Strong, Calm and Free: A modern guide to yoga, meditation and mindful living

Strong, Calm and Free: A modern guide to yoga, meditation and mindful living

Strong, Calm and Free: A modern guide to yoga, meditation and mindful living

Strong, Calm and Free: A modern guide to yoga, meditation and mindful living

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Overview

Strong, Calm and Free is a beginner's guide to yoga, meditation and mindful living.

This beautifully-illustrated yoga book gently guides you through a life-changing 10-week plan of yoga routines and simple meditations, as well as sharing tips and tools for mindful living, reducing stress, and carving out time for self-care. Whether you've never stepped foot on a yoga mat before, aren't quite ready to dive into a studio class, or want to deepen your home practice, Strong, Calm and Free is the perfect way to begin or enrich your yoga and meditation practice and help you live more mindfully in daily life.

With over 50 yoga poses and 20 easy-to-follow sequences to lay a strong foundation for a blossoming practice, each week introduces a new collection of poses including hip openers, backbends and forward folds to help you get stronger, improve flexibility, and build a yoga practice that works for you.

Drawing on the ancient wisdom of yoga and meditation as well as modern psychological tools for well-being and personal growth, international yoga teacher, Nicola Jane Hobbs, shares the transformative power of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness so you can grow stronger, feel calmer, and free yourself from anxiety to become healthy, peaceful, and happy.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472979773
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 03/09/2021
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 675,951
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nicola Jane Hobbs is a yoga, meditation and mindfulness teacher and holistic counsellor specialising in mental health and peak performance. She has a master's degree in sport psychology and integrates ancient spiritual practices with modern psychological techniques. She is also the author of Yoga Gym, Thrive Through Yoga, Fear-Free Food and Stay Young With Yoga. www.NicolaJaneHobbs.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

The gift of yoga 8

What is yoga? 10

How to use this book 13

Part 1 Wisdom 14

The eight limbs of yoga 16

The essence and evolution of yoga 19

The seven paths of yoga 20

The ten pillars of mindful living 22

The five branches of health 26

The universe of the body 32

Breath is the bridge 34

The language of yoga 36

Part 2 Practice 40

The journey 42

How to begin 46

You and your mat: practice guidelines 48

Self-care to enhance your self-practice 53

Let's begin 57

The opening sequence 58

The closing sequence 75

Week 1 Compassion 83

Week 2 Honesty 92

Week 3 Abundance 99

Week 4 Balance 107

Week 5 Non-attachment 117

Week 6 Purity 126

Week 7 Contentment 139

Week 8 Self-discipline 147

Week 9 Self-Study 157

Week 10 Self-surrender 167

Where now? 175

Part 3 Explore 176

Sequences:

Grounding 178

Releasing 180

Energising 182

Calming 184

References 186

Recommended reading 188

Index 189

Acknowledgements 192

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