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Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice Paperback – January 2, 2007

by Ganga White (Author), Mark Schlenz Ph.D. (Introduction), Sting (Foreword)

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Yoga Beyond Belief offers a unique vision of contemporary yoga. It integrates scientific and practical approaches providing a much-needed integrative perspective that complements existing yoga books for all levels and styles of yoga students. Serving up a collection of valuable insights gleaned from a lifetime of exploration, practice, study, and teaching by one of America’s pioneering and leading teachers of yoga, the book assists readers in making sense of the many discordant claims and teaching techniques that currently exist in the yoga world, freeing readers to pursue their own individual paths of yoga and personal practice. This is an essential text and reference for all yoga practitioners.

The book first sets a context for an open-minded and evolutionary approach to yoga practice, and then explains the core principles of the many branches of yoga. A clear foundation is given for how the physical practices of yoga work to produce remarkable results of health and well being. The chapter Injury, Pain, and Healing shows how to prevent injuries and how to heal injuries should they occur. The reader is given a wealth of sophisticated of tools, insights, and anecdotes gleaned from a lifetime of practice and teaching to develop, hone, and tune his or her personal yoga approach. This book makes yoga come alive for the reader.

The book concludes by going beyond the physical aspects to the heart of yoga. It illuminates and gives insight into the discovery of non-dogmatic forms and evolutionary approaches to meditation and spirituality. It presents a clear argument showing the pitfalls of regimented systems and how to make everything in daily life part of yoga practice and spiritual development.

Ganga White gives us his unique and creative perspectives on a time-tested discipline for a healthy and vital life. Entertaining and thoroughly readable, this book offers a coherent explication of yoga, its philosophy and practice. White’s integrative views will inspire beginners and accomplished yogis to trust their inner wisdom and creatively reassess their practice. He is a great storyteller and gives us his personal and creative perspective, breathing fresh air into an ancient discipline. Yoga Beyond Belief offers an original, integrative approach to body, mind, and spirit that is practical, inspiring, and full of valuable insights to enliven and inform anyone’s yoga practice.

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"This book takes you into the mind of a noted renegade yogi. With humor and disarming honesty, Ganga explains the history and philosophy of yoga, and guides you with his own original and innovative approach to this ancient discipline. Yoga Beyond Belief is a unique, integrative approach to body, mind and spirit. It is practical, inspiring and full of valuable insights to enliven and inform the practice of both beginning and experienced students. I recommend it highly." —Andrew Weil, MD

"Yoga Beyond Belief will strike a chord with anyone seeking a new level of awakening and freedom in yoga and in their lives. This book offers a flexible and modern perspective that is needed more than ever to meet and live in these times of accelerating change." —Sting, from the Foreword

“This is a rich, wide-ranging work of great sensitivity and eloquence, a guided journey through the world of yoga by a master whose wisdom is matched by his humility—a rare and precious commodity in the modern yoga scene of massive egos, glitz, and hype.” —David Gordon White, PhD, author of Kiss of the Yogini: “Tantric Sex” in its South Asian Contexts and professor of Hinduism, UCSB

“In Yoga Beyond Belief, Ganga has done an outstanding job.... This is the clear voice of a modern yogi. Ganga is living proof that the real tradition of yoga is still very much alive and well.” —Erich Schiffmann, author of Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness

“Yoga Beyond Belief weaves together science, spiritual inquiry, personal stories, and yoga practices into a tapestry that will serve students of self-discovery in navigating their own unique path.” —Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul ®

“Ganga is the spearhead of a revolutionary evolution in the field of yoga. His endeavor has been: How to retain the old form and put new spirit into it? It also implies: How not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.” —Swami Venkatesa

“This book can make yoga meaningful to people who never imagined it. It is a tour de force of deconstructing tradition and making yoga a powerful, exploratory vehicle for modern times.” —Joel Kramer, author of The Guru Papers and A Passionate Mind

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Ganga White, referred to as a “pioneer of yoga” by Yoga Journal, has been teaching, innovating, and promulgating yoga since 1967–nearly forty years. He has led international yoga organizations, established yoga centers in major cities that have been emulated the world over, and he is a leader on the forefront of the wave of yoga in America. White is founder of the world renowned White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California, which offers programs internationally. Situated on forty acres, the residential retreat and primary teaching institute offers yoga workshops, teacher training, and advanced study to students and teachers from around the world. White has extensive training and experience in the field of yoga combined with education in science, physics, and electronics. He brings a unique, East/West perspective to yoga, meditation, and spirituality.

