The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Moral Observe

this book is perfect
I am reading this book as part of a group activity, we are reading a chapter a month, and doing the exercises each week as specified n each chapter. I LOVE it, it is so well written, simple, and straight forward, and addresses the spiritual aspects of yoga that are not always know to people practicing yoga as a form of physical strengthening. I am not a yogi, and only know a handful of the physical postures in yoga so far. This book is what I needed to understand not only why I might want to practice yoga, but also accesses the spiritual path of enlightenment through simple, grounded, practical every day practices and personal inquiry. I LOVE this book. None of these spiritual concepts are new to me – however, it is the way the information is presented and the simple unfoldment of the concepts that is really really lovely (and helpful). I recommend this book to everyone – those first starting out on a spiritual inquiry or in the practice of yoga, and those who will find this a revisiting via a new voice and perspective. This book would make a great gift too. I love it.

It’s a must read.
Excellent book. It’s a reminder of what we as individuals need to work when it comes inner personal transformation.

One to Keep and Reread
It’s an easy yet insightful read — a slow digest. I’m rereading it now, even after thoughtfully consuming it and journaling along with it the first time. I enjoyed it so much that I bought another copy for a buddy. I keep it in my bag to always have handy. It is peace for the soul and nourishment for the mind.

Really great book
In my opinion, this is the best and most important book on yoga to be released in a long time. Why? Because the ten yamas and niyamas -as specified by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras- are at the core of yoga and (I believe) essential for real personal growth. And yet they are given cursory treatment by many if not most yoga teachers in the west, who seem unaware of the subtle facets and profound qualities of these “jewels.” And they are ignored by many of today’s mental health professionals, who seem unaware that modern psychotherapeutic approaches are embedded in yoga’s prescriptions for “ethical” practice of restraints and observances. Somebody really needed to write a book on this! And I must say, Deborah Adele really delivers the goods.Take for instance, Adele’s chapter on Satya (truthfulness, honesty). It is a work of art in its own right, offering the wisdom and clarity one needs to liberate powerful forces within oneself. In this chapter, Adele includes the sensible yet unusual insights of Carl Jung, Yogiraj Achala, and Mahatma Gandhi, among others, along with her own hands-on understanding. In the process, Adele addresses, for all of us, the fear (dangerousness) involved with being completely truthful, the differences between “Nice” and “Real,” the epic partnership between truth (satya) and nonviolence (ahimsa), and the value of conducting our own Gandhi-esque “experiments” in truth.There is so much more to this chapter than the glimpse I’ve given here, but I hope I’ve communicated the fact that this chapter (and the book as a whole) has great depth and breadth. It is evident that Adele has immersed herself in the yamas and niyamas, emerging with lessons, teachings, and insights that could be of value to anyone. Highly recommended. I learned plenty.The author’s website provides lots of useful supplementary material, including some excellent video overviews, radio interviews and discussions. I liked the fact that Adele SOUNDED like a gentle, wise, effective person.I confess that I have a bias here. I believe that my own life has been influenced, and even transformed, whenever I’ve aligned with the yamas and niyamas over the last 15+ years. And as a result, I was in the process of writing my own (first) book on this long-neglected topic, emphasizing how it relates to progress in psychotherapy. Well, I still think there’s a future in that book! Suffice it to say that I share the author’s enthusiasm for her topic.

O Yamas e Niyamas são tratados de forma clara e profunda.

The Yamas & Niyamas is written in an easy to read fashion. While for those with experience of the subject it revises on these areas, there are several interesting inspirations which are food for thought, and at the end of each chapter a 4 weeks by week exercise to follow to help with self development. A very good read for those quite new to the Vedic philosophy. I would admit that I have never followed any similar exercise, but those set in the book are quite thought provoking and well worth working on. Very complimentary to Bhakti Yoga.