Series: Downward Dog Mysteries (Book 2)
Paperback
Publisher: Midnight Ink (January 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738742090
ISBN-13: 978-0738742090
Synopsis
Yogi Kate must clear her name of murder in this charming yoga mystery
When Kate Davidson gets an offer to teach yoga classes to wedding guests at the Elysian Springs resort, she jumps at the opportunity, even though it means being forced to endure the wedding ceremony of the center’s two caretakers.
Avoiding the M-word turns out to be the least of Kate’s problems when a wedding guest is found floating face-down in the resort’s hot tub, shortly after a loud, public (and somewhat embarrassing) fight with Kate. The police pick Kate as their number-one suspect, so she’s forced to team up with boyfriend Michael, best friend Rene, and German shepherd sidekick Bella to find the real killer. But they’ll have to solve the murder before the police arrest Kate, or her next gig may last a lifetime–behind bars.
Guest Post
Yoga for Mystery Readers
I’ve been a mystery writer for the past three years, but
I’ve been a fan for most of my life. Like
most mystery enthusiasts, I love curling up on the couch and visiting crime
scenes with my favorite sleuth, amateur or otherwise. Reading transports me to
worlds I would otherwise never experience and introduces me to people I would
otherwise never meet. But all of that armchair sleuthing takes a toll on my
body, particularly my back.
Yoga is the perfect antidote. If you practice yoga, you
already know what I mean. If not, here
are a few reasons you should give it a try.
Five Key Reasons Mystery
Readers Should Practice Yoga:
- Reading is a sedentary activity and bodies need movement. Bodies don’t like to be stationary for long periods of time. Yoga, even simple, gentle yoga, gives our systems much-needed movement.
- Most people read using very bad posture, which leads to over-stretched backs and tight chest, shoulder, psoas, and hamstring muscles. A well-conceived yoga practice can counteract all of it. Yoga in America is often thought of as stretching, but in reality, it’s much more than that. Yoga both strengthens and stretches, and it improves cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive health.
- Yoga improves energy. When I’m in the middle of a great read, I can stay up all night, which is great until I need to get up the next morning. Yoga, even more than caffeine, helps me feel alert and rested. And if you prefer more suspenseful mysteries, the right breath practice can allow you to fall asleep, in spite of the psycho-killer lurking in the pages on your nightstand.
- Yoga promotes focus, which allows mystery readers to sort through clues, pay attention to subtle details, maybe even figure out whodunit well in advance of their favorite sleuths.
- Yoga helps readers live a longer, more pain-free life. And if we live longer, we can devour more mysteries!
Did I convince you?
If so, here are some specifics.
Any yoga pose that helps counteract the effects of bad
posture will be beneficial for readers. Back
bends counteract readers’ C-shaped, slumped posture by opening the fronts of
the shoulders, stretching the fronts of the hips, and strengthening the upper
and lower back. Warrior I, Cobra, and Locust are great poses to start with.
I published an article about yoga poses for better posture
at http://www.wholelifeyoga.com/blog/yoga-poses-for-better-posture-response-to-a-student-question-2/
The photos are especially helpful and a great place to start.
Just ask Kate Davidson, the yoga teacher/sleuth in my newest
mystery, A Killer Retreat. Yoga is good for
everybody. Readers, writers—even yoga studio owners with overly tight
hamstrings and embarrassingly bad tempers. Bella, her unruly German shepherd
agrees. Nothing beats Downward Facing Dog
to prepare a guard-dog’s body for chasing away evil yoga student intruders.
In A Killer Retreat,
you will be introduced to yoga principles, breath work, even a pose here and
there. Most importantly, you and Kate
will solve a murder and hopefully have a few laughs along the way. You’ll also travel to the beautiful Elysian
Springs Resort on Orcas Island and meet some crazy new characters, including a
goat lawyer!
I hope you read my series and love it. And remember,
practice a few yoga poses between chapters!
Tracy Weber is the author of the award-winning Downward
Dog Mysteries series featuring yoga teacher Kate and her feisty German
shepherd, Bella. Tracy loves sharing her passion for yoga and animals in any
form possible. The second book in her series, A Killer Retreat, is
available January 8, 2015, by Midnight Ink.
Tracy and her husband live in
Seattle with their challenging yet amazing German shepherd Tasha. When she’s
not writing, Tracy spends her time teaching yoga, walking Tasha, and sipping Blackthorn
cider at her favorite ale house.
Visit her at TracyWeberAuthor.com
About This Author
Tracy Weber is the author of the award-winning Downward Dog Mysteries series featuring yoga teacher Kate and her feisty German shepherd, Bella. Tracy loves sharing her passion for yoga and animals in any form possible. The second book in her series, A Killer Retreat,
is available January 8, 2015, by Midnight Ink.
is available January 8, 2015, by Midnight Ink.
Tracy and her husband live in Seattle with their challenging yet amazing German shepherd Tasha. When she’s not writing, Tracy spends her time teaching yoga, walking Tasha, and sipping Blackthorn cider at her favorite ale house.
For more information, visit her online at TracyWeberAuthor.com and WholeLifeYoga.com.
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