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Summary: A delicious whirlpool of common threads and unique
Review: points of reference, this book is useful tool for anyone and everyone at any point in their lives. With an essay a day, Gates manages to stir up corners of your mind otherwise left dark in a thought provoking manner. While I finished the book in a week, I look forward to reading it again much more slowly to absorb the nuances and minutae of each essay while keeping my mind open to how to incorporate and find the insights that apply in my own life.With the dual effect of grounding and setting free, Meditations from the Mat is a must read for anyone whose dancing mind wants focus and limitless growth.
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Summary: Rolf will change your life!
Review: Read this book, and if your live in the Boston area, try to attend one of Rolf's classes. He will make you weep with joy. Rolf combines spirituality with physicality in a unique way that is truly a life-changing experience. In a culture where we, especially women, experience so much negativity towards our bodies, Rolf is a godsend - helping us love and inhabit ourselves. I have used Amazon.com for years, and this is the first time I have taken the time to write a review.
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Summary: Rolf will change your life!
Review: Read this book, and if your live in the Boston area, try to attend one of Rolf's classes. He will make you weep with joy. Rolf combines spirituality with physicality in a unique way that is truly a life-changing experience. In a culture where we, especially women, experience so much negativity towards our bodies, Rolf is a godsend - helping us love and inhabit ourselves. I have used Amazon.com for years, and this is the first time I have taken the time to write a review.
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Summary: ONE IN A MILLION
Review: Rolf Gates' book is the kind of blessing that only comes around with the regularity of Haley's Comet. By his blending of quotes, personal experience, and yoga instruction, he accomplishes something of serene wonder. His book conveys the very heart of yoga, for it reaches the reader on a level beyond words, phrases, or didactics. Using the book as a daily inspirational guide, the seeker can find and find abundantly.
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Summary: Truly a Gift!
Review: This book is a gift I gave to myself. After reading Part One, I bought several more copies for my friends and family. The book is not just for yogis. It is for anyone on the path to wellness and spiritual discovery. I have learned so much about myself from reading the daily essays and applying them to my own life. As Gates says so eloquently, "the obstacles on the path ARE the path." Think about that for a moment and quite possibly you will begin to see that what happens in life happens for a reason and the first thing you have to do is simply "Show Up."
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Summary: A Daily Dose of Yogic Treasures
Review: This book Meditations From The Mat by Rolf Gates is a real treasure! The book is broken up into chapters according to the 8 limbs of Yoga (Yama's, Niyama's, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi) and is sub-divided so that you can read a new essay each day of the year. Each essay is preceded by a quote by an eclectic array of folks, from spiritual teachers/sages, songwriters, yoga students and others. Rolf really puts these age old yogic limbs into a language that really speaks to contemporary seekers and truly bares his soul (as they say "Warts and all") in sharing his deeply felt perspective on these different limbs. This book is a true gift to those who would love a very down to earth perspective on these timeless truths of yoga. Highly recommended! Namaste
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Summary: Simply Awesome!
Review: This is by far one of the best books on yoga I have ever read. There are no postures, just daily meditations on what it means to follow the path of yoga. Each day is preceded by a quote which illuminates that day's thought. Many of the quotes are taken directly from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The book also roughly follows Patanjali's sutras in it's basic structure. The author went through a life crisis of alchohol addiction and after getting cleaned up, yoga helped him take control of his life and find spiritual peace. The daily meditations are very uplifting and will make you better appreciate your life, improve your relationships and refine your spiritual path. A highly recommend this book. It may just change your life for the better.
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Summary: a "MUST HAVE" book for anyone on a spiritual path
Review: Whether you are into Yoga or not...this is a wonderful book of thought provoking, daily inspirational quotes, stories and gentle words of wisdom. I love the set-up of one message for every day of the year..a centering thought to take out into the world to encourage you to evolve spiritually and as a human being. It is truly a book of "yoga for the mind" as well as the body. I even find peace of mind looking at the tranquil photo on the jacket cover! I keep this book at my bedside and start and end the day with its instructive and encouraging wise words.
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