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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introducing Yoga | |
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| Yoga in the West | |
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| What Does "Yoga" Mean? | |
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| Yoga: What It Is and What It Is Not | |
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| Yoga Is a Universal Art | |
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| The Major Branches of the Tree of Yoga | |
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| Yoga Today | |
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| Cultivating the Body: Hatha Yoga | |
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| Getting Started with Yoga | |
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| Hatha Yoga and the Eightfold Path | |
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| Six Illusions About the Body | |
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| Coming to Terms with Embodiment | |
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| Developing Your Own Yoga Practice | |
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| A Nonviolent Approach to Extending Your Limits | |
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| Working with the Breath | |
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| Breath and Prana | |
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| Yoga Postures and Poise | |
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| Posture, Posturing, and Poise | |
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| Asana: Basic Movement Toward Health | |
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| Secrets of Sequencing | |
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| Balance in Yoga | |
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| How to Grow a Lotus: Learning the Lotus Posture | |
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| Yoga for Health | |
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| Introduction to Therapeutic Yoga | |
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| Boosting the Immune System | |
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| Relief From Back Pain | |
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| Yoga and the Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Eating the Yoga Way | |
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| Traditional Principles of Dieting | |
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| Nonbarming (Abimsa) and the Vegan Diet | |
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| The Yoga of Eating | |
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| Overcoming Eating Disorders | |
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| Tips for Healthy Nutrition | |
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| Transcending the Mind: Raja Yoga | |
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| Relaxation and Well-Being | |
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| From Stress to Superconsciousness | |
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| The Relaxation Response and Beyond | |
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| Turning Stress into Strength: Tips for Stress Reduction | |
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| Love Is the Healer: An Interview with Joan Borysenko | |
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| Tapping the Mind's Potential | |
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| The Nature of the Human Mind | |
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| The Royal Path of Mental Discipline | |
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| The Buddhist Yoga of Mindfulness: An Interview with S. N. Goenka | |
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| Suffering Is Not Enough | |
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| The Ego and Meditation | |
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| The Power and Limits of Meditation | |
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| Tips for Meditation | |
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| Expanding Awareness | |
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| Walking on the Razor's Edge | |
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| Beyond Ego | |
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| Common Ground Between Psychotherapy and Spirituality | |
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| Kundalini Awakening: Breakdown or Breakthrough? | |
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| What Makes Spiritual Teachers Go Astray? | |
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| Early-Warning Signs for the Detection of Spiritual Blight | |
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| Guideposts on the Path | |
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| Cultivating Love: Bhakti Yoga | |
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| The Journey of the Heart | |
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| The Radiant Force of Love | |
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| Dancing on the Razor's Edge: The Yoga of Relationship | |
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| Building the "Sacred Vessel" of Relationship | |
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| Unconditional Love | |
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| Sacred Sexuality | |
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| Tantric Celibacy and the Mystery of Eros | |
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| The Path of Work: Karma Yoga | |
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| A Labor of Love | |
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| Action, Inaction, and the Transcendence of Action | |
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| If You Do What You Love, Will the Money Follow? | |
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| Taking Money Seriously | |
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| Life as Service: An Interview with Ram Dass | |
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| Karma Yoga and Inner Peace | |
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| Work and the Cosmic Bank Account | |
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| Healing the Earth | |
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| The Practice of Eco-Yoga | |
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| Deep Ecology | |
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| Prayer for the Great Family | |
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| Think Like a Mountain | |
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| Guardians of Gaia | |
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| Ritual and Beyond: Tantra Yoga | |
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| The Creative Spirit | |
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| Yoga as Sacred Art | |
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| Remembering the Deeper Meaning of Celebration | |
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| Ritual in Daily Life | |
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| The Creative Spirit | |
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| The Path of Wisdom: Jnana Yoga | |
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| Insight Is Liberating | |
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| From the Unreal to the Real | |
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| Be Who You Are: An Interview with Jean Klein | |
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| Who Am I? | |
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| The Timeless Wisdom of Nonduality: Sayings | |
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| The Spontaneous Life of Enlightenment | |
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| About the Contributors | |
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| About the Editors | |
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| About Yoga Journal | |
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| Index | |