The Yogi's Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality

by Reema Datta

Overview

FIND PEACE, CREATIVITY, VITALITY, AND PURPOSE

Celebrated yogi Reema Datta presents her world-renowned twelve-week course in book form — an accessible and practical method for cultivating mental and emotional well-being, physical health, and spiritual nourishment. She combines ancient yogic wisdom and practices with cutting-edge science and personal stories to offer insightful solutions to the challenges of modern life. Her holistic program integrates movement and breathwork with visualization, meditation, and awareness practices. The Yogi’s Way will help you overcome challenging thoughts and emotions such as fear and anxiety, awaken your creative potential, and connect with consciousness — the deepest and most powerful part of yourself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608689408
Publisher:	New World Library
Publication date:	02/18/2025
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Reema Datta, founder of the Yogi’s Way, first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother, grandmothers, and grandfather, who wrote several books and gave seminars worldwide on Vedic philosophy and history. Datta has taught yoga and Ayurveda workshops, retreats, and trainings in more than twenty countries across five continents. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION: A Return to Wisdom

Yoga, Defined

The Yogi’s Way

WEEK ONE: Mitras; Cultivate Friendship and Community

WEEK TWO: Kleshas; Identify Harmful Thoughts and Emotions

WEEK THREE: Subtle & Physical Body: Understand How the Mind Affects Your Health & Reality

WEEK FOUR: Consciousness: Rest, Recover, Strengthen

WEEK FIVE: Stories: Create an Empowering Narrative

WEEK SIX: Mantra: Protect and Liberate Your Mind

WEEK SEVEN: Choices: Become the Driver of the Mind Instead of its Passenger

WEEK EIGHT: The Summit of Wisdom: Be Established in Who You Truly Are

WEEK NINE: Alchemy: Check Your Heart, Change Your Thoughts

WEEK TEN: Self-Healing: The Medical Side of Yoga

WEEK ELEVEN: Meditation: Develop Concentration, Stability and Clarity

WEEK TWELVE: Service and Celebration; Generate Daily Doses of Joy

CONCLUSION: Ultimate Freedom

Editorial Reviews

Those who experience yoga with Reema Datta will be touched by her presence and offerings, as have I.”
— Sting

“In this luminous guide, Reema Datta leads us through a program of awakening that is both gentle and empowering. Her teachings draw on thousands of years of yogic wisdom and are translated to fit the shape of current Western conditions and lift us from the pervasive spell of anxiety, depression, and fear of not being enough. Highly recommended.”
— Mirabai Starr, author of Wild Mercy and Ordinary Mysticism

“Reema Datta bridges the gap between her traditional yoga upbringing and the practical usage of yoga in the modern context. I couldn’t recommend this book more.”
— Adam Keen, yoga teacher and founder of Keen on Yoga platform and podcast

“The Yogi’s Way reveals the magical and transformative power of Reema Datta’s teachings. Her wisdom has transformed my life for the better, and I am sure it will do just that for you too. A poetic, profound, and beautiful read.”
— Zainab Salbi, author and founder of Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth

“Reema is that rare person who radiates purity of essence and intention and has the ability to inspire these qualities in others just by entering the room. I know because I’ve experienced it.”
— Edie Brickell

“After more than five thousand years, yoga still has the capacity to inform, delight, and inspire. Reema Datta provides her readers with a guidebook that is fresh, original, practical, and — above all else — transforming.”
— Stanley Krippner, PhD, psychologist and author of A Chaotic Life

“The Yogi’s Way is a deeply moving journey, gracefully woven from Reema Datta’s rich family tradition and decades of experience on and off the mat. With humility and gentleness, Reema authentically invites you to transform from within, guiding you to build a profound community of sacred friends as you evolve step-by-step on your spiritual path.”
— Ananta Ripa Ajmera, award-winning and bestselling author of The Ayurveda Way and The Way of the Goddess

“As a male teacher and practitioner, I am deeply touched by Reema Datta’s book, which bridges East and West and offers her profound, sensitive, and activistic female approach to yoga. This book will be a gift to the yoga community.”
— Athanasios Koutsogiannis, founder of Zorba Yoga

“With wisdom both ancient and modern, Reema Datta offers a practical and poetic pathway to finding your svadharma — your unique gifts and purpose. The Yogi’s Way is a true treasure, rich in philosophy, mantra, ritual, and powerful practices to help you skillfully navigate these challenging times. I will refer to it often as a yogini, a yoga teacher, and a student of life. Bravo!”
— Leza Lowitz, author of Yoga Heart: Lines on the Six Perfections

“Reema Datta speaks from the heart and teaches from experience. Her dedication and belief in the transformative power of yoga are powerful and infectious. Spend a few moments with her words. It will feel like you are being warmly received into the magical world of yoga.”
— Simon Park, founder of Liquid Flow Yoga

“Living in the USA and India and teaching worldwide, Reema Datta has dedicated her whole life to understanding how yoga, on its ever-expanding trail as ‘soul work,’ can bring people well-being, peace, joy, true freedom, and fulfillment of personal destiny. As a tool for personal authority and personal responsibility leading to universal responsibility, The Yogi’s Way is her unique and innovative expression and interpretation of this ancestral knowledge. Reema’s book and teachings beautifully add to the current positive, revolutionary effect of yoga on our entire world.”
— Danny Paradise (DannyParadise.com), international yoga and martial arts teacher, musician, composer, filmmaker, performance artist, and human rights activist

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