09/18/2017
L.A. yoga teacher Marcum brings her reflective, challenging yoga perspective and practice to the page in this inspiring guide for both beginners and seasoned practitioners. Marcum grew up in Santa Cruz, Calif., a “lard-ass” gymnast who suffered from weight issues and self-loathing. Restless and on a “neurotic quest,” she stumbled into a yoga class and was hooked. This text melds yoga poses and sequences with yoga philosophy. Readers will learn about how to settle into a downward dog as well as the meaning of the various yoga tenets such as pratyahara (going inward) and satya (truthfulness). Marcum intersperses wisdom from such revered ancient texts as the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s yoga sutras with wisecracks, amusing anecdotes, and useful instructions and illustrative photos, oft repeating the phrase “How you do your yoga is how you do your life.” Tales from her life (about the first yoga class she taught, to two students, one of whom walked out; her days as a songwriter; how she met her husband) give this vibrant memoir-cum-manual a personal and accessible yogic touch. Agent: Jane von Mehren, Aevitas Creative Management. (Jan. 2018)
*This program is read by the author and includes three exclusive bonus meditations*
Andrea Marcum's Close to Om is a practical and philosophical yoga audiobook that promotes and teaches mindfulness in both your yoga practice and your everyday life.
Before Marcum was a sought after celebrity yoga teacher, she was someone who thought she couldn't do yoga because she couldn't be still. Now after sixteen years of teaching yoga, she works with network executives, global brands, Hollywood actresses, and everyone in between.
Yoga is the yoke of body, mind, and spirit, and in Close to Om, Marcum offers a guide to teach all three aspects of yoga showcasing Marcum's signature unique style, this program combines the teaching of poseswith the exploration of yoga philosophy and insight into meditation and mindfulness.
By the end of Close to Om, listeners will not only know a lot about yoga and its poses, but they'll also know more about themselves: who they are, what they want, and how to get there-on and off their mat. The progression in Close to Om is the architecture of every yoga practice-and will show listeners that how they do their yoga is how they do their life.
*This program is read by the author and includes three exclusive bonus meditations*
Andrea Marcum's Close to Om is a practical and philosophical yoga audiobook that promotes and teaches mindfulness in both your yoga practice and your everyday life.
Before Marcum was a sought after celebrity yoga teacher, she was someone who thought she couldn't do yoga because she couldn't be still. Now after sixteen years of teaching yoga, she works with network executives, global brands, Hollywood actresses, and everyone in between.
Yoga is the yoke of body, mind, and spirit, and in Close to Om, Marcum offers a guide to teach all three aspects of yoga showcasing Marcum's signature unique style, this program combines the teaching of poseswith the exploration of yoga philosophy and insight into meditation and mindfulness.
By the end of Close to Om, listeners will not only know a lot about yoga and its poses, but they'll also know more about themselves: who they are, what they want, and how to get there-on and off their mat. The progression in Close to Om is the architecture of every yoga practice-and will show listeners that how they do their yoga is how they do their life.
Close to Om: Stretching Yoga from Your Mat to Your Life
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940171953492 |
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| Publisher: | Macmillan Audio |
| Publication date: | 12/26/2017 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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