{"product_id":"2940014856195","title":"Yoga Basics Plus: A complete Beginners Guide To Yoga","description":"As we march into this bright new millennium, we’re\u003cbr\u003econstantly reminded of the fusion of east and west.\u003cbr\u003eWhether it’s through satellite television programming that\u003cbr\u003ebeams in productions from different cultures, enjoying books\u003cbr\u003eand music from distant lands that, only a generation or two\u003cbr\u003eago, couldn’t be accessed, and – of course – communicating\u003cbr\u003ewith people across time and space through the Internet and\u003cbr\u003eother telecommunications advancements, the world has\u003cbr\u003ebecome a much smaller place. Indeed, when Marshall\u003cbr\u003eMcLuan coined the term Global Village, even he probably\u003cbr\u003edidn’t envision so much, so fast, so soon.\u003cbr\u003eRiding the wave of information that now crisscrosses our\u003cbr\u003etiny planet is something that has its roots in ancient history,\u003cbr\u003eyet is experiencing a blossoming in the west that continues\u003cbr\u003eto gain momentum with each passing year. Whether it’s at\u003cbr\u003ea local YMCA or a lush spiritual retreat in the Everglades,\u003cbr\u003eYoga is establishing itself as a mainstay in western culture;\u003cbr\u003eindeed, in global culture.\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cbr\u003eHowever, many people are reluctant to experience the\u003cbr\u003ephysical, emotional, and psychological health benefits of\u003cbr\u003eyoga; and there is really only one major reason for this:\u003cbr\u003emisinformation.\u003cbr\u003eWhile many people might truly enjoy yoga and find it to be\u003cbr\u003ethe side-effect free answer to a lot of their emotional and\u003cbr\u003ephysical ailments, they just don’t know enough about the\u003cbr\u003esubject to take that first step.\u003cbr\u003eFurthermore, a stereotype out there that seems to persist\u003cbr\u003edespite evidence to the contrary is that yoga is a religious\u003cbr\u003efollowing; and that to experience its many health benefits\u003cbr\u003esomehow obliges one to renounce their faith or, worse, run\u003cbr\u003eaway to some commune and eat tofu in between chanting\u003cbr\u003esessions.\u003cbr\u003eWhile, yes, if you’d like to go to a retreat and enjoy tofu and\u003cbr\u003echanting, that’s probably possible (almost anything is\u003cbr\u003epossible, as long as it’s legal and people want to do it,\u003cbr\u003eright?).\u003cbr\u003eYet that vision of yoga – people with shaved heads and\u003cbr\u003ehanding flowers to strangers at the airport – is by no means\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003ethe overall picture. Yoga is really a very simple, accessible,\u003cbr\u003eand in many countries around the world, ordinary thing to\u003cbr\u003edo.\u003cbr\u003eIn that light, this book is created with one goal in mind: to\u003cbr\u003edemystify yoga for you, and provide you with a clear,\u003cbr\u003esimple, and fun introduction to the topic.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’ve never been exposed to any kind of yoga (except\u003cbr\u003efor what you might have seen on television), then this book\u003cbr\u003eis for you!\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, even if you have experienced some kinds of\u003cbr\u003eyoga (perhaps a friend dragged you to a class at the local\u003cbr\u003erecreation center all those years ago), this book will reignite\u003cbr\u003eyour interest in the topic and reattach you to a mode of\u003cbr\u003ebody movement and mind focus that has lived in ancient\u003cbr\u003elands for millennium.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is conveniently organized into four sections:\u003cbr\u003e What is Yoga?\u003cbr\u003e Why is Yoga Beneficial?\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003e Different Kinds of Yoga\u003cbr\u003e Yoga Equipment \u0026amp; Accessories\u003cbr\u003eAs you read through these sections, please bear in mind that\u003cbr\u003ethere is absolutely no attempt here, directly or indirectly (or\u003cbr\u003ein any other way possible!) to endorse or promote any\u003cbr\u003ereligious view. This is because the view of this book is same\u003cbr\u003eview that is held by the world’s foremost authorities on\u003cbr\u003eyoga: that it is not a religion. It does not have a dogma.\u003cbr\u003eWhile there are indeed different schools and streams of yoga\u003cbr\u003e– there are actually thousands of them – they have all\u003cbr\u003emanaged to coexist quite peacefully because, for the most\u003cbr\u003epart, yoga is not evangelical, which simply means that it\u003cbr\u003edoes not seek to spread itself as part of its mission.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that the statement above in no way criticizes\u003cbr\u003eor comments on evangelical orders, such as Evangelical\u003cbr\u003eChristianity; the point here is simply that the overwhelming\u003cbr\u003emajority of yoga movements does not consider spreading\u003cbr\u003eyoga to be a tenet of its identity.\u003cbr\u003e7\u003cbr\u003eYet, while the yoga that is described in this book (and\u003cbr\u003eexperienced in most of the world) is not a religion, it does\u003cbr\u003every seamlessly fit into many people’s existing religious\u003cbr\u003eframework.\u003cbr\u003eIn other words, if you are a Catholic, a Protestant, a Muslim,\u003cbr\u003ea Jew, a Sikh, or anything else and identify yourself as being\u003cbr\u003ea part of any faith at all, yoga doesn’t ask you to replace\u003cbr\u003ethat faith with someone else, or offer you a competing or\u003cbr\u003econtradictory view of what you already believe.\u003cbr\u003eSo please remember: yoga, as it is discussed and promoted\u003cbr\u003ein this book (and in virtually every book worth reading!) is\u003cbr\u003enot a religion...","brand":"Tea Time eBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080434073840,"sku":"2940014856195","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014856195_p0.jpg?v=1763616555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014856195","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}