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Can you think of an activity that promotes concentration, motor skill development and self-confidence for kids? And, is fun and healthy for kids and adults to enjoy together? It's Yoga! With "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga with Kids," you can learn how to get kids interested and started in yoga, teach them how to stretch, concentrate and express creativity using their mind and body. This book is full of various stretching exercises, poses and activities for adults and kids to enjoy together or individually. Kids will love to use their imagination to pose as a tree, a tiger, a butterfly and many others!
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love this book.......2007-07-12
this book is filled with great ideas and tons of yoga info. i also love Jodi...the author!
Simply brilliant.......2006-03-13
Although the title put me off at first normally these kind of books are great in their simple concise explanations so I ordered it anyway.
I have to say it's an excellent book, I normally teach adults yoga and am just branching out into teaching children. However I am finding that I can take information from this book to use in beginners adult classes too as its simple, down to earth, no nonsense explanations of yoga make it a lot easier for students (at whatever age) to understand.
An absolute must if you would like to teach yoga to children.
Great Info for Yoga Teachers.......2006-02-21
I just started teaching toddlers and everything in the book works so well. I have learned so much and my kids are having so much fun! This book is very comprehensive. Jody is passionate about her work with kids! She is a real pro and her work with music and movement is a delight!
quite comprehensive.......2005-08-13
I thought this book was excellent--I'm using it with my four-year-old, who has learned all 5 yanas and is able to recite them. She loves doing the poses and it really changes her mood when she's grumpy. I only wish there were better pictures. Sometimes it is hard to follow the diirections with no pictures.
nextgenerationyoga.com is a magical world.......2003-11-14
Jodi Komitor is a brilliant woman and a kidz yogini par excellence. The children and parents who visit her studion in manahattan are transformed. I even saw Krishna Das there putting kids into gleeful rapture at a kids' kirtan one afternoon. She is a special woman and a great author. This book is a gold mine of exercises and instruction. If you have a child, and you believe in yoga,you should get this book. Jodi's love for children and yoga comes through every page.
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You're no idiot, of course. You know it's important to exercise, eat right, and get enough sleep. But when it comes to relaxing and slowing down the pace, you sill can't get out of the fast lane. Don't crash and burn yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation shows you how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of meditation.
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Completely restructured to focus more on the how-to components of yoga, this step-by-step guide replaces photos with all-new two-color line illustrations that not only show readers what the various yoga postures look like, but how to get in and out of them easily and painlessly. Non- intimidating and easy-to-follow exercises show readers just how fun and relaxing yoga can be.
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This book is for anyone interested in health, fitness, or the healing arts. It teaches you the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation, with exercises designed to help you relax, become more flexible, more productive, and more self-satisfied.
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Fantastic introductory book for those interested in yoga.......2006-06-07
Where to begin? This is the most comprehensive guide to Yoga for beginners I've ever seen. It delves into background, history, breathwork, meditation, spirituality (not religion--it explains the difference), and, of course, the asanas, or poses. The information is interesting and lively, striking a nice balance between depth and simplicity. It's straightforward and clear, but with a playful tone.
Key to any good yoga book is a wide variety of asanas, or poses, to keep you interested. This book has several chapters including standing poses, balance poses, bends, inversions, and more. The information it provides is extensive and impressive.
Each posture includes at least one drawing of the properly-performed posture, and sometimes more than one showing it from different sides or angles. Often there are illustrations of posture variations, and sometimes there are ones showing you what not to do.
The asanas include warnings about things to watch out for and contra-indicated conditions, as well as variations for easing into the postures, or simpler/less stressful variations in case you simply can't do the full asana. Many of them also include more challenging variations as well, for once you've mastered the standard pose.
The authors' vinyasanas include a warming series, a high-energy series, and a mild/calming series. There are also several series for workouts of a particular length, including three five-minute sessions for when you only have a few minutes here or there, three 15-minute sessions, and a 30-minute and one hour session. Even better, the book includes instructions to help you construct your own vinyasanas!
