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HarperCollins UK
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Bite-sized yoga that fits in with your everyday life and gives instant results. Get all the benefits from yoga by practicing for just 15 minutes in your normal working day. Whether at home, in the office, or at class, all you need is 15 minutes to make a difference to your life. Included is a brief introduction to hatha yoga and its benefits as well as details on when and where to practice yoga, breathing and relaxation, 15-minute morning yoga exercises (to wake you up and focus your mind and body), 15-minute evening yoga exercises (to help you wind down), and 15-minute bedtime yoga exercises (to help you relax, overcome insomnia, and put the events of abusy day into perspective). The 15-minute sessions within each section can be practiced by all levels from beginner to advanced, and you can choose the time of day which best fits your lifestyle to practice.
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Running Press Book Publishers
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A mid-afternoon latte isn’t the only way to re-charge at work.Yoga for Suitsprovides more than 33 exhilarating alternatives! So free those scrunched up shoulders, unfrazzle that frizzled brain, and go from fuzzy to focused. Edward Vilga, a certified yoga teacher and private trainer to many high-powered New Yorkers, explains how. InYoga for Suits, Vilga has assembled a terrific collection of yoga stretches and breathing exercises. The ones he has chosen here have several distinct“pluses”: They can be done in business attire-in the typical office or cubicle-without yoga props. They aren’t sweat-inducing, so no need for a post-session shower. They can be done by almost anyone. Vilga includes suggested modifications for the less flexible. They work fast, elevating mood while lowering blood pressure and heart rate. Just a few of these poses can make a big difference in attitude and energy levels. Vilga explains how to do each pose step-by-step, and accompanies his directions with beautiful, full-color photographs. The photos make the yoga moves easy to learn, and the book’s “lay-flat” binding makes the book especially easy to use.Yoga for Suitsis a great way to revitalize. It provides needed zip almost as quickly as a cup of java, but without the inevitable post-caffeine energy plunge.
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Rodmell Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (simply mind expanding) 『Rebeccasreads highly recommends GLIMPSES OF RAJA YOGA as a delightful&brief seminar into the origins of Veda, Sanskrit, the Rishis, Krsi, as well as what Sutras are,&how to think within their wisdom.
Quite simply, reading GLIMPSES OF RAJA YOGA is as if you are sitting at this wise teacher's knees, listening to her idiosyncratic take on the yogic wisdom of the ages. Just glimpses, mind you, each provocative, delectable, succinct&, dare I say it, occasionally hilarious.
A treasure for expanding your ideas about the Cosmos,&for the practice of your mind.』 『
Indian sage Patanjali wrote his famous Yoga Sutras sometime around 250 B.C. and they are still widely regarded as the ultimate text on yoga practice. However, many modern practitioners find his aphorisms too inaccessible, and analysis has tended to obscure rather than reveal their meaning. Vimala Thakar cuts through the mystique by returning to the root meaning of the Sutras' Sanskrit words and reveals, at last, their basic concepts.Glimpses of Raja Yogaprovides an in-depth look into the ancient Indian culture that gave rise to the Upanishads and the Yoga Sutras, the dimension of Silence that lies beyond meditation, the yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances) that form the basis of ethics in yoga, and much more. By demonstrating the direct relevance of the Sutras to modern yoga practice,Glimpses of Raja Yogaopens the spiritual horizons of yoga practitioners everywhere.
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Dharma Publishing
Usually ships in 7 to 11 days 『If we can learn how to relax, before our minds become agitated and our perceptions bombarded and overwhelmed, we can bring out the hidden qualities of our senses and appreciate their nuances and textures. If we cultivate our own inner treasures, they will reward us with bliss, joy, and happiness beyond our fondest imaginings. -Tarthang Tulku』
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Divine Life Society
Usually ships in 24 hours 『This book interpretation of Raja Yoga,a part of Patanjali's Yoga sutras,is by Swami Sivananda.
Raja Yoga is the King of all Yogas. It concerns directly with the mind. In this Yoga there is no struggling with Prana or physical body. There are no Hatha Yogic Kriyas. The Yogi sits at ease,watches his mind and silnces the bubbling thoughts. He stills the mind and restrains the thought waves, enters into the thoughtless state of Asamprajnata Samadhi. Hence the name Raja Yoga. Though Raja Yoga is a dualisitic philosophy and treats of Prakriti and Purusha,it helps the student in Advaitic realisation of openness eventually. Though there is the mention of Purusha,ultimately the Purusha becomes identical with the highest Self or Brahman of the Upabnishads. Raja Yoga pushes the student to the highest ring of the spiritualm ladder,Advaitic realisation of brahman.
