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Shakta Kaur Khalsa is an expert on sharing yoga with children and this book is great! (She wrote another book called Kundalini Yoga which is excellent for teenagers and adults, too.)
In this book, she's created little stories. As you tell the stories, you (and the kids) do corresponding yoga poses/movements that illustrate them. I haven't tried this with kids yet, but they seem like they'd be fun and not forced or corny.
What makes this book different than many others is that its basis is kundalini yoga. Kundalini shares a lot with other types of yoga, but you'll also find some things here that are more specific to it. As a lover of kundalini yoga, this is a plus to me!
(And I know I'll be thinking of "riding the camel" or "the washing machine" when doing my next spinal warm-up series. ;)
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It was the cover of this book and then Neil Gaiman's review that first drew me to this book. And I'm so glad!
I recommend this book for all ages and definitely adults. It's wise, clever, funny, touching, and spiritually satisfying. This is now one of my favorite books ever!
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I highly recommend this funny, wise, and inspiring book to YOU! Before you know it, you'll be coming up with idea after idea about how to free yourself from the never ending drudgery of the capitalist machine and begin to really enjoy life.
One weak point in the book, to my mind, is that the author over romanticizes the Medieval Catholic Church. I understand why he does it, but I think it detracts a little from the book overall.
With that one downside, I still give this 5 stars! Excellent book!
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I'll be honest. When I picked up this book, I thought it was just another Woman Starts Restaurant/Bakery books. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy those books a lot. The more graphically (pornographically?) the breads and spices are described, the better! But they do tend to be light reading.
This book was much more than I expected and a delightful surprise. It's got all the great food-lover aspects, but also more serious and dramatic elements. It leaves you feeling good, though. I definitely recommend it.
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The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Emma Peabody, September 6, 2009
The Curious Garden is a beautiful story of a kid named Liam and what happens when he finds "a lonely patch of color" in a quite bleak city.Liam's earnest, quietly confident determination is just right and this is a great book for kids and adults alike.
There's an inspiring, practical message here and absolutely no preachiness. Wonderful illustrations tie it all together.
You'll love it!
Fly Like a Butterfly: Yoga for Children by Shakta Khalsa
Emma Peabody, August 24, 2008
Shakta Kaur Khalsa is an expert on sharing yoga with children and this book is great! (She wrote another book called Kundalini Yoga which is excellent for teenagers and adults, too.)In this book, she's created little stories. As you tell the stories, you (and the kids) do corresponding yoga poses/movements that illustrate them. I haven't tried this with kids yet, but they seem like they'd be fun and not forced or corny.
What makes this book different than many others is that its basis is kundalini yoga. Kundalini shares a lot with other types of yoga, but you'll also find some things here that are more specific to it. As a lover of kundalini yoga, this is a plus to me!
(And I know I'll be thinking of "riding the camel" or "the washing machine" when doing my next spinal warm-up series. ;)
(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Emma Peabody, July 9, 2008
It was the cover of this book and then Neil Gaiman's review that first drew me to this book. And I'm so glad!I recommend this book for all ages and definitely adults. It's wise, clever, funny, touching, and spiritually satisfying. This is now one of my favorite books ever!
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Freedom Manifesto: How to Free Yourself from Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Mela by Tom Hodgkinson
Emma Peabody, June 15, 2008
I highly recommend this funny, wise, and inspiring book to YOU! Before you know it, you'll be coming up with idea after idea about how to free yourself from the never ending drudgery of the capitalist machine and begin to really enjoy life.One weak point in the book, to my mind, is that the author over romanticizes the Medieval Catholic Church. I understand why he does it, but I think it detracts a little from the book overall.
With that one downside, I still give this 5 stars! Excellent book!
(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Chez Moi by Agnes Desarthe
Emma Peabody, May 24, 2008
I'll be honest. When I picked up this book, I thought it was just another Woman Starts Restaurant/Bakery books. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy those books a lot. The more graphically (pornographically?) the breads and spices are described, the better! But they do tend to be light reading.This book was much more than I expected and a delightful surprise. It's got all the great food-lover aspects, but also more serious and dramatic elements. It leaves you feeling good, though. I definitely recommend it.
(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
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