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Yoga Body Diet (2010)

by Kristen Schultz Dollard(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1605296481 (ISBN13: 9781605296487)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Rodale Press, Incorporated

review 1: Contrary to the title, this book is not about some sort of fad diet. I would never be interested in something like that. It's about ayurveda and the yoga lifestyle. It's about finding your ayurvedic "dosha" (please don't ask me to explain this) and approaching your life in a manner that balances your dosha. Ayurveda is an ancient manner of healing the body through healthy food. It's about nutrients and movement. This book helps you find out your dosha and then gives tips on how to calm it or help it rise through your version of yoga or diet. It has many recipes, which are the same for all doshas except for minor differences in the ingredients. It has diagrams of many yoga poses. The diagrams are good and the instructions simple and easy to follow. When I took the quiz to d... moreetermine my dosha, I wasn't totally convinced (based on descriptions of each in the book). I had to spend some time online doing other quizzes and reading about doshas before I felt comfortable with mine. In other words, you can't progress with the book without being sure about your dosha. Ayurveda is rather complex, so I'm still kind of confused, but it's been a fun thing to explore.
review 2: Although I have issues with the title alone (I don't believe in such a thing as a "yoga body" and I definitely don't think one can attain it in four weeks), there is some good information here. Those completely unfamiliar with yoga and Ayurveda might be a little overwhelmed, while those with lots of exposure to these ancient sciences might be a little underwhelmed. This is a nice book for those who are somewhere in the middle and curious to learn a bit more. I understand that the title is designed to grab attention and appeal to the masses but as a yoga teacher and someone who struggled for years with weight and body issues, I'm just not a big fan of the approach. less

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