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Summary: Amazing
Review: I have the hardcover 1995 edition but it's the same as the other books and I love it! i'm up to day 10 ans I feel great and I already lost 2 pounds with no diet!!! People this is the best book ever. Now I'm just hoping that he'll write a book about Ashtanga Yoga.
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Summary: Excellent - very easy to follow
Review: I have used this book for several years and bought copies for friends. I am now looking for the video - does anyone know where to get it?
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I knew the moment I opened this book that it was the right choice! Firstly, it was inexpensive (you can't beat 6 bucks to be physically and mentally fit! :-) and secondly it is gentle and slow, but with constant progression. By the end of the month self-esteem is on the rise and weight and stress are dropping. 5 Stars for an excellent resource!
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Summary: Flexibility since 1979
Review: I purchased a copy of Hittleman's 28 day plan at the urging of my sister in 1979 and have used it nearly every morning since. Now fifty, I must say I'm still nearly as flexible today as I was in my early years of using this wonderful program. I augment it with weight lifting every other day and mountain biking and road cycling as much as possible, although for years it was my only mode of exercise. I have no doubt that yoga has helped keep me injury free while engaging in other physical activities, especially the inevitable crashes one takes Mt. Biking. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to increase their flexibilty and acquire a little "spirituality" along the way. It is especially appropriate for beginners.
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Summary: The author got on my nerves.
Review: I recently decided to take up yoga to ease aches and pains incurred by standing up all day at work, and also to get some muscle tone. This book was my first, and I didn't last long with it. Lots of reviewers have mentioned its good points here, so I'll just voice my dissenting points. And so, without further ado, this is why I didn't like this book...(1) Hittleman has a condescending and dictatorial writing style that I do not like. He keeps on drumming it into our heads that we must follow his routines *exactly* as written, but never explains why. The result is that we end up irrationally afraid of injury if we deviate at all from his plan. He doesn't explain anything about "balancing" the workout by alternating backward and forward bends, or anything like that. he just gives us the routine and says, basically, do it this way or else. Some days I would have back pain, and the day's routine didn't include any back exercises. I wanted to add to the routine but was worried something bad would happen, since Hittleman hadn't explained the logic behind the design of the workouts. (2) Hittleman rarely tells us what muscles we are supposed to be working with any given exercise. Yeah, maybe women in the late sixties were not expected to know the names for their muscles, but I would certainly have appreciated more detail than "your legs" or "your waistline". How am I supposed to know if I'm doing the exercise correctly if I don't know where I'm supposed to feel the "pull"? (3) Insulting tripe like the "Scalp Exercise". This is not an exercise. It consists of pulling at your hair for a minute or so. Yes, it's pleasurable, but it's not an exercise, and I don't want to waste my workout time playing with my hair. (4) Awkward design of workouts. The way the routines are set up, you go through and do each exercise once, then go through and do each exercise a few more times, then start all over and do each exercise in succession *again*, this time in a slow-motion "dance" routine style. What is the point of ending the routine with a relaxing, lying-down move if we just have to get up and repeat the darn thing two more times? If I'm going to do three reps of something, I'd rather do them all at once, before moving on to the next exercise. (5) The disturbing admonition to eat as little as possible. Hello? We are not Highly Evolved Mystics who can sit on top of a mountain and subsist on air for the rest of our lives. We need to eat FOOD or we will end up in the HOSPITAL. I understand that we should try to eat sensibly, but Hittleman's extreme advice bothers me and scares me. After a brief period working with this book, I decided (a) that I wanted to continue in yoga, and (b) that I needed a different book to do it. I'm currently working my way through Lisa Trivell's _I Can't Believe It's Yoga_. And I'll be sure to review it once I've formed my opinion on it!
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Summary: Excellent for all levels of Yoga
Review: I truly enjoyed this book. I teach Yoga and have recommended it to all my students. It gives clear instruction to position and breathing for all poses and postures. Highly recommend for those wanting to teach or just practice Yoga.
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Summary: It makes me feel whole and relaxed.
Review: I use to watch Richards program when it was on t.v. and would follow it daily. I purchased the book and also would do the routine in it. Years later I have just bought the larger book the 28 day plan and am looking so forward to not only seeing the results in my body but releasing this stress. The stress is the main reason why I chose to resume doing yoga again but the phyiscal results are a big plus as well. I am also wanting a video on Richard Hittleman's. Where is Richard Hittleman these days anyway??????
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Summary: This is/was the best yoga program.
Review: I was a follower of Richard's in the 70's. (Remember his wonderful TV show). I would also like to find the large version of this book as well as the videos.
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Summary: Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!
Review: I was given this book for Christmas and I love it,love it, love it! I am visiting amazon to see what other gems are available from the same author. I have just completed day 16, and I've lost 4.5 lbs, I feel better, my skin is clearer then since puberty, and I look forward to my daily practice. It is not an easy ride, some of the routines are challenging, but every single one is rewarding. I feel so good after I complete the routine, I cannot wait until the next day! This has won a place on my bookshelf, and in my heart, forever. : )
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Summary: Another testimony to back relief exercises
Review: I worked through the program back in the 80s, but I continue to use several of the exercises/positions to relieve upper back tension. What a gift. I am delighted to see that this book is still in print, as I lent away (permanently) my original copy.
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