The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: A Practical Guide to Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit

by Deepak Chopra (Chopra Center for Well Being); David Simon

• ISBN13: 9780471647645
• ISBN10: 0471647640
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

" This book takes yoga out of the mysterious and into the wonderful world of the practical. You will want to start your yoga practice immediately after reading the first pages of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga." - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, author of The Power of Intention, Manifest Your Destiny, and Real Magic " The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga is a spiritual gem, the kind of book that seems to take you by the hand and guide you into clarity and peace." - Marianne Williamson author of A Return to Love, Everyday Grace, and Illuminata " This is, without question, one of the most nourishing books I have ever read. Not only is it a lucid and luminous exploration of the philosophy and technology of yoga, but it also offers a vista on the nature of reality that can heal and makes whole both person and planet." - Jean Houston, Ph.D., author of A Passion for the Possible and Director of the Foundation for Mind Research " Dr. DeepakChopra and,Dr. David Simon unfold the profound tradition of yoga in its height, depth and breadth, distilled into a single succinct volume of practical wisdom that is relevant to everyone. . . .This book will help revolutionize yoga in the West as it looks to a level of practice in which yoga is once more rooted in the inner consciousness that is both its origin and its goal." - Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), author of Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga and the Sacred Fire and Founder and Director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies " In a world in need of healing and clarity, Deepak Chopra' s and David Simon' s gem of a book The Seven Spiritual Laws ofYoga provides an illuminating beam of peace and hope." -- Dr. Vasant Lad, MASc, author of Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing and Textbook of Ayurveda and Founder of the Ayurvedic Institute

Author Biography

DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D., is one of the bestselling authors of the last twenty years. His books have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. Chopra has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, and many other major television shows. He has been featured on the cover of Newsweek and was the subject of a cover story in Time magazine. He cofounded The Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, and he regularly gives lectures and seminars around the world.

DAVID SIMON, M.D., is the cofounder, CEO, and Medical Director of the Chopra Center. With Deepak Chopra and Leanne Backer, he coauthored The Chopra Center Cookbook, and he is the author of Return to Wholeness and Vital Energy, which won the 2001 NAPRA Nautilus Award for best health book of the year.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Preface.

PART I. THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA.

Chapter 1. Yoga is Union.

Chapter 2. Soul Questions.

Chapter 3. The Royal Path to Union.

Chapter 4. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga.

PART II. MEDITATION AND BREATHING.

Chapter 5. Meditation-Calming a Turbulent Mind.

Chapter 6. Moving Energy-Bhandas and Pranayama.

Chapter 7. Consciousness in Motion-Yoga Asanas.

Chapter 8. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Session.

Conclusion.

Appendix.

Index.