Bija Bennett
For years, yoga has been prized for its benefits to the body, providing healing, rejuvenation, overall toning and solutions to a host of other physical problems. Recently, however, author Bija Bennett has sought to bring yoga back to basics, inspiring instructors and practitioners alike to rediscover the emotional and spiritual wellness that yoga can bring. Drawing on her training in yoga therapy, dance and meditation, Bija Bennett has created a yoga programme that takes full advantage of the mind-body connection. Based on the classical eight-fold path of yoga, her system offers a broad range of simple mind-body techniques that can positively affect our emotional well-being, including the dynamic interplay of movements, breathing exercises, meditations, lifestyle skills, rituals, gestures and healing sounds. Each technique is presented in a way that is true to Bennett's background in the tradition of Viniyoga, which allows the reader to adapt the programme to his or her specific needs. More than 70 photographs clearly demonstrate a variety of movements and poses to make this book easy to use for any age or level of experience. Remainder mark.
224pp, 9.25x7.5, illus. ... Paperback
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Emma Mitchell & Alistair Livingstone
Offers a fully illustrated path to harmony, health and greater energy through easy postures and targeted exercise routines to increase strength and flexibility, enhance mood and release stress. The human body is designed for movement, something all too often discouraged by modern lifestyles. Incorporating qigong, tai chi and kinesiology, as well as yoga, Energy Yoga provides exercise sequences that will give you a boost when energy starts to flag.
132pp, 10x10, illus. ... Hardback
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Cynthia Worby
Everything - but everything - you ever wanted to know about yoga. Designed for beginners, The Everything Yoga Book - written by a noted instructor - is the ideal aid to reducing stress, getting into shape, or just feeling good. With easy-to-follow instructions and hundreds of photographs of poses, readers are given everything they need to get started and to incorporate yoga into their daily lives. Remainder mark.
322pp, 9x8, illus. ... Paperback
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Ruth White
Many people have found that Yoga is an ideal antidote to modern lifestyles. Too much sitting at desks, in front of TVs, in cars, buses, trains and planes, causes the body’s organs to become compressed and sluggish, leading to congestion and malfunction. This general yoga class is designed to act as a counterbalance to modern life, stretching and opening, recharging the body with energy. This video is suitable for intermediates and beginners (with shorter timings and easier positions indicated for the less well practised). Includes standing, sitting and inverted postures and finishes with a relaxation.
90 mins ... Video
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Stephen Cope
Renowned Kripalu yogi Stephen Cope has compiled a fundamental course in Kripalu yoga that will be easy for both beginners and experienced yoga practitioners to follow. Increasingly popular, Kripalu yoga trains the mind as well as the body. This essential guide introduces its core concepts as well as basic and advanced poses and breathing tactics. Participants are encouraged to create their own regular practice. Elements of the kit can be used together or on their own, making it ideal for away-from-home practice. With a book, two CDs and 50 flash cards, Gentle Yoga Kit is a full yoga retreat in a box.
Boxed Set
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Sri Aurobindo, edited by A S Dalal
"Consciousness is a reality inherent in existence," taught the Hindu mystic Aurobindo (1872-1950). He rejected Western psychology, which begins with individual conscious personalities viewing and reacting to phenomena external to themselves. Human minds participate in a continuum of Mind, of which the practice of "Integral Yoga" can make one aware. On the other hand, Aurobindo stressed conscious reality's involvement in all things material, and rejected claims that the material world is mere illusion. This dynamic Reality, which transcends we who are individual instances of it, this "greater psychology," is the topic of this systematically arranged anthology drawn from the 30 volumes of Aurobindo's writings. Dalal (Hidden Forces of Life, Growing Within), a clinical psychologist connected with Aurobindo's ashram, supplements the anthology with seven essays on the teacher's psychological thought and a useful, concise glossary. While Aurobindo's more popular texts (The Life Divine, Letters on Yoga) are widely available, this anthology offers a clearly organized introduction to his views and their relation to yoga practice. It offers a profound antidote to the individualistic psychology of the West.
426pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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Yogi Ramacharaka
Hatha Yoga is the branch of yoga which deals with the physical body - its care, its well-being, its health and its strength. This classic of yogic literature focuses on healthy living, proper diet and hygiene, correct breathing and posture in daily life. Exercises for relaxation are also explained in uncomplicated terms. Ramacharaka's work has stood the test of time and remains one of the best books on the subject.
160pp, 8x6 ... Paperback
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Swami Ambikananda Saraswati
Healing Yoga is the first fully illustrated book to outline the connection between yoga and the chakras, the body's vital energy centers where our spiritual and physical well-being dovetail. Practicing this form of yoga, according to the author, maximizes the benefits of restoring balance and harmony and maintaining vitality. Detailed in full-color photos are the asanas, breathwork, mudras, visualizations, and mantras which connect to each chakra. These color photographs throughout the book make the yoga positions easy to follow and understand. Healing Yoga also includes a section on yoga for specific ailments, including migraines, high blood pressure, and depression. The author, a highly regarded Hindu monk, has been teaching yoga for more than twenty-five years. Remainder mark.
