The Secret Power of Yoga

by DEVI, NISCHALA JOY

• ISBN13: 9780307339690
• ISBN10: 0307339696
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-03-20
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

Yoga is well known for its power to create a healthy body, but few realize the emotional and spiritual benefits. InThe Secret Power of Yoga, world-renowned Yoga expert Nischala Joy Devi interprets Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the principles at the basis of Yoga practice, from a heart-centered, intuitive, feminine perspective, resulting in the first translation intended for women. Devi's simple, elegant, and deeply personal interpretations capture the spirit of each sutra, and her suggested practices offer numerous ways to embrace the spirituality of Yoga throughout your day

Author Biography

Nischala Joy Dev is a renowned Yoga expert who has been teaching internationally for more than thirty years. She is the author of The Healing Path of Yoga, which is regarded as the definitive guide to the subtle use of body and mind in healing and stress management. Visit her website at www.abundantwellbeing.com.

Table of Contents

The Wise Woman's Stone	p. xi
A Foundation for Transformation	p. xiii
A Journey Through the Sutras	p. 1
Samadhi Pada: Union with the Divine Self	p. 3
Humble Beginnings: Sutra I. 1	p. 5
We Are All Divine: Sutras I. 2-4	p. 11
Rays of Consciousness: Sutras I. 5-11	p. 24
Practice and Remember: Sutras I. 12-22	p. 38
Bhakti Yoga: Cultivating the Yoga of Devotion: Sutras I. 23-29	p. 56
The Four Locks and Four Keys: Sustaining Equanimity: Sutras I. 30-39	p. 75
Samadhi: Merging with the Divine Consciousness: Sutras I. 40-51	p. 88
Sadhana Pada: Cultivation of Spiritual Practice	p. 103
Kriya Yoga: The Venerable Threefold Path: Sutras II. 1-2	p. 105
The Kleshas: Dissolving the Veils: Sutras II. 3-11	p. 117
Karma and Karma Yoga: As You Sow, So You Shall Reap: Sutras II. 12-14	p. 131
Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Intuitive Wisdom: Sutras II. 15-27	p. 146
Asthaanga Yoga: The Eight-Faceted Path: Sutras II. 28-34	p. 163
Yama: Reflection of Our True Nature: Sutras II. 35-39	p. 177
Niyama: Evolution Toward Harmony: Sutras II. 40-45	p. 205
Hatha Yoga: Harmonizing Body, Breath, and Senses: Sutras II. 46-55	p. 224
Vibhuti Pada: The Divine Manifestation of Power	p. 249
Antara Yoga: The Inner Quest: Sutras III. 1-5	p. 251
Summary of the Remaining Sutras in Book III	p. 269
Kaivalya Pada: Supreme Liberation, A Summary	p. 273
Continuing our Lifelong Study of the Yoga Sutras	p. 277
For Further Reflection: The Yoga Sutras Heartfully Expressed	p. 279
Acknowledgments: With Gratitude	p. 297
Index	p. 293
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