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  Melissa Recommends
Books to help you start a yoga practice at home November 2006

 
The Yoga Bible by Christina Brown
This gem of a little book divides its sections into warm-ups, standing postures, inversions, backbends, twists, and forward folds. This allows you to go to each section and slot a chosen posture into the framework I provided you in class.
 
Recommendations for Starting a Home Practice
This month I will recommend several books that have inspired and kept my home practice alive. I hope they will do the same for you.

Yoga and You by Esther Myers

This book was written by my teacher's teacher. It goes over the basics of starting a home practice consistent with the philosophy of teaching that I present to you in class.

 


 
 

 
 
Power Mudras by Sabrina Mesko
This book presents yoga hand postures (mudras) in sets of three. Yoga hand movements tap into abundant healing, blancing and energizing powers. The simple three minute practices introduced in this book will enagle you to balance the flow of energy throughout the body according to your needs.
Om Yoga: A Guide to Daily Practice by Cyndi Lee
Cyndi Lee offers daily yoga practices using charming stick figures for each day of the week. The daily practices take into account the energy levels for each day of the week assuming you will have more energy at the beginning of the week and less energy towards the end.
Yoga Therapies by Jessie Chapman
This book offers 45 sequences to relieve stress, drpession, repetitive strain, sports injuries and more. Yoga therapies allows you to dvelop your practice to heal common physical and emotional ailments. The rejuvinating sequences are easy to follow and illustrated with step by step photos.

 
 
 
Other Books to Create Sequences at Home
     
  Moving Toward Balance by Rodney Yee This book provides 8 weeks worth of yoga practices More...  
  Yoga Flows by Mohini Chatlani 12 vinyasas demonstrated in easy to use fold out pages More...  
 
 
Tips for Starting a Home Practice
  1. Start Small Carve out only 15 to 20 minutes a day in the beginning. You will be more likely to stick with it
  2. Give up Something Else It is no good to try and add yoga practice into your already busy life. Find something that is no longer serving you and replace it with yoga
  3. Make Sure your Practice Serves You If you are tired practice restorative postures. There are no shoulds in yoga practice. Do what feels good and what serves you on each day
 
 
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