1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom: Take Your Practice Beyond the Mat

I am a new yoga teacher, and so I have eagerly sought resources to help me plan my classes. In particular, I like to have a theme for each class (e.g., "gratitude," "balance," etc.), and I like to share quotes with my students that fit with my theme. This book has proven to be one of the best sources I have found for the latter. One of the most helpful things about it is that it is broken up into categories, which makes it so much easier to find sayings that fit with my theme. If I am doing a class on transitions, I know I am likely to find something relevant under one of several sections, such as "Embracing Fluidity," "Accepting Change," or "Changing Gear." Plus, the book includes MORE than just quotes--there are meditations, pose guidelines, and practice suggestions. This book is an excellent guide for yoga teachers and a great source of wisdom for any yogi.

My favorite "go to" book for teaching yoga. Great quotations, ideas and insights. A quick little reference book. I take it with me to every yoga class that I teach. However, I am not super excited about the way the topics are organized. I have had to learn about where things are in it by studying the book and feeling out its method of organization. I use Post-it notes to mark what I want to refer to.Also, as another person mentioned, it might be nice to have this book as a spiral so that the pages do not detach from the center spine. Bought this for a person getting her 200 RYT as a gift. It is one of the best reference books I have ever owned.Note on the packaging of my sender: Wow! The book came in a tattered and torn white envelope and I was amazed the book did not fall out of its packaging. Really risky and I was lucky it came in tact and was not damaged. The package got damaged (shredded!) but the book was fine.

Actually, the only thing little about this book is the length and width. The inside is packed with inspiration and information. I open it every day to be reminded and to learn something new.

A great book with lots of quick information and interesting tidbits. Has given me great ideas to share with classes and I now start my practice each day with the warm-up suggested from the book. The reason for the 3 star rating is the books format. A little larger book with less pages would have been better. I have a feeling this book will eventually start to pull away from its binding. I open it and hold it ever so carefully. The other small complaint is the layout. The author broke the information down by morning, noon and night, That makes it hard to use it as a reference style book and find things you want. Putting the info together in categories ( ex. all mudras, all breathing exercises, all sayings, etc. ) and coding them with a symbol to suggest when in the day they are useful, would have made this book a gem........a pearl even. The illustration art is very pretty.

Cute little book, much smaller than I envisioned. Full of a lot of helpful information for the yogi.

I was hoping this would have short quotes I could read during my classes. It's pretty much useless for that.

A great gift. I read a few lines in the morning sometimes. It’s useful.

I love the layout the this book. It is concise, organized and references other pages throughout the book, which I like. You don't feel as though your randomly flipping back and forth. The only thing I wish it had was pronunciation guides to Sanskrit words.Great travel book for the yoga or gym bag.

This book gives an introduction into the different strands of yoga and helps beginners to learn key vocab. Explanations (along with drawings) help the reader to try out different poses. I like the fact that it gives the reasons behind each pose and offers a pose for different situations of life. It's the kind of book you don't have to read like a novel...you can just pick of and read a section or find a pose you want to do. Very simple to read, with clear explanations. Lovely images and use of colour throughout.

Good book as described, delivered quickly and at a good price

A little treasure to be dipped into at random, you never know what you will find. Not all yoga is done on the mat, you have to live it and this little book helps you do it - I'm in my eighties and still learning

Good for people interested in yoga beyond just the exercises.Good content, but size and shape of book makes it slightly awkward.

Lovely book