Yoga pitaniya. Psihologiya i filosofiya zdorovogo obraza zhizni: Wellness from the Inside Out

by Melissa Grabau

Overview

"V nastoyaschee vremya suschestvuet opasnoe protivorechie mezhdu sovremennoy kulturoy pitaniya, orientirovannoy na poluchenie udovolstviya, i podlinnoy tselyu priema pischi - predostavit zhiznennuyu energiyu dlya tela i dushi. Nepravilnoe pitanie yavlyaetsya prichinoy mnogih sereznyh zabolevaniy, ne govorya o hronicheskoy ustalosti, problemah s ozhireniem i obschem snizhenii kachestva zhizni. Yoga idealno podhodit dlya togo, chtoby pomoch vam spravitsya s podobnymi problemami, poskolku osnovana na uvazhitelnom otnoshenii k fizicheskomu telu. Eta kniga v menshey stepeni posvyaschena fizicheskoy praktike yogi i v bolshey stepeni - ee printsipam. Vy uznaete, kak mozhno ispolzovat etu drevnyuyu distsiplinu, chtoby izmenit svoi privychki v otnoshenii ne tolko edy, no i zaboty o sebe v tselom."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785906791702
Publisher:	Sophia Media
Publication date:	09/25/2019
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Melissa Grabau, PhD, (Roseville, CA) received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 1998. She became licensed as a psychologist in California in 2001 and has been in private practice since 2003. More recently, she has broadened her existential/humanistic background in psychology to incorporate her long-standing interest in yoga and Eastern psychology. She is a certified yoga teacher and currently integrates mind-body techniques in her work with clients.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Yoga as a Guide for Living and Eating Well 1

How I Came to Write This Book 5

Part 1 Your Current Self-Understanding-The Foundation of Yoga, Food, and You

Chapter 1 Obstacles to "Clear Seeing" (The Kleshas) 13

Five Obstacles to "Clear Seeing" 15

1 Unclear Seeing 15

2 Ego 15

3 Attraction 15

4 Aversion 16

5 Fear 16

Showing the Kleshas in Action 16

Reflections on the Kleshas 25

Chapter 2 Your Repeated Actions (Samskaras) 29

You Are What You Repeatedly Do 30

Showing the Samskaras in Action 31

Exploring Your Body/Food Samskaras 35

Reflections on Your Samskaras 36

Part 2 A New Perspective on Your Body-Introducing the Kosas

Chapter 3 Your Physical Body (Annamaya Kosa) 47

Get Under Your Skin 49

Moving Inside 50

Reflections on Your Body 54

The Karma of Food 55

Homework for Understanding Your Eating Habits 61

Learning a New Way 62

Eat Food 66

Mostly Plants 70

Not Too Much 75

Homework for Developing Positive Eating Habits 79

The Karma of Movement 81

Reflections and Goals for Movement 85

Your Core Body Beliefs 86

Reflections on Your Core Body Beliefs 92

Non-Violence Toward Your Flesh (Ahimsa) 92

The Practice of Loving Kindness (Mitri) 94

Reflections on Ahimsa and Mitri 97

Chapter 4 Your Energetic Body (Pranamaya Kosa) 99

Pitfalls: Barriers to Change 101

What You Resist Persists 102

Familiarize Yourself with Your Pattern of Resistance 104

Anticipate Resistance 106

Allow a New Perspective 107

Reflections on Your Resistance 108

The Energy of Chronic Tension 109

Reflections on Your Tension Levels 111

Food and Your Mood 111

Reflections on Food and Your Mood 115

The Energies of Mood and Impulse 116

Reflections on Your Mood and Impulses 121

The Energy of Identity 121

Reflections on the Energy of Your Identity 126

But I'm Hungry! 126

Reflections on Your Experience of Hunger 131

Yoga-Based Solutions 132

Creating Energy Through Movement 133

Reflections on Your Relationship to Movement 137

Yoga Practice: Another Way to Nurture 137

Reflections on the Flow of Work and Rest 141

Energy and Breath 141

Breath Meditation 143

Breathing Practices 144

Tapas: Discipline Yourself with Kindness 145

Reflections on Self-Discipline 148

Balancing Your Private Economy of Energy 148

Reflections on Your Personal Economy 152

Savasana 153

Part 3 The Workings of Your Mind-Let's Dig In

Chapter 5 Too Clever for Your Own Good-(Manomaya Kosa) 159

A Yogic Perspective on the Mind 162

Reflections on the Workings of Your Mind 166

Who's in Charge? 166

Reflections on Your Dominant Mind 170

The Delay Between Action and Consequence 171

Reflections on Action and Consequence in Relations to Your Health 174

Learning to Act on Your Own Behalf-A Buddhist Perspective on Impulse Control 174

Reflections on Impulse Control 179

How Meditation Can Help 179

How to Meditate 181

Steps for Developing Your Meditation Practice 183

Beneath Your Chattering Mind 184

Reflections on Your Chattering Mind 187

Food for Thought 187

Reflections on Food for Thought 189

Chapter 6 Getting Closer to Your Wisdom Body (Vijnanamaya Kosa) 191

Reflections on Your Witness 197

Taking Responsibility 197

Reflections on Responsibility and Your Health 200

Your Issues Are in Your Tissues 201

Reflections on What Your Body Is Telling You 205

Creating a Pause 206

Reflections on Your Space 208

How Therapy Can Help 209

Reflections on Participating in Therapy 212

Yoga Practice as a Mirror 212

Reflection on Your Experience 216

Your Inner Guru 217

Reflections on the Guru in You 221

Re-Minding Yourself as a Daily Practice 221

Reflections to Re-Mind Yourself 224

In-Sight-Working with Deep Habits (Samskaras) 224

Reflections on Your Conditioning 228

Patience with the Process 228

Recommended Resources 231

Glossary 235

Bibliography 239