Yoga Medicine

The power of the breath has been recognized for millennia as an integral part of health and well-being. In Awakening the Sacred Body, teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche makes accessible the ancient art of Tibetan breath and movement practices. In clear, easy-to-understand language, he outlines the theory and processes of two powerful meditations - the Nine Breathings of Purification and the Tsa Lung movements - that can help you change your relationship to yourself, to others, and to the world.

Learn how to bring Āyurveda and Yoga together, in a meaningful and thoughtful way, that turns Yoga practice into Āyurvedic medicine. Learn how to create more potency with three unique approaches for bringing Āyurveda into Yoga classes, how to create classes that go beyond poses, and how to use Āyurveda to balance specific aspects of students’ lives. The ancient wisdom and knowledge provided by Yoga and Āyurveda can inspire and revitalize your personal practice and classes. Join Mona in blending two powerful, brilliant Vedic sciences to deepen the practice of both!

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.

As more and more people in the West pursue yoga in its various forms, whether at traditional centers, in the high-powered atmosphere of sports clubs, or on their own, they begin to realize that far from being just another exercise routine, yoga is a discipline of the body and the mind. The 365 meditations included in this book offer a way to integrate the mindfulness that yoga teaches into everyday life.

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.

Spilt Milk Yoga is a companion guide for mothers who want to experience the happiness, peace, and purpose available in each moment, and who want to be more present and connected to themselves and their children.

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.

The Art of Vinyasa takes a unique look at Ashtanga yoga as meditation in motion that produces profound inner change. Two of the most well-respected teachers of the Ashtanga style of yoga, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, explore this rigorous practice not as a gymnastic feat but as a meditative form.

Musique sphérique pour le bien-être, la méditation, le qi gong, le zen, le yoga, le reiki et l'ayurveda. Ces paysages sonores fascinants créent un environnement unique pour toutes les activités de bien-être, relaxation, méditation et guérison. Le doux mélange de musique onirique et de sons naturels fait baisser le rythme cardiaque et détend profondément le corps et l'esprit. Des paysages sonores relaxants d'une durée totale d'environ 14 heures pour le bien-être, la méditation, le qi gong, le zen, le yoga, le reiki et l'ayurveda.

Yoga Nidra is the practice of meditating upon falling asleep. This meditation is designed to support your relationship with sleep and rest. Learn how to fall asleep, get back to sleep more easily if you wake up, and enjoy a restful sleep and state of deep relaxation at night or in the day. Lie down in comfort and relax. This 30-minute journey is designed to support you in receiving the nourishment of rest. Find out how to become as comfortable as possible in preparation for sleep.

Much of the Western world was completely unaware of the profound impact of the breath on the body and mind until the 1970s. It was during this time that Swami Rama astonished physiologists by demonstrating perfect control over his heart rate and brain waves. It was something Western scientists didn’t believe humans could possibly achieve. In this audiobook, Swami Rama shares some of the basic breathing techniques practiced by Himalayan yogis so that you too can experience the profound effects of pranayama and breath control.

Meditate Your Weight is a 21-day weight-loss plan that employs a daily journaling and meditation practice to coach listeners through the various mental blocks, thoughts, habits, and behaviors that stand in their way of living in strong, healthy, well-loved bodies.

In this stressful world, Yoga transcends religious differences and helps millions of people worldwide to reconnect with their inner life, to find peace of mind in a world of conflict and distractions, and to recognize their inner joy, power and health. Encompassing more than just physical postures, Yoga is a spiritual science, a way of life which grants peace, balance, and freedom from suffering.

For modern yogis feeling challenged in our efforts to remain deeply spiritual, contemplative, and centered amid the stresses and complications of urban life, this book serves as both inspiration and guide. Darren Main's fresh, down-to-earth approach to the time-tested practice and philosophy of yoga shows us the way to apply the ancient wisdom of India to every moment and every breath so that even our busiest days can be powerful and mystical adventures.

Yoga is a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is the art and science of healthy living. The word "yoga" derives from the Sanskrit root "yuj", meaning to join or to yoke or unite. Yoga is a systematic practice of physical exercise, breath control, relaxation, diet control, positive thinking, and meditation to develop harmony in the body, mind, and environment.

Découvrez votre chemin vers un calme inébranlable : Le guide scientifique pour vaincre les pensées excessives et trouver une paix profondeLes pensées qui se bousculent vous empêchent-elles de dormir ? Votre esprit ressemble-t-il à un navigateur avec trop d'onglets ouverts ? Et si vous pouviez accéder à un état de relaxation profonde, à tout moment et en tout lieu, en seulement 15 minutes ? Transformez votre relation avec le stress grâce à la pratique ancestrale du yoga nidra, désormais validée par les neurosciences modernes.

The 6 Qualities of Consciousness is a revolutionary text which brings forth ancient teachings from the Tantric tradition of yoga into every day life. Journey into these six attributes of existence and discover how they reside in you, as you, and all around you. Celebrate profound intelligence, unbounded freedom, your perfect yet ever evolving nature, the joy of community, the promise of infinite abundance, and the natural ebb and flow of life in continual primal motion.

More than just physical poses on a mat, yoga can be a profound path of self-realization. Lit from Within encourages listeners to pursue yoga in its fullness, examining conscious and unconscious habits, connecting to our inner landscapes, and freeing us to relate to ourselves and our world with a sacred outlook.

Mindset Development: The Yoga Power of Rehearsal aims to reset your mind to a new starting point where clarity and peacefulness is possible. You are the character and your mind feels broken. But you don't have to continue this way. Instead of doing the same thing and expecting a different result, this book offers an innovative, holistic, and non-traditional approach to mindset liberation. It delivers unique ways to reset and liberate your mind from the unnecessary worrying and daily suffering.

A classic of patient empowerment, Peace, Love & Healing offered the revolutionary message that we have an innate ability to heal ourselves. Now proven by numerous scientific studies, the connection between our minds and our bodies has been increasingly accepted as fact throughout the mainstream medical community. In a new introduction, Dr. Bernie Siegel highlights current research on the relationships among consciousness, psychosocial factors, attitude, and immune function.