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| |  | Health, Mind & Body | Home » » » A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life | | | | | | | Description: | | Judith Hanson Lasater has been teaching an annual yoga retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch, in Helena, Montana, for 28 years. When she learned that one of her students was collecting Lasater’s thoughts which she called Judith’s aphorisms” Lasater decided to collect them in this book. Featuring one thought for each day of the year, along with a suggested practice, these brief, powerful insights reflect the author’s knowledge of classic yoga philosophy and years of experience. Humorous, inspiring, and surprisingly down-to-earth, they guide seekers both on and off the yoga mat. These aphorisms address love, asana, fear, trust, expectations, pranayama, suffering, laughter, presence, the Yoga Sutra, and much more. They emphasize the experience of being present to one's self and to life’s ups and downs day by day, breath by breath, moment by moment. A Year of Living Your Yoga is a gentle invitation to readers to know themselves on a deeper level. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| P.T. Judith Hanson Lasater Ph.D. | | Hardcover:
| 192 pages | | Publisher:
| Rodmell Press | | Publication Date:
| September 25, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1930485158 | | Package Length:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.64 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 29 reviews |
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40 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 A small book with big wisdomOct 13, 2006
By Theresa Reed
"The Tarot Lady"
I'm admittedly a huge fan of Judith Hanson Lasater's other works, so naturally I was anticipating her latest offering: "A Year Of Living Your Yoga". Borrowing the theme of her other popular publication, "Living Your Yoga", Lasater has created a daily meditation style book that gives bite sized wisdom that you can use daily. Each day, there is a proverb along with a suggestion of how to apply it to your day to day life. For those who want live their yoga and not just "do" yoga, this is a nice little way to do it.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
InspirationalJan 14, 2008
By Bibliophile Equestrienne
Short and concise meditations, the perfect way to start the day with a positive and uplifting thought. A helpful reminder of what is really important in our (often) hectic lives.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Yoga Thoughts That have Shaped my LifeMar 18, 2007
By yoga chick
This is a fantastic book to use if you are a yoga teacher. It gives great ideas for class themes, or to use in your own practice. The writings are thought provoking and uplifting. A good read, even if you don't practice yoga.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 A nice daily dose of yogic teachings in a small packageJul 06, 2008
By Jill Florio
"Reuse, reduce, recycle!"
This small hardback book falls under the category of "calendar book" and is also what I term a "bathroom book."
You don't sit down and read this like a novel - what you get are tiny, thoughtful blurbs, one for each date of they year, about bringing yoga into all areas of your life.
Sometimes the book is a bit too simple with nuggets like: You need a red pair of shoes! Drive the speed limit! Or, chocolate is sacred and you deserve to eat some!
And there are a lot of family-oriented homilies such as reminders to model behavior for your grandchildren. This is a wasted day if you don't have children, much less grandkids! But in the days where something does not apply to me I try to mentally replace the words, as in, "model behavior for your nieces," or just flip around to find a blurb that speaks to me instead of the one slotted for that particular date.
The VAST majority of the daily aphorisms (teachings) are quite thoughtful, providing good spiritual reminders towards bringing your yoga practice into your daily existence. Sometimes I resist these little "daily dose" type books as simplistic and honey, but this one is worthwhile.
For example, September 23 reminds us the nature of the mind is to be agitated. The author gently reminds us in an aphorism about meditation that this is to be expected, and that's it's better to *be* with your mental agitation than to try to control or eliminate it. June 29th just recently reminded me to love people in spite of themselves, in spite of myself (a very useful daily mantra when seeking peace in all kinds of frustrating interactions).
One can use this book also as an adjunct to writing in a personal yoga journal. If I wasn't lazy about journaling, I think I'd find that pretty useful. :)
More uses: this would be a very nice gift book for anyone exploring yoga. It would make a good by the bedside kind of book, for people to meditate on these ideas upon arising or before sleep. Or take the book along on any mass transit commutes, to read and think when traveling.
As for myself, I keep it in the bathroom, so I may mull over my relationship with the teachings as I sit on the throne. :)
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A beautiful way to start your daySep 09, 2007
By Jason Friedlander
Each night when I go to be I read the next days thought. Then through the day I try to action it. It is amazing that each days entry seems to be exactly what you need to think about. An amazing book, will help you build compassion to every moment.
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