All in all I'd say this is the perfect book for the beginner, or for someone who wants a full and thorough introduction to the world of yoga.
Everything you always wanted to know. . ........2006-03-07
i read this book for my book club, and the meeting of the club included a yoga class. It is VERY thorough. I liked the "ouch" boxes, which remind the reader that the goal is not to hurt oneself, or to push beyond one's limits. There is perhaps more of the philosophy than I might have wanted, but this would be a reader's personal preference. Photos very helpful.
Great for beginners.......2005-01-25
I recently got the urge to try yoga and figured a good place to start would be this book. I was right! It's written for anyone, it's instructions are easy to read and follow and the illustrations are great. They also sprinkle it with a little humor to lighten things up. They make learning yoga less intimidating and make it more likely for you to actually try it and keep doing it. If you're wondering about yoga and don't know where to start, then this is for you.
Does not meet expectations.......2005-01-20
I picked up this book with great expectations. The book does not necessarily shatter all that, but must say am not much impressed. Some breathing techniques appeared to be inaccurate while most yoga postures are not for real starters. Also, step-by-step posture with better and more pictures would be really good. In general, I think this deserves average rating.
A complete guide to take you from Beginner to Intermediate!!.......2004-08-19
I recently read this book and I must say it was a pleasure. This series is written as a "Complete Idiot's Guide," meaning the material is not only supposed to be easy to understand, it's also supposed to be comprehensive. This book is both, and it is nicely put together to boot.
For starters, I thought the pictures and illustrations were pretty good considering the difficulty of capturing certain Yoga poses. The good quality of the paper stock and clarity of the pictures get extra bonus points.
In addition, the book does have extensive comments on the meaning behind the Yoga poses. Some people may not be as interested in this kind of information, but for me knowing the names of the poses and some of the meaning behind them helps me to remember them better. So I enjoyed that extra research. For those who don't want that level of detail, there are a number of nice picture guides that simply show you the basic routines.
What I really like about this book is that it not only helps you get your feet wet as a beginner, it can take you up to intermediate and perhaps even advanced understanding of Yoga. The book is so full of good info that after you read it the first time, you can continue turning back to it for a long time to come. As a beginner, it's good for me to know that my investment in a book will become a nice reference when I'm done reading it.
I hope you enjoy this book. :)
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The answer lies within.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Short Meditations offers you a variety of simple—yet powerful—mediations designed to improve quality of life by quieting the mind. This book shows you how to feel like you have more time, how to enjoy life more deeply and passionately, and how to handle everyday life without stress.
--Step-by-step exercises ease readers into meditation techniques
--Includes short meditations that can be done anywhere, anytime
--Meditations progressively build, gradually leading toward a deeper connection with the self while working at the reader's own pace
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A quick trip to your center.......2007-06-09
THis is a marvelous guide for those times when you need a quick and direct route to your center. The meditations are short and effective. They are a gentle reminder that all really is pono, Hawaiian for perfect.
For those beginning meditation..........2007-05-24
I've been 'directed' towards utilizing meditation in my life and have been avoiding doing it because there seemed to be 'certain' ways of meditating. Susan's book takes away all the "shoulds" and meets a person where they are at. The meditations are joyous, profound, life-changing and freeing. I highly recommend this book to beginners and practiced meditators alike. The meditations reach a person at every level!
The best Meditation Book Ever.......2007-05-14
As a student of Susan Gregg, I was one of the first to purchase this wonderful book. She has a way of making Meditation so easy and refreshing.
The short Meditations are perfect for todays life style where few of us have the time to set aside hours for deep reflection. I have achieved better results using these shorter Meditations than I ever did trying the longer, more intense route.
The variety of subjects offered will appeal to every one and every mood. I will be giving many of these out as Gifts this year.
Thank you Susan, for another great Guide!
Simple guide to meditations - peace & happiness!.......2007-05-05
Excellent book! The meditations and suggestions are a great help in finding peace & happiness in your journey of life! Thank You!
