Coronary heart Yoga: The Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism

***WINNER, 2010 Spirituality & Follow Finest Non secular Ebook Award – Yoga

In Coronary heart Yoga, famend non secular author and Sacred Activist Andrew Harvey and longtime yoga trainer Karuna Erickson current a imaginative and prescient of hatha yoga apply that hyperlinks historical non secular traditions to up to date life. Together with excerpts of poetic sacred writing from mystical sages by means of the ages, the e book reminds readers that the aim of yoga is to not enhance one’s bodily well being and even to attain peace of thoughts (though these outcomes could also be achieved alongside the best way), however to achieve a state of unity with the divine, the aim of mystics from all traditions. With detailed descriptions and pictures of fifty yoga poses and their alchemical results on the physique and consciousness, Coronary heart Yoga presents yoga as a easy meditative apply that permits the practitioner to dwell within the coronary heart and expertise the bliss of union with the sacred energy underlying all of life. The e book explains the way to put together for Coronary heart Yoga and describes the “5 Nice Joys” which are a part of the trail. Included are the authors’ personal compelling tales of their particular person journeys alongside the trail of yoga: tales of struggling, transcendence, and pleasure that each encourage and enlighten.