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Journey to Joyful: Transform Your Life with Pranashama Yoga
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Number Of Pages, Discs, Etc.
224
Date Published
September 06, 2011
ISBN-10
1583943226
ISBN-13
9781583943229
ASIN
1583943226

In this uplifting guide packed with health tips, dietary recommendations, and inspirational affirmations, Dashama introduces her own brand of yoga for self-transformation. The book introduces Pranashama Yoga, developed by Dashama as a combination of arts that works with the physical and spiritual energy of the body. Pranashama Yoga draws on various styles of yoga (Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Kundalini, Anusara, and Power), martial arts (T’ai Chi, Qigong), and Thai yoga therapy.

Dashama includes clear explanations of the yoga philosophy underlying her program and shares her own journey to her present success as a leading yoga teacher. Tackling the problem of addiction and its impact on family and individual happiness, Dashama presents alternative visions of healing and mental peace through the time-tested, drug-free path of yoga. She concludes the book with useful exercises to help students on their own journeys to joyful living: self-assessment writing assignments, quizzes, and a four-stage diet and weight-loss program that incorporates yogic breathing and positive-thinking exercises. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, Journey to Joyful is designed for readers interested in yoga, natural food, weight loss, and positive thinking.

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Journey to Joyful: Transform Your Life with Pranashama Yoga 2012-02-04 19:46:05 Alaina Zipp
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Alaina Zipp Reviewed by Alaina Zipp    February 04, 2012
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I have read a lot of books on yoga programs and "self-help," and am pleased to say this book is one of the best I've encountered. I doubt I was swayed by the vibrant, energetic looking author Dashama on the cover. (After all, all yoga or self-improvement books have someone looking radiant, tempting, particularly on days your head and body feel dull and fuzzy.) What drew me in, I believe, was Dashama's simple language, weaving of her own struggles being raised by a mother with schizophrenia and addiction issues, and her no shame approach to healing. She describes ways to assess and change emotional habits that might keep people stuck, as well as eating habits, yoga philosophy and time management. This is a book about changing your life, but doesn't leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed that you need to run out and buy all new groceries and stop everything you’re doing because "it's wrong." It's possible that part of what I liked about this is the acknowledgement that sometimes just wanting to change a habit isn't enough; we might need to address emotions and expectations attached to it. As you can tell, I found this a thoroughly great and uplifting read that I am going to announce to all my FB pals.

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