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The authentic practice of yoga is an unremitting attention to present experience, whether in mind, body, or heart, with a baby on the hip, making breakfast, or balancing the breath in a headstand.
Michael Stone • The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
Cultivating a yoga practice is not just about physical flexibility and strength. Cultivating awareness is not about race, gender, or class—it’s about waking up to who we are and our place in the world. That is why we start with the yamas.
Michael Stone • The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
She is the symbol of the channels and winds of the subtle body, and the bliss generated by the practice of yoga.
Judith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
The Goddess and the Guru: A Spiritual Biography of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati
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When we engage with the personal aspects of these energies—with their mythic, symbolic forms—we activate hidden powers in our own psyche. Then, these powers transform us.
Sally Kempton • Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
Parvati stands there unmoving, deep in meditation on the mantra, “Om namah shivaya.”
Sally Kempton • Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
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J. Greg Serpa • A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness: The Comprehensive Session-by-Session Program for Mental Health Professionals and Health Care Providers
she dressed in yoginī clothing, wearing her hair long and combed back without any ornamentation.