Yoga

The Loving Touch
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
Devotional exercises are like the warmth that makes the unwieldy block of ice fit the jug. The water and the jug are the same as before, but the one has melted into the other. So the soul of a man melts into the awaiting presence of the eternal.

Relaxed Living
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
For, (over and over again) there is nothing that is evil except because a man has not mastery over it; and there is no good thing that is not evil if it have mastery over a man; And there is no passion or power, pleasure or pain

Breath Control
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
Many writers on the subject of breath control start off by showing how breathing is linked with emotions, thought activity, heartbeat, even digestion. For instance, it is said that in states of high emotion one can easily notice that the breathing

Yoga and Nerves
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
The greatest Yoga teachings are spoken by those individuals who have realised the unconditional state. Because their ego is largely merged into That which forms the basis of their being, their words are to some extent, spoken by Life itself.

Relaxation
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
To be relaxed is a blessed thing. It is reminiscent of a beautiful ship riding easily through the roughest seas. Certainly it is moved by the great waves, certainly it responds sensitively to each wind and current, but at the same time it can choose its

Yoga Diet and cleansing
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
As with any discipline, from horse riding to drama, certain practices are recommended. Over the centuries, the great masters of Yoga have agreed on certain points. Being human, there are many things that they have not agreed on

Yoga and Health
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
STRETCHING ASANAS: Easy pose Sukhasana. Method: (a) Sit cross-legged on floor, each foot under opposite calf. (b) Spine must be kept erect constantly without slightest slouch, (c) Keep mind fixed on the body sensations; relax all muscles not involved

Introduction
Yoga and Relaxation
by Tony Crisp
I am often asked the question, What has yoga done for you? As the value of the methods I am to explain rest largely upon the answer to that question, and as I am only a printed name to you, I will be immodest and reply.

Chapter One
First There is a Mountain: A Yoga Romance
by Elizabeth Kadetsk
As a young journalist, Elizabeth Kadetsky found herself running for hours every day, eating little, and suffering from a troubling and persistent pain in her chest. On a friend's advice, she applied to the yoga institute in India where the legendary B. K.

Discovering Yoga
The Little Yoga Book
by Erika Dillman
I had done some yoga breathing once when a yoga teacher came to my office to conduct a relaxation workshop. The breathing exercises had helped my lungs and my head feel better, although I felt a little funny lying on the floor making breathing noises

Was Christ a Yogi?
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
IN considering whether or not Christ was a Yogi we should first understand how spiritual and how divine one must be before he can be called a Yogi. A true Yogi must be pure, chaste, spotless, self-sacrificing, and the absolute master of himself.

Science of Breathing
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
THE Science of Yoga with its various branches justly claims, as we have already seen, to unravel the mysteries of life and death. Some of the advanced thinkers in Western countries are beginning to understand the importance of this noble science

Jnâna Yoga
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
THE last is Jnâna Yoga, the path of wisdom. The word Jnâna, being derived from the Sanskrit root Jnâ, to know, means knowledge; and the ideal which it holds up before its followers is the realization of that Absolute Truth

Bhakti Yoga
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
BHAKTI YOGA teaches that the final end of all religions can be reached through love and worship of the personal God, who is the Creator and Governor of the phenomenal universe. It leads to the same destination as all the other branches of Yoga

Karma Yoga
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
ONE of the significations of the word Yoga is Dexterity in work. To render this meaning still more specific, the Sanskrit term Karma, derived from the root verb Kri, to act, is added. Taken in its literal sense, therefore, Karma signifies action

Râja Yoga
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
HATHA YOGA, as we have already seen, is wholly devoted to the control of the functions of the body and to the mastery of the physical forces, its ideal being a sound constitution, well-fitted to overcome those physical and environmental conditions

Hatha Yoga
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
HATHA YOGA is that branch of the Science of Yoga which teaches how to conquer hunger, thirst, and sleep; how to overcome the effects of heat and cold; how to gain perfect health and cure disease without using drugs; how to arrest the untimely decay

What is Yoga?
How to Be a Yogi
by Swami Abhedananda
IN all the Sacred Writings of the world as well as in the lives of the inspired teachers, prophets, saints, and Seers of Truth, we find frequent descriptions of miraculous events and powers, which, admitting a certain measure of exaggeration