Yoga of the Heart

by Alice Christensen, Philip Lief Group, Alice Christiansen

Book Overview

The postures, or asanas, of yoga are only the half of it, according to Alice Christensen, founder of the American Yoga Association. "Many practitioners begin to realize after some time there is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087596429X
• ISBN13: 9780875964294
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Vital Yoga Book

I love this book. When I first encountered it years ago I thought the woman was a little kooky with all the talk about the "spiritual body" but over the years I keep returning to this book. In fact, it is one of the few books I insisted on replacing after losing my house in Katrina. There is no flowery language here, despite the spiritual talk. The author is so straightforward you only have to read a few sentences before you have to stop and let the truth sink in. Very few yoga writers are this direct. This book is definitely worth buying.

Very good book, insightfull.

The descriptions above are accurate, the text is informative and thorough. Really a very good book, very insightfull. I didn't give it 5 stars because at times... Yes it's a yoga philosophy book but at times I found it contained passages either very redundant or of the type 'I'm not gonna tell you now, but I will in later chapters'. But I do prefer drier texts without the flowers. That being said, this is definately a must read for those interested.

find your heart and live a truly consonant life

this small book holds a synthesis of the yoga school of Kashmir shaivism -- read it and you will add immesurably to your life. there is such wisdom here, expressed concisely and accessibly.read it and love!!

Human Ethics

This book has given me a whole new perspective on Life, Love, God. It is my hope everyone I know will read it as its message is helpful, hopefull and completely true.

Water in the dessert for thirsty souls

This is a rare yogabook. Very few teachers have dealt with the ethic principles of yoga with such clarity and practicalilty as this author. The Yama and Niyama, the ten ethic principles of Patanjali yoga is the very foundation of this most practised form of yoga, but most eastern and western teachers skip this all together in fear of presenting yoga as religious and moralistic. With so many yogabooks around, this is an outstanding exception. There are no postures and meditation instructions, but it is about the yogapractise for the rest of the day, dealing with your relationship to yourself and how you live your life. This book goes way beyond the yoga interested, and is a profound self-help book lightyears ahead of the most trendy ones.