Part self-help and part memoir, Yoga Girl is an inspirational look at the adventure that took writer and yoga teacher Rachel Brathen from her hometown in Sweden to the jungles of Costa Rica and finally to a paradise island in the Caribbean that she now calls home.
Featuring spectacular photos of Rachel practicing yoga in amazing locations, along with step-by-step yoga sequences and simple recipes for a healthy, happy, and fearless lifestyle, Yoga Girl is all you need to inspire your own yoga journey.
The best things about Yoga Girl
Rachel’s journey is inspiring, but not all of us could or would want to make such an extreme change in our lives. However,the book has a supportive tone and is reassuringly down to earth. Right on page one, Rachel reminds us that ‘you are good enough the way you already are’. This is a refreshing change from the many health books that play on our fears of not being good enough to sell us their products. I can see why so many people have warmed to Rachel and why she has more than a million followers on Instagram.
This theme of acceptance continues throughout the book. Reading Yoga Girl is like having a supportive friend who is with me every step of the way. Okay, so when I see her in the photos on a beautiful Caribbean Island, looking windswept, toned and happy, it becomes a little harder for me to see her as the girl next door who could be my best friend – let alone someone I could aspire to be. But she’s just so supportive – I have to let my envy go!
The book contains plenty of useful advice, too. The yoga poses include detailed descriptions, photographs and variations making them easy for anyone, including beginners, to follow. There are also plenty of inspiring stories from Rachel’s own life that illustrate her points well.
The photography in Yoga Girl is stunning, which makes it a pleasure to own and browse through.
One of the things I love about this book is its ability to make me ponder what I really want from life and why. This isn’t just a book about yoga, it’s a book about learning to love and accept yourself and really be who you were born to be.
Who I would recommend this book to
For that reason, and for the beautiful photographs, I highly recommend this book. It would make a great gift for anyone who loves yoga. It is also the kind of body positive book that I would be happy to give a to a teenage girl or young woman to help her be more confident in herself. You can buy the book here.
You can follow Rachel on Instagram here. Happy Reading….