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Renowned yoga teacher Stephanie Spence, known as The Traveling Yogini, delivers an inspiring and transformative guide to unlocking our truest selves through the deep wisdom of yoga. In her journey as a writer, mother, and PTSD survivor, Spence has discovered that healing—of the heart, soul, and body—is not just essential, but an innate part of our lives.

A modern and easy-to-understand introduction into the underlying principles of Yoga philosophy and Advaita Vedanta. Advaita Vedanta is one of the four Yoga Paths, the yoga of Knowledge. Its understanding is that Yoga is nondual consciousness. That there is only one reality, and you are that.

In January 1996, a van speeding through a red light ended the life Kara Swanson had known. She suddenly joined the two million Americans who suffer brain injury each year. It was like being thrust into a foreign country with no map, no way to speak the language, no directions home. Written with laugh-out-loud humor, candor, and technical input from medical and legal professionals, I'll Carry the Fork! offers inspiration and practical help to anyone dealing with the aftermath of brain injury. Because, as Kara says, "Sometimes when your life ends, you don't actually die."

Triathlon: Winning at 70.3 is dedicated to all triathletes who are thinking about stepping up to the middle distance. 70.3 Half Ironman training requires quite a different approach to the shorter distances, and to be successful, a more professional approach to training is required. Do not set yourself up for failure on race day! Simply doubling your Olympic distance training will not work. Those who do this will struggle. Do not be one of these! 70.3 triathlon is a serious step up and preparation is key.

Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility.

Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645) was arguably the greatest swordsman who ever lived, a legendary figure whose methods of thought and strategy have been studied and adopted across a wide spectrum of society, from martial artists to military leaders to captains of industry. The iconic sword saint of Japan was clearly a genius, yet he was also a functional psychopath - ruthless, fearless, hyper-focused, and utterly without conscience. Shortly before he died, Musashi wrote down his final thoughts about life for his favorite student Terao Magonojo to whom Go Rin No Sho, his famous Book of Five Rings, had also been dedicated.

Yoga Beyond Belief offers a unique vision of contemporary yoga. It integrates scientific and practical approaches providing a much-needed integrative perspective that complements existing yoga books for all levels and styles of yoga students. Serving up a collection of valuable insights gleaned from a lifetime of exploration, practice, study, and teaching by one of America’s pioneering and leading teachers of yoga, the book assists listeners in making sense of the many discordant claims and teaching techniques that currently exist in the yoga world.

Five years in the making, The Science of Yoga draws on more than a century of painstaking research to present the first impartial evaluation of a practice thousands of years old. It celebrates what’s real and shows what’s illusory, describes what’s uplifting and beneficial and what’s flaky and dangerous—and why. Broad illuminates how yoga can lift moods and inspire creativity. He exposes moves that can cripple and kill. As science often does, this groundbreaking book also reveals mysteries.

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga - 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to other scholars including BKS Iyengar).

If a restful night's sleep seems like an impossible dream, it's time to discover the transformative power of Yoga Nidra. "Yoga Nidra Meditations for Sleep" is your key to unlocking a world of tranquility and deep, healing rest.

Although many forms of trauma treatment rely solely on talk therapy as a means of healing, we cannot "talk out" every issue related to trauma. Indeed, trauma is stored in the body and the brain and must be treated as such. Designed with both mental health clinicians and clients in mind, Trauma-Informed Yoga offers forty-seven short, simple practices that regulate the autonomic nervous system, calm the racing mind, and center those of us living chaotic twenty-first century lives.

French women don’t get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this “French paradox”–how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. Hers is a charming, sensible, and powerfully life-affirming view of health and eating for our times.

Well, you are not alone! Up to 35 percent of top athletes will suffer from mental health issues at some stage in their careers. Some of the greatest athletes of our time have admitted to facing mental health challenges at one point or another. The thing is, champions somehow find a way, so can you!

Yes, it is true - your younger years are behind you, but you are far from too old to get fit and healthy. In this book, I am taking you on a journey that will educate you about nutrition, exercise, and discipline. I will show you how these things influence your body and update you with the latest information and research in strength training. With the pertinent information at your disposal, you will build routines, diets, and workouts that will focus on achieving immaculate fitness.

No importa la época del año, es momento de sacudirse la polilla, salir del sillón, y empezar a hacer actividad física para ser personas más saludables. Por eso, en esta serie te presentamos 10 ejercicios que puedes practicar en la CDMX para entrarle de lleno a la vida fit; mientras recordamos que actividades como correr, nos permiten conocer la ciudad, explorarla, conectar con uno mismo y hacer comunidad. Y si ni así te convencemos para que te actives, te decimos dónde puedes jugar al juego de pelota como nuestros ancestrxs prehispánicxs.

Bored by the same old gym workout? Are you looking for something different and extremely effective to speed up the body's metabolism, help tone the entire body and strength the muscles and tendons? So, calisthenics is the art of generating strength, flexibility, and endurance. Discover the truth approach to Calisthenics and become more strong, more confident and better you for less than a single session of personal training - join the challenge by getting this audiobook.

Massive Biceps and Triceps will allow you to unlock the hidden growth potential inside of your arms. Giving you the ripped ultra-muscular arms that men are jealous of, enemies are afraid of, and women are attracted to. In this course you will achieve maximum gains while only working your arms twice a week. In 30 days you should expect .5 to 2 inches of new circumference of ripped and chiseled muscle on your upper arms. If you put in the work, you will get the rewards. Get ready to buy some new shirts!

It sounds incredible, but running can be a thoroughly enjoyable, lifelong practice - without injury or fatigue. Ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer combines the wisdom of T'ai Chi with insights of a champion runner to present ChiRunning, a step-by-step audio program to help everyone from beginners to professionals "run like a kid again" - effortless, free, and boundlessly energetic.

B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime's experience on the yoga path. The structure of the book follows the different aspects of that path (from Freedom Awaits, through The Physical Body, The Energy Body, The Mental Body, The Intellectual Body, and The Divine Body, to Living in Freedom) and provides a learning framework for yoga as well as an invaluable discourse on life.

Nine million Americans are touched by aneurysms during their lifetimes. This is one story of love. Brainstorm is the candid and powerful memoir of the author's harrowing experience of an aneurysm and his road to recovery. It is a journey of love and devotion and a clash of medical beliefs and countercultures.