September 3, 2010 - 7:39 am
The Blog Book Tour continues!
(No idea what I’m talking about? Read Blog Book Tour: Day 01.)
Day 5, the end of week 1 (wow!), and the tour is visiting Kaileen at Kaileen Elise with a collaborative effort: Creative Weekend To-Do List
Because of the overwhelming interest & support I’ve gotten from the online community, the 27 Things to Know About Yoga Blog Book Tour is an unheard of three week long. Here’s the full schedule:
September 2, 2010 - 11:25 am
The Blog Book Tour continues!
(No idea what I’m talking about? Read Blog Book Tour: Day 01.)
Day 4 & the tour is visiting Tara at Scoutie Girl with a nifty guest post from yours truly: Find Your Creative Spark in Physical Motion
Because of the overwhelming interest & support I’ve gotten from the online community, the 27 Things to Know About Yoga Blog Book Tour is an unheard of three week long. Here’s the full schedule:
September 1, 2010 - 10:05 am
The Blog Book Tour continues!
(No idea what I’m talking about? Read Blog Book Tour: Day 01.)
Day 3 & the tour is visiting Brian at Daily Cup of Yoga with his take on my humble tome: Book Review: 27 Things to Know About Yoga
Because of the overwhelming interest & support I’ve gotten from the online community, the 27 Things to Know About Yoga Blog Book Tour is an unheard of three week long. Here’s the full schedule:
August 31, 2010 - 10:40 am
The Blog Book Tour continues!
(No idea what I’m talking about? Read Blog Book Tour: Day 01.)
Day 2 & the tour is visiting Michaela at Yoganonmous with a mini-guest post by yours truly & the 1st book giveaway on the BBT: 27 Things to Know About Yoga – Book Giveaway!
Because of the overwhelming interest & support I’ve gotten from the online community, the 27 Things to Know About Yoga Blog Book Tour is an unheard of three week long. Here’s the full schedule:
August 30, 2010 - 10:19 am
After over a month of hard work, my first-ever Blog Book Tour (for 27 Things to Know About Yoga) has begun!
“What is a Blog Book Tour,” you ask? It’s the virtual version of a bookstore tour, but instead of going to bookstores & doing signings, I visit a different blog each weekday. You may find an interview, a review of the book, giveaway contest, or even a guest post written by yours truly.
To kick things off, Erica of Spoiled Yogi has posted a fun interview we did together: Interview with 27 Things to Know About Yoga Author Victoria Klein. Visit, read, enjoy, comment, and share! 
Because of the overwhelming interest & support I’ve gotten from the online community, this Blog Book Tour is an unheard of three week long. Here’s the full schedule:
Stop by here at VictoriaKlein.net for daily weekday updates for the next 3 weeks – it’s going to be one majorly swank tour!
August 26, 2010 - 10:12 am
Meredith LeBlanc, also known as The Pondering Yogini, is a yoga teacher in Rhode Island whom I’ve chatted with briefly online. Yesterday, she’s posted a review of 27 Things to Know About Yoga that has me absolutely blushing. An excerpt:
What I like about Victoria Klein’s book is how clear and simply put the text is; that’s not to say it’s over simplified, it’s not. She has taken care to break down the fundamental aspects of yoga into 27 easily digestible sections in terms that everyone can understand. To me it’s like a Frommer’s traveler’s guide for someone new to yoga.
Thank you, Meredith!
Bonus: Meredith also took the time to post her review on the 27 Things to Know About Yoga Amazon.com page – hooray!
August 24, 2010 - 10:58 am
I’m still amidst the strange challenge of absorbing the fact that I am officially an author. Here’s hoping that it sinks in soon because I’ve booked my first two book signing events for 27 Things to Know About Yoga!
Wellness Evening Author Discussion: Meet Victoria Klein, author of 27 Things to Know About Yoga. We will also have Eve Arias, using the book Eight Steps to Happiness, speak about meditation and Buddhism. We will discuss and demonstrate the practical benefits of both to everyday life. – from BN.com
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 @ 2pm
Borders in Farmington, CT
Double Event! I’ll be discussing & signing BOTH of my books: 27 Things to Know About Yoga + 48 Things to Know About Sustainable Living (available late October 2010).
Won’t be around for these events? Help me come to your town! Tell you favorite local bookstore about 27 Things to Know About Yoga + 48 Things to Know About Sustainable Living. Tell the store manager you want author Victoria Klein to visit or contact my event coordinator, Lauren Kerensky, at lkerensky@turnerpublishing.com.
Bonus: If you & 25 of your friends buy a copy of either of my books, I’ll come visit, chat and autograph your copies at our own private event in your town, featuring locally-made cupcakes & giveaways (email me for more details).
August 19, 2010 - 9:17 am
To ensure technical accuracy & a personal perspective, I extensively interviewed a selection of yoga teachers for my 1st book, 27 Things to Know About Yoga. Those same yoga teachers are back – this time, talking about their own yoga journey, how yoga has changed them, what they wish folks knew about yoga … and more.
