A sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer. Lucy Edge tells the story of her personal quest for serenity & yogic flexibility through the ashrams & gurus of India. After over a decade spent working & drinking too much in the world of advertising Lucy decided she had to leave town for an altogether more spiritual & well meaningful way of life
- & whilst she was at it she could acquire a newly lithe & supple body. Would she come home looking like Christy Turlington & pick up some Buddhist serenity on the way? Or did something much funnier interesting & complicated happen? Did she fall in love
- with a place & its people? A divine comedy of the Western obsession with life's deeper meaning a yogic experiment & a love letter to India this is a very funny book from a wonderful travel writer.

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Written almost two millennia ago Patanjalis work focuses on how to attain the direct experience & realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind & consciousness & on the technique of meditation it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India & more recently in the West. Edwin F. Bryants translation is clear direct & exact. Each sutra is presented as Sanskrit text transliteration & precise English translation & is followed by Bryants authoritative commentary which is grounded in the classical understanding of yoga & conveys the meaning & depth of the sutras in a user-friendly manner for a Western readership without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity. In addition Bryant presents insights drawn from the primary traditional commentaries on the sutras written over the last millennium & a half. ...

Learn how yoga can be the key to ageless beauty with this awesome reference. Written in a warm fun & friendly voice with easy-to-follow drawings that guide readers through poses to reduce wrinkles diminish fatigue & more. It also

Includes:: safety tips modifications to the poses mini-workouts & advice on living like a yogini. Is yoga a fountain of youth? Amy Luwis creator of the popular Rescue Girl website & author of Yoga to the Rescue" shows how it can be the magical key to ageless beauty inside & out. Using a warm fun & friendly voice & witty easy-to-follow drawings Luwis guides readers through poses that help diminish wrinkles lessen varicose veins improve posture; reduce fatigue diminish depression & strengthen the mind & body. Safety tips modifications to the poses mini-workouts & advice on living like a yogini make this an awesome reference."

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From the foremost living authority on Yoga comes the most comprehensive & reliable treatment of the subject available today. This is a work of impeccable scholarship by a person who has dedicated his life to the understanding & practice of yoga. The book offers a complete overview of every Yogic tradition from the familiar to the lesser-known forms. It also covers all aspects of Hindu Buddhist & Jaina Yoga including history philosophy literature psychology & practice. In addition included are translations of twenty Yoga treatises & the first translation of the Goraksha Paddhati. ...

This is a complete illustrated guide to yoga by leading teachers from the world-renowned Sivananda Yoga Vedanta School. Achieve a strong flexible body mental alertness & inner serenity through the practice of yoga with the Sivanada Yoga Vedenta School. Youll learn classic yoga poses for all levels following clear step-by-step photographs & easy-to-follow instructions & pick up invaluable tips on what not-to-do. Find well-rounded yoga programmes of 20 40 & 60 minutes aimed at beginners intermediate & advanced students so you can practice at home. Plus find out the essential roles of meditation & breathing exercises & learn strategies to develop powers of concentration. This title offers in-depth advice on a healthier diet including more than 40 delicious recipes. ...

An ideal introduction to the celebration of festivals for children aged 4
- 7 in Foundation Stage & KS1 classes. This book describes
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The October War or Yom Kippur" War of 1973 was precipitated by the Arab states of the Middle East primarily Egypt & Syria in an attempt to force Israel to the negotiating table. Protected by the territories she had conquered in the 1967 " Six Day War" Israel had little incentive to negotiate. The carefully coordinated attacks launched by Egypt & Syria in the Sinai & on the Golan Heights respectively achieved complete tactical surprise. This work details the Syrian assault on the strategically vital Golan Heights." ...

' Yomping' was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long distances on foot. Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic it caught on & is now in common usage. The Yompers is the first account to be written by a company commander who fought in the Falklands War. Called to action from their beds early on 2 April 1982 the author along with the rest of 45 Commando Royal Marines sailed 8 000 miles to play a key role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation. Lacking helicopters & short of food they 'yomped' in appalling weather carrying overloaded rucksacks across ground which threatened to break legs & ankles at every step. Despite extreme hardship their morale & training ensured they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body of men. They went on to fight the crucial night battle for Two Sisters the twin 1 000 foot high peaks which were keys to the defensive positions around Stanley. The author paints an illuminating picture of the Royal Marines Commandos at war. Gritty & moving & at moments wryly amusing The Yompers provides penetrating original first-hand insights into wider aspects of the Falklands War as well as conflict in general. ...

1930s America southern high society: Part love story part coming-of-age novel this is the moving raw & exquisitely vivid story of an uncommon girl navigating a treacherous road to womanhood. Thea Atwell is fifteen years old in 1930 when following a scandal for which she has been held responsible she is 'exiled' from her wealthy & isolated Florida family to a debutante boarding school in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. As Thea grapples with the truth about her role in the tragic events of 1929 she finds herself enmeshed in the world of the Yonahlossee Riding Camp with its complex social strata ordered by money beauty & equestrienne prowess; where young women are indoctrinated in the importance of 'female education' yet expected to be married by twenty-one; a world so rarified as to be rendered immune (at least on the surface) to the Depression looming at the periphery all overseen by a young headmaster who has paid a high price for abandoning his own privileged roots... ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...