I am bias but I think it is GREAT.......2007-04-23
Yes, I am the author of this book and I was so excited when I was asked to write it. I love leading people on guided meditations and this book is full of them! Over 60 guided meditations.
I have gotten wonderful feedback on this book - so far one person wrote to say she is using it in her group sessions for people in recovery. Another person said she was deeply touched by the meditations. And one woman wrote and said she loved it but she was puzzled about the Complete Idiot's part. She went on to say that after she used the book for a few days she realized only an idiot wouldn't. That one gave me a good chuckle. One man said it really touched his heart and changed his life.
I have dedicated my life to helping people lead rich, full and happy lives. This book is very simple yet full of wonderful bits of wisdom I have gathered over the years.
I hope you will take the time to read it. And if you have any questions feel free to drop me a line. If you visit my web site you can sign up for my semi-daily reflections - sort of an ongoing guided journey home to the magical you you've always been.
With love,
Susan
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This book teaches the basics of the Pilates method of fitness, a whole body workout that strengthens the abs and back and straightens the posture. Practiced worldwide by dance companies, physical therapists, and health clubs, the method is especially good for pregnant women, for people who have special fitness needs because of chronic back pain, joint stress, or obesity, and for anyone wishing to prevent osteoporosis.
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This book teaches the basics of the Pilates method of fitness, a whole body workout that strengthens the abs and back and straightens the posture. Practiced worldwide by dance companies, physical therapists, and health clubs, the method is especially good for pregnant women, for people who have special fitness needs because of chronic back pain, joint stress, or obesity, and for anyone wishing to prevent osteoporosis.
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Great Great Book!!.......2007-07-15
I just got this book a couple of days ago and have been reading it cover to cover. I love it! I would consider it one of the best books on the basics of pilates that I have picked up. I have found it to be extremely helpful...Karon Karter has done a wonderful job...thanks so much.
Just couldn't figure it out.......2006-03-23
I'm usually someone who learns really well from books, even physical skills, so when I borrowed this book and the "Pilates Workout for Dummies" DVD from a friend I was pretty confident that I'd be able to learn something from them both.
The DVD was pretty good-- it was quite a workout and some of the exercises were pretty challenging for me as a beginner, but even though I'd never done Pilates before, I was never left wondering what I was supposed to be doing.
Unfortunately, this book wasn't very useful at all. I tried it a few months ago and I couldn't make head or tail of the instructions, or figure out what exactly was supposed to be going on. It sat on the shelf for a while, and today I gave it another try. Still no luck. Maybe it's the author's style-- they write very long instructions for each exercise, yet somehow they never seem to actually get across any useful information. The pictures are some help but not as much as I'd like. In any case, I think I'll be buying my own copy of the DVD, but not of this book.
What I started with.......2005-05-29
I started doing Pilates 5 years ago at the age of 16. I actually started with this very book, believe it or not. I have since had experience with others - a VHS by Ana Caban, Yogilates by Jonathon Urla, Winsor Pilates, Brooke Siler. I would have to say that the best out there are from this book and Brooke Siler's The Pilates Body.
In fact, now after 3 kids, 1 natural birth and 1 cesarean, I am going to back to this book.
This book is great because it goes into depth; teaching you how to add more moves in levels of advancement as opposed to doing them all (Mari Winsor).
All-in-All, this is a great book. Of course you want to see a view of it, or better yet work with a pilates instructor, but this is a good start.
Badly written.......2004-12-03
This book was badly written, and the writing interferes with the content. It is poorly organized with no central theme in each chapter, and there are often two adjacent sentences in a paragraph that don't seem to connect in any way. There are also a number of typos and grammatical ambiguities that compound the problematic organization, rendering the book incomprehensible in some parts.
Probably the biggest problem in this book is the lack of relevant and captioned illustrations. In some cases, exercises are only described with words, and there will be a single photo placed in proximity to two different exercises (so, which is it for, exactly?). To make matters worse, the book is printed in B&W and many of the figures wear black making it difficult to see the articulation that the movement is trying to convey. This is the only book I'll have ever returned to a bookstore.
