Yoga Beyond the Mat

Alanna Kaivalya, PhD, is the founder of the Kaivalya Yoga Method and an internationally known teacher and author recognised by Yoga Journal as one of the Top 21 Teachers Under 40. She offers teacher training in the Kaivalya Yoga Method as well as Pure Yoga Immersion, and writes for Yoga Journal, ORIGIN, Mantra Magazine, and Sweat Equity Magazine. Alanna is also the author of Myths of the Asanas.

Contents

Guide to Practices List xv
Note About the Use of Sanskrit in This Book xvii
Introduction 1

Part One: The Outer World
1: Yoga, Modern and Historical— A 5,000-Year Journey 13
2: Overcoming Obstacles to Your Spiritual Journey 21
3: The Spiritual Practice of Yoga: Planting Fertile Ground 47
4: Setting Off on the Path to Practice 69

Part Two: The Inner Journey
5: The Alchemy of Yoga 93
6: The Active Ritual of Yoga 143
7: Yoga As Transformation 173
8: Yoga: Entering the Blissful State 189

Part Three: The Re-emergence 9: Embodying Your Bliss 209
10: Living Your Yoga 225

Conclusion: The End Is the Beginning 231
Resources 233
Bibliography 235