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A review by victoriakleinco
Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living by Donna Farhi
4.0
Simliar to the first book I read by Donna Farhi ([b:Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness|192353|Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit A Return to Wholeness|Donna Farhi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316737808s/192353.jpg|185992]), this book was nothing like I expected, yet still exceptionally wonderful.
I was expecting an overview of the basic ethical principles of yoga. Instead, I was greeted with an intriguing introduction to all the possibilities yoga has to offer, unique angles on the eight-limbed path of true Yoga, and (last but not least) the various "roadbloacks & distractions" that could slow, stop, or reverse your progress.
Like many wonderful teachers and writers, Donna includes personal anecdotes from her own life & her students (without being too specific or identifiable). This makes all of the precepts she covers much more realistic, attainable, and most importantly, worth making the effort for.
Another thing to be adored about Donna (and this book in particular): Donna doesn't sugar-coat anything. This is life, we all make mistakes, we are all imperfect - BUT - we are all also divine and capable. The potential is within us all (it always has been) and the author herself stands at a testament to the life-changing abilities of a genuine Yoga practice.
Simply put, I can easily see why this is must-read book #2 for the Yoga Teacher Training course I am taking ([b:Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness|192353|Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit A Return to Wholeness|Donna Farhi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316737808s/192353.jpg|185992] being the first). This is another book that, in my opinion, each & every yoga practitioner should read - and re-read over the course of their journey.
I was expecting an overview of the basic ethical principles of yoga. Instead, I was greeted with an intriguing introduction to all the possibilities yoga has to offer, unique angles on the eight-limbed path of true Yoga, and (last but not least) the various "roadbloacks & distractions" that could slow, stop, or reverse your progress.
Like many wonderful teachers and writers, Donna includes personal anecdotes from her own life & her students (without being too specific or identifiable). This makes all of the precepts she covers much more realistic, attainable, and most importantly, worth making the effort for.
Another thing to be adored about Donna (and this book in particular): Donna doesn't sugar-coat anything. This is life, we all make mistakes, we are all imperfect - BUT - we are all also divine and capable. The potential is within us all (it always has been) and the author herself stands at a testament to the life-changing abilities of a genuine Yoga practice.
Simply put, I can easily see why this is must-read book #2 for the Yoga Teacher Training course I am taking ([b:Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness|192353|Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit A Return to Wholeness|Donna Farhi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316737808s/192353.jpg|185992] being the first). This is another book that, in my opinion, each & every yoga practitioner should read - and re-read over the course of their journey.