Daily Yoga

The Sanskrit word pranayama means to release life energy from its bounds. When practiced correctly, this powerful form of yogic breathwork has the ability to reveal the intricate web of your thoughts, physiology, and energetic patterns, to quiet your mind and heighten receptivity, and to open...

The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners. Now even the youngest of listeners can learn this mind and body exercise, helping them set up a lifetime of healthy habits. Through clear, easy-to-follow instructions, a unicorn yogi, along with two energetic students, leads children through a 10-pose class, encouraging them to develop their own daily practice.

The vagus nerve connects your throat to your facial muscles and extends from your brain stem to your intestines and stomach. Peak emotional and physical well-being is directly correlated to a healthy vagus nerve, leading to alleviation of the negative effects of PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

When women are denied the rest they need—whether from social pressures and obligations, wanting to do too much in too little time, or a deeply rooted sense of guilt—they are cut off from the true source of their power. In her debut book Daring to Rest, Karen Brody came to the rescue of...

Daily Core Yoga consists of five different 15 minute guided yoga sessions that are suitable for those with and without previous yoga experience. Each session contains a different selection of yoga postures and techniques that will develop and maintain your core strength. The core muscles respond well to slow controlled movements, so these sessions are the perfect way to increase core strength and stability. The Daily Core Yoga sessions are accompanied by a free PDF guide booklet.

Daily Meditations for Mindfulness consists of five different 20 minute guided meditation sessions. The sessions have been created to develop and promote two key aspects of mindfulness, awareness of the present moment and acceptance without judgment. Awareness of the present moment helps us to enjoy pleasures as they arise, fully engage in all activities and develop a greater capacity to deal with challenging situations. Acceptance without judgment allows us not to worry about the small stuff.

Meditation can be so much more than 20 minutes of tranquility a day. “With some initial practice,” shares Andrew Holecek, “you’ll bring a mind that is more present, open, sensitive, kind, and aware into every facet of life. Wherever you go, your wondrous mind will go with you.”...

As more and more people in the West pursue yoga in its various forms, whether at traditional centers, in the high-powered atmosphere of sports clubs, or on their own, they begin to realize that far from being just another exercise routine, yoga is a discipline of the body and the mind. The 365 meditations included in this book offer a way to integrate the mindfulness that yoga teaches into everyday life.

Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome, sister. From Artemis to Isis, Athena to Aphrodite, goddesses throughout time can teach us how to access our divine feminine and nurture our feminine energy. The voices of the goddesses speak to us through time. We can connect to them and to ourselves, When we...

Explore core Buddhist teachings, as well as practice through reflections and meditations, in this concise and inviting introduction. Ideal for anyone who is Buddhism-curious, The Buddha in You offers an accessible introduction to the key teachings of Buddhism. But Buddhism is so much more than...

Embracing All That Is: The Internal Yoga of Meditation When we approach meditation as a wide-open embrace of life, we can let our bodies be our best meditation teachers. Created for yoga practitioners and everyone else, Meditation for Yoga Lovers invites you to join Lorin Roche to leap into a...

With regular practise Metta (loving kindness) can be cultivated and grown (bhavana) into a very strong emotion that has the potential to affect every aspect of your life including your interactions with others. Whilst cultivating loving kindness towards others you will be wishing them well, and in the process you will be changing yourself. You are cultivating the habit of being loving. In time and with practise, this will percolate through into all your actions. These meditation sessions have been devised and narrated by internationally renowned meditation teacher Rae Roberts.

Yoga Nidra is the practice of meditating upon falling asleep. This meditation is designed to support your relationship with sleep and rest. Learn how to fall asleep, get back to sleep more easily if you wake up, and enjoy a restful sleep and state of deep relaxation at night or in the day. Lie...