The Poetry of Yoga is a modern day collection of poetry edited by artist, poet, and yogi HawaH; and invoked by world-renowned master teacher and activist Shiva Rea. This first volume is distilled from over 1,500 pages of poetry, submitted from 16 countries. Yoga Journal describes it as, Perfect for solitary contemplation and full of Yogic wisdom. The ground-breaking anthology is an important platform for a new body of work expanding the literary tradition of yoga with the cultural perspective of the 21st century. Featured writers in Volume 1 include: Rod Stryker, Lilias Folan, Krishna Das, Sharon Gannon, Joseph Goldstein, Sianna Sherman, Judith Lasater, Aadil Palkhivala, Douglas Brooks, Chuck Miller, Shiva Rea, Erich Schiffman, Swami Ramananda, Doug Swenson, Leza Lowitz, Michael Stone, Tias Little, Climbing Poetree, and many more. 50% of ALL book sales are donated to the non-profit organization, One Common Unity. Their work brings non-violence through arts & music to inner-city youth.
The sixty poems in this book are windows into the mind/body/spirit experiences that come about through yoga practice. Each poem is named for a posture or breath exercise and is inspired by the physical properties of the pose or some aspect of breathing that led the poet to deeper understanding. Listening to these poems read aloud, or contemplating them on one’s own, will help yoga students understand their own struggles and inspire them on the way to personal transformation.
Bill Dorigan had it all: great job, married with a young son. Still, he was miserable, oblivious to his good fortune, feeling adrift, and irritating almost everyone. Hungry to fit in, he tried everything, from running marathons to therapy, but nothing seemed to work. Then one day a friend took him to a yoga class and that began an amazing journey he now shares in Finding the Midline: How Yoga Helps a Trial Lawyer Make Friends and Connect to Spirit. In Finding the Midline, successful trial lawyer Dorigan gives you a roadmap to the life you may only imagine¿-¿a life filled with relationships and meaning. Sometimes with humor, sometimes with gut-wrenching sadness, but always with passion and sincerity, Dorigan shares how he uses the lessons from yoga to create a life rich with friends and purpose, a life of success. Whether you practice yoga or not, Finding the Midline is a special gift, illuminating the lessons of yoga and modern behavioral psychology as they apply to everyday life.
"Yoga Healing Love: Poem Blessings for a Peaceful Mind and Happy Heart" is a book of poem affirmations, prose and stories inspired by the ancient system of yoga's quest for harmony with the universal and sublime forces of life. The perfect companion for new and experienced yoga practitioners, this book is also - and especially - for anyone looking to deepen their loving relationship with themselves. We all want to be happy and at peace, and in this sense, we are all yogis: we are all walking this path together. "Yoga Healing Love" contains 7 poems to enrich the experience of each of the body's main energy centers; 108 poem affirmations that can be read in any order; 3 meditations; and 3 short stories lovingly crafted for children (and our dear children within!). These are ideal poems and reflections to read aloud in a yoga class or use in a wellness course or workshop, and will find a cozy home on your bedside table, offering words of inspiration before bed or at the beginning of a beautiful new day.
'An indispensable companion for all interested in yoga, both scholars and practitioners' Professor Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson Despite yoga's huge global popularity, relatively little of its roots is known among practitioners. This compendium includes a wide range of texts from different schools of yoga, languages and eras: among others, key passages from the early Upanisads and the Mahabharata, and from the Tantric, Buddhist and Jaina traditions, with many pieces in scholarly translation for the first time. Covering yoga's varying definitions, its most important practices, such as posture, breath control, sensory withdrawal and meditation, as well as models of the esoteric and physical bodies, Roots of Yoga is a unique and essential source of knowledge. Translated and Edited with an Introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton
The long-awaited, complete guide to the popular, vigorous American method of yoga that is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and scriptures “In this day and age of health and fitness trends, it is assuring to know that Sharon and David encourage their students to draw inspiration from the classical texts of Yoga and timeless scriptural sources. ”—Sri Swami Satchidananda Creators of the extremely popular Jivamukti Yoga method and cofounders of the New York City studios where it is taught, Sharon Gannon and David Life present their unique style of yoga for the first time in book form. As they explain their intensely physical and spiritual system of flowing postures, they provide inspiring expert instruction to guide you in your practice. Unlike many books about yoga, Jivamukti Yoga focuses not only on the physical postures but also on how they evolved—the origins of the practices in yoga’s ancient sacred texts and five-thousand-year-old traditions—the psychotherapeutic benefits that accrue with a steady practice, and the spiritual power that is set free when energy flows throughout the mind and body. Jivamukti Yoga, which means “soul liberation,” guides your body and soul into spiritual freedom, physical strength, peace of mind, better health, and Self-realization–the ultimate goal of any practice. Gannon and Life help you understand each of the practices that comprise the yoga path to enlightenment: AHIMSA–The Way of Compassion: choosing nonviolence, respecting all life, practicing vegetarianism, living free of prejudice ASANA–The Way of Connection to the Earth: postures and sequences, breathing, transforming energy, understanding the bandhas KARMA–The Way of Action: creating good karma, giving thanks NADAM–The Way of Sacred Music: appreciating the sacred sounds of yoga MEDITATION–The Way of the Witness: how to sit still and move inward BHAKTI–The Way of Devotion to God: living with love, grace, and peace Whatever yoga you practice, Jivamukti Yoga will help you to strengthen and deepen that practice and lead you onto a path of spiritual clarity and self-discovery. “If there is only one book you read about the practice of Yoga, this should be the one. . . . This book is for anyone who wishes to find transformation through Yoga. I’m grateful for their work and teaching.”—Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD, Co-founder & CEO, Omega Institute
The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. "Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art," Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. "The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the larynx and the mouth. In this sense, poetry is as physical or bodily an art as dancing." As Poet Laureate, Pinsky is one of America's best spokesmen for poetry. In this fascinating book, he explains how poets use the "technology" of poetry--its sounds--to create works of art that are "performed" in us when we read them aloud. He devotes brief, informative chapters to accent and duration, syntax and line, like and unlike sounds, blank and free verse. He cites examples from the work of fifty different poets--from Shakespeare, Donne, and Herbert to W. C. Williams, Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, C. K. Williams, Louise Glück, and Frank Bidart. This ideal introductory volume belongs in the library of every poet and student of poetry.
