Yoga Beyond Belief · Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice by White, Ganga -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Foreword: The Yogi and the Shower Singer by Sting Introduction: Awakening Insight—Ganga White’s Approach to Yoga by Mark Schlenz, PhD Chapter One: Standing On the Shoulders of the Past

Tradition and Interpretation Freedom from the Known A Fresh Point of View

Chapter Two: The Many Yogas

Raja, Hatha, and Tantra Yoga Bhakti Yoga Jnana Yoga Karma Yoga The Wholeness of Yoga

Chapter Three: Hatha—The Yoga of Sun and Moon

The Origins of Hatha Yoga The Ten Body-Mind Systems

Presence: Start Where You Are The Long View The Asanas Are Tools, Not Goals Feedback: Learning to Listen Strength and Flexibility Heating and Cooling The Rhythms and Seasons of Practice Tension Is Your Friend Inner- and Outer-Directed Practices Mental Limitations Fear As a Limitation Competition and Comparison Yoga Is for Every Body There Is No Such Thing as Perfection Discipline Concentration and Attention Using the Breath The Ujjayi Breath Toning the Spine Symmetry and Alignment The Three Qualities The Three Root Principles Relaxation Flow and Grace Personal Practice Integrating Yoga into Daily Life Enjoying Your Practice

Chapter Five: The Internal Alchemy of Hatha Yoga

The Dance of Energy Aligning and Adjusting Asanas from Within and Without Surfing the Edges Flow, the Dance of Control and Surrender Pranayama—The Mastery of Energy Using Locks, or Bandhas Traction, Torque, and Leverage The Nature of Balance Advancing in Yoga

Chapter Six: Useful Styles and Modes of Practice

Flow Yoga Intuitive Flow Yoga Structural Integrity and Structural Archetypes Active and Passive Holding Long Holding Odd-Day Practice Car Yoga The Neck and Lumbar The Psoas, Quadriceps, and Hamstrings Seven Classes of Asana

Chapter Seven: Injury, Pain, and Healing

Pain Is Your Friend There Is No Such Thing as Pain Local Intelligence Sympathetic Resonance Causes and Prevention of Injury Working with Injuries

Chapter Eight: Chakras—The Play of Matter and Energy

The Chakras’ Relation to Science Seven Energy Centers Chakras and Levels of Being The Cosmic Polarity Chakras and Daily Life

Chapter Nine: Meditation Is Your Life

What Is Meditation? Can Meditation Be Practiced? (There Is No) How to Meditate Useful Meditation Practices How Much to Practice

Chapter Ten: Spirituality, Enlightenment, and the Miraculous

Our Relation to the One Oneness and the Loss of Diversity Spirituality Beyond Belief Evolutionary Enlightenment The Mystery: Death and Time Navigating Life

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