144pp, 11x8.5, illus. ... Paperback
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Alice Christensen, American Yoga Association
For over 30 years, the American Yoga Association has been at the forefront of Yoga education. It has helped to bring the classical techniques of Yoga into the modern, Western era. Other books have covered general Yoga workouts and Yoga specifically for older adults; now, for the first time, Alice Christensen brings her unparalleled expertise to a book that helps heart disease sufferers (and those at risk of heart disease) reduce stress, build strength and vitality, improve sleep, and enjoy activities with renewed energy. Topics include: What is heart disease; A complete program of exercises; Yoga breathing; Special meditations; Lifestyle changes; Myths and facts about a heart-healthy diet. Remainder mark.
258pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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Paul Roland
A guide to combating stress, harnessing the power of positive thought and increasing confidence and consciousness. It contains a variety of exercises to take the reader from beginner's level to a more advanced stage. The title describes various techniques including basic relaxation, focusing on the breath, body scanning for tension, visualization, focusing on an object, creating a personal sanctuary, using colour to activate chakras, affirmations and mantras.
128pp, 10.5x8, illus. ... ISBN 0753796555 ... Hardback
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Mira Mehta
A practical easy-to-follow yoga course, with step-by-step photographic guidance, written by one of today's leading exponents of the Iyengar method of yoga. The book details a unique and effective programme, designed for home practise, with carefully planned and graded postures, and pranayama breathing techniques. The sequences work on all the bodily systems and will help you to counteract stress and tension, tone the muscles and acquire suppleness, stimulate the circulation and increase concentration.
96pp, 12x9½, illus. Paperback
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Lilias Folan
Lilias Folan's version of the Taoist Inner Smile internal exercise is combined with simple breathing and stretching exercises and yoga nidra. The Inner Smile is an ancient Taoist exercise which involves "smiling" at the inner organs of the body. Lilias explains that "smiling into one's body is like basking in the sunlight of your own love, a love that can repair and rejuvenate… soon it will possible for you to feel your whole body – every organ, bone and cell – smiling back at you. Practice this technique and you will soon be able to radiate the sunlight of your smile throughout your entire body."
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Baron Baptiste
Baptiste's program, based on his weeklong "Journey into Power" boot camps, integrates the physical and spiritual components of yoga. Rewiring the mind is where it all begins. Yoga teaches you to manage your mental and emotional states. By learning to pay attention to the signals our minds are sending, and rewiring our negative beliefs, we find ways to break free of whatever holds us back. His daily "Power Vinyasa Yoga Practice," done in a heated room, is a challenging series of 54 yoga poses, one flowing into another. The poses are well illustrated and clearly described, including modifications. Baptiste encourages you to reach your edge ("where we come right up against ourselves and what we can do and be") by holding a pose for a breath longer than you think you can or stretching a quarter-inch farther. The rest of the program includes a cleansing diet, daily meditation, and a strong, spiritual focus in daily living. Baron Baptiste is one of the world's most dynamic and sought-after master yoga teachers.
218pp, 9.5x7.5, illus. ... Hardback
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In this easy-to-follow 30-minute routine, Baron encourages you with detailed explanations of each move and extensive tips on proper form and alignment, while the on-screen students(of all ages and body types) provide demos at different levels of intensity and ability, making it the perfect program for the absolute beginner or the experienced student. Get ready to transform your body and feel the energy and power that have attracted thousands of people to Baron's classes!
DVD
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Fitness expert Baron Baptiste expands on the lessons of his first Journey Into Power video with this follow-up, designed for both beginners and those with a certain amount of previous experience. Baron Baptiste's Journey Into Power, Level Two features a forty-five minute workout, performed outdoors in an idyllic setting, which expands on the stretching and movement techniques of Baptiste's first volume for a workout that can help promote weight loss, muscle tone, and increased peace of mind.
Jennifer Schwamm Willis
What is the true joy of yoga practice? How can you discover it? And why should you try? The Joy of Yoga offers seventeen answers to these questions, from the ancient wisdom of yoga’s great masters to the work of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers. The answers share a simple theme: You know what you need to know to be happy, and the power of yoga is to open your body and your mind to the knowledge, love and joy that each of us carries within. The selections in The Joy of Yoga address a wide range of themes and include: • ERICH SCHIFFMANN on stillness and love; • JUDITH LASATER on yoga and daily life ; • DESIKACHAR on developing your yoga practice; • JON KABAT-ZINN on yoga as meditation; • B.K.S. IYENGAR on the eight elements of yoga; • STEPHEN COPE on the body’s wisdom; • RUMI on the power of listening; • DONNA FARHI on daily practice; • JAMES HEWITT on yoga and sex; • SWAMI VIVEKANDANDA on tuning the mind to God; • and RILKE on spiritual yearning. Remainder mark.
