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| | Richard Hittleman's 28 Day Yoga Exercise |  | Author: Richard Hittleman
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 597229
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.5 x 1
ISBN: 0517147084
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7046
EAN: 9780517147085
ASIN: 0517147084
Publication Date: July 19, 1995
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Product Description
A four-week yoga exercise plan is designed to teach one new exercise per day that utilizes yoga asanas, daily meditations, and demonstrative photographs, and provides for individuals of all ages and physical conditions.
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Caution! January 6, 2009
I have been doing Hittleman's yoga style since the 60's. I'm crippled up with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Lyme Disease, but I find that whenever I'm well enough to start up again, the 28-day program is do-able. Remarkably, it always helps me feel better--and it's the only exercise that I can do. It's very gentle and very soothing as well. It's important to keep to his 28-day schedule. I do have to be very careful never to strain--and Hittleman does repeatedly caution you not to strain!
I have to caution people starting the program today, though. Back when Hittleman wrote the book, most people were slender. Those who were overweight were just overweight--not obese. I'm not sure how he would have written his book differently today, when so many are obese--even young people--but I do want to warn people about this. Many yoga positions are not at all safe for the obese: there's just too much weight on delicate joints. Maybe he would tell these people to take a year instead of 28 days--and not do any kinds of inverted postures at all until the weight is way, way down.
Secondly, "back in the day," elderly people were not doing yoga. Today they tend to be active much later in life. I shudder to think of a 70-yr old woman with osteoporosis and 50 extra pounds, for example, doing inverted postures. A doctor's advice would be wise.
Five Star Book! September 8, 2008
I've had this book through two marriages, three children, seven states, and way too many relocations. I've given it as gifts and cherished it as a gift to myself. I'm buying it again as I lost my original. This is the only Yoga book I know of that actually coaches and coaxes you through easy-to-follow directions. I have DVDs on Yoga, but this is where I always return for quickly gaining form and flexibility. BTW: I'm 58.
A Book You'll Use Forever January 23, 2008
I first used a copy of this book way back when Richard Hittleman had a PBS program on yoga. I've returned to this book on and off ever since.
The yoga practice he teaches here is:
1) easy to do for anyone, regardless of fitness level or age.
2) presented in simple, daily, DO-able sequences.
3) nicely illustrated with photographs that show exactly how to do the postures.
4) supplemented with daily "yogic wisdom" that teaches what yoga practice can do for you.
5) finished with practice routines that you can use, well, forever.
In short, this is one of the best beginner yoga books out there. One that you'll use for a lifetime.
Yoga for Health January 8, 2008
I became acquainted with Richard Hittleman through his PBS program, "Yoga for Health." As a young adult, I used to watch this show on a regular basis. Imagine how pleased I was to find a book based on the same type of exercises which were on this particular program.
This is the third time I have purchased this book. The first copy fell apart after many years of use. The second was a gift to a friend and this last one is for my husband and myself.
As you can see I am very partial to this book. I like the fact that there is the 28 day plan which you can do at your own pace and a schedule you can follow after you have completed this plan, which incorporates all the exercises you have previously learned. I have seen other yoga books, but this is my favorite because it stresses the importance of yoga being "concerned with the health and beauty of the organism as a unified whole," rather than just self-improvement for the body.
An excellent way to be introduced to Yoga! November 4, 2007
I bought this book years ago and I loved it then! I wanted to buy one for a friend who wanted to renew her excerise habits. I highly recommend this book. It takes you step by step for 28 days. It's a good way to begin.
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