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Misadventures Of A Garden State Yogi: My Humble Quest To Heal My Colitis, Calm My ADD, And Find The Key To Happiness (2012)

by Brian Leaf(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

160868136X (ISBN13: 9781608681365)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

New World Library

review 1: Brian Leaf discovered yoga in his youth and found that it calmed his mind and body in ways that eliminated his colitis and ADD (which were symptoms of the stressful life he was leading). This is the story of how he discovered yoga and its benefits and how he eventually incorporated it into his life and work. The bulk of the book centers on the road trip Brian and his friend Zach took around the country as they both sought enlightenment and inspiration for the next chapters of their lives. Brian developed his Eight Keys of Happiness based on his experiences: 1. Do yoga. And if you already do yoga, do more yoga. 2. Follow your heart. 3. Cultivate and follow your intuition. 4. Apply at least three pieces of Ayurvedic wisdom to your daily schedule. 5. Meditate. 6. Con... morenect with your heart, and interact with others from that place. 7. Speak and act from your true self. 8. Become most real. Funny, wise, and occasionally gross (I am NOT anointing myself with sesame oil THERE), this memoir/guide to bettering your life will help you find an authentic path to Being.
review 2: A decent read, marred by the inability of a book of such length to get into the scope of certain things (my question then becomes: why bother? As in the case of Ayurvedic types. The "questionnaire" consists of 6 three-answer questions. None of the options seem to particularly apply to me. This seems to be the least adequate method of determining your type possible. He might have been better served to simply say "find a good book on this, such as" rather than trying to sum up in two pages an entire body of ancient work).Also, two or three times he uses "per say" which makes me squeamish, and also makes me weep for the future of proofreading.Also there's a lot about poop. He likes people who are "open around poop." And although he describes his early judgement of those who see shrinks as "ridiculous" once he decides to see one, he hypocritically has an entire chapter devoted to hating on prostitutes and those who visit them, despite this being another ancient and traditional wisdom, after his (he ASSURES you repeatedly) accidental visit to a happy-ending masseuse, who he later implies he took up on her "special services."Very enlightened, sir.Otherwise, fairly funny and well-written, not particularly sanctimonious. less

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