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Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yogaproduct pricing List Price: Price: $16.47 You Save: $8.48 (34%)  Author: Georg FeuersteinPublisher: ShambhalaRelease Date: April 11, 2000Media: PaperbackRelated ProductsView some of the @count@ related items available from eBay. Related Items Available from eBayProduct DescriptionHere is an authentic portrayal of a rich and complex spiritual tradition of India. The over two thousand entries cover Yoga's history, its many approaches, schools, teachers, scriptures, as well as its technical terminology. The book is arranged and written in a manner that will inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time offering valuable references for the professional researcher and the historian of religion. The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga offers the following features: Each entry has cross-references providing pertinent conceptual links. Entries are in English alphabetical order, unlike comparable reference works that follow Sanskrit alphabetical order, which is difficult for the lay reader to follow. Orientational entries provide an overview of central aspects of the Yoga tradition, such as history, psychology, and major branches. Many entries cite or even quote original sources, shedding light on how a given term is used by traditional Yoga authorities. Average Rating: 4.5 Product ReviewsRating:  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GIVES US AN AUTHENIC PORTRAYAL OF THE YOGA TRADITIONSOONER OR LATER MEN AND WOMEN HAVE TURNED TO THE EAST FOR SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT AND GUIDANCE
Rating: YOGA MEANS TO YOKE! Its not all about asana!Yoga is about so much more than excersize. To the man down there with his sad review, Yoga means to YOKE to be in union with GOD. The asanas were brought to the West and now it is just an exercise routine to you and millions of others. Asana means simple this - SEAT. Seat to meditate with God. How dare you call people who may not do 500 asana a day "armchair yogis". That is highly offensive! I suggest you do your research SIR before you go babbling bad reviews, as this author is one of the most sought after yoga and related topics authors! Yoga is about much more than Patanjali's methods of stretching to prepare yogis for meditation. Which apparently you dont do, its obvious.. so you will NEVER recieve the true benefits. Youre just going thru the motions if you are only doing asana for exercise or you think its cool. You will not gain anything but a nicer looking body. And if thats all youre looking for I suggest you go to your local gym and do pilates or lift some weights. Or perhaps you may find a Guru who will teach you the tru meaning of Yoga, which I hope you do. Learn some humility!
Rating: thank goodnessThis book makes learning about yoga (with all those sanscrit words) so much easier to understand. Rating:  Yoga HistoryThis book is primarily concerned with the history of yoga and source texts, with very little attention paid to the practice of yoga. Of the hundreds of yogasanas, only a handful are covered (possibly as few as twenty) and there is zero coverage of yoga as it has evolved in the West over the past 40 years and no mention of Iyengar or Bikram. If you are a practitioner of yoga then you will find little of practical value in this book. If you are an armchair yogi with an interest in history, you will find what you want here. Rating: Indispensable !!The Shambala Encyclopedia of Yoga contains more than 2380 terms associated with Yoga, terms spanning millenia of Yoga history right from the Vedas till the modern age. No serious student of Yoga can afford not to have this book. One can savour the online version of this encyclopedia at Georg Feuerstein's website Traditional Yoga Studies (web address: http://www.yrec.info). Each term of this encyclopedia contains a wealth of information on Yoga. |
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