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A wise, accessible 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

“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. At the root of yoga practice there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect.

Innovative teacher Michael 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 bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others. Yoga, says Stone, is a practice that helps us be more present with the actual, fluid life we are living right now—and there is no yoga without the conditions of your life. This book describes how to work with those conditions and how to fully appreciate yoga as a practice of being intimate with moment-to-moment reality.

ISBN-13: 9781611805918

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Shambhala

Publication Date: 07-17-2018

Pages: 264

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

Michael Stone (1974 - 2017) was a prominent and innovative Buddhist teacher, yogi, psychotherapist, and author. He was the founder and director of the Centre of Gravity Sangha, a community of yoga and Buddhist practitioners based in Toronto, and he taught widely and had a large international following. He was the author of The Inner Tradition of Yoga, Yoga for a World Out of Balance, Freeing the Body Freeing the Mind, and Awake in the World. For more information visit michaelstoneteaching.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Richard Freeman ix

Preface to the Revised Edition xiii

A Note on Pronunciation of Sanskrit Terms xv

Introduction 1

1 Vidya: Seeing Things as They Are 7

2 Embracing Suffering 19

3 Marga: Establishing the Path 27

4 Embodying the Path 33

5 The Eight Limbs 45

6 Practicing the Yamas 53

7 The Yamas beyond Dualism 63

8 The Five Klesas 69

9 Freedom through the Klesas 87

10 Stillness and Movement 95

11 The Five Kosas: Sheaths of the Mind and Body 99

12 Working with the Kosas 113

13 Samskaras: Webs of Mind and Body 119

14 Prana: Energetic Flow 127

15 Body in Mind 135

16 Letting Go: Asana and Meditation Intertwined 141

17 Prana and Citta 151

18 The Empty Vessel 165

19 Sunyata: Boundless and Empty 179

20 Yoga, Death, and Dying: What Is Most Astounding? 193

Michael Sho Ken Stone: An Appreciation by Roshi Pat Enkyo G'Hara 213

Acknowledgments 215

Notes 217

Glossary of Sanskrit Terms 223

Credits 231

Index 233