This book is really two books: the first part is the story of Brad's life as an ambitious foreign correspondent journalist. The second part is about his rise from chronic pain, disability, addiction to pain killers and alcohol useage as a result of a broken back, to a healthy vibrant full recovery due to the full practice of yoga. And by full I mean not just the poses, but all the related spiritual and nutritional guidelines as well. It's well written, but I was more interested in reading about his recovery than his career, so I was impatient to get to "the good part". But the stories about his career are interesting in and of themselves. the first part of the book was great. Mr. Willis had an exciting life. I have no idea how he functioned with a broken back or on the amount of alcohol and pain killers he used, but he had some memorable experiences as a foreign correspondent. the last half seemed boring and repetitive in comparison. Hours of meditation, studying and yoga, starting at 3am. I mean, great that he healed himself, but who else would have the time or money to live the way he did? I am glad he healed himself, found his new calling in life and is happily married again.
What do You think about The Warrior Pose (2000)?
Ended up being disappointed in the 'yoga if you do it 24 hours a day will save your life' outcome
—meager1122
Fantastic book! From the historical insights to the story of restoration.
—vcooper
Amazing story but wish it had been better edited!
—Precious
