The 21-Day Yoga Body

August 19, 2013
A Brooklyn-based yoga teacher and host of Veria TV’s Rock Your Yoga, Nardini is known for founding Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga, which is described in detail in her first book. She is more concerned with building a strong and fit body than with weight loss: “Healthy is the new skinny.” Her program addresses the “whole enchilada,” using three transformational guideposts from the ancient yogi sage Patanjali (the author calls him “Pat”) who penned the yoga sutras: tapas (presence, new energy), svadhyaya (inner inquiry, truth, center) and ishvara pranidhana (aligned action, surrender). In separate chapters, Nardini takes readers through the eponymous 21 days, offering a three-pronged daily program of theme (i.e. “get off your asana”), yoga sequence (with accompanying photos), and food (a variety of creative recipes ranging from smoothies to main entrees). Irreverent, but practical, Nardini enjoys a good steak and a glass of wine, as will readers who follow her program, if they so choose. She encourages readers to eat 80-percent whole and healthy, and the other 20 percent “not so much.” With honesty, humor, and enthusiasm, Nardini takes a playful, yet energetic approach to strengthening and toning body, mind, and spirit. 337 b&w photos. Agent: Stephanie Tade, Stephanie Tade Agency.