30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers

I rate anything by Judith Lasater highly, she has such sound extensive knowledge of teaching, anatomy and alignment while also keeping in touch with the softness in the poses . I teach yoga and refer to this book a lot, both for my own practice and to plan my classes.

Have had this for a week or so and have been slowly looking through it and learning new things. I am familiar with most of the poses but have not been a regular practitioner. Each pose has about 4-5 pages with good sized, clear pictures as well as simple descriptions of correct form, proper breathing and physical benefits. It's definitely not about how many poses one can cram into 15 or more minutes or how fast you can do them, or how strong you are, it's about being aware of what you're doing as you're doing it. As a 65 year old with a low level of fitness, this book gives me the confidence that I can actually become skilled in the poses and develop my fitness to a good level. I also attend a yoga class designed for older people. Even though the activity level in the book can be fast, medium or slow, depending on your needs, it's a useful book for anyone. I practiced this morning for 15 minutes slowly and my muscles feel it! I'm glad I decided to get this based on the other reviews as I think this will be a good reference for a long time! And certainly less expensive than a private lesson.

Practising the yoga asanas is one thing, and doing the same with an insight into the inner body alignment & anatomy is a whole new experience. If you are a serious yoga asana practitioner, then this book is a must have!

Ho acquistato questo libro per una studentessa di un corso di yoga. Adesso è diventata maestra raggiungendo il suo obiettivo ed ha apprezzato la velocità di consegna del prodotto.

You can not go wrong when you purchase ANY of Judith Lasater's books. Enough said.