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Linda Lister, Yoga for Singers: Freeing Your Voice and Spirit Through Yoga. Published by lulu.com, 2011, 164 pp. Print version, $25.00; e-book $15.99; e-book PDF format, $12.99. www.yogaforsingers.com
Yoga is part of mainstream fitness trends, as evidenced by classes routinely offered in health clubs and community centers. Many singers use yoga as a way to discover optimum body alignment, breathing, and mental focus. Linda Lister, in Yoga for Singers, presents an introduction to the discipline, as well as an explanation of its usefulness for singers.
There are six branches of yoga, but the book is devoted to the one most helpful to singers: hatha yoga, or physical yoga. Within hatha yoga, there are many branches, but Lister focuses upon the iyengar and kundalini branches. Iyengar centers on the alignment of the body, while kundalini is founded on harnessing the...