40 Days to Personal Revolution - by Baron Baptiste (Paperback)

About the Book

A master yoga teacher introduces his personal, step-by-step program--which incorporates yoga practice, diet modification, and guided meditation--to help readers transform their lives and promote complete mind-body-spirit well-being.

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author of Perfectly Imperfect

From Baron Baptiste, author of Journey Into Power and the "spiritual master driving the yoga revolution" (Self), a hands-on, step-by-step guide to adapt to your needs and lifestyle to make your body sleek, your mind clear, and your spirit light.

In 40 Days to Personal Revolution, Baron Baptiste--one of the world's most beloved master yoga teachers--inspires us to transform more than body and mind: He gives us the tools we need to set ourselves free to live the healthful life we've always imagined. In the next forty days you will create a whole new way of being and living. Tapping ancient wisdom and his own personal experience, Baron has created a relevant and completely practical program that will lead you to the clarity of mind, body, and spirit that awaits on the other side of your revolution. Each week includes:

-A yoga practice to do every morning
-Principles to cleanse your diet along with eating plan
-Instructions to begin and deepen a meditation practice
-Excavation questions to root out limiting beliefs and patterns

Let the Revolution Begin Now!

Review Quotes

Ana T. Forrest Founder of Forrest Yoga and owner of the Forrest Yoga Circle in Santa Monica Baron's fresh and synergistic approach to yoga has excited and turned on many people who previously thought yoga had nothing to offer them. He has contributed greatly to spreading the benefits of yoga in the United States.

Beryl Bender Birch Author of "Power Yoga" Baron's 40-day plan offers a friendly and genuine springboard into personal revolution of body and mind, showing us how to build strength, motivation, and discipline one day at a time. He connects how we practice and what we eat with how we feel -- whether we're working, socializing, meditating, or playing with the kids and dogs. Just take the plunge!

Gary Kraftsow Author of "Yoga for Wellness" and "Yoga for Transformation" Baron creatively blends wisdom from great masters of Western spirituality with Yogic insights into the process of transformation. The result is a refreshingly simple, yet surprisingly profound manual for personal transformation. What remains is for the reader to actualize the processes he offers, and experience the Revolution.

Rodney Yee Author of "Yoga: The Poetry of the Body" In "40 Days to Personal Revolution, " Baron takes off into newfound freedom and inspiration. He shares his formulas with all of us so directly and selflessly. Let his book take you deep into the wisdom of yourself to liberate your true nature.

Sharon Gannon Author of "Jivamukti Yoga" The Bhagavad Gita tells us, in chapter six, that one of the best births, though difficult to attain, is to be reborn into a family of yogis. Baron has accomplished this difficult feat, and his reflections are worth listening to.

Ana T. Forrest

Founder of Forrest Yoga and owner of the Forrest Yoga Circle in Santa Monica

Baron's fresh and synergistic approach to yoga has excited and turned on many people who previously thought yoga had nothing to offer them. He has contributed greatly to spreading the benefits of yoga in the United States.

Beryl Bender Birch

Author of "Power Yoga"

Baron's 40-day plan offers a friendly and genuine springboard into personal revolution of body and mind, showing us how to build strength, motivation, and discipline one day at a time. He connects how we practice and what we eat with how we feel -- whether we're working, socializing, meditating, or playing with the kids and dogs. Just take the plunge!

Rodney Yee

Author of "Yoga: The Poetry of the Body"

In "40 Days to Personal Revolution," Baron takes off into newfound freedom and inspiration. He shares his formulas with all of us so directly and selflessly. Let his book take you deep into the wisdom of yourself to liberate your true nature.

Sharon Gannon

Author of "Jivamukti Yoga"

The Bhagavad Gita tells us, in chapter six, that one of the best births, though difficult to attain, is to be reborn into a family of yogis. Baron has accomplished this difficult feat, and his reflections are worth listening to.

Gary Kraftsow

Author of "Yoga for Wellness" and "Yoga for Transformation"

Baron creatively blends wisdom from great masters of Western spirituality with Yogic insights into the process of transformation. The result is a refreshingly simple, yet surprisingly profound manual for personal transformation. What remains is for the reader to actualize the processes he offers, and experience the Revolution.

About the Author

Baron Baptiste is the son of two of America's yoga pioneers. He began to seriously study yoga at age twelve and trained extensively in all the major traditions before creating Baptiste Power Yoga in the mid-eighties. Baptiste has trained both celebrities and athletes, including Helen Hunt, Randall Cunningham, Raquel Welch, and Elisabeth Shue, and for four years he was Peak Performance Specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles. He divides his time between his yoga studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Sundance, Utah.