Unfortunately, the author of the book really wants to do well. It's almost entirely the editor's fault for: not helping to establish a solid organization; checking for silly errors; using high production values. With a little guidance, this could have been a much better book.
Pretty good information.......2003-07-15
This is very detailed, but was not the "easy to do" guide that taught me how to do it anywhere, anytime. However, when I started buying tapes, I knew what I was doing. I'd buy this as a primer to the tapes.
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Don't just sit there!
Yoga can be practiced anywhere, but no one wants to lug around a full-sized, soup-to-nuts book. The solution: a book of poses and a few routines to enable one to practice at work, on a business trip, or while vacationing.
• Includes more than 108 illustrated yoga poses for home, office, and travel, with concise explanations for what each pose achieves
• In India, 108 is considered a sacred number
• Features routines that utilize the poses
• ABC News reports that 16.5 million Americans practice yoga—an increase of 43% since 2002
• Medical practitioners are now using yoga as a therapeutic tool to deal with carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries
Customer Reviews:
handy addition to your yoga collection.......2007-07-14
i teach pilates classes but like to add yoga moves into my classes. this book provides excellent step by step instructions for many poses. i like the clear drawings, unlike the other poster i actually prefer drawings because pictures can sometimes look outdated. this book feels current and "fresh". the book is small, i can trhow it in my gym bag for a quick reference.
the only enhancement i would have liked is to have each pose provide a brief statement on the benefits or parts of the body worked. as an instructor i really value that information and being able to pass it on to my students
Tiny, but chock-full!.......2006-09-28
I've found this very useful: for travel, for a quick reminder of a pose, for inspiration. In addition to being a great How-To, it gives loads of information that I haven't gotten in classes, including wonderful explanations for physical and inner effects of, and safety precautions for, poses.
The "Yoga Speak" and "Be Mindful" sidebars are wonderful bite-sized bits of information. And the illustrations are the clearest, most elegant I've ever seen!
Take this along on your next trip.......2006-06-20
This book is not intended as an instructional book for beginners, nor as your sole source of yoga instruction. It is meant as a reference guide for those who are already studying yoga in some capacity (you'll find it useful whether you're taking your first class or your twentieth) and who would like a guide to the poses, or asanas, for use when they aren't at class and don't have an instructor to guide them. This little book is also perfect for taking along to the office or on a trip.
While yoga is an extremely gentle form of exercise, doing it wrong (like any exercise) can be dangerous. So if you want to continue your practice away from home or class, it can be invaluable to have a guide to remind you of how exactly to do it. Also, with such a guide you won't be limited to the five or ten poses you can most easily remember. This book has a total of 108, and includes the Sun Salutation and several practices (series of poses to use as a single workout).
Each chapter (chapters are divided by type of pose, such as inverted poses or backbends) starts off with general alignment instructions and cautions; be certain to read these even if you're sure you know what you're doing. Additional cautions are sometimes included in small boxes next to individual poses. This to me is always a sign of a good yoga instructor who is mindful of the possible difficulties and medical issues of her charges.
This book gets into some very difficult poses, which makes it a reference you'll be able to use throughout your yoga experience. I do wish it had included more indication of which poses were more advanced and should wait until later, although if you assume that you should not practice any pose in this book until you've done it at least once in a class, then you'll be fine--and again, since this book is meant as a companion and reference guide, that would be appropriate.
One particularly useful aspect to this book is that it includes "preparation" poses for some of the more difficult postures, which can also be used as substitution poses if you don't yet possess the physical capability to perform a posture.
Despite some very minor imperfections (I prefer photos to drawings, although these are good drawings), this book serves as an excellent reference work. It's perfect for those who are at any stage of their yoga practice, and want a simple guide to the asanas to take with them wherever they might need it.
