A Journey Into Yin Yoga
22 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA In this chapter we explored the history of yoga. As you can see, yoga is much more than postures. It ...
CHAPTER 2 ESSENCE OF THE TAO “If a man hears the Tao in the morning and dies in the evening, his life has not been wasted.” —Con ...
24 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA In this chapter, we explore the mystical tradition of Taoism and how it relates to yin yoga. Taoism, ...
ESSENCE OF THE TAO 25 physics, the world is fundamentally made of dancing energy; energy that is forever manifesting itself in a ...
26 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Happiness comes from within you. When I say happiness, I’m not talking about a fleeting emotion. I’m ...
ESSENCE OF THE TAO 27 and hear the crash of thunder, this is a manifestation of chi. It is the source of all forms of gravity an ...
28 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA a new adventure together. (On a side note, I was nervous and felt a tremen- dous amount of pressure. ...
ESSENCE OF THE TAO 29 “Great, not only am I going to die, but I’m going to have my spine broken in the process.” The little bit ...
30 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA that the shape is a circle. This circle represents the ongoing flow of the Tao. It also represents th ...
ESSENCE OF THE TAO 31 We can also define people as exhibiting certain yin and yang features. Take a look at the following list a ...
32 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Wood—Includes trees, vegeta- tion, and minerals Fire—Includes heat, light, sun, smoke, and fire Earth ...
ESSENCE OF THE TAO 33 to stay at the center to teach yoga. Honestly, teaching had never crossed my mind. I was happy just being ...
34 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA this directly on two occasions. I was ready to dedicate my entire being to spreading the wisdom of th ...
35 PERSONAL JOURNEYS Stic Stic (from the rap duo Dead Prez) is an internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist, songwriter, and prod ...
36 PERSONAL JOURNEYS (CONTINUED) T.E. Do you have a least favorite yin yoga pose? S. I don’t have anything that I’m like, “Oh, I ...
CHAPTER 3 SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA “Everything in nature contains all the powers of nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff ...
38 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Now that we have explored the essence of the Tao, we will dive into the subtle anatomy of the body fr ...
SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA 39 practices to direct our thoughts. The mind makes a great servant but a terrible master. For the mental ...
40 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA PRANA VAYUS In addition to the koshas, another important branch of subtle anatomy is the prana vayus. ...
SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA 41 and nervousness. Seated diamond (p. 121) pose is a yin posture that supports prana vayu as the lower b ...
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