Hatha Yoga: The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being
Hatha Yoga: The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being
Followers of the early-20th-century “New Age” philosophy of New Thought believed they could learn the secrets of mind over matter, and one of their most influential teachers - enormously popular writer and editor William Walker Atkinson, writing pseudonymously here - revealed to them, in this 1904 work, the teachings of Hatha Yoga. His lessons cover: the body’s Vital Force, the laboratory of the body, how what we eat impacts the “life fluid” of the blood, the yogi’s approach to food and eating, the yogi theory of the “prana absorption” of nutrients, mastering “yogi breathing”, harnessing “pranic energy”, rules for relaxation, and much more.
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5 Stars Great book!
Great book! I was looking to learn some new exercises on yoga; I got more than I bargained for! I learned that there are more to yoga than I thought. Although I am interested in physical and health aspect of yoga, I learned much about other aspects, like philosophy behind having good health. The notion of nature and being and living in accordance to nature, as much as we can, is my new goal of improving my health and well being after reading this book. I often go back to specific chapters that motivate me and actually feel great by doing the exercise both physically and mentally (spiritually)! Don’t expect many shiny exercise pictures etc. though! There aren’t any. This is something much deeper than just exercises…
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