Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold by

Her first words spoke as if from my own heart. I am a poet and life is poetry for me...this book is full of life and poetry. Yoga is much more than twists and poses, yoga is an art that lives from within, and from within these poems paint like no other I have read. Simple, passionate and caring, this is a book for the true yogin.

When I read the poem about the Warrior 2 asana, I was hooked. These poems are evocative and beautiful. Leza Lowitz's book is a pleasure for the mind, for the eyes, for the hands, and for the heart.Namaste!

Wow. I love this book. It has a way of inviting you in to a place where you are breathing and stretching your mind just reading this. I have tried many of these poses and it was uncanny to me the way Lowitz was able to capture in words and spirit the experience of the movement. In addition, it was interesting to hear her own autobioraphical experiences and struggles move through these pages. The next time you go into Yoga class or practice on your own, after reading this book, you will not only be working through your body and mind - Lowitz gives you the tools to find your own voice (how incredibly valuable!) and work it out through your spirit. Bravo.

WHEN I PICKED UP LEZA LOWITZ'S "YOGA POEMS" IT FIT PERFECTLY IN MY HAND IN A REAL INVITATION TO ENTER...THE GRACEFUL ILLUSTRATIONS... THE PAPER AND PRINT... A FITTING FRAME FOR THE WORK WITHIN. I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT YOGA BUT I WAS MESMERIZED BY THE WORDS FLOWING DOWN THE PAGE LIKE MUSIC...NOT ONLY THE THE SOUND BUT THE SENSE AS WELL. THE METAPHORS ARE GORGEOUS. I FELT A KIND OF ENCHANTMENT BECAUSE AS A SINGER SO MUCH OF THE EXERCISE AND PHILOSPHY BEHIND YOGA ARE WHAT A SINGER PURSUES ALL HER LIFE. I COULD FEEL THE BREATH RISING TO FILL THE BODY, THE SOUND FLOWING THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM, THOUGHT, ALWAYS THOUGHT PRODUCING THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY AND PROMISE OF THE MUSIC. ONE NEVER REACHES FOR OR MANUFACTURES A SOUND OR AN EMOTION. ONE THINKS AND IT IS THERE. IT TAKES SO MUCH CONCENTRATION AND REPETITION UNTIL NEAR PERFECTION IS ACHEIVED AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT IS A SUPREME MOMENT. ALL THROUGH LOWITZ'S BOOK I EXPERIENCED AGAIN MY PREPARATION AS A SINGER AND ISN'T THAT WHAT POETRY IS MEANT TO DO.... TO MAKE THE READER RELIVE A PARALLEL EXPERIENCE, TO APPROACH IT FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, TO SEE AND FEEL ANEW.... ENRICHED...AND THAT IS WHAT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK CREATED FOR ME.

Recently, having found the pleasure, pain and expansiveness of yoga I read Leza Lowitz's YOGA POEMS enthusiastically finding myself in many of her passages. As a workout yoga is demanding; as a meditation it is an ever-quieting place, and as a life journey it is never-ending. YOGA POEMS totally echoes my own personal feelings and works to help me further explore them. I feel I am going to run out of the journal pages contained in the book too soon. I highly reccommend this gently bound book!