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Integrating Philosophy in Yoga Teaching and Practice : A Practical Guide.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Teasdill, Wendy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hatha yoga--Study and teaching.
- Hatha yoga.
- Yoga.
- Medical Subjects:
- Yoga.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.
- Summary:
- "Providing simple explanations of the various philosophical strands underpinning yoga as well as guidance on how to integrate them into teaching, this practical work from Wendy Teasdill concerns itself with values that are often lost in modern-day practice. It looks at balance, moderation, introspection, self-development and liberation, integrating these into asana practices in a way that deepens the experience. Each chapter covers a particular aspect of yoga philosophy in the key texts, with links to asana, pranayama, moral codes, as well as some contemporary issues such as orthorexia, the question of cultural appropriation, the role of the guru, misuse of power and recognition of authenticity in an ever-evolving scene. By presenting practical skills rooted in yoga's long history, Integrating Philosophy in Yoga Teaching and Practice makes the transition from physical to metaphysical easy for both yoga teachers and students"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Integrating Philosophy in Yoga Teaching and Practice
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Endnotes
- 1. The Origins of Yoga
- No Aryan Invasion?
- Yogic Paths
- The Vedas
- Soteriology
- The Caste System
- Sacred Sound (Representing the Brahmins)
- The First Links with Yoga
- The Significance of the Horse
- Ashwini Mudra
- Linguistic Relatives
- The Indus Valley Civilization
- Wild and Domestic Animals in the Vedas
- Terracotta Seals of the Indus Valley
- Mythologizing
- Atmospheric Conditions
- The Elements
- Prana
- Mystics
- Prana/Apana
- Kundalini
- Spiralling Interconnections
- Death and Reincarnation
- The Mrityunjaya Mantra
- Moving On
- Aparigraha - Letting Go
- Twist
- Relaxation in Shavasana
- 2. The Brahmanas and Aranyakas
- The Great Bird of Prana
- Transition
- The Sliding Timeline
- Accepting the Mystery
- Shedding to Move On
- Pranayama
- 3. Self-Realization in the Upanishads
- Form
- The Yoga Upanishads
- Harnessing the Horses
- Maya
- Samkhya and Unification
- Reincarnation
- Meditation
- Death
- Pedigree
- Brahman
- Yoga
- The Five Energy Bodies
- Om
- Practice
- Dharma
- The Kundalini Upanishad
- 4. Buddhism
- The Legacy
- Evolution
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Anyone Can Be a Buddhist
- 5. The Ramayana
- The Story
- Hanuman's Pedigree
- Endnote
- 6. The Mahabharata
- The Story of the Mahabharata
- Allusions to Yoga in the Mahabharata
- Yogic Instructions in the Mahabharata
- Moksha Dharma
- The Power of Yoga
- 7. The Bhagavad Gita
- Background
- The Battleground
- Krishna and Bhakti Yoga
- Samkhya in the Bhagavad Gita
- Rebirth
- Dharma.
- Location
- Krishna in His Universal Form
- The Three Gunas
- Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita
- Jnana and Karma Yoga
- Karma Yoga
- Raja Yoga
- 8. Patanjali
- The Legend of Patanjali
- Patanjali, the Rational Mystic
- Underpinning Philosophy - Samkhya
- The Point of Patanjali
- The Gunas
- Five Types of Vritti
- Tricky Trikonasana
- The Eight Limbs of Yoga
- Siddhis
- Kaivalya - Absolution
- 9. The Puranas
- The Vehicle of Story-Telling
- Organization
- The Bhagavat Purana
- The Cosmic Web
- Yoga in the Puranas
- All Is Not as It Seems
- The Churning of the Ocean of Milk
- The Divine Feminine
- The Goddess of the Black Bee
- From the Rigveda
- 10. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Goraksha and Other Influences
- Asanas
- Firing the Pot of the Body
- Chakras
- Jalandhara Bandha
- Uddiyana Bandha
- Khechari Mudra
- The Point of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- 11. Tantra
- Tantric Texts
- Embracing the Taboo
- Tantra and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Tantric Dharana
- Asana, Pranayama and Dharana with the Pancha Dharanas (Five Fixations)
- Sound
- Asana as a Tantric Medium
- 12. Yoga Today
- The Role of the Guru
- Diet
- Yoga as Therapy
- Integration
- References
- Further Reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78775-136-8
- OCLC:
- 1158220982
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