Yoga-- philosophy for everyone [[electronic resource] ] : bending mind and body / / edited by Liz Stillwaggon Swan ; foreword by John Friend

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.7046
• Soggetto topico: Hatha yoga; Yoga
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SwanLiz Stillwaggon <1973->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Editor's Page; Series Page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; FOREWORD; EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1: COMING INTO THE SPACE: WHAT IS YOGA?; CHAPTER 1: HOW YOGA WON THE WEST; In the Beginning...; Stepping on the Mat; The Exploration of Yoga; It's All a Matter of Perspective; The Birth of Yoga; What does 'Divine' Mean to You?; A New Era Begins...; What Goes Up Must Come Down; A Shift in Perspective; The Father of Modern Yoga; The Cycle Repeats Itself; How Yoga Won the West; CHAPTER 2: WILL I FIND MY GURU IN INDIA?; The Winding Road to India; Many Masters, Many Roads ; Spiritual Boot CampBreaking Through; A New Day; CHAPTER 3: THE SEEKER; Sweat, Stretch, and Practical Philosophy; 'I'm Spiritual, but not Religious.' What's the Difference?; A 'Spiritual Science' is not just an Oxymoron; A Bull Market (or a Market of Bull); Any God You Like; Into the Future; CHAPTER 4: MEN, SPORTS, AND YOGA; Do Real Men Do Yoga?; Mark's Story: 'It was like Line Dancing for the First Time'; Carl's Story: 'Everyone Avoids the Front and Center in Class'; Jake's Story: 'The only Judging going on is in my Own Head' ; Competing against their own Bodies (but is it More than a Workout?)Competing against other People (perhaps the Real Competition is within Yourself); Competing against their Own Egos (Playing Nice with your Ego); CHAPTER 5: STANDING ON YOUR HEAD, SEEING THINGS RIGHT SIDE UP; Yoga Theory; Against Yoga Theory: A Standard Objection; Some Inadequate Responses to the Standard Objection; The Standard Objection and Testimony; Higher Up the Scale; Conclusion; PART 2: THE ASANAS: YOGA AND THE BODY; CHAPTER 6: HELP! MY PHILOSOPHY TEACHER MADE ME TOUCH MY TOES!; The Three Wheels Exercise ; Teaching Asana in a Philosophy ClassMountain Pose (Tadasana); Tree Pose (Vrikshasana); General Remarks on Philosophy and Asana; Western Philosophy: 2500 years of Pratyahara?; Where Now?; CHAPTER 7: MAN A MACHINE, MAN A YOGI; Classical Tradition; Descartes: Minds as Captains, Bodies as Ships; Rejecting Descartes: Ships Passing in the Night; CHAPTER 8: YOGA FOR WOMEN?; Yoga for Women?; The Yoga Body as 'Capital'; Yoga as a Beauty Practice; Conclusion: Yoga for Everybody; CHAPTER 9: THE FEELING OF BEAUTY; Experiment; Inspiration; History; Inside the Beauty Question; CHAPTER 10: PICTURING YOGA ; IntroductionYoga, Magazines, and Yoga Journal; Research Question; Method; Results; Implications and Conclusion; PART 3: PRANA: YOGA'S VITAL ENERGY; CHAPTER 11: MY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ALWAYS SAID I'D BE A GREAT YOGA STUDENT; Looking Back; Looking Forward; Namaste; From the Individual to the Universal; Yoga in Schools; Furthering the Case for Yoga in Schools; Specific, Additional Options Worth Considering; Conclusion; CHAPTER 12: BALANCE IN YOGA AND ARISTOTLE1; Balance and the Mean; Individuality; Moving Off the Mat; Conclusion: Lesson Learned; CHAPTER 13: HEALING THE WESTERN MIND THROUGH YOGA ; Yoga's Approach to the Core Self
• Sommario/riassunto: Stimulates thoughts and expands awareness of the philosophical dimensions of yoga in its many forms and practices Yoga - Philosophy for Everyone presents a wide array of perspectives by people whose lives have been touched by yoga. Addressing myriad aspects of yoga's divergent paths, topics include body image for men and women; the religious and spiritual aspects of yoga; and issues relating to ethics, personal growth, and the teaching of yoga. Written by philosophers and non-philosophers alike, with contributions from professional yoga instructors, lifelong practitioners, and
• Titolo autorizzato: Yoga-- philosophy for everyone
• ISBN: 1-118-12143-0; 1-118-12142-2; 1-118-12145-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910137562703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophy for everyone.