Ganga White introduced Flow Yoga in the 1970’s and it is now one of the most popular forms practiced around the world. In 1980, his text Double Yoga introduced his innovation of partner yoga, now practiced worldwide. With his wife, Tracey Rich, he co-created Total Yoga–The Flow Series videos, which are international #1 best sellers with sales of over 1.8 million copies.

White brings a broad, modern perspective to the teachings of yoga. Although he is extensively trained in traditional yoga and has a Sanskrit name and titles, White is an evolutionary and critical thinker who shows his students how to grow beyond tradition into their own freedom and understanding making their yoga, practice, and their spirituality uniquely their own. He and his wife currently direct the renowned White Lotus Foundation and lecture and teach internationally.

Foreword by Sting:
World renowned musician Sting has been practicing yoga for more than 15 years. He and his wife, Trudie Styler, rely on yoga to help maintain their well-being and the high energy pace of their lives. Along with Trudie and a Brazilian Indian, Sting started the Rainforest Foundation in 1989 to help save the rainforests. He lives in England.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 59537th edition (January 2, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1556436467
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556436468
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches

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Customers find the book excellent at explaining yoga's deeper meaning and appreciate it as a guide throughout yoga teacher training. Moreover, the writing style is lovely and practical, with one customer noting it reads like a pep talk. Additionally, customers find the book energizing, with one review mentioning it encourages readers to take a fresh look at their practice.

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Customers praise the book's excellent job of explaining the deeper meaning of yoga, finding it full of valuable insights that serves as a guide throughout yoga teacher training.

"...It's an interesting history of yoga from the 60's 'til now. Mr. White is pretty diplomatic about how he expresses himself...." Read more

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"...is, very simply, one American yogi's wise insights and practical suggestions about attitude, perspective, and life, based on his years of experience..." Read more

"...and always find a topic or quote that applies to my life and resonates with my students." Read more

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Customers find the book energizing, with one mentioning it left them feeling whole, while another notes it encourages readers to take a fresh look at their practice.

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Kumari
A memoir as well as a how to book
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I loved this book. Not only could I relate to the author, he writes in an engaging style. If you are a yoga teacher or aficionado this is an interesting read. If you are looking for a straight how-to-do yoga book, this is NOT that kind of book.

Mr. White has been on the American scene of yoga from early on - and originally he was more closely affiliated with the Indian born swami/guru types. I can whole heartedly appreciate Mr. White's growing skepticism of some traditional practices. He recognized that what works on a secluded ashram may not translate to life in Southern California where people pop into a studio for a class. I'll give you a specific example of what I am talking about: the need for warm up exercises. Maybe warmups are less important in a controlled environment like an ashram where everyone is working out daily and eating good food. But in real life here? You need them. So warm up exercises, appropriate ones had to be invented.

It's an interesting history of yoga from the 60's 'til now. Mr. White is pretty diplomatic about how he expresses himself. It's not a slam book like William J Broad's "How Yoga Wrecks Your Body" this is a memoir as well as a how to. How to what? How to broaden your practice beyond the physical asana.

If you're ready to take your yoga practice beyond the mat this is a jumping off place.

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The 'missing' link in my yoga practice.....
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2007
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I have many yoga books which I have read in the 4 years I have been doing yoga. I have benefitted much from some and only a little from others. I also have MANY dvds to help me practice my yoga (as I do not have access to a yoga teacher). Realizing that I was now an 'advanced beginner' in yoga, I began searching for dvds to help my practice advance to the next level. One of my purchases was Ganga White's Flow series. It seemed only reasonable to get his book also. I was in for an unexpected present!

I have also been doing Qigong for about 18 months and was wondering if yoga operated on energy flow also. It seemed reasonable to assume it would but I could not figure out how to draw upon and utilize it. I was also wondering how I could develop a personalized yoga practice..one that would meet my unique needs (senior citizen with Pulmonary Fibrosis). This book addressed both of my personal questions.

