Health and Yoga Aphorisms Review

I have read your Health and Yoga Aphorisms book twice now and have found it to be very concise, clear, informative and helpful. It summarizes, in one place, some of the topics I had been reading about and provided clear explanations. I love your story about the five friends in the garden (Aphorism 16) and how they came about to eat what they do.

I know that with each subsequent reading I will find new understanding of your aphorisms. I can already tell, after reading Vivekananda's Raja Yoga, that my understanding is deepening. I plan on sharing this with my niece. I think it will serve her well if she finds it interesting at this point in her life.

As you already know, I LOVE the CD you made that accompanies your book. Perhaps one day I will read along while I listen to it. Now I just enjoy the melodic flow of your voice and the background instrument playing. I find it VERY relaxing and soothing.

I am going to start reading your book again now, as I have been flipping through the pages as I think and type. Your book has me thinking about what I am feeding my body.

Eileen Craige, Vienna, Virginia

I have just finished studying the Health and Yoga Aphorisms and have now begun your Yoga Philosophy Workshop DVDs. I found the Health and Yoga Aphorisms very useful and they have really changed my thinking (and thus my approach) to Yoga for health.
Jonathon, Yoga Teacher, Dubai

First I will say I enjoyed reading it very much. Now I will say the only problem I have with it or neel is what seems to be his exalting of the book as being authentic. I do believe it to be a pretty authintic book and a lot of his knowledge to be that way as well. But no one is completely perfect or authentic. Your book is good yes, let me tell you it is good. That is it, my only gripe.

Great read, seems to go in depth of what real health is. He breaks down terms and tells you what they mean in what appears to be close to the original meaning. If you are ready to read this book you could read it 100 times and not get everything out of it, or you could read it once and understand it completely. It is very cut and dry, to the root of the matter. I Love how the book is only about forty pages of reading but covers most of what you need to know about health. I could even be condensed a little more but his stories and illustrations make it an easier read, so while you could condense it, I liked it how it is.

You read all these books on health and after 300 pages you go, where do I start. I do walk away with a few questions from his book, but not 333300000 questions as I do when I walk away from other books.

Neil Lachowicz
10/23/2007

Before starting yoga courses with Neel, I had been thinking for more than one year about doing yoga. I probably did not dare to try because I was aware that it could open things in me that would be over my control, like when I studied philosophy in college.
Finally, after moving to Northern Virginia, and knowing that I would stay in the area for a little while, I though that I should really give a try. I had a look on Internet and found Neel’s website. I sent him an e-mail and, ten days later, had my first course of yoga. I liked it right away. At that time in my life, I was looking for a new approach about food, exercise, and mental balance. I read Neel’s book and understood right away that yoga could help me significantly. I also understood that everyone has to find his/her own approach. Yoga is something really personal and individual.
This is the reason why Neel is doing a fantastic job. He is able to share with his students his own knowledge of yoga, to provide them guidelines and, ultimately, to help them find their own way. He is always willing to answer their questions: questions directly linked to practice, but also questions about the more global discipline that yoga is – life, death, sleep, emotions...while having a realistic and wide enough approach so everyone can find his/her own way. Philosophy lessons are, in that regard, a privileged time to exchange ideas and develop a wider understanding of yoga. I personally found many answers and formulated many questions while reading Neel’s book, Health and Yoga Aphorisms, of Saee Tech, The Authentic Yoga School with Commentary.
I am currently traveling extensively for my job. I miss Neel’s courses but I was lucky enough to meet him at a calmer time in my life during which I built the ability to practice on my own. I am also very lucky I read his book. I come from France and, after more than one year in the US, I was still not satisfied with the way I was feeding myself. Speaking with Neel and reading his book opened my eyes. I understood that the purpose for me should not be to fight calories and pounds but, instead, to make sure that I feed my body properly. The same thing was true about my mind. I understood that activity, although everywhere in our society, was not necessarily what I should be looking for all the time. I learnt how to relax, close my eyes, pay attention to my body, ear how I feel inside. For me, it has been the first step to a more balanced life.
The exciting thing is that I know I still have many things to learn from Neel. Yoga can be an entire life. I want to explore the very wide possibilities it offers for a more satisfying and meaningful life. I know Neel will help me in this project.
Cécile Poyet, Boston, 12/14/2007

I obtained this book directly from the author, Neel Kulkarni, at the end of the first course of yoga he gave to me. I read it in one afternoon, fascinated by his very simple and interesting description of health. This book completely changed the way I perceive drugs, nutrition and exercise. It brought to me the basic and genuine knowledge necessary to have a healthy life. Now, I do not take drugs anymore if I do not really need them, I know what kind of food to eat and in which quantity to satisfy my body and, ultimately, my mind. Finally, I practice yoga very regularly as a way to reach a genuine well-being of the body and the mind.
This book opened for me a new area of personal development and a real understanding of health. I recommend it to anyone who does not feel comfortable with the Western perception of health and is looking for a new and more sensible approach.
January 8, 2008, By Cecile Poyet (Fairfax, VA USA)