Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann is a comprehensive yoga manual. If you want to deepen your practice, this book offers something for beginners and experienced yogis. Schiffmann covers a wide range of topics, including asanas, breathing, and meditation and finding stillness.
This book has the potential to change the way you practice. You will learn how to find that sense of inner relaxation and stillness and use yoga for the release of fear, to soften perceptions, and become balanced, centered. Yoga and meditation create a feeling of deep inner stillness that Schiffmann describes as the peace of God.
In today’s stressful world, many of us are searching for a way to find peace. Through yoga and meditation, it is possible to feel the creative energy of God flowing through you.
This book offers advice and tips for performing yoga asanas. There are photos and detailed descriptions for each asana in great detail, which can help correct alignment in the poses. Schiffmann discusses the affect on the body and energy and offers another section on lines of energy to develop in the poses.
Schiffmann offers a detailed discussion of breathing in the asanas. Breathing is one area that is lacking in many yoga books, probably because it is difficult to describe in words on a page. This is not a problem for Schiffmann. He offers excellent explanation of the benefits and breathing techniques.
Meditation is essential to finding stillness and inner peace. The meditation section describes how asanas and meditation work together in the practice of yoga. There is a discussion of meditation and meditation exercises to help you get started or enhance your practice. The book offers great information for people new to meditation and for people who have been meditating for years.