. Yet somewhere between infancy and adulthood, this fulfilling nourishment from touch is virtually lost. In today's high-tech world, most of us are more comfortable connecting with each other through machines and modems than our own skin. Yet for optimum health, we all need to touch-- and be touched.

Partner Yoga can be practiced with a friend, lover, gym buddy-- even your child. It can be practiced indoors, outdoors, in a group-- even on a beach.

Partner Yoga is a bold, new step in the evolution of yoga. With their 30 years of combined experience in yoga, medicine, fitness, dance, the martial arts, and music, Cain Carroll and Lori Kimata, N.D., have developed a totally new yoga practice that blends mutually beneficial postures, conscious breathing, trust, communication, and-- most of all-- playfulness and fun.

The 60 dynamic postures and 3 yoga flows introduced in this book offer a threshold into a provocative and exciting yoga experience. Developed with reverence for the ancient tradition of yoga, these beautiful postures are designed to help improve balance, strength, and flexibility as well as increase the level of trust and communication between you and your partner. Partner Yoga is perfect for anyone-- novice or seasoned yoga practitioner-- who is interested in increasing fitness, releasing tension, strengthening relationships, and having a good time. So find a partner and explore the possibilities!


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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (November 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579542719
• ISBN-13: 978-1579542719
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not into yoga, November 3, 2000

By	John Mathews (Arizona) - See all my reviews

I'm a middle aged, middle class, stressed out business person. I don't eat tofu, and wouldn't normally consider a book like this. A close friend insisted we try, and I'm amazed and pleased. Quickly, I've become more flexible and feel the results. Even better, it's fun and easy to follow the authors' guidance. The pictures are plentiful and helpful, and the book's overall quality is superb. Buy it and try it.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grab this book--and a partner, April 29, 2002

By A Customer

My boyfriend and I nabbed Partner Yoga at a book sale. After a few fun but not entirely successful attempts to perform a number of the asanas described, we both decided that we needed to work on our flexibility a little bit more. (Beginning yoga class and books like Yoga for Beginners have proved helpful in working towards that goal.) We are looking to cracking this book back open soon, because doing something as relaxing yet awakening as yoga with a partner would be a great addition to our relationship, particularly since partner yoga encourages communication and a sense of humor. (The authors will easily convert you to their love of partner yoga!)
The authors explain the poses well, with modifications to make the pose easier or harder, and the photographs are generally very helpful. One of the book's strengths is the warm up session, which we have used a few times on its own to relax while getting some blood flowing. It also has a great section towards the back with suggested flows and suggetions of poses that might help specific conditions, such as lower back pain and PMS.
I would recommend this book, particularly to romantic or workout partners, as a fun way to vary your exercise routines and get to know each other in a slightly different way. The book itself is easy to follow, without too much new-agey fluff, and helpful.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We're just beginners, May 26, 2001

By	Jennifer Terry (Parker, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My fiance and I are just beginners at yoga, but we've found that this book is fabulous. It's fun, informative, and a beautiful book. Some of the positions are definitely too hard for beginners, but you're supposed to work up to those. I also sometimes find that it's difficult (if you have an apartment or other small space to work in) to find a big enough space. And although doing yoga outside or on the beach (as the book illustrates and suggests) would be fun, it's not always feasible or practical. But this book still has wonderful information, beautiful pictures, and is a must have for a person who wants to involve their partner or friends in yoga!