Today was a great day because I finally received my latest yoga book order from Amazon.com. Took almost two and a half weeks. Luckily (?) I've been busy enough that I didn't really notice the delivery delay. I've sort of been stocking up on my yoga books since I'm heading to Japan for a few years. Of course I'll be able to order books in Japan as well, but it's a convenient excuse for now. I don't really need much of a reason to buy new yoga books... I've also noticed a trend with yoga … [Read more...] about Satisfy Your Yoga Book Obsession
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The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali — Sanskrit-English Translation & Glossary (trans. Chip Hartranft)
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali -- Sanskrit-English Translation & Glossary (trans. by Chip Hartranft) The Yoga Sutra as Practice - an Interview with Chip Hartranft … [Read more...] about The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali — Sanskrit-English Translation & Glossary (trans. Chip Hartranft)
It’s Time to Recycle Your Old Yoga Journals
Every few years I find my stack of yoga magazines piling up. Eventually I convince myself to pull out the scissors and cut out my favorite yoga articles, which I then place in three-ring binders for reference. I recycle the rest of the magazine. It's a bit painful to chop up the magazines, but it certainly proves a useful exercise in non-attachment... Happily, I recently discovered that every single page of Yoga Journal, all the way from issue number 1, which was 10 pages and cost 75 cents … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Recycle Your Old Yoga Journals
Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Excerpt from The Shambhala Guide to Yoga by Georg Feuerstein. In order to gain the unsurpassable bliss of the Self, the yogin willingly adopts a life of strict discipline. The aspirant begins by carefully regulating his or her moral behavior. This forms the bedrock of all types of Yoga. Reduced to its bare bones, yogic morality is the recognition of the universal Self in all other beings. The various moral rules expounded in the Yoga scriptures are a symbolic bow to the Self within the … [Read more...] about Self-Discipline and the Yogi
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Use LibraryThing to Virtually Organize Your Yoga Book Collection
I guess there could be worse things to be addicted to than books. Every time I walk into a book store, the yoga section in particular tends to keep me occupied weighing the pros and cons of whether I need to buy another yoga book. While I don't think I've ever regretted purchasing a new yoga book, over time I've recognized that there are certain books I return to over and over again such as David Swenson's Ashtanga Yoga Manual and B.K.S. Iyengar's classic Light on Yoga. I can find answers to … [Read more...] about Use LibraryThing to Virtually Organize Your Yoga Book Collection
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