This is an uplifting and inspiring book of stories who found yoga to be a help in their lives. Many people in this book had huge problems and yoga was a huge help. Some people in this book had little problems and yoga was a little help. One person (when do you ever see this much fairness in a book?) found yoga but doesn't like it, and nevertheless continues to practice it. Such a lovely gem of a book for all of us who practice. ( )

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers in exchange for my honest review of it.

This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in yoga and may even encourage you to pull out your mat and fit in a little extra practice. It's so refreshing to see diversity of all kinds represented in this book, especially in size and shape. This book helps to dispel the myth that only skinny, fit individuals can practice yoga. Anyone can practice yoga, you needed be any of any "type" or creed. The essays are heartfelt and the portraits beautiful. This is definitely book I will return to, to enrich my own budding yoga practice. ( )

Lauren Lipton's "Yoga Bodies" is subtitled 'Real People, Real Stories, & the Power of Transformation.'
And it's such a joy to see real bodies in action.

Each of us long time Yoga practitioners have our own story, but it's nice to meet these varied people and learn theirs. And it's a true joy to see the mix of ages and body types.

This beautiful book belongs in each Yoga studio, on coffee tables and bookshelves, and in libraries and gyms.

Much credit for the book's success also goes to Jaimie Baird for the great shots. ( )

This is a beautiful book in it's message and it's layout. Yoga is a practice that benefits people from all walks of life, all ages, all body types, all abilities. It is a personal form of nurturing and physical fitness. This lovely book shows the reader just that. Each of the stories is different and yet meaningful to the reader in some way. I have been practising yoga for about five years and unfortunately only found time for it after retirement. I wish I had pursued it during those stressful parenting and working years because I think it would have helped. Give this book to your friends who practice and to someone you think might benefit from the practice. They will each see themselves in these pages. Thank you Lauren Lipton and Jaimie Baird. ( )

I wondered if a book like this would end up appealing to me. It did. The photography is lovely, and combining each person's take on an aspect of their yoga practice was really interesting. It was good to hear different people's perspectives on how they relate to yoga; there are many message out there, and often they're not as positive as I think yoga was meant to be.

There were all kinds of bodies, though of course most were slim... but that there were big people, non-typical yoga people...I liked that a lot. I think I'll get out my mat. ( )