Books about
Yoga for Women

1. Ashtanga Yoga for Women: Invigorating Mind, Body, and Spirit with Power Yoga (2003)
2. Yoga for Women (2002)
3. The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health- A Lifelong Guide to Wellness (2002)
4. A Woman's Book of Yoga- Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles (2002)
5. Power Mudras- Yoga Hand Postures for Women (2002)
6. Every Woman's Yoga- How to Incorporate Strength, Flexibility, and Balance into Your Life (2002)
7. Yoga- A Gem for Women (2002)
   See also:
   Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum
   Ayurveda for Women

Ashtanga Yoga for Women: Invigorating Mind, Body, and Spirit with Power Yoga
by Sally Griffyn, Michaela Clarke

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Ashtanga Yoga for Women presents the exciting and empowering practice of power yoga in a balanced fashion that addresses the specific needs of female practitioners. It teaches the asanas (postures) and shows how Ashtanga works for women of all different ages, shapes, and weights, allowing each woman to bring prana (life force) into her upper lungs and distribute it throughout her body for better physical and mental health. Although known for its intense workouts, Ashtanga yoga is suitable for everyone, and Ashtanga Yoga for Women presents a variety of popular sequences helpful for addressing everything from stress relief to detoxification. 240 color photos and a full-color, illustrated introduction to Ashtanga are featured.

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Yoga for Women
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa

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Women from every stage of life will learn the healing wisdom of yoga health secrets as passed down through the generations.

Featuring exercises that target women's health issues and alleviate the symptoms of menopause, Yoga For Women shows how this ancient practice provides the solution to staying flexible, healthy, and youthful at any age. Packed with more than 500 full-color photographs, healing remedies, tips, and inspiring true stories, this is a practical manual that nurtures and empowers women at every stage of their lives.


About the Author
Shakta Kaur Khalsa has practiced and taught yoga since 1975 and is certified as a Kundalini yoga instructor. A member of Yoga Alliance and the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association, she has also written several books, including Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga For Children, Kundalini Yoga and KISS Guide to Yoga.


Reader Review
User Friendly and Personal, October 30, 2002
Reviewer: sumukid from Leesburg, VA USA
I love this women's yoga book. I truly enjoyed the combination of hatha yoga and kundalini yoga, the recipes and the meditations. I especially like the conversational and "personal touch" which makes this book both informative and "intimate". It's like practicing with a group of friends who are sharing instead of just lecturing.

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The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness
by Linda Sparrowe, Patricia Walden, David Martinez (Photographer), Judith Hanson Lasater

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A must-have, January 23, 2003
Reviewer: A reader
As a long time practioner of Pilates, a relative newcomer to traditional yoga, and a woman who has, and will, experience some of the health issues, I found this book a great source of reference. What I found most useful, aside from Patricia's yoga poses & Linda Sparrowe's easy-to-read writing style, are the suggested herbal & dietary alternatives throughout the book. Not only do I have a copy, I bought one for all my closest girlfriends!! This book is a definate must-have in any woman's bookcase!!

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A Woman's Book of Yoga: Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles
by Machelle M. Seibel, Hari Kaur Khalsa

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"Simple practices to help you stay healthy, calm, and strong, and to carry you forward in a natural progression toward wisdom, real beauty, and the strength of realized grace that belongs to all women," promise Machelle M. Seibel, M.D., and Hari Kaur Khalsa, authors of A Woman's Book of Yoga.
The authors, a gynecologist and a yoga instructor, offer prescriptions for the transitions in women's lives. They teach the health and stress-reduction benefits of breathing, postural, and meditation exercises, including particular activities for menstruation, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause, sexuality, and digestion. Spiritual as well as physical health benefits are stressed: "The goal of yoga is to reveal the connection between the human being and the Divine Self."

This is not a simple self-help book, but a serious, mindful guide for a beginning study of kundalini yoga: philosophy, spirituality, postures (illustrated), meditations, and health advantages are addressed. "The yoga itself is not the goal, but it is the key to opening the door to health, self-love, and self-realization," write the authors. -- Joan Price
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About the Author
Machelle M. Siebel, M.D., is a reproductive endocrinologist at the Fertility Center of New England and a clinical professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Boston University School of Medicine. He is an expert in alternative and nutritional approaches to gynecology.

Hari Kaur Khalsa is one of the most respected Kundalini yoga and meditation teachers in the world, and has created specialized yoga programs for pregnant women, senior citizens, and youngsters. She lives in the Boston area.


Reader Review
More than a book about yoga, January 25, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from Natick, MA United States
This book is not your average book about yoga for women, but one that celebrates all aspects of a woman's life cycle. The strength of the book is the collaboration with Dr. Seibel, showing the relationship between the yogic concepts and what we know about the body through modern science. The book is beautiful, with clear instructions and photographs. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in coming to a better understanding of their femininity and celebrating their womanhood.

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Power Mudras: Yoga Hand Postures for Women
by Sabrina Mesko

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THE POWER TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS

Yoga hand movements (called mudras) tap into abundant healing, balancing, and energizing powers. Our bodies contain 72,000 pulsing electric energy currents; keeping that energy flowing powerfully throughout the body is the key to our well-being. The simple three-minute practices introduced in this book will enable you to balance that flow–to redirect, recharge, and stimulate brain centers, nerves, and organs, according to your need; to discover the pleasure of being the natural you.

