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Shanti
USA
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 Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 09:42:55 AM
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Hi All,
As we know, Yogani has, unconditionally given us so much in his writings, one on one help and this amazing forum, all for free (to us).
Thank you Yogani. 
One way to give back (again wont cost us a dime.) is to write reviews on Amazon for the books that we read. I know many of us read his books but dont think about writing a review (well, I always forget ). It does not take much time and it helps sell the books. The more reviews there are for the books, the more people will buy the books.
Right now, the AYP Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living, Volume 2, Retreats - Fast Track to Freedom and Liberation - The Fruition of Yoga and Advanced Yoga Practices Support Forum Posts of Yogani 2005-2010 books could really use some review (reviews on other books are very much welcome as well ).
Yogani's latest books were released a couple of weeks back: http://www.aypsite.org/forum/topic....PIC_ID=11580
Thanks All for the help you all have given over the years. AYP is about all of us, and helping with the book sales (one way is by writing reviews on the books) is a way we can ensure that AYP stays free and available to many.
Here are the links to the reviews on Amazon:
1) Liberation - The Fruition of Yoga : (we could use a few more review here ):
http://www.amazon.com/Liberation-Th...Viewpoints=1
2) Retreats - Fast Track to Freedom - A Guide for Leaders and Practitioners (we could use a few more review here ):
http://www.amazon.com/Retreats-Trac...Viewpoints=1
3) Advanced Yoga Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living, Volume 2 (we could use a few more review here ):
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Yoga...Viewpoints=1
4) Advanced Yoga Practices Support Forum Posts of Yogani 2005-2010 (we could use a few more review here.) :
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Prac...Viewpoints=1
5) Eight Limbs of Yoga - The Structure and Pacing of Self-Directed Spiritual Practice : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
6) Bhakti and Karma Yoga - The Science of Devotion and Liberation Through Action : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
7) Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
8) Diet, Shatkarmas and Amaroli - Yogic Nutrition & Cleansing for Health and Spirit : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
9) Samyama - Cultivating Stillness in Action, Siddhis and Miracles : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
10) Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas - Awakening Ecstatic Kundalini : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
11) Tantra - Discovering the Power of Pre-Orgasmic Sex : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
12) Spinal Breathing Pranayama - Journey to Inner Space : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
13) Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
14) The Secrets of Wilder : http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
15) Advanced Yoga Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living (Vol 1): http://www.amazon.com/review/produc...Viewpoints=1
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 08:33:10 AM
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Thanks for the reviews.
We could use some more. It really does not take a long. Just express what you felt the book meant to you.
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AumNaturel
Canada
687 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 12:34:58 PM
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That is a good reminder. I got the two volumes paperback at thebookdepository and only now see that they too have a review field for their books, and just remembered secrets of wilder as well was from there.
Reviews go a long way to help readers find what it is they are looking for. A lot of great books I have found thanks to reviews and people passing along their recommendations. |
Edited by - AumNaturel on Jun 13 2012 4:51:06 PM |
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cosmic
USA
821 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 9:16:54 PM
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Just wrote my Amazon review of "Retreats" 
I found it described the AYP retreat experience pretty well. It even mentioned my "problem" of uncontrollable monkey laughter.
"Liberation" is next. Just need to finish it first 
Thanks Shanti for the reminder.
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 10:38:06 PM
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Thank you Cosmic!
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Originally posted by cosmic
It even mentioned my "problem" of uncontrollable monkey laughter.
Monkey laughter? Wait... we named it the "Cosmic laugh" after you in all our subsequent retreats..... you mean we got the name wrong? |
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cosmic
USA
821 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 11:01:09 PM
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| Hahaha, "cosmic laugh" works. I just felt like an ape while laughing. I'm sure you know it... the laugh on both inhale and exhale |
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bewell
1275 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 11:35:48 PM
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Hi Shanti, AYP friends and Yogani,
I loved the book Liberation. Here is a copy of the review I will be posting on Amazon:
And so, day after day, we do our chosen advanced yoga practices -- our deep meditation, our spinal breathing pranayama, our samyama, our self-inquiry -- and we may wonder where it is leading. Implicitly, we know. Unarticulated glimpses of the mystery surrounding neuro-biological purification inspire us to keep going, urge us to trust the process. And over time, concepts like "pure bliss consciousness" and "ecstatic conductivity" express intimately, a deep relationship with our own process.