A very dedicated yoga teacher & passionate human being, I’m honored to say that I know Les Leventhal personally. In 2006 & 2007, I worked at a great yoga studio in San Francisco, California called Yoga Tree. As the front desk manager, I signed-in students for classes and, in the case of Les’ classes, mini-hordes of avid practitioners. Trained primarily in the Forrest style, Les is a fantastic example of how yoga can truly change your life & brighten the lives of those around you.
Victoria Klein: How were you first introduced to yoga?
Les Leventhal: I was first introduced to yoga at a gym. I was a weight lifter, about 30 pounds heavier than I am now, and I was experiencing lots of injuries and not stretching or doing anything healing at all in my life at the time.
What changes have you noticed from practicing yoga (physical, mental, … etc.)?
Some of the changes I have experienced in my body are fewer injuries (in fact, almost none) and I’m very mindful about practicing before I teach so that I am warmed up and ready to demonstrate. Other changes include my awareness of other people and their needs and my interesting ability to hold space for folks when they are going through challenges. I have also become aware of occasionally not holding that same space in a high regard for myself which is such a great part of the fluctuations of the mind and self judgment in my moments of maintaining my humanness. I’ve become more aware of balance in all things.
Which yoga pose is your all-time favorite & why?
Honestly, anything arm balancing because it defies gravity and I’ve always been a kid who likes to break the rules and there’s still that part of me that says, “Watch me get away with this”.
Why do you think there are so many misconceptions about yoga?
Ego, competition, injuries and occasionally the ads and pictures that depict an airbrushed atmosphere of perfection which is not most folks reality.
What one thing do you wish everyone knew about yoga?
That it opens us up to being truthful with ourselves and others and that we get to be flawed, imperfect humans and share with others who we are in those moments. I want people to experience that yoga can create a sacred space that allows us to exist exactly as we are and then if we see something we want to change, we can do that from actual experience and not just from thinking about it. To me, this is perfect.
[Images courtesy of Les Leventhal]
August 12, 2010 - 9:16 am
To ensure technical accuracy & a personal perspective, I extensively interviewed a selection of yoga teachers for my 1st book, 27 Things to Know About Yoga. Those same yoga teachers are back – this time, talking about their own yoga journey, how yoga has changed them, what they wish folks knew about yoga … and more.
Featured numerous times in Yoga Journal magazine & star of Yoga Journal’s Step-by-Step DVD series, Natasha Rizopoulos is one well-established yogi. Before yoga, she was a ballet dancer, social worker, and Harvard graduate. Combining the classic Ashtanga and modern YogaWorks styles, Natasha is a delightful example of an approachable, intelligent, and caring yoga teacher.
Victoria Klein: How were you first introduced to yoga?
Natasha Rizopoulos: A friend brought me to an asana class and I was instantly hooked … It was reminiscent of the best of my days as a ballet dancer, without some of the negative aspects that had caused me to stop dancing.
What changes have you noticed from practicing yoga (physical, mental, … etc.)?
All the usual suspects: I sleep, eat and move through the world will much greater ease. I feel better in my physical body, but even more important, I feel better in my own skin and have clearer perspective about who I am and what matters in life.
Which yoga pose is your all-time favorite & why?
Probably Adho Mukha Svanasana [Downward-Facing Dog]; It opens and strengthens the body in all the best ways, provides the benefits of a mild inversion, and can be held for many minutes at time thereby focusing and quieting the mind to great effect.
Why do you think there are so many misconceptions about yoga?
In the States, we are very fitness focused and in some ways body-obsessed, so it makes sense that for many people asana (postures) have come to represent Yoga. But if you practice postures without understanding the bigger picture of Yoga (all the other limbs) your experience of Yoga is very narrow and can become distorted. It’s like thinking that Times Square is New York City … Times Square is in New York, and is certainly an important part of the city in addition to being one of the first parts of the town that newcomers visit, but if that’s your only experience of New York it will give you a skewed perception of the city and you will miss an abundance of other elements that are equally, if not more, rich and rewarding.
What one thing do you wish everyone knew about yoga?
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE TO DO YOGA AND YOGA IS NOT ABOUT BEING FLEXIBLE.
[Images courtesy of Natasha Rizopoulos]
August 11, 2010 - 9:16 am
Another fellow yogi, Mandy from Yoga Addicted, has posted a review of 27 Things to Know About Yoga – and it’s all good! Along with comments about the book being a great resource & how it can benefit new & experienced yogis alike, Mandy had this to say:
I am very impressed with the organization of this book and the amount of information packed in. I really don’t think that Ms. Klein forgot anything. If you know someone that wants to get into yoga and just has no idea where to begin, this would be a great gift along with a mat.
Thank you, Mandy!
Last but not least, Mandy is also holding a 27 Things to Know About Yoga book giveaway over at her Yoga Addicted blog. With three ways to win, this is a great little contest!
