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Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

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This small book by one of the great yoga figures of our time attests to the timeless nature of ashtanga yoga practice. Based on vinyasa-the coordination of breath and movement-ashtanga yoga has become of the most widespread and influential styles of practice today, and Yoga Mala is its most important written guide. In this book, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois outlines the ethical principles and philosophy underlying ashtanga yoga, and explains its terms and concepts. He then guides us through the Sun Salutations and the primary series, which consists of forty-two asanas. At every step he describes how to execute each pose and what benefits each provides.

Suryanamaskara by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

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This small booklet on the Surya Namaskara is composed of three sectoins: a brief introduction by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois to the philosophy underlying the spiritual practice of the Surya Namaskara; a reprint of the method and internal benefits of the Surya Namaskara from Pattabhi Jois' book Yoga Mala; and an interview with Pattabhi Jois on the Vedic, Puranic and mantric methods of the Surya Namaskara. The Surya Namaskara form the foundation for the entire method of the practice of yoga - and, as we all know, if one's foundation is firm, then whatever is supported by it will be stable as well. So, if the Surya Namaskara are first learned properly and their inner meaning grasped, then all the various asanas, pranayamas and the like that follow them will be useful and beneficial in their outcomes.

Namarupa, Categories of Indian Thought

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NAMARUPA, Categories of Indian Thought, is a new journal that conveys the vast scope of sacred philosophical thought that has emanated from the land and people of India over many millennia. NAMARUPA takes its name from a well known mantra in the Brihadaranyaka Upanisad "At that time the world here was not unfolded; it [then] unfolded itself into names {NAMA} and forms {RUPA}." 1:4:7

Varanasi, The City of Light CD and booklet

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The 2-CD Varanasi, The City of Light, set includes an audio tour with Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, a continuous, 70-minute journey mixed by noted DJ Cheb i Sabbah, and a special 60-page Varanasi, The City of Light booklet, containing a full transcription of the audio tour and spectacular color and black-and-white photographs. "There really is no time to waste. Let the city and river work their magic on you so that by doing nothing more than opening yourself to them, you find yourself being transformed." - Dr. Robert E. Svoboda in Varanasi, City of Light