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Wanderlust: A Modern Yogi's Guide to Discovering Your Best Self
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Paperback, 304 pages
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May 12th 2015
by Rodale Books
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I’ve had my head in and out of this book for a good three months now and decided to proceed with posting a review because I’ll never really be “done” with it. For me, it’s not a book I can read chronologically. I tried that and was only successful until about page 20 and then I was all over the place. It’s the kind of book that encourages you to open it up, flip through its pages, and discover a place to land. And I just keep doing that over and over. There are a few articles I haven’t yet read,
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I felt so white when I picked up this book from the library. Reading this entire thing was the equivalent of looking at yoga Pinterest boards while my soul drank a pumpkin spice latte. It was not what I was expecting at all. The book is absolutely gorgeous; kudos to the designer, but damn the content is crap. The only parts I found useful were the suggested asana routines and the articles about breath work. Otherwise, this book was full of bullshit like "If you hate your job, quit" or "Find your
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This is a decent directional book about finding your "true North". As far as that goes, it's pretty good. It is made up of a bunch of very short essay's written by people in and out of the yoga world (Joel Salatin, Moby). I think it's a well rounded resource chock full of ideas and direction. I didn't do all of the practices that are included at the end of each chapter because I found the cuing to be a little confusing, the ones I did try I enjoyed. I liked all the info on the branches of yoga,
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Spiritual development meets starbucks in this beautiful but somewhat irritating coffee table adventure, riding the trend

This is a big collection of essays, photographs, prompts, and yoga flows, based on philosophy and sense of self/work/purpose. It's beautiful, thought provoking, and I took several pages of notes, including...
but consider this. whatever exists now is a cumulative manifestation of all the individual decisions made by the majority of the people of the culture for a period of time...the point is that our decisions are not made in a vacuum. we are all interconnected and, moment by moment, building a ...more
but consider this. whatever exists now is a cumulative manifestation of all the individual decisions made by the majority of the people of the culture for a period of time...the point is that our decisions are not made in a vacuum. we are all interconnected and, moment by moment, building a ...more

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this book! There is so much useful information and advice that I can use in my life. Jeff Krasno's "Wanderlust: A Modern Yogi's Guide to Discovering Your Best Self" is an exceptional, highly-detailed book featuring quotes, yoga positions, recipes, journal pages, and a host of additional practices and advice regarding health, relaxation, de-stressing, etc.
This book has now taken the 'priority' spot on my coffee table.
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this book! There is so much useful information and advice that I can use in my life. Jeff Krasno's "Wanderlust: A Modern Yogi's Guide to Discovering Your Best Self" is an exceptional, highly-detailed book featuring quotes, yoga positions, recipes, journal pages, and a host of additional practices and advice regarding health, relaxation, de-stressing, etc.
This book has now taken the 'priority' spot on my coffee table.
I won my copy of this book (note ...more

I was really inspired by this book! It includes spiritual thoughts to meditate on, personal stories from various people about their yoga journey, and quotes from famous spiritual teachers, philosophers, and yogis. There are meditation guides, holistic food recipes, and asana (yoga pose) sequences to practice. There are journal pages with questions to answer or creative challenges to do, and the pictures are so beautiful! Seriously, the design and photos are the main reason I bought this book! Ju
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March 2018 Re-read :)
June 2017 Even though I am reviewing this book (and I'd give it more than five stars if I could), I am by no means finished with it. It's filled with exercises, essays, advice, and fun little tidbits about life and happiness and all the good things. It's something you can read straight through...but then keep on the coffee table or nightstand, picking it up, opening at random, and reading whatever is on the page. It's something I will revisit again and again until the bindin ...more
June 2017 Even though I am reviewing this book (and I'd give it more than five stars if I could), I am by no means finished with it. It's filled with exercises, essays, advice, and fun little tidbits about life and happiness and all the good things. It's something you can read straight through...but then keep on the coffee table or nightstand, picking it up, opening at random, and reading whatever is on the page. It's something I will revisit again and again until the bindin ...more

This is a really wonderful book, from the design to the content. It's full of powerful images, quotes, exercises, and essays about yoga, meditation, food, travel, wellness, and mostly, about making your life exceptional.
I can't say I 'finished it' yet, but I've read through it and completed some exercises and journal entries , but I really see it as an ongoing experience, a book I'll turn to frequently for inspiration and a touchstone for "True North".
It may feel a little New Age-ish for some ...more
I can't say I 'finished it' yet, but I've read through it and completed some exercises and journal entries , but I really see it as an ongoing experience, a book I'll turn to frequently for inspiration and a touchstone for "True North".
It may feel a little New Age-ish for some ...more

Makes a great coffee table book, but it's primarily beautiful images. Not a whole lot of substance here. I enjoy reading through it every now and again, but it's not particularly informative.
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It is kind of interesting, but more like a magazine with different articles. Some of the articles were very nice and inspiring such as the meditation of Stephanie Snyder.
Others were insignificant and rather pretentious.
The pictures and designs are beautiful, but sometimes the text therefore is difficult to read.
A book perfect for reading in a waiting room before a fancy doctor’s appointment, but not necessary to have at hand at home.
Others were insignificant and rather pretentious.
The pictures and designs are beautiful, but sometimes the text therefore is difficult to read.
A book perfect for reading in a waiting room before a fancy doctor’s appointment, but not necessary to have at hand at home.

This book was given to me as a gift. It's not something I would have purchased myself, and I loved it. It has beautiful images and loved how I could pick it up, read a few pages and then feel inspired when I put it down.
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This is a beautiful book, but it is not the kind you read from start to finish. I don't think I'm really done with it, because it is the kind of book you will pick up whenever you get the chance and take something new away from it.
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Didn't quite finish
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This book is beautiful. The content is great, the photography is amazing, the quality is wonderful. This is definitely a book I am keeping and displaying in my yoga room....it won't be donated!!
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I sped through this book as quickly as humanly possible while still reading and internalizing every word- Yes, all of ~300 pages on this textbook-sized book. Because it's a library copy and It's close to the return date.
Anyway, it feels like I should have spent longer on it. It seems like it's meant to foster a life change, to be read and implemented over the span of 3-5 years. It contains recipes and poses, 30-day challenges and multiple ideas for places to go all over the world and what to do ...more
Anyway, it feels like I should have spent longer on it. It seems like it's meant to foster a life change, to be read and implemented over the span of 3-5 years. It contains recipes and poses, 30-day challenges and multiple ideas for places to go all over the world and what to do ...more

The first half of this book was wonderful and inspiring. My favorite sections were those about various meditation techniques, Hindu deities and the chakras. While these sections weren't super thorough, I think they were still good intros to beginners (but not total newbies) to yoga. The photos, illustrations and quotes are all beautiful as well!
The biggest downfall of the book was the lack of information -- because this is the first book I've actually read about yoga, a lot of terms and ideas w ...more
The biggest downfall of the book was the lack of information -- because this is the first book I've actually read about yoga, a lot of terms and ideas w ...more
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