The Big Book of Yoga

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Kathryn Budig's essential guide to yoga is informative and well photographed.

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The Big Book of Yoga is being called the "encyclopedia of yoga" by its author, yoga star Kathryn Budig. The book releases October 30, 2012 and will be a definitive read for any yogi. Budig is a globally respected yoga instructor who teaches domestically with YogaGlo.com and at yoga retreats and workshops around the world. She's a noted writer and contributor on the subject of yoga for Women's Health, Yoga Journal, and Huffington Post, amongst many other publications.

In an interview with Budig in January 2012, she told DietsInReview.com her deadline for the book was looming and that it had been "amazing to write." Her passion for her practice and for yoga as a whole shines through in each carefully written word and mindfully crafted instruction. The book is as informative as it is pretty to look at it.

If you could use Pinterest in a book, you'd have a hard time stopping yourself from pinning every page. Even Budig credits photographer Beth Bischoff for "making my book a visual feast." The colors pop off the page and large-print photos make it easy to follow along the instructions, no matter how novice or advanced a reader you may be.

Yoga has long been lauded for its lengthy list of benefits, and the ease with which beginners can participate in the practice and dedicated devotees can continually enhance and evolve their own practice. Whether you're seeking yoga for stress reduction, improved sleep, better overall fitness, more strength, or a quality calorie-burning workout, the 231 poses in The Big Book of Yoga are sure to get you there.

Peppered throughout the book are anecdotal tales of how a particular pose or sequence helps Kathryn through the basics of life, like jet lag. As well tips are generously shared for improving your practice, gaining more focus, and even nourishing your body for overall better health but better performance, too. General guidance for terms, equipment, and even the history of yoga is also included at the front of The Big Book of Yoga.

A very brief 3-day cleanse, with recipes and instructions, is included at the start of the book, in a chapter called The Art of Mindful Eating.

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PRO

Author is a respected, qualified yoga instructor
High-quality photography
Easy-to-follow written instructions for 200+ yoga poses
Ideal for beginners, yet valuable for experts
General yoga tips, guidance, history included
Vegetarian-friendly recipes
Guidance for improved and healthy body image
Includes professional nutrition guidance

CON

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DIET and NUTRITION

While the book is solely focused on yoga, it does a fine job of showing where nutrition and the practice intersect. A brief chapter discusses "the art of mindful eating," and discusses a variety of food-related topics as they apply to yoga.

Whether or not to eat before yoga practice, whether alcohol and yoga can co-exist, and the vegetarian-yoga connection are all common topics surrounding yoga and all discussed in The Big Book of Yoga.

A 3-Day Cleanse is included as a way to reboot your system and reset your relationship with food. A three day menu with 15 clean-eating recipes are included and are primarily vegetarian-friendly. Some of the meals and snacks on The Big Book of Yoga 3-Day Cleanse include:

Breakfast Smoothies
5 Salads, like So-Cool Cucumber Salad
4 Soups, like Sweet Potato Soup
3 Entrees, like Green, Eggs And No Ham
Snack suggestions include hard-boiled eggs or fresh berries

This will not be a long-lasting diet that you follow. The intention is clearly noted as a three-day reset.

Recognizing a lack of her own nutritional expertise, Budig employed Dr. Debbie Kim, an LA-based holistic nutritionist, to create her nutrition plan and recipes.

EXERCISE

The entire book is dedicated to yoga, an exercise and form of fitness art all its own. There are 231 yoga poses demonstrated in The Big Book of Yoga, all easy to follow thanks to striking photography and clear, written instructions.

For beginners, the most basic and essential poses are demonstrated - think sun salutations and downward dog. For the more experienced or advanced yogi, there are even poses to help you improve your practice, or even grow in to more demanding positions.

The Big Book of Yoga even breaks down poses and sequences to aid special areas of interest. A chapter on yoga for sex shows poses that men and women can do together and separately to improve the quality of their sex life. As well, a chapter on yoga for moms demonstrates poses idea for pregnant mothers and mommy-and-me poses for getting fit while connecting with their little ones.

Yoga for athletes, yoga for emotional health, yoga for hormones, and yoga for life are other niche areas of focus with dedicated chapters, poses, and guidance.

CONCLUSION

Kathryn Budig is a white-hot star in the yoga field right now, and it shows in her Big Book of Yoga, published with Women's Health. Whether leading group yoga classes through her practice at Yoga Glo in California, or leading yoga retreats around the world, Budig's passion, knowledge, and thoughtful approach to yoga is highly sought after.

The Big Book of Yoga will leave beginners with a stronger understanding of the practice and a firm foundation on which to develop a yoga practice of their own, while experienced yogis will be able to examine and improve their own practice thanks to the visual and well-written guidance.

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