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Lit from within : yoga, teachings, and practices to illuminate our inner lives
Title:
Lit from within : yoga, teachings, and practices to illuminate our inner lives
Author:
Powers, Sarah, author.
ISBN:
9781611808506
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Practice list -- Preface -- Introduction -- The physical body. The tunnel of health: gastrointestinal wellness ; Five organ pairs and yin yoga practices -- The energy body. Anatomy of the subtle body ; The three centers: belly, heart, and head ; The Taoist map -- The emotional body. Many parts, one self ; Working with our inner critic ; Getting to know our parts -- The mental body. The Buddhadharma view ; The four noble truths: four inescapable realities -- The interpersonal realm. Knowing ourselves, knowing others ; The anatomy of interpersonal safety -- Conclusion: benefits of an integral practice -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix. Ten suggestions for living with awareness ; Five steps to engage with yogic breathing ; When to avoid inversions -- Resources for gut health.
Abstract:
"Lit from Within offers sincere seekers a road map for awakening the inner life-an inner life that can become a nourishing vehicle for existing in a kinder, healthier, more attuned way. Awareness teachings are a way in, and a way out. They are a way in to the vivid but formless realms of our body and mind, as well as a way out of the emotional agony of disconnection and meaninglessness"-- Provided by publisher.