288pp, 9x5 ... Paperback
Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa
Kundalini Postures and Poetry, composed at the request of Yogi Bhajan, uniquely presents descriptions and benefits of classic asanas in verse - making the information easy to understand and remember. Featuring rare photographs of Yogi Bhajan, who first introduced the sacred science of Kundalini Yoga to the Western world, the book also includes step-by-step instructions to take you through the breathing, chanting, and meditative techniques of Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness. Remainder mark.
Edited by Georg Feuerstein & Stephan Bodian
Yoga has been a living tradition of spiritual teaching for five thousand years. In this inspirational book, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of yoga in America, readers will discover the wisdom of the millenia - and learn to live yoga. It contains the best of Yoga Journal: the most outstanding interviews, essays and illustrations. It offers the promise of hatha yoga for health, the yoga approach to diet and nutrition. It teaches meditation as an antidote to stress and a path to mindfulness. It explores the yoga of love and devotion in relationships; karma yoga, the path of work; and tantra yoga, the path of ritual, creativity and sexuality. Recommended.
304pp, 9x7.5, illus. ... Paperback
Suzanne Deason
A powerful lower body is essential to a strong and balanced physical foundation. Lower Body Yoga with Suzanne Deason combines more challenging flowing poses with static ones to help tone and sculpt your lower body - including the thighs, hips, buns and legs as well as your lower abdominals. NTSC format. Many video recorders can play both PAL and NTSC. It may say on the front of the recorder or you may need to check the documentation.
30 minutes ... Video
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Swami Sivananda Radha
This is a comprehensive manual for those who seek to understand the ancient spiritual practice of mantra. Covers the benefits of using a mantra, mantra and healing, mantra in daily life, the practice and understanding of individual mantras, and much more.
208pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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Lillian Too
An introduction to Buddhist mantras and mudras, used by meditators to open doors within and experience the matchless bliss of spiritualawakening. The text explains preparations such as purifying the space and ground, making dedications and generating motivation, then goes on to present the mantras themselves - the six-syllable Om Mani Padme Hum mantra; mantras for purifying negative karma; mantras for healing; mantras for longevity, and so forth. Finally, the author explains the use of special mantras - such as "White Light" meditation, how to chant mantras, hanging prayer flags and using prayer wheels. She then explains the use of mudras (hand postures) which are used to subtly attune the bodymind.
160pp, 8x8, illus. ... Hardback
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Doug Swenson
World renowned yoga instructor Doug Swenson introduces Sadhana Yoga, which connects traditional yoga postures with flowing movements to enhance the experience - an experience that will help yoga students relax and build their strength. Utilizing movements similar to tai chi, Sadhana Yoga techniques connect the standard yoga postures-keeping the flow of positive energy circulating in an improved workout for fitness and relaxation. Now yoga students can achieve peace of mind and spirit while toning their bodies, with a revolutionary new approach that can be used with any type of practice. REMAINDER MARK.
320pp, 9.25x7.5, illus. ... Paperback
Kelly Piper
Working on the total woman and accompanied by an illustrated guide and directory for specific menopausal symptoms, Menopause with Healing Yoga consists of hatha yoga asanas to help heal physical menopausal symptoms, visualisations to heal the fears connected with the "change," affirmations, and breathing exercises to purify and relax the body.
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Anne Kent Rush
The Modern Book of Yoga presents classic yoga exercises that help you find peace and well-being in today's hectic world. The practice of yoga stems from the belief that the mind, body and spirit need balanced attention if they are to fully function. Each pose is designed to help you relax, increase your flexibility and improve your health. The exercises are divided into four types: Movement - the exercises build physical strength, which leads to mental and spiritual growth; Yoga for Two - practising yoga with a partner is a wonderful way to enhance your enjoyment of the experience; Breathing - as one of the few automatic body functions that can be consciously controlled, breathing makes an exceptional tool for mental development. Learning to order you breathing relieves tension and clears your mind; Meditation - helps you compose your thoughts enabling you to reach a more profound level of consciousness. Old stock, slightly shop soiled.
240pp, 8x8, illus. ... Paperback
Russil Paul
Nada Yoga is a spiritual and healing system which evolved out of the Vedic tradition of ancient India. It developed alongside the more traditional hatha yoga system of postures and physical movements. Nada Yoga is a sophisticated system developed and proven over centuries of practice. The basis of Nada Yoga is that sound and music are a subtle but very real force which can harmonize and guide the flow of energies throughout the body. The proper music can lead toward harmony, relaxation, balance and healthfulness. To create the music on this recording, Russill Paul invented his own ten-stringed hybrid instrument called a Unitar. Bansuri flute, vocal chanting, traditional Indian drums, Sarangi, Tanpura, and nature sounds enrich this uniquely ethereal and spirited recording. The benefits of this recording can be experienced through background listening or through a more focused listening meditation. The enclosed guide includes optional meditations, which you can use to enhance your listening experience.
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