Foreword by Christine Day

Note to Our Readers

INTRODUCTION: Work and the Yogic Path

ONE: Beginner’s Mind: The Power and the Promise

TWO: The First Limb: Universal Morality

The Yamas 

NON-VIOLENCE (AHIMSA)

NON-LYING (SATYA)

NON-STEALING (ASTEYA) 

NON-SQUANDERING OF VITAL ENERGIES

(BRAHMACHARYA) 

NON-GREED (APARIGRAHA)

THREE: The Second Limb: Personal Code of Conduct

The Niyamas

PURITY (SAUCHA)

CONTENTMENT (SANTOSHA)

DISCIPLINE (TAPAS)

SELF-STUDY (SVADHYAYA)

SURRENDER (ISHVARA-PRANIDHANA)

FOUR: The Third Limb: Postures (Asana)

FIVE: The Fourth Limb: Breath Control (Pranayama) 

Pranayama Techniques 

SIX: The Fifth Limb: Withdrawal of the Senses

(Pratyahara) 

SEVEN: The Sixth Limb: Focus (Dharana)

EIGHT: The Seventh Limb: Meditation (Dhyana)

NINE: The Eighth Limb: Absorption (Samadhi)

CONCLUSION: Finding Your Way

Glossary of Terms

Resources

Acknowledgments

Index

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