Book Review: Love Poems from God
Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West Translations by Daniel Ladinsky book review by Kenzie Pattillo THEY CAN BE LIKE A SUN They can be like the sun, words. They can do for the heart…
Book review: Myths of the Asana
Myths of the Asanas The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition Written by Alanna Kaivalya and Arjuna van der Kooij Book review by Kenzie Pattillo “Yogic myth has a genius to clothe the infinite in human form.” Eknath…
Book Review: ‘How Can I Help?” Stories and Reflections on Service
We are all walking each other home. ‘How Can I Help?’ Stories and Reflections on Service by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman The first phone conversation I had with a beloved friend after her mother died was punctuated by a lot…
Book Review: “May I Be Happy” by Cyndi Lee
“May I Be Happy” A Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind Written by Cyndi Lee A book review by Kenzie Pattillo I found a new yoga memoir at the library last month unexpectedly. I’d been in left brain…
Book Review: The Gift, poems by Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky
A Book I Wish Were Found at the Library A book review by Kenzie Pattillo I offer this book for review not because I found it at the library, but because I wish it were found there. I read poems from…
Ayurveda, Yoga & You: The Hot Belly Diet book review
Ayurveda, Yoga and You: The Hot Belly Diet by Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar Dr. Suhas (as he is called by his students and colleagues) has sub-titled his new book “A 30-day Ayurvedic Plan to Reset your Metabolism, Lose Weight, and Restore…
Bring on the Yoga Fiction – Book Reviews by Kenzie
Continuing the theme of ‘yoga books not found in the ‘Yoga’ section of the library’, I present to you two works of ‘Yoga Fiction’. Though I read all sorts of books, I turn to fiction when I want to take…
Kenzie’s Book Review: How We Live Our Yoga
How We Live our Yoga Teachers and Practitioners on How Yoga Enriches, Surprises, and Heals Us Personal Stories edited by Valerie Jeremijenko Upon finishing this book and contemplating this review, foremost in my mind was the need to convince everyone…
Book Review: Stretch by Neal Pollack & Warrior Pose by Brad Willis
‘Stretch – The Unlikely Making of a Yoga Dude’ by Neal Pollack ‘Warrior Pose’ – How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life’ by Brad Willis AKA Bhava Ram In the last sixteen years, I’ve read almost all the books in the…