Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga

Author: Kassandra Reinhardt

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2018-01-04

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 0241328438

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Stretch the mindful way with this all-encompassing guide to Yin Yoga. In today's fast-paced world it's easy to lose the balance in our lives and the connection with our bodies. DK believes it's time to change that! Yin Yoga offers a remedy to the stress and hustle of everyday life. Heard of the term but don't know where to begin? No worries, we've got you covered! The same way that Yin balances Yang in ancient philosophies, the slower yin-style yoga featured in this yoga book offers an alternative to the faster more active forms of yoga. Instead, Yin yoga concentrates on holding and breathing through floor-based poses, awarding you with the time and space to clear both your mind and body. Dive straight in to discover: -Over 50 poses focusing on specific areas of the body -Each yoga pose is demonstrated with photographic step-by-step detail -20 sequences linking the poses, tailored to your physical and emotional targets -Introductory spreads covering the basic techniques behind Yin Yoga The first full-coloured step-by-step Yin yoga book on the market, this all-encompassing yoga guide is a must-have volume for individuals seeking a mindful and meditative approach to their yoga practice, as well as beginners and older yoga practitioners who are looking to adopt a slower-paced approach to yoga. You can explore gentle variations to much-loved yoga poses, from the comfort of your own home. Every exercise utilises the essential elements of Yin yoga to ensure you can gain all the physical and mental benefits, and will also allow you to perform all 20 sequences, which combine over 50 different poses into one singular experience and focus on specific health benefits each pose has on your body. For years, books on yoga have asked readers to bend over backwards (literally!) to conform to their physical demands. At DK, we believe it's time to change that! Why not allow for readers to demand that yoga conform to their individual needs instead? This is gentle yoga for the mind, body and soul. A must-have volume for those who want to take up Yoga but don't know where to begin, or simply those seeking to start a gentle low-impact exercise whilst encouraging mindfulness, Yin Yoga can be tailored to your individual fitness needs, so you make the most out of your poses! Why not stretch yourself, literally, this New Year and try something new? Perhaps your mind, body and soul will thank you!

Yoga for Grief and Loss
Yoga for Grief and Loss

Author: Karla Helbert

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0857011634

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Just as grief is an experience that affects us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually, yoga sustains and strengthens us in all of those same areas. This book demonstrates how the principles and practices of yoga can help relieve symptoms of grief allowing those who have experienced loss to move toward wholeness, peace, and feelings of connection with loved ones who have died. Exploring the six branches of yoga, the book shows how each branch can support us through grief in different ways whether it be the self-reflection of Jnana Yoga, the spiritual devotion of Bhakti Yoga, the meditation of Raja Yoga, or the physical postures of Hatha Yoga. We are shown how to begin and sustain a personal practice, both on and off the yoga mat, which helps us to cope with and move through grief on multiple levels. Expressive and experiential exercises are included to help explore each of the branches of yoga and find ways to put the tenets of each branch into real life practice.

Yoga from the Inside Out
Yoga from the Inside Out

Author: Christina Sell

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1935387634

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Are you ready to practice yoga with all the heart and soul that it originally had? Recently a roundtable of America's top yoga teachers agreed that those who fail to understand the true spirit of yoga, using it only for striving, was the greatest challenge faced by the practice today. What is the cost to women using yoga to try and achieve an ideal? What are the benefits of embracing heart-centered yoga and self-acceptance? How can you return yoga to its original spirit?

Being Dharma
Being Dharma

Author: Ajahn Chah

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2001-10-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0834823381

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This collection of ‘dharma talks’ from one of the great Buddhist teachers of the 20th-century is a fun, accessible crash course in Theravadan teachings on meditation, mindfulness, and more Ajahn Chah influenced a generation of Western teachers: Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Sylvia Boorstein, Joseph Goldstein, and many other Western Buddhist teachers were at one time his students. Anyone who has attended a retreat led by one of these teachers, or read one of their books, will be familiar with this master's name and reputation as one of the great Buddhist teachers of this century. Here, Chah offers a thorough exploration of Theravada Buddhism in a gentle, sometimes humorous, style that makes the reader feel as though he or she is being entertained by a story. He emphasizes the path to freedom from emotional and psychological suffering and provides insight into the fact that taking ourselves seriously causes unnecessary hardship.

Peaceful Piggy Yoga
Peaceful Piggy Yoga

Author: Kerry Lee MacLean

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0807563773

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Who loves yoga? Everyone from ballerinas to football players to moms and dads. This fun and informative picture book guide shows kids—and piggies!—in classic yoga poses, complete with instructions.

Insight Yoga
Insight Yoga

Author: Sarah Powers

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0834822423

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Acclaimed yoga and meditation teacher Sarah Powers is known and loved for her unique approach—Insight Yoga—which combines traditional yoga with the meridians of Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation. Using Yin (passive) and Yang (dynamic) poses, she demonstrates a series of different yoga sequences that bring benefit to organs, muscles, joints, and tendons—as well as the mind. She also provides a foundational explanation of traditional Chinese medicine theory and mindfulness meditation instruction. Sarah Powers brings us on an inspiring journey inward, and shows the path for cultivating a lasting relationship with yoga that cultivates and strengthens our physical well-being and our mental and emotional clarity.

Light on Life
Light on Life

Author: B.K.S. Iyengar

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2006-09-19

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1609619587

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B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters--has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey. Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.

EarthGut: The Story of Peace, Love and Microbes
EarthGut: The Story of Peace, Love and Microbes

Author: Tami S. Hay

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2019-12-12

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1525553321

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A poetic and loving inquiry into creating sustainable, plant-based practices, EarthGut awakens readers to the questions we must address to prevent humanity’s destructive trajectory. It is the story of our journey through peace, love, and the rich microbial realm into becoming grounded in a world rooted in change and disconnection. We are deeply connected with the earth, and its health or mistreatment is manifest in our guts. Within these pages, love, science, and story lead us to reflect on our role as stewards of the earth and each other, a reminder of our responsibility to be of service and to remain well for the next seven generations. Thus, EarthGut is centered on knowledge and a heartfelt sense of why peace, love, and our microbiome matters in these precarious times. Our awakening is critical and requires an exploration of both our gut health and our interconnection with the earth. Full of valuable knowledge and practices to help readers begin their journey to wellness, EarthGut is not only meant for seekers of health and individuals with digestive disorders and disease, but also to people with other health issues and those seeking to practice peace. It helps to connect the dots along our journey in a way that is gentle and real, full of both story and science. Embrace the journey to living a healthful, purposeful life. In the reunion of peace, love, and microbes, we find our remembrance, our way home to a kinder planet. There is hope for all to heal.

The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga

Author: Bernie Clark

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780968766583

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This second edition of this bestseller provides an in-depth look at the philosophy and practice of Yin Yoga with illustrated how-to sections, including detailed descriptions and photographs of more than 30 asanas.