The yogi assignment : a 30-day program for bringing yoga practice and wisdom to your everyday life

by Kino MacGregor

Paperback, 2017

Publication

Imprint: Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, 2017. Context: something. Edition: edition. Series: Series. Responsibility: Kino MacGregor. OCLC Number: 960166721. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 228 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Features: Includes pose glossary.

Call number

Yoga / MacGr

Barcode

BK-08205

ISBN

9781611803860

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Contemplative Practices

CSS Library Notes

Description: Live with authenticity, practice patience, let go of negativity - these are some of the core tenets of a yoga lifestyle, on and off the mat. Yoga is about much more than twisting yourself into shapes - the heart of this ancient practice is an inner journey, one of reflection, spiritual awakening, and ultimately a calm, clear mind.

The Yogi Assignment is a 30-day introduction to these life-affirming and simple, yet revolutionary, principles ... [This] journey will challenge and uplift your body, mind, and spirit. Each day offers a practice and meditation that will help you confront your emotional, physical and mental limitations and inspire real change in your life. -- from the back cover.

Table of Contents: Introduction: Welcome to the yogi assignment --
Day 1. Stillness: nirodah --
Day 2. Vulnerability: arakshitah --
Day 3. The yogic state of cleanliness: saucha --
Day 4. Choosing to be content: santosha --
Day 5. Nonviolence: ahimsa --
Day 6. Patience: kshanti --
Day 7. Selfless service: seva --
Day 8. The equanimous mind: upekshanam --
Day 9. The magic of the breath: prana --
Day 10. Truthfulness and authenticity: satya --
Day 11. Intention: sankalpa --
Day 12. Directing the senses: pratyahara --
Day 13. Unshakable faith: shraddha --
Day 14. Bring your own hero: vira --
Day 15. Peace: shanti. Day 16. Forgiveness: ksama --
Day 17. Ignorance: avidya --
Day 18. Breaking the samskara chain --
Day 19. Being happy: saumanasya --
Day 20. Yoga friends: sangha --
Day 21. Memory: smrti --
Day 22. The acceptance of pain: tapas --
Day 23. The crown jewel of love: ratna --
Day 24. Sacred space: mandir --
Day 25. You are worthy: purusa --
Day 26. Yoga as a personal practice: abhyasa --
Day 27. Letting go and letting God: vairagya --
Day 28. Obstacles: arishadvargas --
Day 29. Being strong: sthira --
Day 30. Seeking refuge in divine shelter: sharanam --
Pose glossary.

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Physical description

228 p.; 23 cm

Description

Embracing the yoga lifestyle has more to do with how you live your life than how successfully you can pull off yoga poses, or how good you look in your yoga outfit. In this heartfelt and inspiring guide, master Ashtanga yoga teacher Kino MacGregor offers a personal and spiritual challenge, distilling some of the tradition's essential teachings into thirty key lessons to help you truly live the yogi's life. Each day's Yogi Assignment focuses on a key yoga concept--such as stillness, vulnerability, truthfulness and authenticity, intention, and selfless service, to name just a few. MacGregor explains and expounds on the concept, using examples from yoga philosophy and her own life experience and twenty years of practice, and then offers practices and poses to support the concept of the day. Each day is actually a journey in itself that helps you to confront your emotional, physical, and mental limitations, and inspires hope and real change in your life. Beautifully illustrated with over 250 color photos, this book will motivate experienced yoga practitioners, as well as people who are new to the practice. MacGregor is a fierce, loving guide, enouraging you to look deeply within, to find your wellspring of inner strength and courage, and to embrace your daily practice.… (more)