Die Yoga-Kriegerin: Power Für Körper Und Seele Mit Forrest Yoga (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I am new to serious yoga practice so I am sure some of my opinions will mellow in time, HOWEVER:I looked forward to reading this book after watching Ana's videos - make no mistake, when it comes to power on the mat she is the real deal. She reminds me of Simon Borg-Olivier that way. As a "speaker of truths" and a renowned "expert contributor on European and Asian Wellness" (Yoga magazine)I read this expecting, if not debunking, at the very least not yet another rehash of health myths. One of the most egregious is the tired fallacy of getting "all that nonnutritive undigested garbage out of our [intestines]." If one is going to "speak truth", it helps to base that on facts.I found her focus on new lovers, former lovers, a new "beloved", a "soon -to-be-lover" a distraction. In most realms of emotional recovery, a truly intimate relationship is one of the products of, not one of the means to, spiritual growth.If you are already a fan of Ana Tiger Forrest - and I readily admit she is an AMAZING presence, a rock star of the yoga world, you will like the book. If you find the uncritical acceptance of things couched in nonsense terms such as: alternative, Eastern, quantum, wellness, (or God forbid 'quantum wellness'), and using 'cleanse' as a noun;to be maddening then maybe it's best to give this one a pass. An amazing memoir, a great story, and a good introduction to both Forrest Yoga and the woman who developed it, Ana Forrest. Reading this book, one understands more why Ana Forrest developed Forrest Yoga. It is primarily a healing modality that also helps us learn how to breathe properly, and how much healing can be accomplished by simply understanding how we breathe.Ana Forrest is a strong, intelligent, complex, and fascinating woman. That comes out in this memoir, that should be interesting to anyone interested in topics of self-healing, recovery from abuse & addiction, Native American medicine & ceremony, horses, the American Southwest...I could go on. Not simply a "yoga book," in fact, it's only summarily about yoga. It's mostly about healing and the power we all have to improve our lives, our bodies, and our minds.
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This medicine was maybe a little too fierce for me.
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