The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
by Michael Stone
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A wise, accesible guide that makes the spiritual and ethical teachings of the yogic tradition immediately relatable to our practice on the mat--and in our everyday relationships and activities. Now revised and updated. "There is no daily practice without some formal training; and there is no deep spiritual training without the mess of relational life. The two are one," says Michael Stone. This wise, accessible guide--now revised and updated--makes the spiritual and ethical teachings of the show more yogic tradition immediately relatable to our practice on the mat and in our everyday relationships and activities. Stone draws from numerous disciplines--including Buddhism and psychotherapy--to provide an in-depth, completely clear explanation of yogic philosophy, along with teachings on how to work with the conditions of our life and fully appreciate yoga as a practice of being intimate with moment-to-moment reality. show lessTags
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Extremely detailed and sometimes confusing for the non-traditional yoga student focusing on yogic philosophy. Even though I did not understand a lot of the language of the book, there were a number of valid points that I would like to go back over and research with greater detail.
There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient Indian yogic philosophy along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others.
There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient Indian yogic philosophy along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others.
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Michael Stone (1974-2017) was a prominent Buddhist teacher, yogi, psychotherapist, and author. He founded and directed the Centre of Gravity sangha, a community of yoga and Buddhist practitioners in Toronto, and taught widely for a large international following. He is the author of The Inner Tradition of Yoga, Yoga for a World Out of Balance, show more Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind, and Awake in the World, and his podcast and online teachings are available at michaelstoneteaching.com. He has four wonderful sons. show less
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