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I'm really pleased to see that this book is so well regarded by others who have read it. I thought it was exceptional. Farhi writes about Yoga with a capital Y--not simply the physical (asana) practice, but the Yoga of which asana is but one of eight progressive methods designed to liberate the soul. There was something on nearly every page that I wanted to write down and remember.

I can see returning to this book over and over and dipping into any part of it and finding something that I need to hear at that moment. I read it over the course of a month, a few pages at a time each morning. It was a good way to reflect on Farhi's words, because there's much wisdom here. Farhi continually reminds us that yoga is not just a practice but a way of being; that if we surrender to it it will disclose our true nature. If we pay attention, the issues we encounter in and around our practice reveal the ways in which we relate and interact in the world.

If you're looking for a book on yoga postures, this isn't the book for you. But then, there are many books like that out there; there are very few like this one.