It’s A Long Way To The Floor is a true story of how yoga changed the life of a hot dog-eating, sports-loving, weight-lifting, Mr. Corporate America from the inside out.

When my yoga practice became more than a weekly pastime, I began undergoing subtle but incredible physical, mental and spiritual changes. But because I initially didn’t understand those changes, I struggled through them as one would walk in the dark. The exciting thing is, once I realized what was happening to me, not only was my progress and enjoyment elevated to new levels but my stress related illness which had brought me to yoga in the first place, had all but disappeared.

Though writing this book sometimes felt like trying to put smoke in a cage, I’ve strived to capture the true essence of what I’ve learned from my practice and from some of the best teachers of our time. But don’t worry. The book is lighthearted and begins with a summary of my life, just to prove that I’m normal and don’t walk around wrapped in a white robe and talking to myself!

It’s A Long Way To The Floor, covers everything from how to physically and mentally let go and enjoy your practice to detoxification, patience, honesty, stress management, the mental side of stretching, confidence, meditation, contentment, anger, how to address injuries, the conflict between lifting weights and your yoga practice and how these lessons can be applied to everyday life.

You may be wondering what qualifies me to write this book? Quite simply, I’m the guy next door. I’m the guy you see going to work, raising the kids, mowing the lawn and walking the dog. I’m an ordinary guy to whom these wonderful, extraordinary changes are happening. Which means, they can happen to you too.

Om shanti,

David Byck