Living Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide for Daily Life Book

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
1	Introducing Yoga	1
	Yoga in the West	1
	What Does "Yoga" Mean?	1
	Yoga: What It Is and What It Is Not	3
	Yoga Is a Universal Art	5
	The Major Branches of the Tree of Yoga	8
	Yoga Today	9
Pt. 1	Cultivating the Body: Hatha Yoga
2	Getting Started with Yoga	15
	Hatha Yoga and the Eightfold Path	15
	Six Illusions About the Body	18
	Coming to Terms with Embodiment	19
	Developing Your Own Yoga Practice	19
	A Nonviolent Approach to Extending Your Limits	25
	Working with the Breath	27
	Breath and Prana	38
3	Yoga Postures and Poise	41
	Posture, Posturing, and Poise	41
	Asana: Basic Movement Toward Health	42
	Secrets of Sequencing	48
	Balance in Yoga	57
	How to Grow a Lotus: Learning the Lotus Posture	63
4	Yoga for Health	77
	Introduction to Therapeutic Yoga	77
	Boosting the Immune System	80
	Relief From Back Pain	85
	Yoga and the Menstrual Cycle	92
5	Eating the Yoga Way	97
	Traditional Principles of Dieting	97
	Nonbarming (Abimsa) and the Vegan Diet	100
	The Yoga of Eating	103
	Overcoming Eating Disorders	104
	Tips for Healthy Nutrition	108
Pt. 2	Transcending the Mind: Raja Yoga
6	Relaxation and Well-Being	111
	From Stress to Superconsciousness	111
	The Relaxation Response and Beyond	113
	Turning Stress into Strength: Tips for Stress Reduction	125
	Love Is the Healer: An Interview with Joan Borysenko	127
7	Tapping the Mind's Potential	135
	The Nature of the Human Mind	135
	The Royal Path of Mental Discipline	137
	The Buddhist Yoga of Mindfulness: An Interview with S. N. Goenka	138
	Suffering Is Not Enough	141
	The Ego and Meditation	143
	The Power and Limits of Meditation	144
	Tips for Meditation	145
8	Expanding Awareness	149
	Walking on the Razor's Edge	149
	Beyond Ego	150
	Common Ground Between Psychotherapy and Spirituality	159
	Kundalini Awakening: Breakdown or Breakthrough?	161
	What Makes Spiritual Teachers Go Astray?	165
	Early-Warning Signs for the Detection of Spiritual Blight	174
	Guideposts on the Path	176
Pt. 3	Cultivating Love: Bhakti Yoga
9	The Journey of the Heart	183
	The Radiant Force of Love	183
	Dancing on the Razor's Edge: The Yoga of Relationship	185
	Building the "Sacred Vessel" of Relationship	190
	Unconditional Love	194
	Sacred Sexuality	195
	Tantric Celibacy and the Mystery of Eros	201
Pt. 4	The Path of Work: Karma Yoga
10	A Labor of Love	209
	Action, Inaction, and the Transcendence of Action	209
	If You Do What You Love, Will the Money Follow?	211
	Taking Money Seriously	214
	Life as Service: An Interview with Ram Dass	215
	Karma Yoga and Inner Peace	217
	Work and the Cosmic Bank Account	219
11	Healing the Earth	223
	The Practice of Eco-Yoga	223
	Deep Ecology	228
	Prayer for the Great Family	233
	Think Like a Mountain	234
	Guardians of Gaia	236
Pt. 5	Ritual and Beyond: Tantra Yoga
12	The Creative Spirit	241
	Yoga as Sacred Art	241
	Remembering the Deeper Meaning of Celebration	244
	Ritual in Daily Life	245
	The Creative Spirit	248
Pt. 6	The Path of Wisdom: Jnana Yoga
13	Insight Is Liberating	257
	From the Unreal to the Real	257
	Be Who You Are: An Interview with Jean Klein