Happy Yoga : 7 Reasons Why There's Nothing to Worry About

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Summary: mind/body fusion
Review: For me this book is a complete manual on happy living. With each chapter I felt myself changing as I learned more and more about myself through the author's amazing explanations of love, happiness, and acceptance.

"The extent of a person's evolution is proportionate to their acceptance of the unacceptable"

I'd recommend "Happy Yoga" even for people who have no intention of practicing the physical side of Yoga. This is a book you will truely treasure for a lifetime.

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Summary: There really is nothing to worry about!
Review: I discovered Steve Ross on the Oxygen network's morning yoga program, "Inhale." I had been cruising along with my light and lovely Suzanne Deason, the strong and gentle Rodney Yee, and the soothing tones of Patricia Walden--all happy members of my video and DVD yoga collection. While surfing through the TiVo listings one day, I came across Steve's yoga program, and my life hasn't been the same since.How happy I was to find Steve's book, Happy Yoga: 7 Reasons Why There's Nothing to Worry About! I happened across it before going on a plane trip, and practically devoured the whole book on the to and from flights, using the yoga sequences listed in the book while on the ground. This book is not a yoga how-to manual--it's a yoga why-to manual. Yes, the poses are there, but this is not a book about getting the poses just so. The yoga Steve shows you is the essence of yoga, the essence of Self, and the finding of joy.The book gives you just what it says: seven reasons why there's nothing to worry about. The chapter on food alone makes the book worth buying, even if you never decide to be a raw foodie vegan (I'm not, but it sure was great, enlightening reading). In each chapter, Steve connects to yogic wisdom, real-world examples, and just plain common sense to give you a true guide to living a yogi's life, even in the hustle and bustle of 21st century America. As he says, anyone can be a deeply connected yogi in a cave in India. It takes talent to do it in the midst of our every day lives.Steve Ross is an irreverent yoga instructor and life guide--just what the "yoga industry" needs, IMO. Try the book, do the Inner Yoga exercises, and watch your life come more into focus. And don't forget to try the playlist selections conveniently provided at the end of each chapter. You'll never do yoga to New Age chanting CDs again!

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Summary: the best yoga book ever
Review: I have read every yoga book out there, and none of them have really gotten to the heart of yoga like this one. I'm so happy that someone finally gets that yoga is about happiness! It's deep, but not convoluded or confusing.

I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who is just getting started with a yoga practice and wants a deeper understanding of the underlying philosophy of yoga. And anyone who already has a clue about yoga will find this to be a helpful reminder of those very important principles that are so easy to forget sometimes. FINALLY! A GOOD YOGA BOOK!

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Summary: Just Plain Happy
Review: I've been reading this book for the past 3 weeks along with practicing yoga using Steve's program and I do feel calmer and more at peace, as well as stronger and more comfortable in my body.
The book features lessons followed by suggested exercises (mental as well as physical) that can guide you on your journey. I've been to many yoga classes and found that they can be indimitading and pretentious to newcomers. This book explains the principles of yoga in a way that beginners can understand and feel in sync when practicing with more experienced others.
Every lesson had has inspired me - I can already tell that this will be a book that I pick up time & again.

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Summary: i LOVE this book.
Review: it is lovely to have something so well written and funny on a subject usually treated with intense seriousness. steve ross reminds us that yoga is FUN and about joyful living. he touches on many topics including relationships, diet advice (changed my life and my body), money, the tyranny of the ego, and the potential for permanent happiness. there is no fixation on perfecting the postures, like i have experienced in class so many times, but instead a recipe for lifelong bliss. i expect i will reread this book many many times.

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Summary: Steve Ross helped me be "happy"; he can help you, too.
Review: Our great and courageous (did I say great and courageous) president allegedly views people as those that "get it" and those that don't. I look at the world of yogis the same way, and Steve Ross DEFINITELY gets it. Most importantly, he calls out all of the other yogis that don't.

Specifically, he indicts those that preach fanatical attention to perfection while performing asanas while not appreciating that the attempt itself is what is important (obviously not doing any poses "unsafely). Anyone who has had the pleasure to view Mr. Ross's program on the Oxygen network, Inhale (check your local listings), is immediately struck by the levity and joy in the studio, hence "Happy Yoga."

In this book, Mr. Ross addresses the yogi "way of life" much more than the actual asanas. The asanas have been around for over 4,000 years, and despite the claims of other practioners, beyond the "Power Yoga" movement and its connecting movements between asanas, not much new has occurred in the field.
In a superior way than all of the other yoga books I've read, he explains "yogi bliss", nutrition, supplementation, the joy of music during practice, relationships, materialism, sex, and the "endless wanting" that leads so many (myself included) to unhappiness. For example, he examines the folly of expecting a "soulmate" to make you whole. Or, the expectation that a newborn child can complete you or make you happy (often to mend a fragile marriage).

Mr. Ross emphasizes the importance of relinquishing any hate you have, to love everyone--and everything--uncondtionally, and the joy of laughter. It may sound simple, but he does a wonderful job in explaining it.

If you don't agree with everything he says, at the very least his words will make you consider his (and the great yogis that he "trained" with) suggestions.

I urge everyone--yogis and yoginis and non-yoga practioners alike--to purchase this book, read it, re-read it, and save it for future reference.

Namaste,

As always, thank you Amazon.com (and A9 search) for the wonderful service.

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Summary: Just Plain Happy
Review: This book has really changed my life. It was incredibly enjoyable to read, enlightening and humorous. It offered a great life philosophy! I go back to reread parts of it all the time! It is the most influential book I have ever read.

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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK
Review: This book has really changed my life. It was incredibly enjoyable to read, enlightening and humorous. It offered a great life philosophy! I go back to reread parts of it all the time! It is the most influential book I have ever read.