A review by kelli7990
enLIGHTened: How I Lost 40 Pounds with a Yoga Mat, Fresh Pineapples, and a Beagle Pointer by Jessica Berger Gross
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Here’s what this book is about:”In enLIGHTened, Jessica shares the core principles of yoga philosophy—not the poses and postures, but the ancient system of ideas that lies behind them, drawn from a 2000-year-old text called the Yoga Sutras. The inspiration for this memoir-driven diet and health book is studied by devout yoga students and teachers, and offers answers to eating smartly, living right, and losing weight. Jessica goes beyond yoga's merge into mainstream—beyond trendy diets, unsustainable exercise routines, and the quest for the perfect figure. Using spiritual philosophy, and personal stories everyone can relate to, she sets the reader on a journey to self-acceptance, personal peace, and long-term health.”
I listened to this book on Audible. I got this book for free from Audible recently and I enjoyed it. I found it very interesting. I wanted to read this book because I’m overweight and I like doing yoga. I also like how I feel after doing yoga. I was practicing yoga a lot for awhile by watching yoga videos on YouTube and then I got out of the habit of doing it. I find it hard to stay motivated sometimes but I also know that I can be really disciplined about doing something when I put my mind to it. This book didn’t inspire me to change my diet and exercise more even though my doctor has told me many times that I need to exercise more but this book has inspired me to get back to doing yoga again.
I listened to this book on Audible. I got this book for free from Audible recently and I enjoyed it. I found it very interesting. I wanted to read this book because I’m overweight and I like doing yoga. I also like how I feel after doing yoga. I was practicing yoga a lot for awhile by watching yoga videos on YouTube and then I got out of the habit of doing it. I find it hard to stay motivated sometimes but I also know that I can be really disciplined about doing something when I put my mind to it. This book didn’t inspire me to change my diet and exercise more even though my doctor has told me many times that I need to exercise more but this book has inspired me to get back to doing yoga again.