Yoga
58 Articles & Excerpts
Yoga Helps Reduce Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
According to the findings of the new three-year study, carried out by West Virginia University, individuals with chronic lower back pain who do yoga, improve their mood and do better at overcoming pain and depression
Yoga Benefits For Breast Cancer Patients
by eNotAlone.com
Yoga provides not only the emotional benefits to health of breast cancer patients, it can also relieve depression problems in them, reports a new U.S. study. Researchers found that women who participated in a 10 week course of Restorative Yoga
A Foundation for Transformation
 The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras
by Nischala Joy Devi
Yoga is well known for its power to create a healthy body, but few realize the emotional and spiritual benefits. In The Secret Power of Yoga, world-renowned Yoga expert Nischala Joy Devi interprets Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the principles at the basis
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 The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
by Michael Stone
There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient
Part 1
 Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga
by Amy Weintraub
Take the natural path to mental wellness. More than 25 million Americans are treated with antidepressants each year, at a cost in excess of $50 billion. But the side effects of popular prescription drugs may seem nearly as depressing as the symptoms they
Understanding Yoga
 Holy Yoga: Exercise for the Christian Body and Soul
by Brooke Boon
People often equate yoga with Eastern religion, but Brooke Boon sees it as an exercise style that Christians can use to generate patience, strength, and deeper worship.
Waking Up is Hard to Do
 Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation
The Secret Strength of Disillusionment
 The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living
by Stephen Cope
For modern spiritual seekers and yoga students alike, here is an irreverent yet profound guide to the most sophisticated teachings of the yoga wisdom tradition - now brought to contemporary life by a celebrated author, psychotherapist
The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath
by Yogi Ramacharaka
The Western student is apt to be somewhat confused in his ideas regarding the Yogis and their philosophy and practice. Travelers to India have written great tales about the hordes of fakirs, mendicants and mountebanks who infest the great roads of India
The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga
by A. P. Mukerji
Concentration signifies the state of being at a centre (con and centrum). Applied to thought, it is the act of bringing the mind to a single point. Each human being must practise concentration subjectively and objectively.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
by Patañjali
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. Yet they contain the essence of practical wisdom, set forth in admirable order and detail.
An Introduction to Yoga
by Annie Besant
Let us, first of all, ask ourselves, looking at the world around us, what it is that the history of the world signifies. When we read history, what does the history tell us? It seems to be a moving panorama of people and events
Jivamukti Yoga: Putting Yoga Together in the West
 Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul
by Sharon Gannon, David Life
Jivamukti Yoga incorporates traditional yoga practices into a modern lifestyle without losing sight of the ancient, universal goal of liberation. We believe that liberation is possible even while living a modern urban lifestyle anywhere in the world.
Anti-Aging Pyramid
 Fit and Fabulous After 40: A 5-Part Program for Turning Back the Clock
by Denise Austin
Congratulations! Just by reading these words, you've already taken an important first step toward improving your life and your health: You've made the decision to do it. But now you're not sure what to do next. You know that you need to exercise more.
Yoga, Energy, and Your Subtle Anatomy
 A Woman's Book of Yoga
by Machelle M. Siebel, M.D., Hari Kaur Khalsa
There are invisible parts of yourself which are called your Subtle Anatomy in yoga. Just as your physical body is made up of complex layers, so is your Subtle Anatomy, but because of it's elusive nature, it may be harder to understand and appreciate.
Yoga for You
A Woman's Book of Yoga
by Machelle M. Siebel, M.D., Hari Kaur Khalsa
Yoga is for everyone. Yoga is for you. You can begin your yoga practice at any age, in any physical condition, and in any place where you can take a deep breath. For women, the benefits of yoga are vast, limited only by the degree of time and regularity
How Your Back Works
 Back Rx: A Fifteen Minute A Day Yoga And Pilates Based Program to End Low Back Pain Forever
by Vijay Vad, M.D.
The Healthy Back is a Back in Balance. The human back is a marvelously evolved structure, the supportive center of every imaginable movement. We can see that in the way young children roll and tumble as they play, and in the way champion athletes
Low Back Pain First Aid Chest
Back Rx: A Fifteen Minute A Day Yoga And Pilates Based Program to End Low Back Pain Forever
by Vijay Vad, M.D.
What to Do if You're in Pain Right Now. After a low back injury, follow these simple steps to ease your pain and begin your healing. Focus on and regulate your breathing. Proper breathing in a slow, controlled rhythm is the fastest pain reliever.
The Back Rx Way to a Healthy, Pain-Free Back
Back Rx: A Fifteen Minute A Day Yoga And Pilates Based Program to End Low Back Pain Forever
by Vijay Vad, M.D.
If you're reading this book, you're probably all too familiar with the pain of a low back injury. A strained muscle in the low back can make you gasp with pain at the slightest movement.
Yoga: Making A Few Preparations
 The Journey from the Center to the Page
by Jeff Davis
An hour or so before dawn, the congress in my head that years ago would wake me by trumpeting the day's debates seems this morning cooperative and sedate. I creep from bed across the hall's squeaking hardwoods to my study.
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