Blessed with uncanny deductive skills and a blasé disregard for authority, Matt Bolster was a rising LAPD homicide detective by the age of thirty-five. He was also overworked, divorced, near-alcoholic, and miserable. Then, to impress a girl, he agreed to try yoga. And with a single savasana, everything changed. Now Bolster has traded his badge and gun for a scraggly beard and the life of an itinerant yoga teacher, dabbling in P.I. work to make rent. He mostly handles missing-persons cases, credit-card fraud - nothing too messy. But that's before Ajoy Chaterjee, the billionaire founder of one of the world's leading yoga-business empires, is found murdered inside his West L.A. flagship studio. Bolster knows the LAPD doesn't have a prayer of cracking the secrets of the yoga world. But he does, and he really needs the dough. Of course, sticking to the principles of the yamas and niyamas during a murder investigation isn't easy, especially with so many hot women among the suspects. But personal ethics will be the least of Bolster's problems if the killer finds him first. Episode List This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book. Learn more about Kindle Serials

Yoga instructor Krishna seems too good to be true. He's dedicated to his class of mostly women at a small-town gym. Since yoga has changed his life, he wants to change their lives too. One night after class, he's found dead in the yoga room.Detective Vincent Monaco is determined to find the killer, but he doesn't have much experience with murders in the leafy NJ suburb of Teaneck. Everyone he interviews is lying. He doesn't know the first thing about yoga, but feels he's going to need good karma to crack this case.

Just as grief is an experience that affects us physically, mentally, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually, yoga sustains and strengthens us in all of those same areas. This book demonstrates how the principles and practices of yoga can help relieve symptoms of grief allowing those who have experienced loss to move toward wholeness, peace, and feelings of connection with loved ones who have died. Exploring the six branches of yoga, the book shows how each branch can support us through grief in different ways whether it be the self-reflection of Jnana Yoga, the spiritual devotion of Bhakti Yoga, the meditation of Raja Yoga, or the physical postures of Hatha Yoga. We are shown how to begin and sustain a personal practice, both on and off the yoga mat, which helps us to cope with and move through grief on multiple levels. Expressive and experiential exercises are included to help explore each of the branches of yoga and find ways to put the tenets of each branch into real life practice.

This scholarly, insightful work integrates history and philosophical wisdom to span the gap between life and death. It introduces us to the meditative art of Eastern and Western sages who transcended the fear of death. The inspiring examples cited from various cultural traditions draw us away preoccupation with our own mortality and toward a deeper enjoyment of the life process itself.

The deeper teachings of yoga state that "We are a soul, and have a body," but how do yogis respond when confronted with death—with their own time of passing? In Transitioning in Grace (based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi), Nalini Graeber presents true accounts of how longtime yogis and meditators have left their bodies. Some struggled with pain or illness. Others passed suddenly or unexpectedly. Most of these accounts are inspiring; all have something to teach about the transitioning experience. More than just a collection of uplifting stories, this work can serve as a handbook for individuals helping family or friends to leave this world-for those soon to make the transition themselves—and for all thoughtful souls who recognize the wisdom of gaining important insights into early preparation for "Life's Final Exam." Included in these pages: How to prepare for death. A yogic "astral ascension" ceremony (funeral/memorial service) that can be adapted for your particular needs. A description, by a great master of yoga, of what we experience during the moments when we leave our bodies. A simple meditation technique that can help greatly to bring calmness to the event. Stories, descriptions, and poems that offer helpful insights and inspiration.

Death and loss are universal experiences, which we all face at some time in some form. For some, death is a wall, an ending; for others, it is a door, a beginning. For some, it is a tragedy for which they may never recover. For others, death and loss are an opportunity to make a change in their life for the better. How we experience death and loss is our choice. But, it sure takes some training. Dying into Life: The Yoga of Death, Loss, and Transformation offers you such a training. This book is a practical yogic guide to life, death, and transformation. It invites us to acknowledge that we all need to prepare for death as we are prepared and supported to be born. It teaches us that we can practice how to use our breath to maximize our energy in life and how to direct our energy in death. With practice, we can die with ease, grace, and fearlessness.This 2nd edition brings more materials, meditations, and reflections on topics such as The Infinite Exists Within, Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation, Heaven and Hell, Liberation While Alive, Types of Death, Children and Death, Spiritual Perspective on the Grief Process, Preparing for Death, Death Coaching, Leaving a Legacy, the Journey of the Soul, Developing a New Relationship with the Deceased, and Death Rituals. Besides helping yourself to train for your own death, the book includes how to help coach someone else in their death process, whether you are physically present or not. ------From the author's Preface Life is an unpredictable journey we all make, with death being the ultimate unknown. As we venture on our river of life, we encounter many things - joys, tragedies, gifts, and losses. Sometimes our way seems effortless, as though the current was carrying us with ease. Other times, the boulders in our way seem insurmountable and threatening. To bring meaning and try to make sense of this voyage, each of us has a belief system- our own boat - to more efficiently navigate our course.

Living Death - The Yoga of Life and Death, is the wisdom of life, a profound intelligence within us, which makes us conscious and aware of our fragile existence, at all times. The meaning of Yoga is Union – with all dimensions of life, known and unknown.