toniapeckover's review against another edition
3.0
A nice introduction to the deep and complex world of yoga philosophy. The language and philosophical concepts of Yogic tradition are unfamiliar to me so there was much I could only grasp at the most basic level, but Michael Stone's generous, kind nature and and his passion for these ideas does come through and I had several ah ha! moments while reading. (I would have given this more stars if Stone's writing had been a little less opaque, but I could sense in his words the challenge of describing abstract concepts in text.) At any rate, it's definitely one to keep and refer back to as I continue with my yoga practice.
ehawk's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent delve, definitely a lot to think about and great enrichment for my practice, though I would not make this a first foray into yoga.
jenlouden's review
5.0
for serious yoga thinkers who wish to go past the basics, read a little at time and mull it over.
allen's review
5.0
So good. I will come back yo this book, again and again to help enrich my yoga and to increase my understanding of the mind, the body, and the spirit in yoga.
danarama's review
3.0
I've made a few attempts at this one over the past few years but this time I decided to soldier through. It's a bit too abstract for me, and sometimes academic. There were times were Stone was so airy in his sentences, I pretty much couldn't extract any semantic meaning from them.
That said, I enjoyed some of the discussions of selflessness and thought the chapter on sunyata/emptiness was approachable and interesting.
That said, I enjoyed some of the discussions of selflessness and thought the chapter on sunyata/emptiness was approachable and interesting.
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