Yoga Fitness

Presenting ways in which Restorative Yoga can contribute to healing emotional wounds, this book invites yoga teachers, therapists and practitioners to consider the psychological impact of ethnic and race-based stress and trauma. It aids in the process of uncovering, examining and healing one's own emotional wounds and offers insight into avoiding wounding or re-wounding others.

Pelvic Yoga facilitates optimum health of the urinary and reproductive systems by strengthening the pelvic floor. The focus is on preventing urinary incontinence, enhancing sexuality, and maintaining pelvic health. Men and women of all ages will benefit from a preventative program of pelvic exercises. Pelvic Yoga integrates pelvic floor exercises into a yoga practice designed to strengthen, tone, and increase flexibility in the muscles of the pelvis, abdomen, lower back, hips, and thighs.

The tradition of the Himalayan sages that exists today is an unbroken chain that extends for more than 5,000 years. Undisturbed by the passage of time, this tradition is not concerned with teachings that apply only to a particular era of history or geographical region of the world - its entire emphasis is on the experience of the universal truth of who we are.

Meta Modern Era is a compelling and powerful book that introduces a tangible spiritual breakthrough for the twenty-first century—spontaneous self-realization through meditation—which opens a new dimension in human awareness. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee and one of the greatest voices on spirituality, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi offers deep insights into the crises of our modern times and the solutions to their root problems.

Discover a revitalizing path to well-being with Simple Chair Yoga for Seniors over 60. This complete audiobook has a fascinating collection of quick and easy chair yoga practices designed exclusively for people aged 60 and up. These simple movements will help increase flexibility, enhance energy levels, and promote general well-being, whether you're a novice or a seasoned practitioner.

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.

Do you often feel stressed, tense, or even anxious? Would you like to live a healthier and happier life instead? Then you have come to the right place: The Yoga Bible for Beginners will allow you to reconnect with your deepest self again, so you can experience deep joy, contentment, and inner peace. Learn why successful people like Beyonce, Ryan Gosling, and Arianna Huffington all practice yoga! Yoga can help restore balance between body and mind. For example, one study showed that yoga can normalize levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Though "chakra" meant little to the author in 1999, when she was in her 20s and diagnosed with thyroid cancer, it became a fundamental aspect of her healing. Fondin explored the fifth chakra, which included the thyroid gland. She came to understand previous illnesses and psychological circumstances in ways that explained - and helped heal - her illness. Fondin, a teacher, healer, and author known for plain explanations of Eastern practices here puts the power of chakras in the hands of listeners, whether they are facing a particular illness or interested in optimizing wellbeing.

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.

Awakening Power in the Yoga Sutra is the first practitioner-oriented commentary on Vibhuti Pada written for the modern seeker. Fully grounded in scholarly understanding, this commentary is brought to life through the direct experience of a modern-day master.

Esta guía fácil de seguir le enseñará todo lo que necesita saber sobre el Kriya Yoga, desde los principios básicos y la historia de la práctica hasta las diferentes técnicas que puede utilizar para sacar el máximo partido a esta poderosa herramienta espiritual.

Are you yearning for a profound sense of relaxation, but find it challenging to still your mind? Discover the transformative power of Yoga Nidra, a practice designed to guide you into deep states of restorative relaxation, effortlessly bridging the gap between wakefulness and sleep. Yoga Nidra is a unique meditation technique that invites your consciousness into the delicate moments just before sleep, allowing you to access a tranquil state that rejuvenates both mind and body.

Hell-Bent explores a fascinating, often surreal world at the extremes of American yoga. Benjamin Lorr walked into his first yoga studio on a whim, overweight and curious, and quickly found the yoga reinventing his life. He was studying Bikram Yoga (or “hot yoga”) when a run-in with a master and competitive yoga champion led him into an obsessive subculture—a group of yogis for whom eight hours of practice a day in 110- degree heat was just the beginning.

Fourteen Lessons captures the essence of yogic wisdom and its intersection with Western thought. These writings not only offer insights into the practices of yoga and the realms of occultism but also stand out for their depth, providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of Yogi philosophy as a transformative tool for both personal and universal comprehension.

With candid, witty, and compelling experiences of yoga from renowned memoirists, including Cheryl Strayed (author of the number one New York Times best-seller Wild), Claire Dederer (author of national best-seller Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses), Dinty W. Moore (author of The Accidental Buddhist), Neal Pollack (author of Stretch: The Making of a Yoga Dude) and many others, Going Om shares a range of observations about this popular practice.

Nadia Gilani has been practising yoga as a participant and teacher for more than 25 years. Yoga has saved her life and seen her through many highs and lows; it has been a faith, a discipline and a friend, and she believes wholeheartedly in its radical potential. However, over her years in the wellness industry, Nadia has noticed not only yoga's rising popularity, but also how its modern incarnation no longer serves people of colour, working-class people or many other groups who originally pioneered its creation.

Attention all yoga teachers and wellness pros - are you overworked, stressed, and struggling to grow your business? If you feel overwhelmed in your career and lack self-fulfillment, Secrets of the Six Figure Yoga Teacher can help you reignite your passion and live the wellness career and lifestyle of your dreams. Get your time back. Get your life back. Grow your yoga business.

Yoga Nidra allows you to experience a deeply relaxed daydream state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. This meditation will guide you through eight steps: intention setting, sound, body, breath and thought awareness, creative visualization, gratitude, and surrender. Your entire body, mind, and nervous system will gently get guided to a coherent state of deep relaxation, as your brain-wave activity will lower to alpha, delta, or theta brain frequencies, triggering the relaxation response and the functioning of your nervous and endocrine system.

"Tuck your tailbone to protect your back." "Increase your breath." "Pull your abdominal muscles into your backbone." Following these movement cues is often believed to benefit your yoga practice and protect your body when entering and holding poses. However, what may seem like a helpful correction can actually lead to injury or physical harm. In Yoga Myths, Judith Hanson Lasater draws on almost fifty years of experience as a yoga instructor and physical therapist to address the most common mistakes in our yoga practice and provide clear instructions for correcting these errors.

In Yoga and Veganism, Sharon Gannon - co-creator of the renowned Jivamukti Yoga method - weaves together a compelling exploration of the intersection between the spiritual practice of yoga, physical health, care for the planet, and a peaceful coexistence with other animals and nature. Through clear and accessible language, Gannon unpacks the wisdom of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, one of the oldest and most revered texts focused on the philosophy of yoga, and draws a fascinating course to greater enlightenment for the contemporary practitioner.