yoga4healthyliving

Angela's Yoga Books

Angela's yoga books www.angelas-yoga-books.co.uk is a great website from which to choose and treat yourself to a yoga book.  My students are often asking me for recommendations of yoga books and I find it really difficult to recommend just one.  Some of my favourites include Erich Schiffman's 'The Stillness of Being' for his relaxation script.  Another is Dr. Ali's 'Yoga Therapy' great pictures and not ridiculously dangerous!

The Wheel of Life- Memoirs of Death and Dying

The book of the above title by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross is marvellous for those coping with losing loved ones.  It has helped me in supporting my dear friend Catherine Radclyffe who passed away in September having livedwith ovarian cancer, on and off ,for over 11 years.  Catherine was such a vibrant and lively lady and lived life to the full right up until the last week or so. Catherine rarely complained of her illness and had a fantastic summer working and enjoying the holidays with her sons and husband.  Her qualities of care and compassion for others was so very much a part of her. Many of us will miss greatly her knowledge of homeopathy and natural, healthy ways to eat and take care of ourselves. 

I learnt so very much from Catherine, particularly from spending time with her in her last couple of days.  Perhaps this quote from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross sums up what I take from this experience:

'It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up - that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.'