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With more than 20 million practitioners in the United States alone, yoga is more popular than ever. For those interested in starting a practice of their own but hesitant about attending a class, Shiva Rea presents The Beginner s Guide to Yoga the perfect introduction to hatha yoga. Complete with...

Whether you want to, (1) increase your strength and flexibility, (2) relieve pain and prevent injury, or, (3) reduce stress and become happier, then keep listening to discover how to easily do this with the best yoga positions of all time! Enjoy the many benefits of all the major yoga poses. Yoga is well known for increasing flexibility, but it goes far beyond giving your muscles a good stretch.

Body Thrive applies the most essential teachings of Ayurveda into a modern life by decoding the teachings into habits. Ayurveda is the perennial body wisdom tradition that co-arose with yoga, the path of living awake. Here lies a simple body habits curriculum that every person can learn as a child, master as an adult, and refine as an elder for their body to thrive.

In Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, you'll discover that lasting happiness is already at your fingertips - in the small, everyday moments inherently infused with purpose and meaning. The philosophy of yoga - rather than the poses and postures - boils down to one fundamental process: overcoming suffering by coming to know ourselves and aligning our actions with our own intrinsic sense of spiritual purpose. And yoga gives us the tools to address two basic existential questions: Who am I? What should I do? 

The Art and Science of Raja Yoga audio companion set is a vast treasure trove of spiritual teachings. All 14 talks are taken from classes given by Swami Kriyananda on virtually every subject of the spiritual path. It directly corresponds with each step in The Art and Science of Raja Yoga, Part II, of the Ananda Course in Self-Realization.

Transform your relationship with your mind and body through somatic movement in this thoughtful, heart-centered guide by Rose Kilian, best-selling author and certified yoga instructor. This invaluable resource is the pathway to rebalancing your life by mastering the art of somatic yoga—a practice that soothes and strengthens your mind-body connection.

Discover the transformational power of deep relaxation and healing potential of your subconscious mind. It might seem too simple to be true, but profound relaxation is one of the most effective self healing techniques available. No pills, prescriptions, or expensive hospital stay required. Your body knows how to heal itself.

“Instead of trying to find time in your day for self-care, yoga-therapist Amendola suggests scheduling your life around your practices, aiming for a stress-free, healing existence. Under her expert guidance, this not only seems enticing but possible.” - Booklist, Starred Review "An excellent...

Life is tough to navigate when you don't have somebody or something to help you through. Traveling blindly through life is no way to live, but Kundalini is here to help. Kundalini originated in India and is a Sanscrit term. It associates with the energy and consciousness that arises from the base of the spine. This is the source of life force that everyone is familiar with. This book is here to help you awaken your Kundalini energy. As hard as it may sound, it's really not. With simple exercises and focused breathing, you can awaken this energy.

Pranayamas are breathing techniques taught in yoga to increase and expand the vital life force (prana or qi) within the body. Regular breathing exercises can help reduce stress and tension, clear and focus the mind, and increase overall health and vitality. Pranayamas are easy to do and can be performed at a time and place that is most convenient for you.

The healing mantra from Kundalini Yoga comprises the activation of the self-healing powers of the human being on the holistic level. Linked to the power of the sun (Ra), the moon (Ma), the earth (Da), the infinity (Sa), the You (Say) and the So Hung (the personal identity) SyncSouls has combined the healing words with a respective guided meditation that helps you to let go of old thought patterns and to support and view your life anew with a positive life force. In every life situation this mantra is a strengthening energy that leads you to more serenity, healing and love.

We’re all living under circumstances we have never gone through before, so it goes without saying that high levels of stress and anxiety are common factors in everyone's lives right now. You might be getting headaches, fatigue, depression, tight shoulders, bad posture, stiff neck, digestive and heart problems, you name it. But did you know that you can practice yin yoga for stress relief and eliminate all of these unwanted symptoms?

Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas: Awakening Ecstatic Kundalini provides a practical approach for incorporating yoga postures and specialized inner physical maneuvers into a compact daily routine of practices that includes spinal breathing pranayama and deep meditation. Kundalini awakening is covered with clarity, including a discussion of symptoms and specific methods for self-pacing and regulating the inner energies to provide for progressive and safe unfoldment of abiding inner silence, ecstatic bliss, and outpouring divine love.

“I spent over a decade volunteering and working at Rikers Correctional Facility as their first-ever Mindfulness Coach. It was the most powerful and challenging work I would ever do. This is what I learned…” Oneika Mays narrates Sit with Me and helps you heal, improve your communication...

We tend to take it for granted, but the way we breathe influences our entire life experience. So if we want something to change, the breath is the place to start. On Freeing the Breath, Leslie Kaminoff shares the wisdom of 30 years of teaching in order to liberate us from dysfunctional breathing...

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga - 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to other scholars including BKS Iyengar).

If you want to find a harmonious life and a harmonious living in flow with energy levels, then this audiobook is for you. It includes two books: Samadhi and Vastu. Learn all about Samadhi yoga, Vastu Shastra, and how you can lead a well-balanced, harmonious life.

In story format, US Marine Corps veteran and yoga teacher Rishi Eric Infanti outlines the parallel of his marine corps experiences and his journey as a yoga teacher. He threads the eight limbs of yoga from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and his seven-week exposition to Mysore, India, to deepen his understanding and practice of yoga, Ayurveda, and fine art as vehicles for healing.

Here's an easy to follow yoga class suitable for the absolute beginner. This class has been created by Sue Fuller, a leading yoga professional, to offer a practical and achievable introduction to basic Hatha Yoga techniques.

This comprehensive history sets yoga in its global cultural context for the first time. It leads us on a fascinating journey across the world, from arcane religious rituals and medieval body-magic, through muscular Christianity and the British Raj, to the Indian nationalist movement and the arrival of yoga in the 20th-century West. We discover how the practice reached its present-day ubiquity and how it became embedded in powerful social currents shaping the world's future.