This groundbreaking practice takes you gently by the hand and guides you home to your feminine body and soul in a simple format:

• Step-by-step instructions for the Moon Salutation sequence, with variations for all levels of ability and fitness
• Detailed pose descriptions with modifications to meet your body’s unique needs, from menstruation to menopause and in between
• Healing and empowerment practice for both men and women ~ from body shame, isolation, sexual trauma, or society’s devaluation of the feminine
• Poems, guided meditations, and intimate prayers to awaken a deeper spiritual meaning

Let yourself be led into this empowering sequence, rich with posture variations for different bodies and the changing seasons of life. Hear your own voice echoed in the moving personal stories of women’s healing, and discover the hidden HERstory of Yoga to celebrate your own feminine Yoga practice.

“‘Hallelujah! Halleluhja!’ I said to myself over and over again as I read Laura’s new book.”
         Finally, at last, here is a book that speaks the truth about how so often women have taken on the male experience of Yoga, without understanding our own needs and energies. Laura has given voice to the power and deep goodness of the feminine in the world of Yoga. Thank you, Laura, for this revelatory, insightful, fascinating, and beautiful book. A must read for those women who practice Yoga, as well as for those who don’t.”
         ~ Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T., and author of nine books on Yoga, including Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation

“Laura has given us a great gift through the birthing of Moon Salutations! As we align with the moon’s feminine principles, we enhance the dynamic power women naturally embody, propelling us into an era where kindness, love and compassion, high feminine values, reign supreme.”  
         ~ Nischala Joy Devi, author, The Healing Path of Yoga, The Secret Power of Yoga and The Namaste Effect

“A great book that will help women to support and nourish themselves through menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and simply being a woman. Laura provides guidelines for practice and the history of both Sun and Moon Salutations to reinforce the power of women and Yoga. With all good wishes for this book’s success!” 
         ~ Angela Farmer, cofounder of Yoga from the Inner Body

“A wise, full moon of a book. I had to stop, cheeks wet, remembering the transformative experience of practicing the Moon Salutation. I literally jumped from my chair to try it again, inspired anew by Cornell’s stories and evocative descriptions. Moon Salutations will be a source of healing, acceptance and transformation for countless women who discover it on their path.”  
         ~ Amy Weintraub, Founder of LifeForce Yoga and author of Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists

“A masterpiece of Yogic insight. This book delicately balances the personal with the calls and screams and songs of the universe and the universal. Daily practice of the Moon Salutation breaks down habits of negativity, empowering both women and men to become tenders and menders, no longer victimized by generations of societal and in some cases personal abuse. This book should be read by all Yoga teachers, male and female!”  
         ~ Christopher Key Chapple, Ph.D., Director, M.A. in Yoga Studies Loyola Marymount and author of 10 books on Yoga including Yoga and the Luminous: Patañjali’s Spiritual Path to Freedom

“A beautiful weaving of stories, yogic truth-telling, inspiration, and love. The Sun Salutation and hidden masculine values have long dominated Yoga and this book brings needed balance by reinstating the moon to her rightful place. Thank you Laura!”
         ~ Camille Maurine, author of Meditation Secrets for Women

“Laura Cornell is a stand-out voice and remarkable teacher in the area of Yoga and women’s empowerment. Her cutting-edge wisdom is to be devoured. This book is no exception.” 
         ~ Rachael Jayne Groover, Creator of Art of Feminine Presence and author of Powerful and Feminine

“A gorgeous read… filled with generosity of spirit, understanding, and compassion. A visionary book that needed to be written for a long time, and I can’t imagine anyone better to have done it.”
          ~ Esther Wyss-Flamm, Ph.D., Mind-Body Coach for Women and Founder, Women’s Leadership Institute

“This beautifully written book movingly describes the process and deeper meaning of the Moon Salutation.” 
         ~ Carol P. Christ, Ph.D. author of Rebirth of the Goddess: Making Sense of Feminist Spirituality and WomanSpirit Rising

“What a wonderful gift! I love what you have written and will use your book in both my own practice and my teaching.”
         ~ Deva Parnell, senior Kripalu Yoga teacher and co-creator of the Moon Salutation