I am so very grateful to Yogani for this latest book in his "Enlightenment Series." Reading the text was, for me, a radiant celebration of letting go in stillness, and a compelling invitation to continue claiming my practices.
One pleasant surprise was a section on writing as a way of clarifying our inner dialogue with Self. Yogani writes:
"There is a progression going from external, relatively random and internally uninformed writing, to an internal, highly illuminated kind of writing. If we keep up our spiritual practices, and keep writing, these two areas of development can merge in a divine outpouring."
Liberation, the book, is in my view "highly illuminated writing." It is simple to understand and powerful, filled with divine love, and suffused with a marvelous quality of surrender. I hope many, many yoga practitioners will read it and find benefit. |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2012 : 07:20:22 AM
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| Thank you Bewell! |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2012 : 08:50:37 AM
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Here is my review on the Retreat book:
A very helpful little handbook and a must have if you are planning on attending, organizing, leading an AYP retreat. And if you have never considered attending an AYP retreat, just read this book, it will change your mind and you will have a good idea on how much a retreat can boost your practices.
Yogani covers the beauty of being in a group setting for the duration of a few days and how every individual in the group adds to the field of silence that enhances the experience of silence for every other individual in the room. I love the way he chalks out the experiences of a person who is attending the retreat for the first time. Having lead a few retreats I can attest to the fact that he has the experience down very accurately. It starts off with "not sure" and by the second day leaves people wondering, "How can I be feeling what I am feeling on the inside and toward all these people in the room? I don't even know them and yet I feel a bond, feel closer to them than many people I have known all my life." The best part is, after leaving the retreat we take this unusual feeling of unconditional loving with us... every retreat changes us a little more from the inside and makes us more open and living from inner silence. He covers the kinds of purification experiences we may have and how to handle them, how to talk about them with leaders, and when to self-pace at retreats.
He also has very clear instructions on what needs to happen if we want to organize a retreat. The kind of place, location, rooming, meals, pricing, advertising and how to get help from the AYP support forum.
He has really good advice for the retreat leaders as well on how to have a balanced retreat and what kind of questions normally come up and how to reply to them utilizing the AYP knowledge. He also has instructions on how a leader can guide anyone else interested in becoming a leader so we have more leaders and more retreats can be held.
He has very clear instructions on the retreat schedule, managing the schedule, different kinds of retreats that can be organized beginning with solo retreats that we can do at home, to weekend retreats, to advanced retreats and how the scheduling of these will change and also talks about specialized retreats for advanced practitioners where self-inquiry or samyama or additional kundalini directed practices or kirtans(singing, dancing, chanting to devotional songs) can be introduced.
He talks about how to transition back to normal life after retreats. This can be a challenge for some, but knowing what to do in advance helps get us ready for the real world smoothly after retreats.
All in all, I would say it is amazing how once again, in about 100 pages, Yogani has managed to give us so much that may take many books and years of trial and error to figure out.
Now "Liberation"... here I come!!!
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cosmic
USA
821 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2012 : 9:20:21 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Shanti
Now "Liberation"... here I come!!!
I think you're already there  |
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faileforever
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2012 : 9:43:41 PM
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Just posted a review...'Aumazing' read Thanks Yogani!!
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2012 : 06:36:04 AM
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Thank you Faileforever!
Hope you read the Retreat book next and then we meet at a retreat soon.. |
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faileforever
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2012 : 10:36:13 AM
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Will do..and will do [img]icon_heart.gif[/img] |
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cosmic
USA
821 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2012 : 9:51:40 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by faileforever
Just posted a review...'Aumazing' read
Very liberating review, hun
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faileforever
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2012 : 10:04:59 PM
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| Why thankee.. |
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AumNaturel
Canada
687 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 1:27:25 PM
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Awesome reviews so far! Just entered another two reviews, though on amazon this time. Writing them is their own reward too, because it helps reflect back and re-consider points that may have been missed, or discover new connections.
Look very forward to the Retreats book, and reading more reviews... |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 3:45:58 PM
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Thank you Aum!
Very nice review! |
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Kirtanman
USA
1651 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 1:36:03 PM
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Hi Shanti & All,
Just FYI, I just posted a review for Liberation.
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Edited by - Kirtanman on Jul 03 2012 1:36:32 PM |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 1:44:42 PM
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Thank you K'man!
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AumNaturel
Canada
687 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 7:15:09 PM
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| Finally got to reading the other reviews for Retreats now that mine is up, and I have to say they were enjoyable and insightful, especially coming from so many different perspectives. |
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