Review of Literature
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Though you must remember that this course is not about reading, it is about actually exercising, reading can help you focus your energy and reach your greatest potential. For that reason, here are a few books that can guide your own personal journey through the realm of physical exercise.

If you want to do some light reading on the subject of physical exercises, then John Bingham’s book No Need For Speed: A Beginner’s Guide To The Joy Of Running (2002) might be fun and inspiring for you. Bingham was a “couch potato” who smoked, drank, never exercised, and was quite overweight before he found the joy of running. He teaches that you must have the courage to take the first step, which is simple and yet the hardest part. The book explores how and why you should run. It also is encouraging and tells the reader to accept oneself where one is and then try to make oneself a little bit better. He has a conversational tone and a great sense of humor as well.

A good book for studying general holistic health is Lorena Monda’s book The Practice Of Wholeness: Spiritual Transformations In Everyday Life (2000). This book is a practical guide to spiritual transformation that applies to the average person in their everyday life. It also combines the four major aspects of our whole being: the body, mind, emotions, and spirit, which is the basis for our “humanness.” The reader can learn to be whole, healthy, and interconnected. It also will help the reader find his or her “true self.”

The book Eight Lectures On Yoga (1992) by Aleister Crowley is an intense and important text to note when learning about yoga. It does not teach the postures. Instead, it gives a detailed description of the limbs of yoga and how to think like a yogi.

But on the other hand, if you would like more instruction and cannot find a proper teacher, then the book Emotional Yoga: How The Body Can Heal The Mind (2001)by Bija Bennett might be more helpful while still addressing the important eight limbs of yoga.

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