Wellness Yoga

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.

Chair yoga eliminates the barriers often associated with traditional exercise routines. With no need for complicated equipment or large spaces, listeners can easily integrate these exercises into their daily lives, whether at home, in the office, or even while traveling.

Here is an ensemble of evocative Eastern and Western instrumentation, creating inspiring melodies and rhythmic textures. Simply listen, or chant along to be transported to another realm, giving you respite from the normal activities of your mind and activating your body's natural healing processes.

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.

Spiritual disciplines often seem remote from the realities of our daily lives. Yet there is a Mahayana Scripture which presents a model of enlightened practice in the midst of urban living, the Vimalakirti Sutra. This teaches a non-dualistic wisdom and reconciliation of dichotomies. It challenges ordinariness and reveals systematic and effective ways of tapping higher potentials while upholding one's usual responsibilities and enriching long-term relationships.

Du möchtest in Deinen Yoga-Kursen neue Flows einbinden, leider fehlt Dir die Zeit ? Mit meinen 35 kreativen Vinyasa-Einheiten nach Themen geordnet und mit einer passenenden Yin Yoga Einheit als Abschluß gelingt Dir das ganz mühelos. Dieses Buch ist für alle Yogis geeignet, die bereits etwas Erfahrung auf der Matte gesammelt haben. Es wird die Yoga-Einheiten und Meditationen auch als Hörbuch geben, dann kannst Du für Dich die Übungsreihen genießen.

Happiness Is Your Creation is a priceless guide for anyone looking to embody the core principles of yoga philosophy and apply them to creating a joyful life, here and now. This clearly written and insightful book tells you how to find and keep happiness in daily life. Create lasting happiness today - enjoy the perennial wisdom teachings of the Himalayan Tradition, brought to life by a modern-day master. Happiness is your creation!

Chair yoga has been scientifically proven to help ease pain in individuals with arthritis and chronic joint pain. What’s more, it has also proven to help with improving balance, flexibility, and mobility as well. Yoga is great because it offers lower-intensity workouts for those who are new to the practice or don’t have the ability to handle more intense exercise. But you aren’t stuck to these low-intensity workouts. There are also moderate and advanced poses that you can work up to over time.

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.

The adorable fat girl needs to do something to get fit, so she tries yoga. She signs up for a weekend retreat, packs up assorted snacks, and heads for the countryside to get in touch with her chi and her third eye. And that's when it all goes wrong. Featuring frantic chickens, an unexpected mud bath, men in loose-fitting shorts and no pants, calamitous headstands, a bizarre new friendship with a yoga guru, and a quick hospital trip.

Immerse yourself in the timeless practice of yoga with this essential and accessible guide. With a commitment to honoring rather than modifying the tradition of yoga, experienced teacher Amy Landry unveils the vast ocean of yoga—from its rich history, texts, and traditions to the core principles and practice.

Mindfulness meditation refers to a mental state that is characterized by a very calm awareness. The person experiencing mindfulness is totally aware of his own body functions, feelings, consciousness, and the content of his consciousness. Also achieving Zen is no easy task and requires daily dedication and mindful determination to practice its many forms.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by stress, or struggling with your well-being? Do you want to transform Your Well-Being in Weeks without Leaving Your Chair? You may have heard about holistic wellness practices like yoga, Ayurveda, or herbal medicine but need help figuring out where to start. Or perhaps you're over 60 and seeking an accessible, low-impact exercise routine that restores your mobility, independence, and zest for life.

Most of us are not new to health problems, sickness, or suffering, but what if there is a cure that does not require drugs, surgeries or other medical procedures for our well-being? Your body has an interconnected capacity for self-healing, an exceptional self-repair system that works day by day and strengthens your ability for a cure. You have the ability to be safe and remain healthy, as your recovery comes from inside. This is all and more that the strength of self-healing will help you to do!

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.

Life with Breath is a journey in discovering the mind-body relationship that is linked through breath and how this serves as a basis for reducing stress, improving health and well-being, building resilience, improving performance, and transforming negative habitual patterns of behavior. Specifically, yoga breathing. Traditionally called, Pranayama. A "life with breath” is a journey into re-uniting oneself with oneself. It’s a self-care routine to live in harmony with the body’s natural cycles and rhythms for optimal health and well-being.

Yoga Beyond Belief offers a unique vision of contemporary yoga. It integrates scientific and practical approaches providing a much-needed integrative perspective that complements existing yoga books for all levels and styles of yoga students. Serving up a collection of valuable insights gleaned...

Looking for an easy, effective way to manage your weight? Tired of exercises that put stress on your joints? Want to feel strong and balanced? Join the proven results! Listeners are already reporting up to 30 pounds lost!

Bring your yoga class sequencing to a new level with the inclusion of yoga mythology! This book gives you the methodology for creating single-asana inclusions, longer partial-class sequences, and and entire one-hour YM themed vinyasas, utilizing ancient yogic myths and fascinating stories. Three different approaches to YM presentations are discussed, along with samples of sequence planning notes.

Discover the 30 greatest yoga poses for beginners for weight loss, stress relief, focus, anxiety relief, and self esteem: the most natural cure there is the world! Yoga is a very ancient practice whose exact origin is yet to be traced. While yoga, indeed, helps in curing various physical ailments, it primarily deals with managing your mind. It teaches you the numerous ways you can improve and enhance your mental clarity and balance. When your mind is clear, your physical health is always balanced.