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From the publisher: “More than 4,000 years ago, the early masters of yoga made an astonishing
discovery: before we can find true happiness, we must first learn how to be open to the energy of
our emotions. On Yoga for Emotional Flow, Stephen Cope, psychotherapist and Senior Scholar-
in-Residence at Kripalu, the largest yoga center in America, presents a life-changing strategy for
‘riding the wave’ in even the most challenging emotional situation.
“Cope details the psychology behind the difficult circumstances we create for ourselves through
improper handling of our feelings, and shares the prescription for effectively relating to anger,
fear, grief, joy, and others from a yogic point of view. Through breathing and visualization
techniques used successfully by thousands of his students, Cope offers listeners practical tips for
day-to-day emotional balance; lessons in awakening the ‘witness consciousness’—a
nonjudgmental vantage point for welcoming emotions; steps for ‘clearing the field’ at the end of
each day, and more.
“For the yogi, there are no ‘bad’ feelings—only unskillful responses to our ever-changing
emotional states. Yoga for Emotional Flow is an essential program for working with these
powerful forces, and a template for a new way of being.”
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