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A review by marydrover
Yoga for Life: A Journey to Inner Peace and Freedom by Colleen Saidman Yee
3.0
I had a difficult time with this book. I started out really liking it. I was doing that fast nod thing at different parts, and I kept highlighting different pieces. There were two things, however, that shifted my view on it a little. This follows Colleen Saidman Yee’s life from childhood until now, and discusses not only her journey with yoga, but her journey with life. A lot of the really early stuff, before Saidman Yee discovered yoga, was very captivating. She had a lot of excellent points to make, and her discussion on living as a woman was excellent.
However, pretty much as soon as she discovered yoga, it became “this teacher said this” and “this practitioner said that”, and I felt like there were no longer any original opinions. I felt like I was being force fed beliefs from other people and that Saidman Yee had no real opinion on these matters other than they were right and that’s what we should believe. Her voice was very lacking toward the end of this, and I was discouraged by that. I also wasn’t into the yoga sequences. It’s always difficult to include yoga sequences in a book because, generally, the transitions aren’t included, and that’s what made it hard to enjoy this time. If I was a total beginner, I would just link the poses together and come out on the other side feeling totally confused and uneven.
Overall, a good read, but also a reminder why I’ve kind of stopped reading yoga books.
However, pretty much as soon as she discovered yoga, it became “this teacher said this” and “this practitioner said that”, and I felt like there were no longer any original opinions. I felt like I was being force fed beliefs from other people and that Saidman Yee had no real opinion on these matters other than they were right and that’s what we should believe. Her voice was very lacking toward the end of this, and I was discouraged by that. I also wasn’t into the yoga sequences. It’s always difficult to include yoga sequences in a book because, generally, the transitions aren’t included, and that’s what made it hard to enjoy this time. If I was a total beginner, I would just link the poses together and come out on the other side feeling totally confused and uneven.
Overall, a good read, but also a reminder why I’ve kind of stopped reading yoga books.