A Woman's Book of Yoga: Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles

by Machelle M. Seibel and Hari Kaur Khalsa

Book Overview

Interest in yoga is at an all-time high, especially among women. Whether readers wish to begin the practice or are already involved in yoga, this innovative book will help them understand the unique benefits yoga provides for a woman's health and mental well-being. The authors lead women of all ages through the health and life cycles specific to females by illustrating the spiritual and physical advantages of Kundalini yoga, as taught by yoga master Yogi Bhajan. Hari Khalsa applies ancient wisdom to explain how to determine and enhance one's own special relationship with the mind, body, and soul. Using his expertise on women's health issues, Dr. Siebel reveals the scientific basis for yoga's positive effects on the brain. Together, Dr. Siebel and Hari Khalsa create a dialogue of spiritualism and science, elucidating how every woman can reap the rewards of yoga for a lifetime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583331379
• ISBN13: 9781583331378
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

SPEAKS TO A WOMAN'S HEART

THIS BOOK HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CHANGER FOR ME. I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT TO HELP WITH MY INFERTILITY ISSUES. WHILE IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOCUS ON THAT, IT DEALS IMMENSELY WITH A WOMAN'S SPIRITUALITY- IN ACCEPTING AND LOVING ONESELF. THE WONDERFUL EXERCISES BRING A DEEP SENSE OF CALM- IF DONE CONSISTANTLY AND CORRECTLY. IT INCLUDES MILD TEACHINGS OF THE KUNDALINI AND CHAKRAS, SEXUAL ISSUES, PMS, SELF ESTEEM, MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS, MENOPAUSE, ETC... AND DOES IT ALL IN A LOVELY WAY, MAKING YOU WANT TO ENJOY EVERY EXPERIENCE. I FEEL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND ALIVE WITH THIS BOOK.

This Book Chose Me

Every time I walked to and from work, this book's cover would catch my eye from the store window. Curiousity finally won out and I picked up a copy. I am so glad I did. It's amazing! I've tried so many other forms of Yoga, I can't believe it took me this long to get to Kundalini. This book is written from two perspectives; one from a Western doctors' and one from an Eastern Yoga teachers'. It is a really great combination. Together,they do an excellent job of specifically explaining Kundalini Yoga's many benefits to Women. It is detailed, but easy to understand. The energy and exercise sets are extremely rejuvenating and there is a spiritual component that I have reached a stage to be able to really appreciate. There is a ton of useful information here and I have just scratched the surface. I couldn't reccommend it more enthusiastically.

More than a book about yoga

This book is not your average book about yoga for women, but one that celebrates all aspects of a woman's life cycle. The strength of the book is the collaboration with Dr. Seibel, showing the relationship between the yogic concepts and what we know about the body through modern science. The book is beautiful, with clear instructions and photographs. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in coming to a better understanding of their femininity and celebrating their womanhood.

The most comprehensive yoga book to date!

The combination of yogic wisdom and western medicine provides a little something for everyone in this well written and easy to understand guide to starting a practice. Particularly valuable are the chapters on pregnancy and sexuality...a topic often not covered in such a thorough manner in other books. The addition to the beautiful photographs and RECIPES (!!) make this one of my favorite resources in my own practice as well as for my students!

Not Just a Yoga Book!!

A Woman's Book of Yoga isn't just another yoga book. It's an amazing, insighful, meaningful guide to health, well-being and happiness for women in all phases of life. As a yoga student I found the photos and instructions easy to understand and follow. (I loved the photos of women of different ages and body types that were used to illustrate the yoga postures.) This book simply and elegantly offers methods of dealing with life issues such as diet, stress management, sexual relations, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. Also whatever philosophical, religious or spiritual path the reader is on, this book has something for everyone. A Woman's Book of Yoga isn't just a guide for women either. Men should read it to get a better insight into women. Much of the content is applicable to men as well. Which brings me to a question for the authors, Seibel and Khalsa, where is the companion volume for men? I hope it's in the works!