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Informationen zum Autor Richard Faulds, M.A., J.D., has practiced yoga and meditation for more than 20 years. A former president of Kripalu (1998-2001), he currently chairs the Kripalu Board of Trustees. As one of Kripalu's senior teachers, he has also incorporated the first-person experiences of many colleagues and long-time practitioners. For more information about Kripalu Yoga, visit www.kripalu.org. Klappentext "Over an extraordinary thirty year history, Kripalu Center has been a pioneer in combining authentic yoga with a contemporary Western lifestyle.” —John Abbott, President, Yoga Journal From the senior teachers of the world-renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health-the largest yoga and retreat center in North America-comes this comprehensive guide to the unique and influential Kripalu method, which emphasizes individual growth over outward perfection of form, making it accessible to people of all ages, fitness levels, and body types. KRIPALU YOGA A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat Beginning with step-by-step "experiences” that teach essential body and breath awareness, Kripalu Yoga features fully illustrated routines for beginners and intermediate students , including Kripalu's easy-to-follow "press point” instructions. For advanced students, there is a broad menu of additional poses to increase strength, flexibility, and challenge. Far more than an exercise program, Kripalu Yoga also teaches the lifestyle practices and energy techniques that make yoga a powerful catalyst for physical healing, psychological growth, and spiritual awakening.Chapter One The Practice of Being Present Yesterday is dead. Tomorrow isn’t born. We can only live in the present. –yogi amrit desai The essence of Kripalu Yoga is not a posture, a breathing exercise, or even a meditation technique. It is learning how to be fully present in the moment-by-moment experience of being alive. In the beginning stages of practice, Kripalu Yoga uses a combination of yoga postures and breath awareness to teach you how to bring yourself fully present in your body. As practice deepens, this ability to be present becomes a tangible force, transforming the techniques of yoga into powerful tools to cultivate health, facilitate psychological growth, and awaken higher potentials. Beyond teaching you how to stretch and strengthen, Kripalu Yoga is an approach in which you learn about yourself by being present to the sensations, emotions, and thoughts that are constantly flowing through you. This type of experiential learning awakens your inner knowledge of what is good for you. It empowers you to experiment and learn from the results, leaving you more self-aware and also more empathic of others. At first on the yoga mat, and then in all areas of your life, Kripalu Yoga teaches you how to learn from your own direct experience of being alive. Ten Feet by Ten Feet Swami Kripalu used to tell the following story: There once was a traveler on a long and pressing journey. Night fell, and he lost his way in the dark of a thick forest. On the verge of despair, he saw a light flickering in the distance. Making his way toward the light, he found a hut in a small clearing. When he knocked at the door, an old yogi answered and said, “What is it, my friend?” “I’ve lost my way,” said the traveler, “it is a moonless night and the path I am following is hard to see.” “Come in and pass the night with me. Although my hut is humble, it is warm and I have food to share,” answered the yogi. “Thank you,” said the traveler, “but I must arrive at my destination by morning. Can you help me?” The yogi went into his hut momentarily and came back to the door smiling. “I cannot go with you, but take this lantern. It will illumine your way.” Looking forlorn, the traveler held the lantern aloft and said, “But I cannot find my way with this lantern. Its light shines only ten feet ahead, and I have...
