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Title:
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
Genre:
Other
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Subgenre:
Yoga
Binding:
Kindle
Type of Book:
Non-Fiction
Number of Pages:
372
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:25:35
Synopsis:
More than 100,000 copies sold!
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in the midst of our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as ”the way of the fully alive human being”--a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision.
Now one of America’s leading scholars of yoga psychology--who is also a Western-trained psychotherapist--offers this marvelously lively and personal account of an ancient tradition that promises ”the soul awake in this lifetime.” Drawing on the vivid stories of practitioners at the largest yoga center in America, where he has lived and taught for more than ten years, Stephen Cope describes the philosophy, psychology, and practice of yoga--a practical science of development that urges us not to transcend or dissolve the self, but rather to encounter it more deeply.
In this irreverent modern-day Pilgrim’s Progress, Cope introduces us to an unforgettable cast of contemporary seekers--on the road to enlightenment carrying all the baggage of the human condition: confusion, loss, disappointment, addiction, and the eternal conflicts around sex and relationship. As he describes the subtle shifts of energy and consciousness that happen at each stage of the path, we discover that in yoga, ”liberation” does not require us to leave life in the world for some transcendent spiritual plane. Life itself is the path.
Above all, Cope shows how yoga can heal the suffering of self-estrangement that pervades our society, leading us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
About the Author
Stephen Cope is Scholar Emeritus at the famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He is a Western-trained psychotherapist who writes and teaches about the relationship between Western psychological paradigms and the Eastern contemplative traditions, and is the bestselling and award-winning author of such books as The Great Work of Your Life and Yoga and the Quest for the True Self. In its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Yoga Journal named him one of the most important innovators in the developing field of American yoga. He lives in Albany, New York.
Review
”What a delight to find a book on spiritual practice that’s as compelling to read as a good novel. This honest, intelligent, and beautifully written book is required reading for anyone interested in spiritual practice today.”
— Lilias Folan, host of the PBS series Lilias!
”A tour de force...a book grounded in yoga psychology that will be meaningful and useful to spiritual practitioners in many traditions.”
—Sylvia Boorstein, author of It’s Easier Than You Think and That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist
”A down-to-earth, wise, spiritually mature and compassionate teaching that integrates the best of yoga and our own Western humanity. Destined to be a classic.”
—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
From the Inside Flap
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation--a path that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision. Now Stephen Cope, a Western-trained psychotherapist who has lived and taught for more than ten years at the largest yoga center in America, offers this marvelously lively and irreverent ”pilgrim’s progress” for today’s world. He demystifies the philosophy, psychology, and practice of yoga, and shows how it applies to our most human dilemmas: from loss, disappointment, and addiction, to the eternal conflicts around sex and relationship. And he shows us that in yoga, ”liberation” does not require us to leave our everyday lives for some transcendent spiritual plane--life itself is the path. Above all, Cope shows how yoga can heal the suffering of self-estrangement that pervades our society, leading us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in the midst of our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as ”the way of the fully alive human being”--a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision.
Now one of America’s leading scholars of yoga psychology--who is also a Western-trained psychotherapist--offers this marvelously lively and personal account of an ancient tradition that promises ”the soul awake in this lifetime.” Drawing on the vivid stories of practitioners at the largest yoga center in America, where he has lived and taught for more than ten years, Stephen Cope describes the philosophy, psychology, and practice of yoga--a practical science of development that urges us not to transcend or dissolve the self, but rather to encounter it more deeply.
In this irreverent modern-day Pilgrim’s Progress, Cope introduces us to an unforgettable cast of contemporary seekers--on the road to enlightenment carrying all the baggage of the human condition: confusion, loss, disappointment, addiction, and the eternal conflicts around sex and relationship. As he describes the subtle shifts of energy and consciousness that happen at each stage of the path, we discover that in yoga, ”liberation” does not require us to leave life in the world for some transcendent spiritual plane. Life itself is the path.
Above all, Cope shows how yoga can heal the suffering of self-estrangement that pervades our society, leading us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
About the Author
Stephen Cope is Scholar Emeritus at the famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He is a Western-trained psychotherapist who writes and teaches about the relationship between Western psychological paradigms and the Eastern contemplative traditions, and is the bestselling and award-winning author of such books as The Great Work of Your Life and Yoga and the Quest for the True Self. In its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Yoga Journal named him one of the most important innovators in the developing field of American yoga. He lives in Albany, New York.
Review
”What a delight to find a book on spiritual practice that’s as compelling to read as a good novel. This honest, intelligent, and beautifully written book is required reading for anyone interested in spiritual practice today.”
— Lilias Folan, host of the PBS series Lilias!
”A tour de force...a book grounded in yoga psychology that will be meaningful and useful to spiritual practitioners in many traditions.”
—Sylvia Boorstein, author of It’s Easier Than You Think and That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist
”A down-to-earth, wise, spiritually mature and compassionate teaching that integrates the best of yoga and our own Western humanity. Destined to be a classic.”
—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
From the Inside Flap
Millions of Americans know yoga as a superb form of exercise and as a potent source of calm in our stress-filled lives. Far fewer are aware of the full promise of yoga as a 4,000-year-old practical path of liberation--a path that fits the needs of modern Western seekers with startling precision. Now Stephen Cope, a Western-trained psychotherapist who has lived and taught for more than ten years at the largest yoga center in America, offers this marvelously lively and irreverent ”pilgrim’s progress” for today’s world. He demystifies the philosophy, psychology, and practice of yoga, and shows how it applies to our most human dilemmas: from loss, disappointment, and addiction, to the eternal conflicts around sex and relationship. And he shows us that in yoga, ”liberation” does not require us to leave our everyday lives for some transcendent spiritual plane--life itself is the path. Above all, Cope shows how yoga can heal the suffering of self-estrangement that pervades our society, leading us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life in the world.
Author:
Stephen Cope
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Publisher:
Barcode:
9780553378351
Country:
United States
Publication Date:
2018-04-17
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$4.75
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-08-16
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:25:35
