Yoga: The Top 100 Best Yoga Poses: Relieve Stress, Increase Flexibility, and Gain Strength (Yoga Postures Poses Exercises Techniques and Guide for Healing Stretching Strengthening and Stress Relief) Paperback – May 23, 2017

I've been meaning to try yoga for years now, and this book really motivated me and helped me realize it's not as hard or complicated as I thought. The thing that Susan Hollister makes clear right off the bat is that yoga is for everyone and that you don't need to spend a bunch of money on extra things to do it. I was really surprised by the amount of ailments and issues that yoga can take care of, the whole second chapter is dedicated to describing all the benefits of doing yoga. I was particularly happy to see that it helps heal chronic migraines, which I suffer from, as well as asthma, it's also a mood enhancer and can even boost your sex drive! Another fear I had about starting yoga has always been the amount of time I have to dedicate to it, but Susan explains that it's a very lax exercise that you can do as much or as little as you'd like, but 2-3 days is her recommendation. The book is filled with very detailed descriptions of the poses, and how you should ease into them, hold them and breath during them. In the end, Susan includes sample routines she has made for different levels, purposes and times of the day. All in all this book is extremely thorough and has answered all the questions I had about yoga, I'm definitely going to start doing some poses before bed!

What can I add to what has already been said? This book is absolutely a great source of information. Whether you’re a beginner or someone that already practices yoga it provides information that you might not already have. I will emphasize that the spiral bound version is fabulous. Worth a couple extra dollars. It’s so convenient to lay the book in front of you on the floor and be able to do the poses without having to sacrifice a hand to keep the book open. A bonus that I wasn’t aware of until I got the book was that at the end of the book it gives you some Yoga flows that you can follow to work into your daily routines. I highly recommend the purchase of this book.

The author's approach to yoga for all ages and conditions is nicely written, and the font size and line spacing is excellent, making it an easy book to read. I like that the positions range from simple to nearly impossible, and I found many good positions try try in the intermediate range of difficulty. On some of the photos of the positions it is a little hard to distinguish between left and right legs or arms, so I wrote in labels like rt. foot, l. foot, r. arm, l. arm, etc. Or I used my pencil to draw a straight line between say the rt foot and rt arm. But this is a minor issue and the author has written a worthwhile book, at a low price. I currently have a 60 minute routine starting with stretching, then light weights and resistance bands, and now I'm adding 2 to 4 yoga positions, and then have an aerobic workout on an exercycle or on a mountain bike if the weather is good outdoors for 30 minutes. I did like the author's suggestions to try doing some yoga posses in the morning and/or before retiring to sleep.

The poses are explained, in detail, including the benefits as well as what to consider before doing each pose. Fantastic resource.

What a wonderful book about Yoga. The illustrations are clear and I feel like I can master the poses in time.

Information is on separate pages from pictures of poses, hard to hold a pose and flip a page. Some poses don't have pictures, I expected nicer from the cover. Disappointed. Spend a little more and get nicer and more functional.

This book was a terrific overview of yoga, outlining the mental and physical health benefits. Susan Hollister breaks it down in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. She outlines poses in a comprehensive way, along with pictures and precise description. I love that Susan presents poses that focus on specific body parts, good for either rehab or toning. If you have never done yoga and want some guidance, be sure to pick up this book and it will set you on the right track. She even outlines different routines to help the beginner and motivate others to shake up the routine. Everything you need to know is right here, so get started!

Yoga is a series of physical positions with Indian/Hindu roots. All my friends have been doing yoga for the longest time and this got me interested and decided to learn more about yoga. This book has helped me a lot in learning about yoga. Modern yoga is designed to help individuals become more self aware,tuned into their body needs,while opening up to both feelings and intuition. This book by Susan has provided proven step- by- step instructions to help you master the most popular and most broadly effective yoga poses. I have learnt how to nurture my developing yoga practice from beginning to advanced level posses. Yoga has seemingly endless benefits and I believe each one of us should start engaging in yoga. This book will help you find out everything you would want to know about yoga. I highly recommend!