Yoga for Real Life by Maya Fiennes: a book review

 Here is a confession: one of my favourite ways to waste use pass time is in a bookshop. My university is very close to a large shopping mall and far too many of my breaks are spent wandering around one of the many bookshops, flipping through pages, reading paragraphs, sliding books in and out of their places. Isn’t that one of the most lovely things about bookshops? Everything is in order, everything has its own place. 

Ok, enough with the rant about bookshops, get on with the review!

So, at the beginning of the week I stumbled across this book by Maya Fiennes. I was immediately drawn to the soft tones and the beautiful front cover.

‘Yoga for Real Life’ explains the practice of Kundalini yoga, which Maya believes “is the secret of true joy”. If that claim isn’t enough to make you want to give it a go how about being more relaxed and able to cope with the stresses of everyday life, to complete daily tasks without rushing, have a deeper relationship with your family and friends, to look and feel more vibrant and alive? (paraphrased from the introduction.)

I have owned this book for less than one week and I am already well and truly in love with it. Maya’s style of writing is easy to read while being informative. The book is divided into chapters based around each Chakra and gives specific poses, meditations and nutritious recipes to help clear and stimulate each area. Each direction is accompanied photographs and step-by-step instructions on how it should be to completed. So even if you are new to yoga it could be easily understood.

Maya has included tips on letting go of fear, pregnancy and birth, eating well and simply finding joy in everyday.

I am so happy I stumbled across this book and could not recommend it more highly. Maya also has a website, mayaspace.com where you can purchase the book along with DVDs and other bits and pieces if you are interested.

Thanks for reading!