While many engage in asana, the physical practice, yoga’s most
transformative effects are found in the realms of the spiritual
and psychological. Yoga Beyond the Mat shows you how to develop a
personal, holistic yoga practice to achieve lasting and permanent
transformation. Join Alanna Kaivalya as she guides you through a
complete range of topics, including:
•⊂ Removing Obstacles
•⊂ Appreciating the Present Moment
•⊂ Balancing the Chakras
•⊂ Healing Childhood Wounds
•⊂ Creating Your Own Rituals
•⊂ Transforming Your Archetypal Energy
•⊂ Entering the Blissful State
This book shows you that yoga doesn’t make your life easier; it
makes you better at your life. Through ritual, meditation,
journaling, asana, and other spiritual practices, Yoga Beyond the
Mat provides techniques for developing a personal mythology and
allowing the ego to rest, leading modern-day yogis toward what
they have been missing: the realization of personal bliss.
Praise:
"[Alanna] guides and inspires students and teachers alike toward
their own liberation, with patience, generosity, and wholehearted
enthusiasm.”―Linda Sparrowe, former editor-in-chief of Yoga
International and author of Yoga At Home
“This is the book I dreamed of when I started my yoga path . . .
[Yoga Beyond the Mat includes] all the steps, tools, rituals, and
wisdom for lasting bliss.”―Dana Flynn, founder of Laughing Lotus
Yoga
"Alanna has pioneered a relevant, educational book; deep
thinking and laced humor.”―Ana T. Forrest, founder of Forrest
Yoga and author of Fierce Medicine
“Alanna reveals with great clarity and approachable language the
nuances, shadings and shadows of this ancient ritual of .
I highly recommend it.”― Dennis Patrick Slattery, PhD, author of
Riting Myth, Mythic Writing and Creases in Culture
“Alanna’s rigorous scholarship interweaves with applicable and
tangible to-do’s that brings reality to your spirituality.”―Jill
Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up® and bestselling author of The
Roll Model
“I found Yoga Beyond the Mat both informative and active; both
entertaining and enlightening. Dr. Kaivalya brings yoga back to
its roots. She recovers the blend of the physical, tangible
aspects of practice with the spirit and mind. In today’s hectic
life, the revival of yoga-past when combined with soul centered
engagement offers the remedy we seek . . . a breakthrough
book.”―Stephen Aizenstat, PhD, chancellor and founding president
of Pacifica Graduate Institute
“In this groundbreaking book integrating yoga, Jungian
psychology, and personal mythology, Alanna Kaivalya recovers the
spiritual dimension of yoga for contemporary Western
practitioners. By offering readers a creative ensemble of
integrated practices, she provides an innovative approach to
personal development that engenders both spiritual awakening and
psychological wholeness.”―Dr. Patrick Mahaffey, professor and
associate chair of Mythological Studies Program at Pacifica
Graduate Institute and author of Evolving God-Images
“Alanna writes with honesty and clarity about the quest to find
self-knowledge and bliss, perfectly balancing skepticism and
enthusiasm. The result is a practical guide to the history and
philosophy of yoga, and a useful to living an integrated,
satisfying and richly meaningful life.”―Dave Stringer,
Grammy-nominated Kirtan artist
“Drawing on yoga, psychology, mythology, and ritual, Alanna
guides readers on a transformative journey toward self-awareness
and ‘personal bliss,’ through an amazing array of practices. Yoga
Beyond the Mat is like a library of ideas for studying your
self.”―Kaitlin Quistgaard, writer and former editor-in-chief of
Yoga Journal