Like many other books of the author this book also has run into many editions since it's first publication in the year 1937.』
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Inner Traditions
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Invaluable!) 『The title could not have been more accurate. Yoga is not just for bendy gen x-er's. This book explores the breadth and depth of what Carl Jung called "one of the greatest things the human mind has ever created."』
(Yoga is useful for everybody at every age) 『Very good hints and suggestions to respond to different demands and aims in different phases of human life. This work proves accurately that yoga is much more than just physical exercise.』
(Yoga for the Three Stages of Life: Developoing Your Practice As anArt Form, a Physical Therapy, and a Guiding Philosophy) 『Not as user friendly as I had hoped for. The title was one of the best aspects of the book.』
(Yoga for the Three Stages of Life) 『Srivatsa Ramaswami studied for more than thirty years with a legendary yoga instructor and has taught yoga himself for more than twenty years. He's blended all that he's learned over the years into a program designed to be adaptable to individual needs, abilities, and ages while remaining true to the principles of traditional yoga.
Yoga for the Three Stages of Life: Developing Your Practice as an Art Form, A Physical Therapy, and a Guiding Philosophy is the result of his life's work.
He begins with personal information on how he began learning from the incomparable T. Krisnamacarya as a child, followed by descriptions of the various kinds of yoga and the philosophies underlying each. He says that his book "follows the thought progression of Patanjali, author of the Yogasutras, but it adds material gathered from my guru and from other authentic yoga texts."
Ramaswami includes the history of the development of yoga, and discusses the roles of chanting and scripture study in making yoga part of lifestyle, rather than just a routine. He also devotes large sections to the importance of proper breathing while performing the yoga postures. Correct breathing "helps one to reach and work on the deeper muscles and organs inside the body, which may not be possible otherwise." Additionally it aids in relaxation and concentration.
The remainder of the book describes the yoga postures. Each has detailed written instructions, as well as photographs. Ramaswami notes whether each posture can be safely done by those with physical ailments. He includes a chapter on yoga practices for pregnant women.
While he does include basic yoga postures and complete instructions, Ramaswami notes that his book is not for beginners, but rather for those who have been practicing for some time and/or have a knowledgeable teacher to guide them.
He says that "my goal is to portray the three aspects of yoga-as art, physical therapy, and philosophy-that are appropriate for the young, for the middle-aged, and for retirees, in that order." Readers will discover that he met this goal in Yoga for the Three Stages of Life.』
(Discussions of yoga techniques geared to age, sex&ability) 『Individuals ready to devote their lives to the field of yoga will find Yoga For The Three Stages Of Life an excellent introduction which blends the usual guide to postures and meditation practices with insights on adapting yoga to individual needs and different stages of life. Young and old receive appropriate discussions of yoga techniques geared to age, sex and ability.』 『 Essential reading for those looking to customize their practice to life's changing needs.
• Includes sections on vedic chanting, throat breathing, and exercises for women.
• Presents a unique portrait of T. Krishnamacharya and his teachings.
For 33 years Ramaswami studied with the legendary T. Krishnamacharya, teacher of B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and T.K.V. Desikachar and perhaps the most influential figure in the field of yoga in the last 100 years. Since that time he has developed Krishnamacharya's teaching into what may be the most highly evolved program available for making yoga a way of life, rather than simply a routine. In seventeen chapters Ramaswami lays out the whole philosophy of yoga, including principles for right living, postures, breathing practices, meditation practices, and mental disciplines.
Key to Ramaswami's teaching is the focus on adapting yoga to individual needs and to different stages of life. During the early part of life, learning yoga as a physical art form is most beneficial for the self-confidence and discipline it instills. In middle age, yoga should focus on physical therapy and maintaining optimum health as far into life as possible. In the last stages of life, the practitioner will be ready to focus on the ultimate goal of yoga--true understanding of the philosophy behind it and the realization of truth.
IPhone 3G used's review (An enlightening translation) 『`The Original Yoga' by Shyam Ghosh contains clear translations of three major Sanskrit texts: The Shiva Samhita, the Gheranda Samhita, and the Patanjali Yoga Sutra. What makes this translation so outstanding is the consciousness of Shyam Ghosh. When you read enough translations of Sanskrit texts it becomes obvious that some translators have experienced what they are writing and others are in the process of becoming the wisdom and knowledge contained in these primordial writings.
Shiva Samhita Chapter 5, Verse 101 "He who neglects the Shiva (Atman) installed within him and seeks the one installed outside, is like a man who casts away the morsel of food in his hand and goes round looking for sustenance elsewhere."
Verse 216 "To the yogi who regularly practices this form of non-attachment, the word `I' has no meaning, for he sees everything around him as his own Atman."
Shyam Ghosh was a man of great humility, a retired Government of India officer who died in 2000. When he was asked for a biography he simply replied:
"It is the truth that matters, not the utterer of the Truth. No Truth ever becomes a bit truer even when repeated by the most distinguished person. Hence all genuine aspirants of yoga should be content to remain unknown and unnoticed by others.
Shyam Ghosh also published an excellent translation with commentary of the RGVEDA for the Layman (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers). Here is a sublime example of his translation of the famous RIG Veda hymn, the Gayatri Mantra:
"That eternal flux of Vast Intelligence, which comes as a distributed radiance of light, is indeed worthy of adoration. May that ever impel our own thinking forward.'
I highly recommend `The Original Yoga' to you. It has deeply enriched my own inner understanding and I am sincerely grateful to Shyam Ghosh for his contribution to my own journey on the path Home.』 『2nd rev. edition, a classic work, analysis and texts』
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