Mindful yoga, mindful life A guide for everyday practice
Book - 2007
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- Published
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Berkeley, Calif. :
Rodmell Press
[2007]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 178 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781930485204
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Stepping onto the Path
- Part I. What is Yoga?
- 1. Yoga: The Settling of the Mind
- 2. The Flowering of Mindfulness: Five Benefits of Mindful Living
- Part II. Refining Practice
- 3. The Path of Practice: Making Practice Your Art
- 4. Right Effort: Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose
- Part III. Walking your Path
- 5. The Eight Limbs of Yoga: A Roadmap to Freedom
- 6. The First Limb: Yama: Living in Harmony with All Beings
- 7. Ahimsa: Dynamic Peacefulness
- 8. Satya: Impeccable Truthfulness
- 9. Asteya: Practicing Abundance
- 10. Brahmacharya: Caring for Our Creative Energy
- 11. Aparigraha: The Freedom of Letting Go
- 12. The Second Limb: Niyama: Conscious Everyday Living
- 13. Saucha: Cultivating Purity
- 14. Santosha: Awakening Contentment
- 15. Tapas: The Self-Generating Power of Discipline
- 16. Svadhyaya: Refining Wisdom
- 17. Ishvarapranidhana: Surrendering to Grace
- 18. The Third Limb: Asana: Abiding in Ease
- 19. The Fourth Limb: Pranayama: Expanding Life Force
- 20. The Fifth Limb: Pratyahara: Detaching from the Senses
- 21. The Sixth Limb: Dharana: Collecting the Mind
- 22. The Seventh Limb: Dhyana: Witnessing Presence
- 23. The Eighth Limb: Samadhi: Entering the Timeless
- Afterword: No Expectations: You Can't Always Get What You Want
- Resources
- From the Publisher
- About the Author
- Index