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Walk into any bookshop today and you’ll see whole shelves of yoga books. It wasn’t like that in 1997. Back then, yoga was only slowly becoming mainstream; information was still hard to find.Teach Yourself Yoga was released in Australia in 1997 and immediately became a bestseller. It started many people on their own yoga paths, and still has pride of place on many a practitioner’s yoga bookshelf.Out of print for the last 18 years this version is a re-creation of the book as it originally appeared. A few changes have been made to reflect the ways some poses are currently taught. Teach Yourself Yoga still delivers on its original promise of inspiring you to do yoga. It is an accessible guide that explains the background and benefits of yoga practice, as well as how to do the poses. A bonus is the detailed and illustrated 12-week program that offers a simple way to weave yoga into your daily life."Eve Grzybowski, well-known Sydney-based yoga teacher and therapist has distilled the wisdom of over twenty years of practice and expertise. She presents a series of postures and stress-reducing practices for the beginner, illustrating them with pictures of real people in middle life, not impossibly-supple 'beautiful young things'. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, with modifications for when the full posture is not yet attainable. Examples of balanced practice sessions will also be particularly helpful to the beginner who is wondering which postures to put together for a session. In addition, Eve explains the background and basic philosophy of yoga in a way that is simple to follow, and relevant to everyday life. Eve understands the time pressures experienced by young parents and people at work, and suggest ways that practice can be incorporated as a regular habit. Her writing style is focussed but gentle, much like the author herself. The reader will identify with her in her account of how she originally came to yoga, and will be inspired by her writings to make yoga a part of their life, as she has done."Yoga Therapy Training Centre of Northern Ireland, 1997 “When I first picked up Eve Grzybowski’s newline Australian written and produced book “Teach Yourself Yoga” I wondered if we really needed another Yoga book. But after reading only a few pages I knew this was not just another Yoga book. It has some of the best explanations I have read of what Yoga is, what it does and why we should do it. Written with the same discipline, grace and enthusiasm Eve puts into her own practice of Yoga”Shirley Deffert, Former NSW Branch President I.Y.T.A, 1997 “Eve believes that the attitude you develop in long-term yoga practice will permeate many aspects of your life. You will show grace under pressure in all aspects of daily living. You will discover there’s more to yoga than physical prowess. Your connections with the world will become more harmonious, and thus the practice will not only benefit you, but the planet as a whole. When you profoundly relax, you are not just ‘letting go of tightness in the muscles, ligaments and tendons, but gradually letting loose the bindings of the ego’. Here is an indispensable guide for beginners (another one has just joined), as well as advanced students.”Rama Gaind, Queanbeyan Chronicle, 1997 “Teach Yourself Yoga is quietly motivational. The discussion of what yoga is ultimately all about is handled in a way that most Australians would respond to. The accompanying photos show teachers ranging in age from mid-30s to mid-60s which is inspiring in itself. The 12-week program will help any yoga student develop a good practice at home.”Diane Parks, 1997 Read more
