Yoga Diet

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.

Practical and insightful, The Sacred Tradition of Yoga begins with a clear and deep inquiry into the human condition, reminding us of true purpose of Yoga. The second half of the book focuses on the yamas and niyamas, the personal disciplines and social ethics of yoga. Throughout, Dr. Jois’ teachings honor ancient traditions and underscore the benefits we can gain from adopting a yogic way of life in the modern world.

Although modern science has unraveled some of the mysteries of our sleeping, dreaming, and waking states and age-old yoga practices are helping us enjoy better sleep, clearer minds, and healthier bodies, over 65 percent of U.S. adults are still sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation causes and aggravates ailments like stress, heart conditions, high blood pressure, obesity, and depression. Master yoga teacher, trainer, and best-selling author Mark Stephens provides easy-to-do, effective yoga activities for better sleep, no matter your age.

Don’t let age define your body’s abilities. Discover how to boost balance, improve strength and flexibility, and live your best life with this beginner-friendly and instructional guide to yoga. Growing old comes with a price–and, more often than not, it’s at the cost of your mental and physical health. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it.

Learn the Bikram Hot Yoga Series from beginning to end in this well-detailed book. We start with a history of Bikram Choudhury and how he was sent to Japan in 1970 to teach the Ghosh Lineage of yoga and then soon after traveled to the United States and opened his first studio in 1973. We then go over some of the features and benefits of the Bikram Hot Yoga Series, along with a few precautions you should be mindful of before you start your practice. When you are done listening to this book, you will be ready to jump in and take your first hot yoga class.

In Sanskrit, yoga means to “yoke.” To yoke mind and body, movement and breath, light and dark, the good and the bad. This larger idea of “yoke” is what Jessamyn Stanley calls the yoga of the everyday—a yoga that is not just about perfecting your downward dog but about applying the hard lessons learned on the mat to the even harder daily project of living. In a series of deeply honest, funny autobiographical essays, Jessamyn explores everything from imposter syndrome to cannabis to why it’s a full-time job loving yourself, all through the lens of yoke.

So often, we think that grief lives only in our hearts and minds. But what about the emotions that weigh us down and the grief that gets stuck in our body? Our emotions need motion, and Healing Through Yoga is a unique, simple, and powerful way of healing. Grief Yoga founder Paul Denniston takes you through the stages of Awareness, Expression, Connection, Surrender, and Evolution with clear and compassionate instruction, poses, exercises with easy-to-follow photos, and meditations specifically designed to move you through that particular step.

Restorative practices for Movement, Mindfulness, and Meditation—relax, release, and stretch your way to restored clarity and focus, improved joint health and mobility, and reduced stress and anxiety with this set of Yin Yoga sequences.

Mit Figur-Yoga werden Bauch, Beine und Po ganz entspannt trainiert, denn dieses schonende Training kommt aus der inneren Kraft, der Ruhe. Durch eine intensive Bewegungsführung und einen gezielten Atemrhythmus wird der Körper optimal mit Sauerstoff versorgt und Sie fühlen sich erfrischt und entspannt. Dabei geht es beim Figur-Yoga vor allem um eine feste, schlanke Mitte. Ein trainierter Bauch sieht nämlich nicht nur gut aus, er unterstützt auch eine gesunde Körperhaltung.

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.

Before he was one of the most well-known yoga teachers in North America and an international hip-hop artist, MC YOGI was a juvenile delinquent who was kicked out of three schools, sent to live at a group home for at-risk youth, arrested for vandalism, and caught up in a world of drugs, chaos, and carelessness. Through Technicolor stories of graffiti and guns, mystics and musicians, love, loss, and finding his soul's purpose, MC YOGI's journey is saturated in spiritual wisdom, illuminating the potential for transformation within us all.

Exercise isn’t only for the young and agile. And you don’t need special equipment and an expensive gym membership to start getting stronger and healthier. All you need is a chair. Chair exercises specially tailored for seniors that you do at your own pace will get you fitter and feeling better than you have in years. This guide will show you how you can change from being achy and tired to being flexible, energized, and enjoying life to the fullest.

Yoga Vinyasas for Beginners is made up of three progressive 26-minute flowing yoga sequences suitable for those with a little yoga experience. Each session instructs an effective series of basic yoga postures that are linked to the flow of your breath. Yoga Vinyasa sessions move at a faster pace than normal classes and are a very effective way of building strength. They help to shape and tone all of the major muscle groups of the body, reduce excess body fat and clear and focus the mind.

For many of us, work, socialising and keeping fit are more challenging than ever, and we are feeling disconnected from and unsure of the world around us. In Lift Your Vibe, Richie shares his transformative, simple-to-follow daily rituals that fit into even the busiest schedule. After an injury brought a sudden end to his professional rugby career, Richie Norton discovered the peace, contentment and joy of breathwork, yoga, nutrition and meditation, and now shares his expertise to help you unlock and develop your full physical and mental potential.

Are you looking for a way to improve your overall health? When combined, Ayurveda and yoga can do miracles for your physical and mental health. Ayurveda is not just some philosophy; it is a precise combination of science and the art of healthy living. This ancient holistic science is popular for its extensive natural healing ways that work both on illnesses and improving the general wellness of the human body and mind.

Yoga is divided into several branches, ranging from that which teaches the control of the body, to that which teaches the attainment of the highest spiritual development. In the work we will not go into the higher phases of the subject, except when the "science of breath" touches upon the same. The Science of Breath touches yoga at many points, and although chiefly concerned with the development and control of the physical, has also its psychic side, and even enters the field of spiritual development.

This audiobook is a perfect source of information about everything related to practicing Samadhi yoga. Whether you are a beginner or experienced yoga practitioner, or just someone interested in the practice, this audiobook will feed your curiosity about the entire Samadhi practice. The most incredible thing about this audiobook is that it can motivate and inspire you to start your journey towards reaching Samadhi as soon as possible. It will arm you with all the relevant and up-to-date information about the practice.

Born into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Devi grew up in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in human history. Forced to flee the Russian Revolution as a teenager, she joined a famous Berlin cabaret troupe, dove into the vibrant prewar spiritualist movement, and, at a time when it was nearly unthinkable for a young European woman to travel alone, followed the charismatic theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India.

This fertility book explains how to use yoga for fertility to fulfill your desire to conceive a baby. It offers the best guidance based on Lisa Pineda’s personal experience with IVF, along with helping hundreds of women overcome their fertility struggles. In addition to its calming effects, yoga is healing for the whole body. It is designed to boost fertility by improving circulation in the reproductive organs and balancing hormones. Yoga, meditation, and breathwork will help you focus your mind, strengthen your body, and keep you centered and less anxious as you prepare to conceive.

Do you find yourself looking for a path that can help you unlock the secrets to happiness, energy, and well-being? The entire universe is made of energy, and your body is no exception. Long before modern technology and science, ancient cultures knew that all living things carried a life force with them. They called the centers of energy that move inside of us chakras. Chakras help to regulate all of your body’s processes. From organ function to your immune system and emotions, they hold the key to your well-being.