Yoga: Tu plan personal en 15 minutos (VIVIR MEJOR)

by Louise Grime, Grijalbo (Editor)

Este libro y el DVD que lo acompaña proporcionan todas las ventajas de disponer en casa de un profesor personal de yoga. El DVD incluye cuatro series de ejercicios que pueden practicarse en sesiones de 15 minutos y que, en conjunto, constituyen una auténtica lección de yoga.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Health, Fitness

96 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 2007

About the author

From listed website: Louise Grime teaches hatha yoga in London, mainly at Triyoga in Primrose Hill and Soho and at the Life Centre, Notting Hill Gate. She started practicing yoga with Silvia Prescott and Penny Neild-Smith, two of the first Iyengar teachers in London, in 1978. Since then, she has spent time in Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, India, where she completed teachers’ training and advanced teachers’ training. In 1994 Grime qualified as an Iyengar teacher in London. She takes a keen interest in Eastern and Western spiritual traditions and meditation. When teaching, she likes to incorporate yogic philosophy into her classes.

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encourages the idea that a little yoga a lot of the time is even better than a lot of yoga a little of the time. The book has 4 workouts suggested for different times of the day. The photos inside are as good as the cover. Each group of pages related to a session ends with a four page fold-out showing a smaller version of each of the poses. I'd recommend this one!

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the 15 minute workout series from DK. Like the others in the series, this book contains a DVD with four 15-minute yoga practices. The set is bare, but the instruction is very good, and the woman's voice is soothing. The instrumental music is nice, without being distracting.

The book shows each of the 15-minute segments in great detail in photos with instructions. There's even a fold-out view of the workout, so you can see it all at once.

Additional sections/chapters, cover yoga, advice for beginners, practicing safely, using props, history of yoga, positive thinking, meditation, pranayama, and more.

This is a great book for those who are brand new to yoga or those seeking to incorporate gentle yoga into their practice.

As someone who's done yoga on an off for nearly 40 years, I highly recommend this book. I would gift it to those who are interested in yoga and not sure where to start.

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a hard time deciding whether to rate this as a 3 or 4 star book. I ultimately gave it 4 because this is the sort of book meant for me personally.
Grime is a good yoga teacher, but not much of an author. Many phrases were unnecessarily repeated, and there were some noticable grammar errors. That being said, the poses and sessions were easily understandable and easy to follow - if you already know how to do yoga.
I've taken many yoga classes, read several traditional yoga books, and even looked into teaching yoga at one point. I picked this up from my local library looking to find anything that would help me with following certain yoga sets. This book is perfect because I can either do one set per day, several sets throughout the day, or all at once. I'm familiar with most poses, the terminology, and the history.
If you're brand new to yoga, I would not recommend this book. Find a teacher or something much simpler. Teachers can help show you how to do the poses properly without hurting yourself. It can be difficult to learn just from a description and some pictures.
If you know yoga like I do, this is a must read. The poses flow well with one another and work well under their specific category.
The short information section at the end wasn't very entertaining, but it can lead to further reading to understand some things, which I would suggest most people do.

[Catherine Sobolewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hatha: sun and moon

Eightfold Yoga Path
1) Yama: social disciplines of conduct, urge us to be truthful; use sexual energy well; and not harm, steal, or be greedy.
2) Niyama: individual disciplines of conduct, advise certain cleansing practices and spiritual austerities, as well as being content, undertaking self-study, and devotion.
3) Asana: the physical postures we think of as yoga but one part, intended to make the body stable and the mind poised.
4) Pranayama: the breathing practices we encounter in yoga class, help keep the life-force in constant motion
5) Pratyahara: exercises to consciously withdraw the senses, foster tranquility.

The first five limbs are practiced together and bring about the final three:
6) Dharana: techniques to cultivate concentration on one point, lead to limb 7.
7) Dhyana: uninterrupted focus, or meditation, leads to the final limb.
8) Samadhi: a sense of oneness and peace.

Traditional Yogic Lifestyle (five principles):
1) Proper relaxation
2) Proper exercise
3) Proper breathing
4) Proper diet
5) Positive thinking and meditation

[Nicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains four suggested workouts for different needs/different times of day. The workouts do seem gentle -- perhaps a bit too gentle for me in general, but good to wind down on an evening or after longer, more difficult practices. The photographs are clear, and modifications are clearly demonstrated, in the book; I haven't yet tried the accompanying DVD. The book has a lot of helpful information and tips, and each workout has some focus on breathing and relaxation.

Overall, seems clear and accessible, particularly if you're just interested in gentle exercise to destress and unwind. It doesn't focus on the Sanskrit names for poses, and there isn't much about mudras or anything about chakra.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great set of four routines, three of which you can fit into your day. Too bad that my DVD doesn't work for all the routines.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brill to do.

[Lcharlson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect stretches for a small time frame