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You're no idiot, of course. You know that nearly everyone in America is doing yoga--including Madonna and Oprah--and that it is said to reduce stress better than virtually any other activity. But when it comes to finding the time and energy for a yoga session and getting a much-needed aerobic workout, you'd rather meditate in front of the TV. Don't vegetate--invigorate! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Power Yoga, by master yogi Geo Takoma, combines the healing poses and stretches of traditional yoga with an exhilarating workout that requires as little as 20 minutes a day. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, Geo gives you:
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One of the best!.......2003-01-02
Power yoga is great for Americans, especially those who are used to more aerobic workouts and especially for those like me, who have bodies naturally inclined toward strength training and not toward flexibility. Don't get me wrong---you get plenty of flexibility poses with Power Yoga---there are still poses I can't do yet---but there's none of that head under the legs, kissing your back kind of flexibility in Power Yoga. Warrior poses to develop leg strength are essential to this style, as well as some challenging balancing poses. If this sound's like your kind of thing, Geo's book is excellent and provides more info than many other power yoga books. Good luck with your training and Namaste!
Geo's Pseudo-Yoga.......2001-09-28
This is an appropriate manual for anyone looking to improve their physical and emotional well-being. However, for the serious Hatha Yoga practioner or beginning student, it is somewhat misleading. There's scant information here about the different types and contexts of the Yogas. Chakras are discussed in some detail. Yet here Geo uses his "personal system" to describe the different energy centers and substitutes there traditional names for those of colors e.g. "Red", "Orange" etc.
Likewise he needlessly renames some of the classic Yoga postures themselves. The "Corpse" pose is now the "Relaxation" pose and the "Plank" is rechristened as the "Board".
Yoga is primarily consists of static isometric forms of postures. In this way the muscles in the body are toned and strengthened gently, in contrast to Western type exercises such as press-ups or weight lifting, where the vigorous repetitions of the exercise break down the muscle fibers in order to achieve the supposedly desireable "sculpted" look. Such physical practice is diametrically opposed to the Yogic concept of non-violence which is applied to all aspects of ones life, which includes the abstienence of these types of exercise. For this reason I was quite bewildered to find such movements as "Eagle Crunches" in Chapter 19. For a better understanding of Yoga, it's practice and philosophy I highly recommend the exhaustive "Idiots Guide To Yoga" or the James Hewitts more erudite "The Complete Yoga Book", wherein the subject is explored in great deepth.
Still, this book contains a number of redeeming features which can't be ignored. The writing is clear and straight-forward throughout. At times it's almost like having your own fitness instructor at home with you- at only a fraction of the price!
Each posture is well explained and illustrated so there can be no confusion as to their execution. The exercises are also helpfuly ascribed an individual "Difficulty Level" rating between 1 and 5 ,so the reader knows exactly what their letting themselves in for. Also included are valuable Chapters on meditation and breathing.
"Geo's Power Fitness" might have been a better suited name for this books highly individualized health system. As it stands "Power Yoga" somehow doesn't suffice. The "Power" part I can understand, theres no doubt that Geo's techniques will revitalize and bring physical and mental strength to all those whom use them. Yet whether or not we can realistically term them
as "Yoga" is arguable.
Amazons & Animals.......2000-02-07
My girlfriend Lesa and I not only have autographed copies of Geo's book we get to practice power yoga with him twice a week at The Newport Workout, located in Newport Beach, California. The studio setting -- consisting of wood floors( great for sticky mats) is set at a temperature of 80 degrees. The session is an hour and a half. Our warm-up is 5-10 minutes, then goes into 60 various poses, including warrior, angle, crow, camel, splits, headstands, handstands, khatarangas (125), push-ups(250)and up & down dogs. The last fifteen minutes is a cool-down, by which Geo's inimitabe voice soothes us into a calm, tranquil state of mind, body and spirit. We strongly recommend Geo's book and yoga into your own lifestyle for peace-of-mind, heart, body and soul.
Very Inspirational!.......2000-01-10
This book is full of information benefitting the novice as well as the expert.Geo shares his 25 years of experience on all aspects of yoga including meditation and chakras. It will capture your interest from beginning to end!
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