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A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned yoga teacher Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing...

Psychotherapist and yoga teacher Sasha Bates demystifies both yoga and psychotherapy, exploring the links between them and showing how each can be transformational. This sits alongside personal stories from members of the Fierce Calm yoga community—people who have experienced all manner of difficulties, whether due to neglect, addiction, abuse, anxiety, depression, stress or any of the other myriad ways in which we all struggle with modern life. 

Yoga is a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is the art and science of healthy living. The word "yoga" derives from the Sanskrit root "yuj", meaning to join or to yoke or unite. Yoga is a systematic practice of physical exercise, breath control, relaxation, diet control, positive thinking, and meditation to develop harmony in the body, mind, and environment.

Among primers on meditation, this audiobook is exceptional in how it guides listeners who treasure inner growth and are looking for reliable direction on how to achieve it in an authentic and sustainable way. The author, a student of the Indian yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, distills the teachings of many other spiritual traditions and religions, including Christianity, into an interfaith perspective that will appeal to all seekers of the divine.

*This program is read by the author and includes three exclusive bonus meditations* Andrea Marcum's Close to Om is a practical and philosophical yoga audiobook that promotes and teaches mindfulness in both your yoga practice and your everyday life. Before Marcum was a sought after celebrity yoga...

A Yin yoga practice brings so many benefits to both body and mind. It is soothing and nurturing and releases deep set tension to help improve range of movement and agility. It provides a time and space to help clear and focus the mind. Each class includes a different selection of Yin yoga postures. The body is gently moved while your attention is directed towards a slow steady flow of breath to deeply relax and help eliminate stress and tension from both body and mind.

Das Anti-Stress-Programm der University of Oxford. Es sind nur zwanzig Minuten täglich, aber sie können das Leben verändern. In unserer von Zeitdruck, Hektik und permanenter Erreichbarkeit geprägten Zeit brauchen wir dringend Wege, effektiv zu entspannen und wieder zu uns selbst zu finden. Das Zauberwort heißt "Achtsamkeit": kurz anhalten, ruhig atmen und von sich selbst Abstand nehmen. Achtsamkeit ist jedoch nicht nur eine Idee, es ist eine Art zu leben. Schritt für Schritt zeigen Mark Williams und Danny Penman, wie das im Alltag auch tatsächlich geht.

Journey to the heart of yoga with acclaimed teacher Rolf Gates Are you looking for deeper meaning in your yoga practice? In Meditations on the Mat, popular yoga teacher and trainer Rolf Gates shares a four-part audio program to bring you in touch with the heart of yoga. Through guided...

Help yoga students to access a deep state of relaxation with this guided meditation handbook. Offering yoga teachers scripts for guided meditations, students can learn how to cultivate positive emotions and let go of negative ones. Including practical information on how to set the scene for meditation in a yoga class, using music, lighting and props, the book also advises on how to introduce a meditation practice to yoga students. It explores the benefits of meditation for people from all walks of life, including sleep-deprived parents and those suffering from post-traumatic stress. 

Your overall health begins with mobility—and Avita Yoga offers a simple, accessible way to regain and maintain it for life.

50 Things to Know About Yoga, by Sushmita Choudhury, offers the answers to the most burning questions in yoga. Based on firsthand knowledge earned from teaching yoga to hundreds of students, this audiobook will provide the much-needed guidance to yoga beginners. You'll discover actionable advice that will help you to make better, more informed decisions in each step of your yoga journey.

Ever wonder why some people keep going back to the yoga mat day after day, year after year? In After Namaste: Off-the-Mat Musings of a Modern Yogini, K. Kris Loomis offers a collection of down-to-earth personal essays that demonstrate the many ways yoga has transformed her life off the mat and why she keeps showing up every day for more.

Yoga als Weg zu geistig-körperlicher Gesundheit geschätzt. Neben Yoga-Übungen, die über die körperliche Ebene auf den Geist wirken, gibt es auch eine meditative Dimension...

Looking for a safe and effective way to reduce joint pain and gain better mobility, strength, and flexibility? This is where this comprehensive and user-friendly guide on Chair Yoga steps in. The National Institute of Health reports that chair yoga not only reduces pain and increases life satisfaction in older adults with osteoarthritis, but also reduces depression! Inside, you’ll find specific poses that can improve your physical and mental health, regardless of your current level.

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).

"Yoga Nidra 3": Yoga Nidra ist eine Meditation aus der tantrischen Wissenschaft. Es ist ein ganz bestimmter Bewusstseinszustand, in dem wir uns auf der Grenzlinie zwischen äußerer und innerer Welt befinden, nicht ganz wach, aber auch nicht im unbewussten Schlaf. Chidakasha Dharana ist eine tantrische Meditation. Sie zählt zur Essenz von Satyananda Yoga. Chidakasha bedeutet Raum des Bewusstseins.

Take control of your sleep with over 40 proven strategies, based on a 360-degree approach to achieving excellent sleep. Find targeted meditation, movement and breathing exercises; discover how light, colour and sound could hold the key to healthy sleep; and find out how to get to the root of the underlying causes of chronic sleep problems.

Featuring yoga poses, guided meditations, vibrational remedies, and more, this book immerses you in the power of the sacral chakra. Cyndi Dale and nine expert contributors teach you how to connect to this sensual energy center through dozens of hands-on practices, including visualizations, affirmations, healing mantras, and recipes. Working with this chakra, located in your lower abdomen, will help you find balance in your relationships, manifest your deepest desires, and improve your emotional and energetic wellness.

Sometimes known as royal yoga or sahaja marg, Raja yoga represents Swami Vivekananda's classic interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The author details the path of meditation and control of the mind, gives a scientific treatment of yogic philosophy, describes methods of concentration, psychic development, and how to ultimately liberate the soul from the prison of the body.

In the fugue of deep meditation, Jaya Devi tumbles outdoors into a muggy south Florida dawn. Sliding on a pair of orange flip-flops, she cuts across a dirt path skirting the ashram lawn. She glances down as a fat black snake slithers up her bare leg, wrapping itself tight. Astonished, she pauses, exemplifying the yogi’s art of non-reaction, breathing and assessing. Here, we enter into the wild wisdom-experience of a modern yogi who uses each moment as fuel for personal transformation.