The official yoga program of the New York Road Runners club, Power Yoga is a unique combination of dynamic breathing and strong, flowing movement, which creates a high-heat, high-energy workout. Unlike any other yoga program, Power Yoga is a choreographed sequence of postures that flow into one another, building strength, unwinding tight joints,and loosening muscles. Beautiful photographs and clear instructions guide you through this effective and popular routine. Based on the classical and original yoga system called astanga, Power Yoga is a complete mind and body workout that develops concentration and reduces stress. With its focus on mindful breathing and body heat, Power Yoga goes beyond the relaxation benefits of traditional yoga to offer a route to health and fitness that athletes of all levels will embrace.

Power Yoga: The Total Strength and Flexibility Workout

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Birch, Beryl Bender

Exercise & Fitness

Atria Books

Beyond Power Yoga presents and explores the complete journey of the classical astanga yoga system, from power yoga to meditation and liberation. Bender Birch’s first book, the groundbreaking Power Yoga, introduced one level of astanga yoga to mainstream America—a high-heat, high-energy mind/body workout. Now, Beyond Power Yoga presents all eight levels, or limbs, of this ancient method—a total practice for body and soul. Drawing a parallel between astanga yoga's eight limbs and the mind/body energy centers (chakras) of Eastern philosophy, Bender Birch shows us how we can balance and heal our body, focus and relax our mind, amplify and direct our energy (prana), and ultimately reclaim our spiritual connection to Universal Consciousness. Each chapter offers specific practices to help the reader uncover and experience the insights of the astanga yoga journey. <ol>
<li>The YAMAS: Exploring the Fundamentals </li>
<li>The NIYAMAS: Doing the Work </li>
<li>ASANA: Practicing the Postures </li>
<li>PRANAYAMA: Breathing Mindfully </li>
<li>PRATYAHARA: Turning Inward </li>
<li>DHARANA: Developing Concentration </li>
<li>DHYANA: Experiencing Meditation </li>
<li>SAMADHI: Living Joyfully </li>
</ol>Presented in the down-to-earth illuminating style and inspiring voice of the author, illustrated with easy-to-follow photos, plus a special wall chart of the asana sequences, Beyond Power Yoga offers a short form of the dynamic mind/body power yoga method, then journeys through the deeper levels of spiritual practice.

Beyond Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul

Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners and A Meditation Practice

Yoga pioneer and bestselling author Beryl Bender Birch offers a clear and compelling introduction to the history and evolution of mindfulness meditation in this exceptional recording ideal for beginning meditators. In Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners, Birch, through lecture and a guided meditation, guides listeners through a meditation program that helps us relax, focus, and be more mindful of whatever we are doing, not just during meditation, but throughout the day, every day. Based on principles from a variety of meditative traditions, Birch’s program offers an accessible practice for quieting and focusing the mind, gaining a greater awareness of the ‘self,’ and connecting us with the present moment — where the true joys of life are lived. Excerpt from recording: “Now see if you can step back and listen to the inner environment. What is going on? What thoughts are taking your attention? Are you bored? Restless? Anticipating my next words? Depressed? Excited? Let’s take a couple moments here to just observe what’s going on with us now. Are you rerunning an event that took place earlier in the day? Notice who or what is taking your attention. Are you thinking about something to eat? To do? An obligation that is hanging over you? Whatever you notice go ahead and think it, notice it, let it bubble up, welcome the thought. Watch it bubble up from the floor of the unconscious, like bubbles from the bottom of a lake. Don’t suppress or judge your thoughts. Simply watch them.” Bonus CD: This new guided meditation is an excellent follow-up to the Meditation for Beginners recording. To be used after practitioners have completed the Beginners recording, but would like to add a new guided meditation to their practice.

Religion & Spirituality

BetterListen

Yoga pioneer and bestselling author Beryl Bender Birch offers a clear and compelling introduction to the history and evolution of mindfulness meditation in this exceptional recording ideal for beginning meditators. In Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners, Birch, through lecture and a guided meditation, guides listeners through a meditation program that helps us relax, focus, and be more mindful of whatever we are doing, not just during meditation, but throughout the day, every day. Based on principles from a variety of meditative traditions, Birch’s program offers an accessible practice for quieting and focusing the mind, gaining a greater awareness of the ‘self,’ and connecting us with the present moment ― where the true joys of life are lived.  Excerpt from recording: “Now see if you can step back and listen to the inner environment. What is going on? What thoughts are taking your attention? Are you bored? Restless? Anticipating my next words? Depressed? Excited? Let’s take a couple moments here to just observe what’s going on with us now. Are you rerunning an event that took place earlier in the day? Notice who or what is taking your attention. Are you thinking about something to eat? To do? An obligation that is hanging over you? Whatever you notice go ahead and think it, notice it, let it bubble up, welcome the thought. Watch it bubble up from the floor of the unconscious, like bubbles from the bottom of a lake. Don’t suppress or judge your thoughts. Simply watch them.”  Bonus CD: This new guided meditation is an excellent follow-up to the Meditation for Beginners recording. To be used after practitioners have completed the Beginners recording, but would like to add a new guided meditation to their practice.

Everyday Mindfulness

BRILLIANCE AUDIO ^

Here is a book for finding your way as a warrior and adapting to a peaceful life at home. The techniques of yoga and meditation have extensive scientific support for their effectiveness in relaxing the stress response, sharpening mental acuity, boosting immunity and recovery time, and promoting a general sense of health and psychological well-being. In Yoga for Warriors, acclaimed teacher Beryl Bender Birch presents a beginner-friendly approach that she originally developed while working with civilians and first-responders in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Adaptable for readers' individual needs, these step-by-step practices include:
Basic Breathwork―learn the foundational skill of ujjayi breathing to get grounded, present, and in control • Build Your Fire―yoga's traditional "sun salutations" to warm up the body while quieting the mind • Power and Balance―standing postures to open up, stretch, and strengthen the joints and muscles • Turning Inward―the practice of yoga nidra for a highly alert yet deeply peaceful state of mind that can lead to restorative sleep • Powerful meditation techniques that help heal the body and balance energy War leaves more than physical scars. Military servicemen and women bear invisible wounds―including PTS (Post-Traumatic Stress), TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), MST (Military Sexual Trauma), anxiety, and depression―all just as real and painful. If you or someone you know are just entering military service, preparing for deployment, or returning home, Yoga for Warriors offers the tools for one of the most challenging of transitions.

Yoga for Warriors: Basic Training in Strength, Resilience, and Peace of Mind

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Power Yoga: The Total Strength and Flexibility Workout

Beyond Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul

Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners and A Meditation Practice

Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners and A Meditation Practice

Everyday Mindfulness: Meditation for Beginners and A Meditation Practice

Everyday Mindfulness

Yoga for Warriors: Basic Training in Strength, Resilience, and Peace of Mind