Yoga of Heart

Author: Mark Whitwell
Publisher: Lantern Books
ISBN: 9781590560686
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Truth is not something we have to seek out. It is not something that is absent and far away, requiring great effort to find. Truth is present within you as the Life that is you. In Yoga of Heart, Los Angeles-based yoga instructor Mark Whitwell takes us back to the time when yoga was first developed--to the shamanic past of the Upanishads, when yoga was practiced as a means of acknowledging, enjoying, and participating in the very source of Life. Whitwell explores the deeper tantric dimensions of hatha yoga--how yoga's purpose is to link the mind to the wonder of our own condition. He shows how hatha yoga is participation in life's polarities already in union--through the male surrender to the female principle. Yoga of Heart shows how we can forge that union of polarities within our body: above and below, front and back, left and right, male and female. Yoga of Heart focuses especially on clearing the energy centers and meridians, fostering dynamic health and allowing practitioners to create a deeper intimacy with both their partners and the energetic life forces in the universe.

Heart Yoga

Author: Andrew Harvey
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1556438974
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
***WINNER, 2010 Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Book Award – Yoga In Heart Yoga, renowned spiritual writer and Sacred Activist Andrew Harvey and longtime yoga teacher Karuna Erickson present a vision of hatha yoga practice that links ancient spiritual traditions to contemporary life. Including excerpts of poetic sacred writing from mystical sages through the ages, the book reminds readers that the purpose of yoga is not to improve one's physical health or even to achieve peace of mind (although these results may be achieved along the way), but to reach a state of unity with the divine, the goal of mystics from all traditions. With detailed descriptions and photographs of fifty yoga poses and their alchemical effects on the body and consciousness, Heart Yoga presents yoga as a simple meditative practice that enables the practitioner to dwell in the heart and experience the bliss of union with the sacred power underlying all of life. The book explains how to prepare for Heart Yoga and describes the “Five Great Joys” that are part of the path. Included are the authors' own compelling stories of their individual journeys along the path of yoga: stories of suffering, transcendence, and joy that both inspire and enlighten.

Yoga And Your Heart

Author: Dr. Datey
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
ISBN: 9788172240325
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
This practical book explains in detail the systems of the human body and the techniques of yoga. The authors show in a step-by-step fashion how it is possible to use yoga to combat the tensions of a fast paced life and achieve physical and mental tranquility. A special chapter on Yoga and Heart, breaks new ground in using the ancient art of yoga to combat coronary ailments : the most notorious killer in our times.

The Heart of Yoga

Author: T. K. V. Desikachar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594778922
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted to the needs of the individual. • A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher. • This new edition adds thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that capture the essence of his teachings. Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya's son T. K. V. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga. Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental concept of viniyoga, which maintains that practices must be continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve the maximum therapeutic value. In The Heart of Yoga Desikachar offers a distillation of his father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he describes as "a program for the spine at every level--physical, mental, and spiritual." This is the first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar discusses all the elements of yoga--poses and counterposes, conscious breathing, meditation, and philosophy--and shows how the yoga student may develop a practice tailored to his or her current state of health, age, occupation, and lifestyle. This is a revised edition of The Heart of Yoga.

Yoga for the Young at Heart

Author: Susan Winter Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884963769
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 103

Book Description
This guide book, first of its kind, designed specifically for seniors, offers the inspiration and instruction to begin a healthier life, and to discover strength and harmony through gentle physical and psychological challenges. Yoga, a 4,000 year-old system of physical and spiritual refinement has the ability to revitalize the body through integration of breath and movement. For seniors who are young at heart and want to achieve a general well-being, Flow Yoga is a perfect exercise program, building strength, flexibility, and stamina.

Yoga of the Heart

Author: Alice Christensen
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 9780875964294
Category : Hatha Yoga
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
There is so much more to yoga than physical exercises and a concentration on the breath. Yoga means union, and Christensen, who has been studying and teaching yoga for more than 40 years, uses the term to refer to the joining of physical and spiritual bodies, the ultimate goal of a serious yoga practice. It's not enough to strengthen the body, students must also strengthen their ethics and their mystical awareness. It is these subtle yet profoundly empowering realms that Christensen so eloquently and encouragingly introduces to her readers. She offers in-depth definitions of 10 ethical principles, beginning with nonviolence, and then explains how each commitment, whether it's to truthfulness, tolerance, or purity, enriches daily life. In classic yogic style, she touches on every facet of existence from love and relationships to expectations and disappointments in her commonsensible yet inspired commentary, combining her gifts for keen observation, metaphor and analogy, practical advice, and great spiritual insight. Yoga taught on this level offers the very best self-help anyone could ask for. - Donna Seaman; 224p-

Prayer of Heart and Body

Author: Thomas Ryan
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809140565
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
A practical "how-to" guide for persons who want to learn how to meditate or practice yoga in a way that is consistent with their Christian faith.

The Heart of Yoga Revealed

Author: Judy L. White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984318902
Category : Christianity and yoga
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description

The Secret Power of Yoga

Author: Nischala Joy Devi
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0307497763
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
In The Secret Power of Yoga, world-renowned Yoga expert Nischala Joy Devi interprets Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the principles at the basis of Yoga practice, from a heart-centered, intuitive, feminine perspective, resulting in the first translation intended for women. Yoga is well known for its power to create a healthy body, but few realize the emotional and spiritual benefits. Devi’s simple, elegant, and deeply personal interpretations capture the spirit of each sutra, and her suggested practices offer numerous ways to embrace the spirituality of Yoga throughout your day.

Yoga for the Young at Heart

Author: Susan Winter Ward
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 9781577312222
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
This book presents a series of yoga poses for all levels of ability including beginners of all ages. The basic series can be expanded with suggested alternative poses offering challanges for the more experienced yoga student. The book included sections on seated yoga for office, travel and the physically challenged, yoga for menopause and restorative poses.