The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner - Softcover

Stone, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590305698 ISBN 13: 9781590305690

Publisher: Shambhala, 2008

Synopsis

There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient Indian 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.

To learn more about the author, Michael Stone, visit his website:  www.centreofgravity.org

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Intense, poetic, wise, practical, intimate, and visionary—the mind-body connection has never been better explored or explained."—Sharon Gannon, cofounder of Jivamukti Yoga

"Michael Stone manages to seamlessly integrate traditional teachings with contemporary advances in the field—and so adds new dimensions of meaning to both."—Richard Rosen, author of  The Yoga of Breath

"Michael Stone brilliantly reveals the profound underpinnings of yoga that are rarely taught or understood."—Richard Freeman

" The Inner Tradition of Yoga  has much to guide and inspire anyone on the road to insight."—Chip Hartranft, author of  The Yoga-Sūtra of Patańjali

"Michael Stone details a practical and pragmatic psychology of yoga that can provide all practitioners a way to engage with the deepest transformative possibilities that yoga can offer. It is certainly what we need  now."—Frank Jude Boccio, author of Mindfulness Yoga
"Few people on the planet have Michael's gift to explore and explain in contemporary language the profound wisdom of yoga. Highly recommended for teachers and students."—Larry Payne, PhD, coauthor,  Yoga for Dummies and Yoga Rx

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590305698
• ISBN 13: 9781590305690
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320