Yin Yoga
by Paul Grilley
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Author: Paul GrilleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06
ISBN: 1883991439
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: White Cloud Press
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Book Review: Worth checking out!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good book. I will probably refer to it for years to come! It contains a wealth of information, and is helping me to rethink my practice. After so long following athletic yoga DVDs, flinging myself between postures, it is indescribably pleasant to sink into poses for 5 minutes at a time, with no pressure to hurry. If that sounds good to you, then you'll want to read this book.
This book has many sections, including an introduction, some information on chi meridians and chakras, theory and basic anatomy of yin yoga, yin yoga posture instruction with photos, and more! The layout and colors are clean and attractive, and the photos of the poses are clear and helpful. Paul Grilley is very good at explaining where you should feel each pose, and what to expect if you do different variations. Most yoga instruction I've encountered hasn't mentioned that kind of stuff. Make sure you read the theory part before you go to the poses. Some of the most important information is in there--really!
But I have to be honest: This book has a lot of shortcomings, mostly in the format of the book itself. The table of contents doesn't list each pose individually, so if you want a certain pose, you have to flip through the whole pose section to find it. The book gives three or so sequences that you can use as-is or modify, each with a different focus (e.g.: a practice for stretching hip and leg muscles)--that's awesome! But, the poses skip all over the book, so you have to continually flip through to find each one--not awesome! Also, it would be invaluable if this book had a binding that allowed it to lay flat. I think I might add tabs to the book so I can flip to the poses more easily, but I don't know how to make it stay open.
I wouldn't recommend this book to most beginners. There aren't a lot of alignment cues for the individual poses (although, to be fair, that is a bonus in some ways, because different people's bodies need different alignment), so if you don't have any foundation in alignment for yoga, and/or you don't have familiarity with telling apart "good pain" from "bad pain," you could hurt yourself. Grilley does talk about listening to your body and not overdoing it, which is good, but how do you know whether you're overdoing it or not, if this is all new to you? I could be wrong--check it out for yourself!
Aside from those relatively minor issues, I really like this book. It is useful and informative enough to justify rigging it up for use on the mat :) It's already taught me some tricks to get deeper into poses. If this book comes out with a spiral binding and tabs, I'll give it 5 stars and buy copies for my (non-beginner) friends!
Summary of Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga: Outline of a Quiet Practice brings together in a fresh way the ancient wisdom of acupuncture and Taoism with Hindu yoga practices. The Yin aspect of Yoga (using postures that stretch connective tissue) is virtually unknown but vital for a balanced approach to physical and mental health. Paul Grilley outlines how to practice postures in a Yin way. Grilley includes an explanation of Modern Meridian Theory, which states that the meridians of acupuncture theory are currents flowing through the connective tissues of the body. Yin Yoga is specifically designed to address these tissues. For yoga practitioners looking for something beyond physical postures, Yin Yoga addresses the deeper spiritual dimensions of yoga, with helpful sections on chakras, breathing exercises, and meditation.
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