Mr. White explained yoga from a totally unique and personal perspective. As he did so, I suddenly understood that yoga 'flow' sequences promote the flow of prana (qi) through the body. I also began to understand how to gradually develop my own program. When about 1/2 through the book, I decided to experiment. I simply stood up. Naturally, as usual, I was stiff from sitting and reading. I did a forward bend only till my hands touched my knees and then did a jacknife with my hands on my knees. I repeated a flow between these two asanas until my muscles were no longer stiff. Then I began doing the 1/2 sun salutation until this was easy. I continued 'developing' the remainder of sun salutation A until each portion felt good. Then I stopped. I felt wonderful. The whole program had taken about 15 minutes. I had done mini-flows, felt energy flow, and was able to stand up (from my knees) with ease. I also did some modified back/forward bends (on my knees) until I could do a camel asana with ease several times....feeling my WHOLE chest expand....a real accomplishment with PF!

With the understandings gained from this book, I have a much better understanding of how to meet my unique health needs. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to make yoga more than just a cardio/aerobic/exercise program. I cannot thank Mr White enough for taking the time to share what he has learned!

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For yoga instructors and other enthusiasts, this is a refreshing way to look at the ways yoga practice can enhance your life. It is not a how-to manual, and it is not full of esoteric Hindi terminology or philosophy nor is it full of wacky or out-of-date American views on health and fitness that some yoga books still offer. There is, to be sure, some yoga history and other relevant material to provide context, but at its essence it is, very simply, one American yogi's wise insights and practical suggestions about attitude, perspective, and life, based on his years of experience as a practitioner, a teacher, and studio owner.

The idea of yoga "beyond belief" appeals to me because it frees one from feeling like they have to subscribe to an instructor's or studio's dogma or system of thought in order to benefit from yoga. Yoga is not some "club" and it shouldn't be, ever. The author discusses the many ways that a person's approach to yoga applies to their approach to many parts of their life -- from body image, to relationships, to time management, and so on. He uses clear and relatable examples, without being one bit preachy.

My one small complaint is that the author's writing is a little bit wordy, but I also realize that sometimes one turn of phrase will illuminate one reader, while the same idea resonates better with someone else, but only if it is phrased differently. (Also: I think the book does not need a celebrity endorsement from Sting nor from anyone else -- it is very good all on its own.) In any event, I highly recommend this book if you feel that whatever yoga you practice feels shallow or pointless or is starting to feel stale. This book reads like a pep talk from a practical and understanding coach.

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As a yoga teacher, a constant source of inspiration & smiles
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I picked up this book after checking out the "Look inside" Amazon preview feature and immediately connected with Ganga's poetic, simple writing style. On every page I had at least three "ah ha" moments, or "wow - I need to remember this" moments. I recommend this book to all of my students, especially beginners, because Ganga eloquently & accessibly weaves in his personal experieces from beginner to teacher through injury & recovery, within the larger web of philosophy, self-awakening, and practice. An immediately accessible, practicable, enjoyable book. I keep it at my bedside for a little inspirational reading before bed and always find a topic or quote that applies to my life and resonates with my students.

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Got as a text book for my YTT course and it by far was my favourite! Easy read too!

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A very complete view of yoga philosophy and practice. An excellent read on the subject for anyone who wants to move their yoga practice to another level.

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Butterfly
Very good book on Yoga.
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I have been practicing yoga for 20 years and still found this an interesting and insightful read.

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katrina
A good read
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I was a little bit dissapointed by this book when i first started it, as i found the introdution dull and the forword by Sting didnt grab me either (sorry Sting! i do like your music!) But once i got into it, the book is well written, clear and easy to follow. However, because of the name i was expecting the book to give me a few of those ah-ha moments when you realise your true being (as with the yoga sutras of Patanjali) but this book is really more tecnical. I have to say i have learnt some important extras about practising yoga- essentially how to deepen what im already doing- in a tecnical way, and i guess putting these into practise i will experience the different levels of knowing that i wanted to read about. I think this book would be great for yoga teachers (as most yoga tecahers dont teach half the stuff talked about.)

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