Book Blurb
“All yoga practices are preparation for focusing the mind during meditation,” notes renowned yogi Stephen Sturgess. In his new book, Sturgess demonstrates how to use a wide range of yoga meditation practices as a portal to higher consciousness.
Initial chapters explain what yoga meditation is and why it is so useful in our busy, modern lives. Here, Sturgess gives insight into the Eight Limbs of Yoga (an established approach to the successive stages of yoga) and enlightens us on the workings of our internal energy system – all of which lay the foundation for a deeper understanding of the practices to come. Sturgess then guides us through the key seated meditation postures and a range of helpful mudras (hand gestures) and bandhas (energetic seals) before going on to offer clear, step-by-step guidance on a wide choice of the most effective yoga postures, purification practices, breathing exercises and meditation techniques to still the mind and awaken the inner spirit. In the final chapter he recommends how to put these practices together in the form of nourishing daily routines to suit your individual needs, as well as giving advice on how to establish an overall healthy lifestyle, based on ancient Indian health traditions.
Beautifully illustrated, highly practical and deeply inspirational, this is the ideal guide to establishing a regular holistic health program. It will allow you to connect with your true divine Inner Self, realize your fullest potential for creative thought and action, and establish balance, harmony and happiness in every aspect of your life.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
For anyone interested in yoga, this is a great book. In fact a beginner would get a lot out of this book. It goes into great detail and offers a tremendous amount of information. The author covers the history of yoga and explains what it really is. The book provides an easy format for the reader, where the information is broken down and explained. The author gives clear objectives of what the reader is to do. The directions and descriptions are well worded and easy to understand. The poses are each accompanied by a description and a picture to allow for better understanding. The directions are also given in a step-by-step guide with an explanation for why it is done.
The author includes information on visualization, chanting, and mantras. There is a section on steady gazes and different techniques are shared. The author explains how to get the most from these yoga practices and what lifestyle changes need to be implemented. Finally the author gives a series of examples that describe routines that can be followed by readers.
This book answers any questions that a person has pertaining to the subject of Yoga. The information is vast and delivered in a set of soothing words that the reader can almost picture a yogi reading aloud. I give it a 4 out of 5.
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