Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover

by Mandy Ingber

Overview

Celebrity fitness guru Mandy Ingber reveals her health and fitness tips in this comprehensive workout plan with yoga at its core, based on her best-selling DVD

Jennifer Aniston. Kate Beckinsale. Helen Hunt. Brooke Shields. In addition to their fame, these actresses share something else in common: they owe their enviable silhouettes to fitness expert and celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber.

In Yogalosophy®, Ingber-one of the most sought-after fitness and wellness advisors in Los Angeles-offers up a unique 28-day plan to help readers achieve healthier bodies and happier minds. Building on the concepts offered in Ingber's popular Yogalosophy® DVD, this handbook provides an accessible program of proven workouts and eating guidelines designed to tone and strengthen the entire body, inside and out.

In addition to recipes and detailed body-sculpting workouts (which combine yoga postures with a wide range of other effective exercises), Ingber also offers up wise insights and thought-provoking anecdotes in each chapter, encouraging readers to establish a healthier, more life-embracing mindset. Full of girlfriend-y wisdom, Yogalosophy® is a realistic, flexible, daily plan that will help readers transform their minds, their bodies, and their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580054454
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	04/23/2013
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	665,421
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mandy Ingber, The New York Times best-selling author of Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover and creator of the yoga-hybrid DVD Yogalosophy, is a celebrity fitness and wellness expert. Her twenty years of teaching experience have attracted such clients as Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Helen Hunt, Ricki Lake, Jennifer Meyer, and Brooke Shields.

Mandy’s yoga class has been awarded “Best of LA” by Daily Candy, LA Weekly, and Los Angeles Magazine. Mandy is an event headliner for the Boston Red Sox Foundation’s FenwaYoga, People’s A-List Workout, SELF’s Workout in the Park, and more. She has been a spokesperson for Silk Soymilk and is a contributing fitness and wellness advisor for Health, POPSUGAR, SELF, Shape, USA Today and Yahoo! Mandy is a fitness blogger for E! Online and People.com and is featured regularly in Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, O, The Oprah Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and more. Television appearances include Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and TODAY, among others. Mandy serves on the advisory board for New Beauty Magazine, Women’s Health, and the Cancer Prevention Clinic at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

Mandy teaches workshops at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and at independent yoga studios. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. For more, visit MandyIngber.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Practical Guidelines

How to Use this Book 6

Yogalosophy Routine 9

Food Plan 25

Part 2 The Y28 Revolution

Day 1 Set Intention 32

Day 2 Make Short-term Goals 40

Day 3 Come to Your Senses 47

Day 4 Be Grateful 53

Day 5 Think Your Way Thin 66

Day 6 Just Breathe 75

Day 7 Emotion: Put Your Energy in Motion 83

Day 8 Nurture Yourself 91

Day 9 Act As If 99

Day 10 Play! 105

Day 11 Create Healthy Habits 12

Day 12 Practice Imperfectly 123

Day 13 Cultivate a Relationship with Your Body 133

Day 14 Celebrate Your Beauty 139

Day 15 Break on Through 144

Day 16 Transform 149

Day 17 Make It Sexy 159

Day 18 Stay Positive 164

Day 19 Explore Your Freedom 170

Day 20 Respect Your Limitations 177

Day 21 Commit to Your Goals/Self-Mastery 184

Day 22 Break the Rules 189

Day 23 Change Your Point of View 194

Day 24 Be Community-minded 200

Day 25 Meditate 205

Day 26 Become a Bliss Artist 212

Day 27 Find Your Inner Rhythm 218

Day 28 Release 223

Part 3 Resources

Yogalosophy Routine Extras 230

Diet Plans 240

Plan A Clean 242

Plan B Lean 250

Plan C Green 258

Acknowledgments 266

About the Author 268

Index 269

Editorial Reviews

"Mandy brought yoga into my life. I'm excited for you to get to experience her, too! This workout will change your body and your mind."
—Jennifer Aniston (Actress, director, producer)

“Mandy brings her understanding, skill, compassion and humor into my home along with her yoga mat and great music. I love Mandy and I love her yoga. And my husband is very pleased with what it has done for my behind, on a completely shallow note.”
—Kate Beckinsale (Actress)

“Mandy Ingber brings joy, humor, and self-love into your workout. She's the best.”
—Helen Hunt (Academy Award-winning actress)

“I find Mandy's words inspiring and her choice of music is perfect to make me forget that I am dying from overexertion. She's the world's best spinning teacher, who brings me humor while she kicks my ass.”
—Ricki Lake (TV talk show host, author)

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