About the Book

"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others."
-- Buddha

Words of Praise For Guiding Yoga’s Light

“Nancy's book is helpful for yoga teachers in planning their classes and for practitioners who want to have a class experience. Each lesson is complete with a focus, breathing techniques, selected asanas, yoga philosophy, words of wisdom, and other elements to provide a total yoga experience. I used it in my classes and my students loved it!”
— Sharon Steffensen, Editor Yoga Chicago

“I highly recommend this book for teachers and students of all levels who are searching for a practical application of yoga's ancient teachings.”
— Virginia Poynton, Kripalu Certified Yoga Teacher

“This is an essential reference book for every teacher and student.”
— Diane Nelles, Yoga Teacher

Guiding Yoga's Light:
Lessons for Yoga Teachers
Nancy Gerstein
Human Kinetics (2008)

Guiding Yoga's Light — THE NEW EXPANDED EDITION is an exceptional teaching and learning tool comprised of 74 lessons for any yoga teacher or serious yoga student.

Written in easy-to-follow succinct scripts for beginning to advanced students, Guiding Yoga's Light embraces a wide array of yogic concepts: from teaching diaphragmatic breathing to creating mindfulness to applying the yamas and niyamas to hatha practice.

74 Lesson plans and scripts:

Intention provides the focus each lesson.
Asanas for Deepening illustrate and incorporate the lesson through body stretch, movement, and sensation.
Practice off the Mat helps students integrate the lesson into their daily lives by providing an assignment, a reminder, or a discussion topic.
Wise Words offer selected quotes, suggestions, or proverbs to remind students of the lesson as they engage in their practice outside the class.

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