Sarah Powers

Kukoista ja löydä syvempi yhteys itseesi, toisiin ja koko elämään transformatiivisen joogaharjoittelun avulla.Kirja Sisäinen valo on syväluotaava ja inspiroiva matka sisäiseen valaistumiseen ja hereillä elämiseen. Se on myös taidokas tiekartta ihmisyyden kokemuksemme moniulotteiseen maisemaan, hyvinvointiin ja vapautumiseen. Kirja selkeyttää, venyttää ja syventää tietoa siitä, miten herätä ruumiillistuneena tietoisuutena.Sarah Powers punoo ainutlaatuisen ja selkeän synteesin lukuisista viisaustraditioista - kuten taolaisuudesta, yin-joogasta, tiibetiläisestä tantrisesta buddhalaisuudesta sekä länsimaisista paranemisen ja heräämisen psykospirituaalisista poluista.Sisäinen valo etenee oman kokemuksemme viiden tason - fyysisen, energisen, emotionaalisen, henkisen ja ihmisten välisen - kautta konkreettisesta kohti hienostuneempaa. Kirjan jokainen luku sisältää tiedon lisäksi käytännöllisiä ja perusteellisia harjoituksia, joita tarvitsemme omalla kasvumatkallamme. Kirja on erinomainen työväline myös joogaopettajille.Sarah Powers on ollut mukana perustamassa Insight Yoga Institutea ja kirjoittanut kirjan Insight Yoga. Sarah on opettanut joogaa 1980-luvulta alkaen sekoittaen eri joogatyylejä. Hän on suorittanut kaikki Internal Family Systems -terapiakoulutuksen tasot ja opiskellut spirituaalista psykologiaa yli 35 vuoden ajan. Sarah ammentaa myös koulutuksestaan ja retriiteistään tantrisessa, Vipassana- ja Dzogchen-buddhalaisuudessa.

This highly illustrated guide teaches yoga therapists and mental health professionals how to integrate Yin Yoga into practice and treatment plans as part of a holistic approach to healing and treating a variety of mental health challenges and brain injuries. Yin yoga is an accessible form of yoga consisting of mainly floor based low force stretching, perfect for all patients regardless of physical limitations. The use of Yin yoga when combined with breath work and meditation can decrease anxiety, improve overall mood, and create a sense of well-being.With explanations on the principles of practice, such as asanas, meditation, breathwork and how to integrate different psychological methods to decrease emotional suffering and increase self-care along with examples of how to apply these principles for a range of mental health conditions; this guide is essential reading for all practitioners interested in an integrated approach to healing.

Build an integrated, deeply personal practice to cultivate transformation, self-trust, and awakening with insights and techniques from beloved teacher Sarah Powers. More than just physical poses on a mat, yoga can be a profound path of self-realization. Lit from Within encourages readers to pursue yoga in its fullness, examining conscious and unconscious habits, connecting to our inner landscapes, and freeing us to relate to ourselves and our world with a sacred outlook. Sarah Powers helps readers relate to five levels of our human experience--physical, energetic, emotional, mental, and interpersonal. Each section offers an opportunity for self-inquiry and practices to fuel our growth, including yin yoga, meditation, emotional intelligence exercises like creating connection with an inner critic, and interpersonal dynamics drawn from the Internal Family Systems approach. Learning to recognize, reflect on, and at times re-direct these different levels of experience adds a vital dimension to the practice. The book draws on Sarah's many years of practice and teaching, influenced by the rich tapestries of yin yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and psychology. In these challenging times, Lit from Within offers a path to health, wholeness, and connection--from the inside out.

This second edition of the best selling The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga provides an in-depth look at the philosophy and practice of Yin Yoga with illustrated sections on how to practice Yin Yoga, including detailed descriptions and photographs of over 30 Yin Yoga asanas. This is an updated version of the book that has become the go-to resource for Yin Yoga teachers all over the world and has been required reading in many teacher training programs.All forms of yoga can provide benefits physically, emotionally, and mentally, however Yin Yoga works the deeper levels of the body/heart/mind: the yin tissues of fascia, tendons, ligaments, joints and bones, as well as the energetic channels of the meridians, nerves and blood system. One big difference noticed by students of Yin Yoga is the long-held, passive nature of the posture, which gives time for a deeper journey to unfold, a journey into the meditative aspects of yoga, a bridge to living life mindfully.The second edition includes—a more functional approach to the practice of yoga, emphasizing the concept of targeted areas; the importance of stress in reducing fragility and building antifragility; understanding the nature of creep and the importance of counterposes, with a revised list of effective counterpostures; many new photographs of the postures and their variations for different body types; a more current overview of the physiology of tissues and the energy body reflecting new understanding in the science of fascia and cellular signaling; and many other enhancements. As in the first edition, the book presents comprehensive information on how to do the practice, including how to get into and out of the pose, contraindications and warnings for those who may have trouble with particular aspects of the posture, and other important information. Why we do the practice is discussed by looking at its benefits in three main sections: the physiological, energetic and mental/emotional benefits.

Acclaimed yoga and meditation teacher Sarah Powers is known and loved for her unique approach--Insight Yoga--which combines traditional yoga with the meridians of Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation. Using Yin (passive) and Yang (dynamic) poses, she demonstrates a series of different yoga sequences that bring benefit to organs, muscles, joints, and tendons--as well as the mind. She also provides a foundational explanation of traditional Chinese medicine theory and mindfulness meditation instruction. Sarah Powers brings us on an inspiring journey inward, and shows the path for cultivating a lasting relationship with yoga that cultivates and strengthens our physical well-being and our mental and emotional clarity.