Reviews for Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee

The average rating for Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-02 00:00:00 Artur Davis I personally loved this book. I had never really done much Iyengar yoga and always enjoyed a more flowing practice, but found that I really liked the practices and how they built on each other. I learned things about the poses and my body that were certainly limiting my practice. With the help of this book I am now able to get into camel pose, something that I had only done once before in two years of on and off yoga. This book has shown me the proper poses for preparation and counter poses for many asanas and has helped bring and understanding to the poses and how they work together that I never had before. I liked that each pose was given 3 variations to find out which is most comfortable for your level. I also enjoyed the "Point of Play" for the poses so you can find your comfort zone in each or maybe where you need work. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because I think it might be very difficult to learn yoga solely from a book. I would recommend this book for anyone who has had a few classes or done a few instructional yoga dvd's that would help with good alignment and form. That way you can check yourself and it will help you to understand some of the descriptions used for each pose and the correct way to get into a pose or help with the flow of a sun salutation. I have scanned and printed many of the practices in this book and take them on vacation with me because I have enjoyed them so much. I will certainly be going through this book again and again in my home practice.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-02-20 00:00:00 Erin Walker I am not really "done" with this book, and it is taking me far longer than 8 weeks, but I can write my review now! This is a fantastic, easy to follow, detailed and inspiring guide to builing a home yoga practice. Rodney Yee takes you through 8 weeks (or more if you are me!) of yoga practice to learn poses, gain strength and flexibility and fall in love with yoga. Then he has a section for building your own practice using the poses that you have learned. I would not recommend it for someone who has never taken yoga, but for someone who goes to class and wants to be able to "do that at home" without watching the same DVD a hundred times.