The Healing Path of Yoga: Time-Honored Wisdom and Scientifically Proven Methods that Alleviate Stress, Open Your Heart, and Enrich your Life

I have been patient to receive this book, maybe because I live in the country; but wow! I just drank each word and each page of knowledges and wisdom that are sharing through this book. It helps me in many ways to improve my teachings of Gentle and Yin yoga. Highly recommended.

Excellent

I just finished this book + it is so wonderful that I don't even know where to start this review. Experienced practitioner, total yoga newbie, + everyone in between can benefit from reading this book.Having read Nischala's book  The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras , I already knew that I enjoyed her writing style + personal insights. Published 13 years ago (7 years before SPOY was published), HPOY draws on her experience in traditional yoga + modern medical settings to present a detailed plan to improve your mental, physical, + spiritual well-being.There are oodles of wonderful yoga-related books on the market that delve in-depth into the historical writings + modern physical practices. This book is not one of them.This book focuses more on the general lifestyle of yoga, as well as mental meditation, food meditation, gentle poses (asanas), breathing (pranayama), imagery, overall relaxation, + how to sleep peacefully. It may seem like a lot to cover in one book, but Nischala does it seamlessly. If this book came in a smaller size, I would carry it around in my purse at all times, consistently referring back to the countless passages I highlighted while reading it.Being an introductory-style guide to yoga (especially geared towards disease prevention or reversal), my main concern was how the book would be written. I've read over 30 yoga books (which, in the grand scheme, isn't that many) + at least half of them would have probably turned me off of yoga if I read them when I first started practicing. Delightfully, Nischala's book does touch on spiritual + metaphysical aspects, but mainly stays in the realms of life that even a layman can relate to. In other words, anyone can read, understand, + apply this book to their lives.I can't say enough good things about this book, so I'll end the review here. Go out, buy yourself a copy, keep a highlighter with you while you read it, + prepare to refer back to this book for the rest of your life - yeah, it's that good. With an open mind, experience the book for yourself + allow it to affect you :) The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras

Wer Nischala live erlebt hat, weiß was ich meine.I think all those people who got to know Nischala and Bashkara know what I mean.

This is a great intro book to the healing powers of yoga this book lays it out in a way that is easy to understand and integrate into your life no matter what level of yoga you are in.