Secret Power of Yoga [Book]

Overview

The Secret Power of Yoga takes the reader to the heart and spirit of Yoga by offering a commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that emanates from an intuitive, feminine heart centered approach.

Unlocking the secrets of this sacred text, The Secret Power of Yoga views consciousness as residing not only in the mind, but re-establishes the ancient wisdom that recognizes the essential role of the heart.

Where most of the standard translations advise people on what “not to do,” this book offers insight into what “to do”. The Sanskrit term ahimsa usually translated in the negative as “non-harming,” is interpreted here in the positive as “reverence for all life”.

Also unique to this accessible version of the Yoga Sutras is that each sutra includes practices and meditations designed to help the reader integrate each sacred jewel. The Secret Power of Yoga explores and honors the unique significance women have in empowering their own, as well as others, spiritual realization.

Details

Chapters in this book include:

• •We are All Divine
• •Rays of Consciousness
• •Bhakti Yoga: Cultivating the Yoga of Devotion
• •Samadhi: Merging with the Divine
• •Kriya Yoga: The Venerable Threefold Path
• •Karma and Karma Yoga
• •Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Intuitive Wisdom
• •Asthaanga Yoga: The Eight-Faceted Path
• •Yama: Reflection of Our True Nature
• •Niyama: Evolution Toward Harmony
• •Hatha Yoga: Harmonizing Body, Breath and Senses

Buyer's Guide

• Audience: Suitable for all yoga students
• Focus: Understanding the yoga sutras from a feminine perspective
• Props: None required

Media Reviews

"Truly life changing. A book to be read again and again."

"This sweetly voiced explication of the Yoga Sutras is disarming in its simplicity . . . I read it smiling."

"Nischala Joy Devi has provided a dynamic new interpretation of the Yoga Sutras, one of the most important but esoteric guidebooks to deeper Yoga practice, that will make this wonderful ancient teaching accessible to modern readers and useful in their daily life. She has explained the essence of Yoga in a simple, direct, and relevant manner for all sincere students of the spiritual path."

"Nischala Devi has given us a fresh and compelling new look into the mysteries of one of Yoga's most important scriptures. Bravo! I heartily recommend her new book to all who want to understand (and trod) the practical path of liberation so brilliantly described by Sri Patanjali."

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About Nischala Joy Devi

Nischala is a master teacher and healer. For over 30 years she has been highly respected as an international advocate for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing.

She was graced to study with Yoga masters in US, India and worldwide and was a monastic disciple of the world renowned Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidananda and spent over 25 years receiving his direct guidance and teachings. During her time in the monastery she began to blend western medicine with yoga and meditation. She then offered her expertise in developing the yoga portion of The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease where she subsequently served for seven years as Director of Stress Management. She also co-founded the award-winning Commonweal Cancer Help Program.

Nischala Devi produced the “Abundant Well-Being Series” CD’s to allow these simple yet profound Yoga and stress-relieving techniques to reach more people. Her book The Healing Path of Yoga, now in its sixth printing, also expresses these teachings.

With her knowledge of yoga and her experience in assisting those with life-threatening diseases, she created Yoga of the Heart, a training and certification program for Yoga teachers and health professionals designed to adapt Yoga practices to the special needs of that population.

Nischala Devi is now directing her energies to bringing the feminine heart perspective back into spirituality and the scriptures through her new book, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras. When not traveling and teaching she divides her time between Northern California and Mexico. Find out more at www.AbundantWellBeing.com.