A beautifully illustrated, practical and philosophical, yoga book that promotes and teaches mindfulness in both your yoga practice and your everyday life.

"The raw humility and positive energy of Marcum's perspective radiate off each page--what a great addition to the Modern Yoga canon!"--Jessamyn Stanley, author of EveryBody Yoga: Let Go Of Fear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body"Deliciously sublime...There is a practical accessibility and innate kindness in the way Andrea shares her wisdom of the body, the practice of yoga and the work of calming the mind. Like a steady, wise, unconditionally loving friend, Andrea offers here a beautiful toolbox for all of us practicing, always practicing the path of yoga."--Annabeth Gish"Andrea's combination of a challenging class, and a great sense of humor are unique, intelligent, and always leave me feeling better when I leave than when I arrived. She is an amazing teacher and I love her class."-- Heather Graham "Reading through Close to Om is a light, and airy foray into yoga. Andrea Marcum presents yoga as a serious, but fun and doable practice, with lots of good tips for practice - both on and off the mat. Her delightful stories and metaphors make it easy to understand why we might want to incorporate yoga into our daily lives for a more peaceful, happy, and healthy existence."--Beryl Bender Birch, bestselling author of Power Yoga and Director/Founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute"[An] inspiring guide for both beginners and seasoned practitioners. Marcum intersperses wisdom from such revered ancient texts as the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali's yoga sutras with wisecracks, amusing anecdotes, and useful instructions and illustrative photos. Tales from her life give this vibrant memoir-cum-manual a personal and accessible yogic touch."--Publishers Weekly"Close to Om cuts to the heart of a yoga practice. Rather than lecture on doctrine or extol ever more athletic postures, Andrea Marcum guides us in that true core workout: awakening, connecting, and residing in stillness."--Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent "At our executive retreat, Andrea convinced even the most skeptical on our team that mindfulness and yoga are exciting tools to improve our quality of life and job performance. His approachable style allowed everyone to feel comfortable and made the session a great success."-- Michael Edelstein President, NBCUniversal International Television Production"Andrea Marcum is vitality and grace personified. To meet her is to know her. She is truly fully expressed and the embodiment of love in every moment - inspiring you to laugh a little louder and love a little harder. As you flow through the pages of Close to Om, you feel as if she is alongside you personally guiding you throughout the process. Andrea is a brilliant teacher, committed to being of service to others and a forever student - contagiously curious about the world. Close to Om will invite you inside Andrea's knowledge, curiosity and heart - you'll leave with a renewed sense of inquisitiveness, inspiration and guidance."--Sarah Harvison, lululemon Global Yoga Ambassador Program Manager"In Close to Om, Andrea's vulnerable, accessible honesty invites you onto the path. She's an expert at guiding you to embrace your unique potential and at making you feel she's right there with you as you do." --Liz Hernandez, Host Access Hollywood"In Close to Om, Andrea takes us down a path that reinforces why yoga is so important to our often chaotic lives. I am grateful to have her as a steadfast and inspiring guide on my own journey."--Shannon Furman, NFL network producer "The raw humility andpositive energy of Marcum's perspective radiate off each page--what a greataddition to the Modern Yoga canon!"--Jessamyn Stanley, author of EveryBody Yoga: Let Go Of Fear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body"Deliciously sublime...There isa practical accessibility and innate kindness in the way Andreashares her wisdom of the body, the practice of yoga and the work ofcalming the mind. Like a steady, wise, unconditionally loving friend, Andrea offers here a beautiful toolbox for all of us practicing, alwayspracticing the path of yoga."--Annabeth Gish"Andrea's combination of achallenging class, and a great sense of humor are unique, intelligent, andalways leave me feeling better when I leave than when I arrived. She is anamazing teacher and I love her class."-- Heather Graham "Reading through Close to Omis a light, and airy foray into yoga. Andrea Marcum presents yoga as a serious, but fun and doable practice, with lots of good tips for practice - both on andoff the mat. Her delightful stories and metaphors make it easy to understand whywe might want to incorporate yoga into our daily lives for a more peaceful, happy, and healthy existence."--Beryl Bender Birch, bestselling author of Power Yoga and Director/Founder of The Hard & The Soft YogaInstitute "At our executive retreat, Andrea convinced even the most skeptical on our team that mindfulness and yoga are exciting tools to improve our quality of life and job performance. Herapproachable style allowed everyone to feel comfortable and made the session agreat success."-- Michael Edelstein President, NBCUniversal InternationalTelevision Production"Andrea Marcum is vitality and grace personified. To meet her isto know her. She is truly fully expressed and the embodiment of love in everymoment - inspiring you to laugh a little louder and love a little harder. Asyou flow through the pages of Close to Om, you feel as if she is alongside you personally guiding you throughout theprocess. Andrea is a brilliant teacher, committed to being of service to othersand a forever student - contagiously curious about the world. Close to Om will invite you inside Andrea'sknowledge, curiosity and heart - you'll leave with a renewed sense ofinquisitiveness, inspiration and guidance."--SarahHarvison, lululemon Global Yoga Ambassador Program Manager"InClose to Om, Andrea's vulnerable, accessible honesty invites you onto thepath. She's an expert at guiding you to embrace your unique potential and atmaking you feel she's right there with you as you do." --LizHernandez, Host Access Hollywood"In Close to Om, Andrea takes us down a path that reinforces why yoga is so importantto our often chaotic lives. I am grateful to have her as a steadfast andinspiring guide on my own journey."--Shannon Furman, NFL network producer "In the pages of the deliciously sublime Close to OM, I find myself instantly flowing into states of both soft, gentle peace and calm, grounded strength. There is a practical accessibility and innate kindness in the way Andrea shares her wisdom of the body, the practice of yoga and the work of calming the mind. Like a steady, wise, unconditionally loving friend, Andrea offers here a beautiful toolbox for all of us practicing, always practicing the path of yoga." --Annabeth Gish"The raw humilityand positive energy of Marcum's perspective radiate off each page--what a greataddition to the Modern Yoga canon!" --Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body Yoga: Let Go OfFear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body"In Close to Om, Andrea's vulnerable, accessible honesty invites you onto the path. She's an expert at guiding you to embrace your unique potential and at making you feel she's right there with you as you do." --Liz Hernandez, Host Access Hollywood"Andrea's combination of a challenging class, and a great sense of humor are unique, intelligent, and always leave me feeling better when I leave than when I arrived." --Heather Graham, actress"Andrea convinced even the most skeptical on our team that mindfulness and yoga are exciting tools to improve our quality of life and job performance. Her approachable style allowed everyone to feel comfortable and made the session a great success." --Michael Edelstein, President, NBC Universal International Television Production