Wellness Yoga

Yoga for Trauma Recovery outlines best practices for the growing body of professionals trained in both yoga and psychotherapy and addresses the theoretical foundations that tie the two fields. Uniting recent developments in our understanding of neuroscience and trauma recovery with ancient tenets of yoga philosophy and practice, this foundational text is a must-listen for those interested in the healing capacities of each modality. Listeners will come away from the book with a strong sense of how to apply theory, philosophy, and research to real-life complexities.

Yoga is thought of by many as a fitness hobby—a gentler alternative to SoulCycle and CrossFit—but its underlying philosophy offers much more than a good workout. Yoga can relieve stress, focus the mind, and provide a path to reinvention, resilience, and a meaningful life. In Beyond the Mat, physician, executive, and yoga instructor Julie Rosenberg reveals how the essential lessons of the four-thousand-year-old Yoga Sutras contain a relevant framework in which to thrive both personally and professionally.

Listening to the inner sound to achieve higher states of consciousness has a long history and can be found in different religious traditions around the world (ranging from Gnostic Christianity to Islamic Sufism to Tibetan Buddhism). In this presentation, we will explore the originations of shabd yoga and trace it over time (in its various manifestations) up until the present day. In so doing, we will want to learn how listening to the inner sound is theologically interpreted in varying cultures on distinct continents.

In the final race of her track career, Cara Bradley beat her personal best by a remarkable six seconds. Until then Bradley had been a so-so athlete hampered by pre-race jitters and self-doubt. She set about understanding how she could replicate this experience in every area of life. She has distilled what she found into moving out of over-thinking and over-doing and into fully being alive.

Mom and yoga teacher Sarah Ezrin offer 34 practices to find more presence, patience, and acceptance—with your child and with yourself. Each chapter highlights a yogic posture and theme and explores how it relates to parenting, including presence, boundaries, balance, and nonattachment. Chapters include prompts such as intention setting, breathwork, and journaling. Ezrin also features the stories and insights of a wide range of yoga practitioner parents whose experiences include single parenting, grandparenting, and passing on intergenerational yoga traditions.

Exercise remains accessible at any age. It's all a matter of recognizing your limits and abilities—and working with them, rather than against them. Chair yoga provides the perfect opportunity to get moving while limiting the risk of injury and improving flexibility. Going beyond the physical movements, this guide addresses the importance of all aspects of wellness with tips and tricks for making the most of the resources you have available to you.

Le Yoga Nidra et la méditation sont des méthodes douces permettant de contrebalancer l'agitation quotidienne. La régularité de la pratique du Yoga Nidra réduit significativement le stress, l'anxiété, la détresse psychologique, la fatigue jusqu'à redonner au corps son état paisible et équilibré. Il améliore la qualité du sommeil et renforce le système immunitaire. C’est un véritable voyage vers la paix intérieure.

Everyday activities becoming more challenging? Longing to regain flexibility and strength? This guide is your dedicated companion on this journey. Adapt to age-related changes with practical exercises and mindfulness techniques.

Many yoga teachers are great at teaching but often struggle with the business of yoga. Finding a balance between sharing yoga with the world and running an ethical business can be challenging. The Yogi Entrepreneur is the definitive manual on starting and growing a yoga business. Whether you are an established teacher looking to expand your student base, a new teacher fresh out of yoga teacher training, or simply considering signing up for your first yoga certification course - this book is for you.

Feeling stiff and stagnant? Reclaim your mobility and well-being with the 28-Day Chair Yoga Challenge for Men.

This meditation is highly effective for reducing tension and anxiety, balancing the autonomic nervous system, and for undoing various tension and anxiety-related symptoms such as poor concentration, chest and abdominal pain, palpitations of the heart, and sleep and memory disturbances. It has also been used to help soldiers cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Vedas are a 5000-year-old esoteric, intriguing, mystical body of work which carries within it the seed of divine, transcendental knowledge. We live in a world wherein yoga now reigns supreme as the preferred, go to method of modern spiritual realization, and this unique, exclusive, audio presentation by Bhakti Yogi H. G. Jagannatha Dasa paves the way for a clearer, more meaningful understanding of the powerful, enlightening yoga system. A must-have audio experience for all practitioners of yoga, advanced teachers, spiritual seekers as well as all school and library systems.

Sleeping well is an essential part of a healthy life, and trying to solve our sleeping problems is crucial to everyday functioning. Usually, a regular human being should take 10 to 20 minutes to fall asleep once they get in bed, but sometimes we have difficulties switching our brains off, because of worries, anxiety, stress, or even conditions like insomnia, and falling asleep becomes a nightmare itself.

Somatic educator and writer Liz Koch has spent decades studying the principles of Core Awareness—a body-based approach to movement that utilizes attention to inner sensation as the key to increasing strength, gaining flexibility, preventing injury, and improving resilience. In this book, she shares her vast knowledge of Core Awareness with listeners, providing movements, stretches, and mindfulness explorations that she developed herself.

As the creator of Forrest Yoga, Ana T. Forrest has been transforming people's lives throughout the world for more than thirty-five years. Her unique blend of physical practice, Eastern wisdom, and profound Native American ceremony takes her teachings literally off the mat and into daily life - to heal everything from addictive behaviors and eating disorders to chronic pain and injury.

Explore the stories from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology that nurtured the idea of yoga and shaped the development of its most iconic asanas. Learn how svana-asana (dog pose) is connected to Shiva, bhujanga-asana (cobra pose) was inspired by shape-shifting beings who live below the earth, and much more.

Suzan Colon, yoga teacher and former senior editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, digs deep into the spiritual philosophy behind yoga and distills 30 essential components to enrich your practice and revolutionize your life from the inside out.

Discover renewed vitality, strength, and inner peace in your golden years without ever leaving the comfort of your chair. If you're tired of feeling stiff and achy, struggling with mobility and balance, or hesitant to try yoga due to perceived limitations, this book is for you.

This is the inspiring autobiography of one man’s quest for a more peaceful, spiritual approach to life. Spanning the years from his childhood in a remote village in India to his current role as spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, this vivid account reveals his experiences and encounters with numerous teachers, sages, and his mentor, Swami Rama. Touched by Fire is a heartfelt book offering many valuable lessons.

In this highly insightful audiobook, the author gives a thorough relook into the actual underlying principles of yoga and presents yoga in terms of simple, practical, and down-to-earth instructions free of mysticism, while analyzing each aspect scientifically based on recent advancements in neuroscience.