Nancy Alder, co-founder with Jenny Naes, of the Namaste Book Club discusses reading and yoga. Find out the what, how and why of establishing a book club for yoga enthusiasts and learn some of the behind the scenes work that makes it so successful. Nancy will share some of her memorable experiences with authors, fellow club members and the yoga community as we follow along on the journey from idea bouncing around on Twitter to NING community. She provides a sneak peak at what is in store for the Namaste Book Club in the coming months/years. Be sure to join us for this insightful and revealing look at “a place where we can share our love of learning about yoga. Suggest, review, critique and discuss books. Namaste!”
Original air date: May 10, 2010
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Namaste Book Club Reading List includes:
- Heart Of Yoga
by T. Desikacher
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika
by Swami Muktibodhananda
- Yoga in America
by Deborah Bernstein & Bob Weisenberg
- Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
by Sarah Macdonald
- The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness
by Pema Chodron
- Yoga The Spirit And Practice Of Moving Into Stillness
by Erich Schiffmann
- Downward Dogs and Warriors: Wisdom Tales for Modern Yogis
by Zoe Newell
- Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being
by Alan Finger
- Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence
by Mathew Sanford
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Wonderful interview! This list of books is very impressive! Wait a minute–I was there. I read all those books, thanks to Namaste. Without Namaste I know I wouldn’t have read most of these books.
Bob