Author : Gerald James Larson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 21,15 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9004147578
This collection of original essays on Yoga in honour of Professor Gerald James Larson provides fascinating new insights into the yoga traditions of India as a historical and pluralistic phenomenon flourishing in a variety of religious and philosophical contexts.
Author : Daren Callahan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476607028
Millions of people practice some form of yoga, but they often do so without a clear understanding of its history, traditions, and purposes. This comprehensive bibliography, designed to assist researchers, practitioners, and general readers in navigating the extensive yoga literature, lists and comments upon English-language yoga texts published since 1981. It includes entries for more than 2,400 scholarly as well as popular works, manuals, original Sanskrit source text translations, conference proceedings, doctoral dissertations, and master's theses. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author for easy access, while thorough author, title, and subject indexes will help readers find books of interest.
Author : PATANJALI. PATANJALI
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9781033116371
Author : Mikel Burley
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9788120817067
In this study, philosopher and hatha practitioner Mikel Burley places the soteriological system of hatha-yoga within its proper context, drawing attention to its continuity with Vedic religion, its initiatory pedagogical structure, and to the theoretical underpinnings of hatha practice. In particular, he examines the complex notion of a `subtle bodily matrix`--comprising vital channels (nadis), centres (cakras) and forces (prana)--which is so crucial to the discipline, this matrix being held to form, as it were, a bridge between the gross physical and mental spheres. Use is made of a wide range of source materials, including seminal texts in the hatha tradition such as the Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika and Gheranda-Samhita, as well as primary and secondary works from related streams of Indian thought. The author`s approach is both scholarly and accessible, making the study suitable for specialists, practitioners and general readers alike. Hatha-yoga is concerned with the most fundamental of matters: the development of an ethical and spiritually-oriented appreciation of humanity, the cultivation of maximal health and perceptual acuity, and the quest for Self-realisation. Absorbing and penetrating, Hatha-Yoga: Its Context, Theory and Practice makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this subject.
Author : Ian Whicher
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 1998-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438423969
The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana centers on the thought of Patañjali, the great exponent of the authoritative and Classical Yoga school of Hinduism and the reputed author of the Yoga-Sutras. In this textual, historical, and interpretive study, Whicher offers a plausible and innovative reading of the "intention" of the Yoga-Sutras, namely that Yoga does not advocate the abandonment or condemnation of the world, but rather supports a stance that enables one to live more fully in the world without being enslaved by worldly identification. Challenging and correcting misperceptions about Yoga drawn by traditional and modern interpretations of the Yoga-Sutras, the author argues for a fresh vision of the spiritual potential present in this seminal text, thereby contributing to our understanding of the meaning and practical relevance of Yoga and its reception today.
Author : Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2003-07-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0834822083
An in-depth primer on the history, philosophy, spirituality, and current practices of yoga, from a respected scholar and longtime yoga practitioner Here is a comprehensive survey of the full breadth and depth of the 5,000-year-old Yoga tradition, emphasizing its potent philosophy and spiritual vision. Georg Feuerstein demonstrates that Yoga is much more than a system of physical exercises—it is a profound path of self-transformation that encompasses a range of teachings, practices, and sacred texts that can help us cultivate wisdom, balance, and inner freedom, as well as physical health. Feuerstein is one of the few Western scholar-teachers of Yoga whose writing and teaching penetrate the full richness and depth of this ancient tradition. Here he offers a collection of essays touching on all facets of the discipline. Topics include: • The different branches and styles of Yoga • The ethical teachings of Yoga • Yoga and vegetarianism • Meditation and mantras • Choosing a teacher • Tantric Yoga • The experience of ecstasy
Author : Satyadharma Saraswati
Publisher :
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780648910732
Yoga Dar?ana Upani?ad is Volume 3 in the Yoga Upani?ad series. Yoga Chudamani Upani?ad and Yoga Tattwa Upani?ad are Volumes 1 and 2 in the series.Yoga Dar?ana Upani?ad has ten sections which describe in detail the eightfold path of yoga. The topics of the ten sections are yama, niyama, ?sana, the subtle or pranic body, pr???y?ma (two sections), praty?h?ra, dh?ra??, dhy?na and sam?dhi, the eighth limb of r?ja yoga. These tantric teachings on praty?h?ra and dh?ra?? are unique, and will not be found in other texts on yoga or meditation.Included in the text are the original Sanskrit verses, transliteration, word meanings and translation by Ruth Perini (Srimukti) and a comprehensive commentary by Swami Satyadharma Saraswati.
Author : Andrea Marcum
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1250127602
Andrea Marcum's Close to Om is a beautifully illustrated, practical and philosophical, yoga book that promotes and teaches mindfulness in both your yoga practice and your everyday life. Before Marcum was a sought after celebrity yoga teacher, she was someone who thought she couldn’t do yoga because she couldn’t be still. Now after sixteen years of teaching yoga, she works with network executives, global brands, Hollywood actresses, and everyone in between. Yoga is the yoke of body, mind, and spirit, and in Close to Om, Marcum offers a guide to teach all three aspects of yoga showcasing Marcum’s signature unique style, this program combines the teaching of poses with the exploration of yoga philosophy and insight into meditation and mindfulness. By the end of Close to Om, readers will not only know a lot about yoga and its poses, but they’ll also know more about themselves: who they are, what they want, and how to get there—on and off their mat. The progression in Close to Om is the architecture of every yoga practice—and will show readers that how they do their yoga is how they do their life.
Author : Kassandra Reinhardt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,93 MB
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1681888459
Align your yoga practice to the natural world with a holistic approach to movement, breath, and meditation for winter, spring, summer, and fall. Incorporate the mindful practice of yoga into your daily life with ten-minute morning sequences, affirmations, and evening meditations. Learn how to awaken your body and how to give it the rest it needs with yoga sequences, meditations, and breathing exercises designed specifically for the different cadences of the year. Year of Yoga includes holistic practices for relieving daily stresses and tensions. For difficulty sleeping, find relief with a restorative yin yoga sequence. If mornings are hard for you, wake your body and focus your mind with grounding Hatha sequences. To lift your spirit, read one of the 80 affirmations that illuminate the beauty and possibility each of the four seasons presents. For anyone looking to quiet their busy mind, Year of Yoga is the book for you. 22 YOGA SEQUENCES: Each sequence includes step-by-step poses and descriptions, complete with photos 80 AFFIRMATIONS AND BREATHING EXERCISES: Calm your mind and restore your body with 20 affirmations and a breathing exercise for each season of the year VIDEO-GUIDED PRACTICES AND MEDITATIONS: All twenty-two yoga sequences and each of the evening meditations is accompanied by a QR code linking you to a video recording of author Kassandra Reinhardt guiding you through your practice or meditation CONNECT WITH NATURE: Fully immerse yourself to the rhythms of nature with daily, lunar, and seasonal rituals CREATE RITUALS: Add consistency and routine rituals to your daily life to help boost your mood, improve productivity, and increase happiness
Author : David Carpenter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1135796068
The popular perception of yoga in the West remains for the most part that of a physical fitness program, largely divorced from its historical and spiritual roots. The essays collected here provide a sense of the historical emergence of the classical system presented by Patañjali, a careful examination of the key elements, overall character and contemporary relevance of that system (as found in the Yoga Sutra) and a glimpse of some of the tradition's many important ramifications in later Indian religious history.
