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81) Love Yoga
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Randalle Love expresses the beauty of the body through the practice of yoga.
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In this revolutionary work, Dr. Paul Dugliss offers the keys to understanding the profound gifts of Patanjali. He provides a context that illuminates the great genius of the Sutras and makes them understandable, practical and real. This translation and commentary offers a profound insight into the workings of consciousness and yoga.
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The Mat Companion series provides a methodical approach for using science to balance and connect the body and mind in yoga. The fourth book concludes the series with arm balances and inversions-two pose categories that clearly integrate opposites within the body. In our bipedal form, the hips and lower extremities are the weight-bearing construct. The more mobile shoulders and upper extremities allow us to interact with the world. In arm balances,...
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"One's whole life is an obstacle course. The more obstacles you overcome, the bigger the prize. If you avoid the obstacles, then there is no prize. Without those obstacles, you would never discover your capabilities. So instead of cursing the obstacles on your path, or the people who placed them there, try to find ways that will help you face them and overcome them. And when you do, a great joy will arise within you and you will bless the obstacles...
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Through full-color, three-dimensional illustrations of the skeleton, major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Dr. Ray Long describes the science behind yoga. A board certified orthopedic surgeon who has studied yoga for more than 20 years, Dr. Long combines his knowledge of anatomy with his understanding of yoga to present the anatomic structures that are key to your practice of this discipline. The book balances art, science, and spirituality as it...
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"The Yogi Philosophy may be divided into several great branches, or fields. What is known as "Hatha Yoga" deals with the physical body and its control; its welfare; its health; its preservation; its laws, etc. What is known as 'Raja Yoga' deals with the Mind; its control; its development; its unfoldment, etc. What is known as 'Bhakti Yoga' deals with the Love of the Absolute-God. What is known as 'Gnani Yoga' deals with the scientific and intellectual...
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El yoga es una antiquísima disciplina que ha sido transmitida de maestros a discípulos a lo largo de los siglos; en la actualidad se ha convertido en una práctica destinada a conservar el equilibrio de la mente y el bienestar del cuerpo. Esta guía le enseñará las principales posturas y los ejercicios respiratorios más eficaces de una manera clara y sencilla. La práctica del yoga le ayudará a mejorar la respiración y corregir los defectos...
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Yoga, the ancient mind-body practice, is booming in popularity, but there's no attractively packaged overview for the mainstream enthusiast. Introducing The Little Book of Yoga. This eBook presents all the basics for yoga lovers of every interest and skill level-beginner or advanced, committed or just curious. The contents, broken into five sections for a customizable reading experience, include illustrated pose instructions and practical wisdom that...
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From the Introduction Over the last half millennium, one book has established itself as the classic work on Hatha Yoga--the book you are holding in your hands. An Indian yogi named Svatmarama wrote the Hatha Yoga Pradipika in the fifteenth century C.E. Drawing on his own experience and older works now lost, he wrote this book for the student of Yoga. He wrote this book for you. Table of Contents Introduction Asanas Pranayama Mudras Samadhi Contributors...
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Subtitled Jewels from the Teachings of Swami Satchidananda, this booklet collects hundreds of this great Yoga Master's seminal teachings in pithy aphorisms in his own words like You are happiness personified and Renounce the selfishness and you will be in Bliss. Each of these gems is capable of guiding a lifetime. Organized into 28 topics including Happiness and Fun, Faith, Love, Mind, Spiritual Practice, Meditation, Mantra, Marriage/Relationships,...
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Smart Advice on how yoga can enhance emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being
Smart Ways to relieve stress, strengthen your body, prevent and treat illness, and boost your stamina and energy
Smart Tips on what yoga style is right for you, with step-by-step instructions on the poses that best suit your lifestyle and goals
* Smart Strategies to release physical tension and mental stress with the slow, gentle movements, poses, and breathing techniques...
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The Life Changing Magic of Practicing Yoga.
Book 6 of the Creative Mermaids Live Your Creative & Vibrant Life Series is an intimate 30 day yoga journey that beckons you to start one of your own.
Part journal prompts for healing and part personal essay on how yoga helped Sherrie heal, My Yoga Journal is a place for you to dive deeper into your yoga practice while simultaneously reading along with Sherrie's healing process.
In 2017, Sherrie found herself...
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The insider’s guide to Hindu spiritual life.
Ashram is the general term for a study center, retreat house, or monastic community in Hinduism, the millennia-old religious tradition of India. Ashrams of various kinds are now found throughout North America, and are popular venues for spiritual retreats, workshops, and classes.
Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom takes you into a typical week of retreat inside an ashram to demystify the ashram experience...
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Health and happiness are a tall order, but yoga has the extraordinary ability to give both. Its age alone attests to its potency-- people have been practicing yoga for more than 5,000 years and its popularity is ever growing. Ancient Indian yogis gifted humanity with this tremendous system to develop a healthy physical body and a peaceful, blissful existence. Yoga for Health and Happiness gives you the strong foundation needed to unleash yoga's true...
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Like its best-selling companion deck, The Yoga Deck II allows beginners, experts, and instructors to make rejuvenating meditations part of daily life. The Yoga Deck II includes a new selection of breathing exercises, warm-ups, poses, and meditations (providing even more variety and options for workouts) and can be used on its own or in combination with The Yoga Deck. On a beach, in the home, or even at the office, these portable cards are ideal for...
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Fundamental teachings on attaining peace- both personal and global. Excerpted from Swami Satchidananda's books Beyond Words, To Know Yourself, and The Golden Present- 28 chapters on vital topics including How to be Healthy, How to Know Your Self, How to Gain Self-Mastery, How to Cultivate the Positive, How to Understand Suffering, How to Avoid Disappointments, How to Play the Game of Life, How to Bring Peace to the World. A sure guide to a healthy,...
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Amṛtanāda Upaniṣad belongs to Kriṣna Yajurveda. In this Upaniṣad meditation on OM (Oṅkāra) along with the six limbs of yoga-pratyāhāra (withdrawal of senses), dhyāna (meditation), prāṇāyāma (restraint of breath), dhāraṇā (concentration), tarka (discussion, reflection in agreement with the śāstras (scriptures i.e. Vedas) and samādhi are described. Techniques of prāṇāyāma, meditation on the various mātrās (A, U, M,...
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Are you able to hear God's still small voice among the chaos of today's loud world? Because you were created to hear from your Creator. Have you ever experienced such intimate and distraction-free worship? You were created for worship. When was the last time you completely surrendered your all? Are you ready to deepen your walk with Christ, hear from Him and have hidden mysteries, treasures and wonders revealed to you? He is trying to communicate...
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An inspiring, practical and comprehensive text on the knowledge, method and practice of classical yoga, designed and written for the yoga sadhaka. Uplifting and penetrating, The Holy Science of Yoga is a directive to spiritual development and Self-realization.
Outlining the universal path of yoga for the serious practitioner, this rare and unique text covers all aspects of yoga sadhana, including the 8 Limbs and 9 forms of yoga, the purification...
100) Gnani Yoga
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What is known as Gnani Yoga or Yoga of Wisdom deals with the scientific and intellectual knowing of the great questions regarding Life and what lies back of Life-the Riddle of the Universe. This book gives the highest Yogi teachings regarding the absolute and its manifestations.
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