40 Days to Personal Revolution: A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul

Why 40 days? Because that's how long Jesus wandered in the desert to be purified. That's how long Noah spent in the ark. And that's how long Baptiste says it will take to wipe out your old way of thinking – the negative emotion and habits that hold you back – and change yourself physically and mentally. His six-week program comprises yoga, meditation, diet and what Baptiste calls “excavation questions” to raise mind and body awareness. Founder of the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute, the author boasts an impressive celebrity clientele and he takes something of a mass-market approach to his theories. This book is polished and well-presented, with clear photo illustrations of yoga poses in a friendly and easy-to-read format, but it doesn't break much new ground. Best for beginners.   

L.G.E.

January/February 2004