
The Reluctant Yogi
A Quirky Guide To The Practice That Can Change Your Life
Carla McKay(Author)
Gibson Square Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 8. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-906142-99-5 (ISBN)
Description
Like many people Carla McKay thought that yoga was for health nuts only. Things changed, however, when a friend persuaded her to give it try for a laugh. She did laugh - throughout the class. But the practice was also different from what she had expected. In The Reluctant Yogi she describes how she got hooked over time, and asks experts what yoga does for us. She discovered that research shows yoga has something for everyone of every shape and size, young to old: it will tone your body, calm your mind, make you sleep better, strengthen your bones, boost your immune system and even make you lose weight. Learning her asanas from her pranayama, Carla finds along the way how you, too, can change your life with yoga.
Reviews / Votes
'Humorous - Carla McKay does for yoga what Lynne Truss did for grammar.' Telegraph 'Can really change your life.' Daily Mail 'A must-read - it made me grab my mat!' Helena Frith PowellMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-906142-99-5 (9781906142995)
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E-Book
04/2013
Gibson Square
€5.99
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Person
Carla McKay is a novelist and the former fiction-editor of the Daily Mail. Her novel The Folly of French Kissing was published in 2012. She divides her time between Oxford and London.
Content
Foreword Introduction: Do Not Attempt This at Home 1 Taking the Plunge 2 A Helping Hand 3 Stretching Yourself Healthy 4 The Yoga File 5 Striking a Pose 6 When Yoga Hurts 7 Breath of Life 8 Unseen Forces 9 Meditation: Out of Your Mind 10 I Try TM 11 Eating Like a Yogi 12 Gurus, Who Needs 'em? 13 Men on Mats 14 Does God Believe In Yoga? 15 'Corporate Karma' Conclusion Appendices: I Choose Your Own Style of Yoga II Yoga Blogs III Kitcheree Recipe