Eight Limbs of Yoga - The Structure and Pacing
of Self-Directed Spiritual Practice, by Yogani
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AYP Publishing (Sept 2008) -- The center of all spiritual progress is found within each human being. When time-tested yogic methods  are applied in an integrated way, spiritual progress can occur within any cultural or religious setting.

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"Eight Limbs of Yoga - The Structure and Pacing of Self-Directed Spiritual Practice" provides an efficient integration of a wide range of yoga practices for use in a daily routine that is compatible with an active lifestyle, while staying in tune with the centuries-old "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali." Here, these ancient innovations are brought up-to-date and optimized for modern self-directed practitioners.

The center of all spiritual progress is found within each human nervous system. When these time-tested methods for stimulating human spiritual transformation are applied in an integrated way, spiritual unfoldment can occur within any cultural or religious setting. Detailed instructions on the many individual practices discussed here are provided throughout the AYP writings. This volume ties them all together in a systematic way to facilitate long term self-paced cultivation of abiding inner silence, ecstatic bliss, outpouring divine love, and the rise of unity in Self-realization.

Yogani is the author of two landmark books on the world's most effective spiritual practices: "Advanced Yoga Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living," a comprehensive user-friendly textbook, and "The Secrets of Wilder," a powerful spiritual novel.

The "AYP Enlightenment Series" makes these profound practices available for the first time in a series of concise instruction books. "Eight Limbs of Yoga" is the ninth book in the series, preceded by "Bhakti and Karma Yoga," "Self-Inquiry," "Diet, Shatkarmas and Amaroli," "Samyama," "Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas," "Tantra," "Spinal Breathing Pranayama," and "Deep Meditation." 

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Chap 1 - EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA
    - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
    - Yoga and the Human Nervous System

Chap 2 - THE STRUCTURE OF PRACTICES
    - Our Inherent Spiritual Capabilities
          - Fundamental Principles and Natural Abilities
    - An Inventory of Practices
    - The Journey of Purification and Opening

Chap 3 - SELF-DIRECTED PRACTICE
    - Building a Daily Routine (Practice Chart)
          - Basic Routine of Practices
          - The Practice Chart
          - Finding Detailed Instructions for the Practices
          - Building Our Routine - Sequence and Timing
    - Self-Pacing
          - Practical Application of Self-Pacing
          - Automatic Yoga - Physical Movements
          - The Hazards of Forcing Practices
          - Grounding for Stability
          - Self-Pacing and Physical Practices
    - Keeping up Practices with a Busy Schedule
          - Honoring the Habit of Twice-Daily Practice
          - Optimizing the Practice Time We Have
    - Group Practice and Retreats
          - Group Meditations
          - Group Samyama
          - Retreats
    - Our Role as Teachers and Researchers
          - Responsibility
          - Teaching
          - Practices for Our Children
          - Open Source Research - Road to the Future

Chap 4 - THE RISE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
    - Enlightenment Milestones
    - The Divine Marriage

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