The acknowledged master of this ancient practice is certified yoga therapist Sabrina Mesko. She created this book especially for women, providing brilliantly clear and beautifully illustrated instruction’s for the performance of seventy-nine powerful exercises, specifically organized to help women feel better, look better, and reclaim their feminine essence. She includes mudras for

•Emotional balance • Antiaging •Sexual empowerment •Computer related health problems • Facing fear • Overcoming anxiety •Higher consciousness • Better communication • Stronger character • Wisdom • Prosperity • Happiness

The author’s expert recommendations for appropriate breathing exercises, visualizations, mantras, and affirmations reinforce the potency of each mudra. In less than ten minutes a day, you can permanently redirect your life and dramatically improve its quality. No previous experience with yoga is needed. If you can move your arms and hands you can use these ancient practices to transform your life.


About the Author
Sabrina Mesko, Eastern trained but Western-based, completed an intensive four-year study of yoga teachings with world-renowned masters, one of whom entrusted her with bringing the sacred mudra techniques to the West. Sabrina graduated with honors from the internationally known Yoga College of India and became a certified yoga therapist. She holds a bachelors degree in sensory approaches to healing, a masters in holistic science, and a doctorate in ancient and modern approaches to healing from the American Institute of Holistic Theology.

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Every Woman's Yoga: How to Incorporate Strength, Flexibility, and Balance into Your Life
by Jaime Stover Schmitt

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Yoga truly is for every woman. Its therapeutic and healing powers are vast— its benefits range from strengthening and toning to stress and pain relief, from childbirth preparation to easing through the menopause transition. Every Woman's Yoga focuses on specific yoga practices that are most suitable for women. Whether you are already into yoga, or just getting started, this informative guide will help you nurture your mind, body, and soul.
Come discover how yoga can:
·Help reduce signs of aging and decrease stress
·Relieve the discomfort of pregnancy, menstruation, and menopause
·Build strength and promote flexibility to support bone health
·Support recovery from breast cancer treatment
·Ease incontinence, digestion, and elimination
·Reduce fatigue and depression
·Promote inner beauty, build confidence, and manage weight


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"This practical guide, based on the time-honored wisdom of yoga philosophy, will inspire women to move toward wholeness, vitality, and balance in a gentle manner." — Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D., spiritual head, Himalayan Institute

"Grounded in the most authentic teachings of yoga and happily avoiding the bells and whistles of 'brand-name yogas,' this simple and elegant book will be a joy for the woman who works with it regularly." — Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., author of Radical Healing

"With firm moorings in traditional yoga, Every Woman's Yoga encompasses many of the lofty principles of classical yoga while being extremely practical and useful to every woman." — Srivatsa Ramaswami, author of Yoga for the Three Stages of Life

"From strengthening to relaxation to soul connection, Jaime has created a beautifully thorough book for all women at any stage of life." — Colette Crawford, R.N., director, Seattle Holistic Center

"Every Woman's Yoga is an excellent guidebook for women of all ages and cultures. Jaime Stover Schmitt has written a masterful work on the ancient, life-generating practice of yoga evoking the feminine spirit of healing and nurturance." — Swamini Mayatitananda (formerly Bri. Maya Tiwari), author of The Path of Practice


Reader Review
Every Woman's Yoga - impressive stuff, November 11, 2002
Reviewer: A reader from Brooklyn, NY United States
Clear, generous, thorough, accessible, fun... I am so impressed with what Dr. Schmitt has done with this book. There's such a wealth of information here (especially compared to the "coffee table" type yoga books that seem to be propogating in the bookstores now), yet her book is somehow light - easy to read and apply.

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Yoga: A Gem for Women
by Geeta S. Iyengar

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Yoga, A Gem for Women presents a detailed, practical guide for the yoga student who wants to go deeper with her practice of Hatha Yoga. The book is divided into three sections that create an integrated path of yoga suitable for both the beginner and advanced student:

Theory--Yoga and Women
A natural bridge to health and well-being
Practice--Knowing Your Body
Techniques and benefits of over 80 asanas complete with photographs and detailed instructions
Experience--On the Threshold of Peace
Relaxation, breathing and the practice of meditation

Reader Review
A wonderful book for women, November 26, 1999
Reviewer: Mrs Shelina Gorain from Canada
This is a wonderful book with specific reference to the main biological stages of a womans life & identifies which asanas (poses) should be practiced or avoided at those stages.. i found this book during my pregnancy at a time when i was confused whether to continue with certain yoga poses.. the book helped to clarify all my questions and has helped me continue with yoga confidently during pregnancy. My copy of this book is published in india in 1983 & subsequent publications may have a different format, but my copy is not the sort of book that you can open up at a page, & simply copy a pose by looking at a picture, some of the newer yoga books i have noticed follow this "easy" format which is weak in content & high in glossy pictures.. this book is very rich in content - be prepared to spend some time reading in detail about useful background information as well as the poses & their effects & various techniques for achieving a pose. -- This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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