A Journey Into Yin Yoga

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A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Travis Eliot ...

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Eliot, Travis, 1977- author. Title: A journey into yin yoga / Travis E ...

For all my teachers, who have inspired me along the path of yoga and for all students seeking a life of wisdom, balance, and pur ...

iv Pose Finder vi Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv CHAPTER 1 ORIGINS OF YOGA 1 CHAPTER 2 ESSENCE OF T ...

v CHAPTER 6 PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION 175 CHAPTER 7 DEVELOPING A PERSONAL PRACTICE 213 CHAPTER 8 INSPIRATION AND FINAL THOUGHTS 2 ...

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viii Ankle stretch page POSE FINDER Banana pose page Butterfly pose page Camel pose page Cat and cow page Caterpillar pose page ...

ix FOREWORD Yin yoga has exploded in popularity—and for good reason. We would all be well served by adding yin practice to our r ...

x FOREWORD its ability to adapt and respond. The more active yoga practices, like vinyasa and ashtanga, feed the SNS-controlled ...

xi PREFACE Naturally, when you discover something amazing, you want to share it with as many people as possible. After getting h ...

xii PREFACE us out of balance so easily. We find that we are able to move through the world, even in all of its challenges, with ...

xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND BOWS OF GRATITUDE To Lauren Eckstrom, my wife, who loves and inspires me every day. Thank you for keepi ...

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xv INTRODUCTION In 2004, and I was in downtown Los Angeles walking to my car after attend- ing a meeting. It was a typical sunny ...

xvi INTRODUCTION started to sink in. I had narrowly escaped, with just some minor gashes and a limp, what could have been a life ...

INTRODUCTION xvii Something strange was happening. I felt like I could keep running forever; I didn’t want to stop. Not only did ...

xviii INTRODUCTION at the more subtle energetic aspects of the body. The “meat and potatoes” of the book details the science of ...

CHAPTER 1 ORIGINS OF YOGA “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” —Lao Tzu ...