Ashtanga Yoga for Beginner's Mind

De: Kim Roberts

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

What if the most powerful thing you could do on your yoga mat was simply begin again?

Ashtanga Yoga for Beginner's Mind is a complete guide to the Ashtanga primary series — written for everyone from total beginners to experienced practitioners who want to deepen their practice from the inside out.

Most yoga books teach you to perfect the postures. This one teaches you to use them as a doorway into meditation.

Drawing on decades of teaching and practice — including authorization from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois to teach Ashtanga after studying in Mysore, South India — author Kim Roberts offers a rare combination: detailed instruction on the postures of the Ashtanga primary series, alongside practical guidance on shamatha (sitting meditation) and how each practice enriches the other.

This book is for you if:

• You're new to yoga and want a clear, accessible path into Ashtanga practice
• You're an experienced yogi or yogini who wants to add a genuine meditation practice
• You already meditate and want to use yoga to settle and strengthen your body for sitting
• You've been told Ashtanga is "only for the young and fit" — and you're ready to prove that wrong

What makes this approach different:

Rather than forcing a rigid, linear progression through postures, Kim offers thoughtful variations and modifications not typically found in traditional Ashtanga teaching. This makes the practice available to a much wider range of bodies and life circumstances — including students who can't practice six days a week.

"Ashtanga Yoga for Beginner's Mind provides a solid introduction to the tools available to undertake this process of inquiry." — Richard Freeman, Mirror of Yoga

Whether you're stepping onto the mat for the first time or returning after years away, this book offers what every practitioner needs most: a fresh start, an open mind, and a practice that meets you exactly where you are.