Yoga Thought

Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in the midst of our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as "the way of the fully alive human being" - a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision. Now Stephen Cope, a Western-trained psychotherapist who has lived and taught for more than 10 years at the largest yoga center in America, offers this marvelously lively and irreverent "pilgrim's progress" for today's world.

The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras - the basic text for classical yoga - are examined in this spiritual guide to the practice of yoga. Foundational to all yogic thought, they are considered to be the guidelines to the yoga way of living that free individuals to take ownership of their lives, direct them toward the fulfillment they seek, and gain the skills to choose attitude, thought, and action.

The world of yoga is astonishingly rich in its array of schools and practices. Yet, as diverse as they seem, they share a common aim: the discovery of the essence of existence that can be found at the core of our being, and the liberation that comes from that discovery. With this worthy goal in mind, Richard Freeman presents an enlightening overview of the many teachings, practices, and scriptures that serve as the basis for all the schools of yoga - hatha, bhakti, jnana, karma, tantra, and others.

Scholars have learned a lot more about the history of yoga in recent years, but their research can be hard to track down. Although their work is insightful, it is aimed more at specialists than at a general audience. The Truth of Yoga draws on many of their findings, presented in a format designed for practitioners. The aim is to highlight ideas on which listeners can draw to keep traditions alive in the 21st century.

B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime's experience on the yoga path. The structure of the book follows the different aspects of that path (from Freedom Awaits, through The Physical Body, The Energy Body, The Mental Body, The Intellectual Body, and The Divine Body, to Living in Freedom) and provides a learning framework for yoga as well as an invaluable discourse on life.

A system of ethics not based on rational demonstration of the universe is of no practical value. It is only a system of the ethics of individual opinions and individual convenience.

Dharma is our gradual awakening to the truth and the recognition of our unique path. Dharma is not something I chose; it chose me. These are some of my insights over 25 years of intensive study, practice, and teaching of yoga. Much of it centers on hatha yoga (postures and breath work) because that is the main practice in the West. Like other branches of yoga, it is a training of mind and heart so that we experience life with grace and equanimity. Insight arises from continual observation of the mind (citta).

Nel 1904, William Waker Atkinson, pubblica col suo nome di Yogi questo manuale completo di Hatha Yoga, cioè della branca dello Yoga che si occupa del benessere fisico. La scienza del respiro, già descritta e spiegata approfonditamente nell'altro suo libro, viene ripresa, e affiancata da indicazioni sull'alimentazione, sulla idratazione, sulle funzioni intestinali, sull'esercizio fisico. L'autore stesso dice che chi si aspetta di trovare in questo libro una serie di cento complicate asana sarà deluso.

Rotten Minerva lays out a new framework for being “spiritual” while existing in this crazy material reality. In it, author Kelli Hastings sets forth her personal ideology of life with the help of movie quotes, scientific references, and citations to religious scriptures—all interspersed with hilarious stories of her own misadventures on the spiritual path.

Far more than a mere history of the practice of yoga and beyond a study of psychedelic-substance use to aid the pursuit of enlightenment, Who Am I? is a broad, expansive journey told through the eyes of a scholar and researcher - a pilgrim in search of the meaning of life.

With candid, witty, and compelling experiences of yoga from renowned memoirists, including Cheryl Strayed (author of the number one New York Times best-seller Wild), Claire Dederer (author of national best-seller Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses), Dinty W. Moore (author of The Accidental Buddhist), Neal Pollack (author of Stretch: The Making of a Yoga Dude) and many others, Going Om shares a range of observations about this popular practice.

Yoga with a Purpose will help you discover the fundamentals of yogic philosophy and how it all fits together in modern practice. Not to mention you'll learn new ways to live out your life purpose and find inner peace and enlightenment - all through your yoga practice. If you've ever been curious about how you can use your doshas and chakras to develop your yoga practice into a more well-rounded and balanced part of your life, then look no further: The answers are in this book.

This audiobook will give you a complete understanding of what yoga truly is and how to incorporate yoga in your daily life. You'll be empowered to get started on the path of yoga and completely change your life.

Has your yoga practice been stuck in a rut? Do you feel like you keep doing the same things over and over expecting different results? After a while, things can start to feel a little dull and boring. But it doesn't have to be this way. Nor, should it. With Yoga Hacks - all that will change!

Yoga Classics Vol. 1 inspires your meditations and your yoga practice with sage advice from true yoga masters. Included in this volume are the doctrine and practice of yoga by Swami Mukerji yogi of the South India Order and an introduction to yoga by Annie Besant.

Le dodici lezioni che formano questo volume, che seguono il corso in 14 lezioni di occultismo orientale e filosofia yoga, furono originariamente pubblicate mensilmente dall'ottobre 1904 al settembre 1905. Furono poi riunite in volume. Le prime quattro lezioni consistono in una spiegazione del piccolo manuale occulto noto come "Luce sul Sentiero". Le altre lezioni trattano delle varie branche dello Yoga, del Dharma e dell'etica Yoga, e della relazione dell'Uomo con l'Assoluto.

Yogi Ranacharaka, alias William Walker Atkinson, diffuse in origine queste lezioni come libretti mensili, formano quello che era noto come "Corso per corrispondenza del 1904". Ma queste lezioni ebbero un tale successo dal pubblico, che furono poi raccolte in un libro. Costituiscono una presentazione semplice, pratica, ed elementare dell'occultismo orientale. Vi vengono affrontati temi come la successione di morti e rinascite, il Mondo Astrale, l'Aura umana, la chiaroveggenza.

Anita Perry, a yoga instructor with over 45 years in the fitness field, writes short essays of everyday activities and significant events as seen through the eyes of a yogi. This book contains inspiring, funny, sad, compelling short essays to help you uncover your own wisdom.

What exactly is yoga? How can you practice it, and how does it benefit you? These common questions pop into our minds whenever we hear someone rambling on about the amazingness of yoga.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle Yogis, egal in welchem Stadium ihres Yogastudiums sie sich gerade befinden, ob sie sich dem Yoga mit Haut und Haaren verschrieben haben oder den Yoga nur dazu nutzen, um ihrem Körper und ihrem Geist zweimal in der Woche einfach eine Wohltat zu gönnen.Abseits von historischem Diskurs und bebildeter Anleitung zu den Übungen, möchte dieses Buch das Verständnis des Yogis bereichern, es möchte nicht anleiten und maßregeln, sondern Hilfe beim Gedankenfassen sein, was der Yoga eigentlich genau ist und zu was er im Stande ist.