Cain Carroll

For thousands of years hand mudras have been used in India for healing, storytelling, emotional expression, and to evoke and convey elevated spiritual states. For the first time, the elaborate system of mudras - as applied in yoga and Indian dance-has been organized into a comprehensive, fully-indexed and cross-referenced format that allows readers access to this still esoteric body of knowledge. "Mudras of India" presents over 200 photographed hand mudras each with detailed instructions on technique, application, health and spiritual benefits and historical background. The authors have extensively researched the usage of mudras and their significance in the larger context of Indian spiritual systems, and taken painstaking efforts to ensure each mudra is rendered with correct Sanskrit name, transliteration and translation to English. The book will appeal to spiritual seekers, students and teachers of yoga and Indian Dance, scholars and lay people, and anyone interested in the rich cultural heritage of Indian mudras, and the transformative effects of these powerful hand gestures.… (altro)

Partner Yoga was beautifully done: continually stressing the importance of touch, especially in American culture where it is usually avoided, while encouraging the reader to be comfortable and most importantly have fun. The book has a very good layout. The instructions for each pose was accompanied by photographs making them easy to understand and adapt for different body type combinations. Modifications were suggested for many of the postures, making them accessible for most skill levels. The book includes around sixty postures and three flow sequences. Although the authors made it seem they'd invented partner yoga, and I'm pretty sure they didn't, their book is a wonderful resource and very well done.

Experiments in Reading… (altro)