Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga

by Monette Chilson

Overview

Today, most of the 20 million yoga practitioners in the Western world don't share yoga's Eastern cultural or religious grounding, yet they feel”or seek”a spiritual connection from their practice. Examining yoga's philosophical underpinnings, Sophia Rising reveals how people from any faith can use yoga to create a sacred space inside themselves. Author and yogini Monette Chilson demystifies yoga and explains Sophia— Greek for Wisdom— the iconic face of the feminine divine found in Western religious traditions. Through information and example, she invites readers to listen for the inner voice of Sophia and meld their own spiritual beliefs with their yoga.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936474226
Publisher:	Bright Sky Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Monette Chilson is a long-time yoga practitioner dedicated to making the spiritual benefits of yoga accessible to all. She is a feature writer for the Texas Yoga Association. Her writing has appeared in Yoga Journal and she speaks frequently at yoga conferences. She lives in Houston with her husband and their two children.

Table of Contents

Author's Notes 6

Introduction: Seeking Sophia 9

Chapter 1 The Uniting Force of Yoga 15

Chapter 2 The Heart of Yoga 31

Chapter 3 Recovering Yoga 77

Chapter 4 Lessons from the Mat 123

Conclusion: Living with Sophia 143

Bibliography 145

Notes of Namaste 147