This book is the result of years of practice, study and teaching of yoga by author. It presents yoga as a science and explains its fundanebtals in a scientific perspective. All the major yogas have been discussed in termas of their meaning, signisicance and values with emphasis on Hatha, Raja, Karma and Jnana yogas.

Yoga states that diseases, disorders and ailments are the result of faulty ways of living, bad habits, lack of proper knowledge of things related to individual's life, and improper food. The diseases are thus the resultant state of a short or prolonged malfunctioning of the body system. The yogic process of treatment comprises three steps: (i) Proper diet, (ii) Proper yoga practice, and (iii)Proper knowledge of things which concern the life of an individual. The book, based on the author's successful experience of treating several hundreds of patients suffering from common, chronic diseases, contains a comprehensive and illustrated step-by-step guide to better health through yoga and is complete with diet charts. The book discusses the background, nature and cause of each disease, medical and yogic treatments, diet and the yogic path to health. Yoga's holistic approach to therapy and the effectiveness of yogic methods in establishing good health are explained herein.

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Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice explores the yogic traditions of the past, bringing them alive today, and preserving them for the future by examining what separates us, reflecting on our part, taking action for equity, and moving toward liberation together. The teaching format of this book offers tools, resources, and a framework for deep personal inquiry as readers explore: Separation: How colonization, cultural appropriation, and oppression results in trauma for yogis and separation from yoga traditions. Reflection: Understanding the causes of separation and our individual roles either supporting separation (knowingly or not) versus creating unity and equity in yoga. Reconnection: Exploring specific and concrete skills and solutions for living and practicing yoga as unity. Liberation: Integrate a more honorable and ethical practice in your life supporting personal growth by following the ancient teachings.

Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control. Did you know that yoga practice can help lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation and prevent age-related brain changes? Recent scientific research now backs up what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Science of Yoga reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment and much more. With insight into variations on the poses and a Q&A section that explores the science behind every aspect of yoga, this easy-to-understand, comprehensive book is an invaluable resource to achieve technical excellence in your practice and optimize the benefits of yoga for your body and mind.

The definitive work by B.K.S. Iyengar, the world’s most respected yoga teacher.

Social workers and helping professionals serve many people who draw upon religion and spirituality to find meaning, thrive, and overcome oppression and obstacles in their lives. The third edition of Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice provides a comprehensive framework of values, knowledge, and skills for spiritually sensitive and culturally appropriate practice with diverse religious and non-religious clients. This classic text contains forty different case examples and stories that vividly illustrate the professional values and ethical principles that guide spiritually sensitive practice. Learning activities at the end of each chapter encourage readers' personal and professional development through self-reflection, dialogue, creative expression, outreach to the community, and skill application. The book also draws connections between spiritual and cultural diversity, gender, and LGBTQI issues. It introduces beliefs, values, and social welfare applications of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Indigenous spiritual perspectives, Islam, Judaism, Existentialism, and Transpersonal and Deep Ecological Theories. Skills for spiritual assessment and spiritually sensitive practices include mindfulness, meditation, ritual and ceremony, forgiveness, spiritually sensitive administration, and engagement with community-based spiritual support systems. For social workers and other professional helpers committed to supporting the spiritual care of individuals, families, and communities, this definitive guide offers state-of-the-art interdisciplinary and international insights as well as practical tools that students and practitioners alike can put to immediate use.

Among the many wonders in the whole universe, the greatest is the human body and mind. The Human mind in itself is a mystery. So many secrets pertaining to the human mind still remain unraveled. The Human mind is capable of many things. It can imagine, intuition, reason logically, empathize, sense of colour, beauty this world has to offer.Human body is on the same lines as the human mind. Capable of so many thinks, one among them which is a movement. Humans can walk, run, dive, jump, climb and perform gravity defying stunts. The human brain is behind such complex functions. Human mind and body go hand in hand in order to enable movements of human body parts.

If you think that you have to retreat to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. In this second edition of Living Your Yoga, Judith Hanson Lasater stretches the meaning of yoga beyond its familiar poses and breathing techniques to include the events of daily life—all of them—as ways to practice. This edition includes three new chapters (Relaxation, Empathy, and Worship), a full index, and new interior and cover designs.Using the time-honored wisdom of the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita to steer the course, she serves up off-the-mat practices to guide you in deepening your relationships with yourself, your family and friends, and the world around you.Inspiring and practical, she blends her heartfelt knowledge of an ancient tradition with her life experiences as a daughter, sister, partner, mother, friend, and yoga practitioner and teacher. The result: a new yoga that beckons you to find the spiritual in everyday life.

Values information from AI is a collection of information and images of values generated from an AI tool as part of The Values We Share Project to promote values. All information in this book can be used to promote values and can be used as material in values formation programs. All information in this book will also be used in The Values We Share Project videos, materials and courses in the future. Visit The Values We Share Project at http://thevaluesweshare.info.