The Yogi and the Shower Singer, Foreword by Sting
Awakening Insight-Introduction by Mark Schlenz, Ph.D

1. Standing On The Shoulders of the Past

  • Tradition and Interpretation
  • Freedom from the Known
  • A Fresh Point of View

    • 2. The Many Yogas

  • Raja, Hatha and Tantra Yoga
  • Bhakti Yoga
  • Jnana Yoga
  • Karma Yoga
  • The Wholeness of Yoga

    • 3. Hatha - the Yoga of Sun and Moon

  • The Origins of Hatha Yoga
  • The Ten Body-Mind Systems
  • The Skeletal System
  • The Muscular System
  • The Circulatory System
  • The Respiratory System
  • The Digestive System and Eliminative System.
  • The Endocrine System
  • The Nervous System
  • The Pranic Energy System
  • The Mental-Emotional Systems

    • 4. Finding the Ah Ha! in Hatha - Principles, Hints and Insights into
        Yoga Practice

  • Presence: Start Where You Are
  • The Long View
  • The Asanas are Tools not Goals
  • Feedback: Learning to Listen
  • Strength and Flexibility
  • Heating and Cooling
  • The Rhythms and Seasons of Practice
  • Tension Is Your Friend
  • Inner and Outer Directed Practices
  • Mental Limitations
  • Fear as a Limitation
  • Competition and Comparison
  • Yoga Is For Every Body
  • No Such Thing as Perfection
  • Discipline
  • Concentration and Attention
  • Using the Breath
  • The Ujjayi Breath
  • Toning the Spine
  • Symmetry and Alignment
  • The Three Qualities
  • The Three Root Principles
  • Relaxation
  • Flow and Grace
  • Personal Practice
  • Integrating Yoga into Daily Life
  • Enjoy Your Practice

    • 5. The Internal Alchemy of Hatha Yoga

  • The Dance of Energy
  • Aligning and Adjusting Asanas From Within and Without
  • Surfing the Edges
  • Flow, the Dance of Control and Surrender
  • Pranayama—The Mastery of Energy
  • Using Locks or Bandhas
  • Traction, Torque, and Leverage
  • The Nature of Balance
  • Advancing in Yoga

    • 6. Useful Styles and Modes of Practice

  • Flow Yoga
  • Intuitive Flow Yoga
  • Structural Integrity and Structural Archetypes
  • Active and Passive Holding
  • Long Holding
  • Odd Day Practice
  • Car Yoga
  • The Neck and Lumbar
  • The Psoas, Quadriceps and Hamstrings
  • Seven Classes of Asana

    • 7. Injury, Pain and Healing

  • Pain Is Your Friend
  • No Such Thing As Pain
  • Local Intelligence
  • Sympathetic Resonance
  • Causes and Prevention of Injury
  • Working with Injuries

    • 8. The Chakras - The Play of Matter and Energy

  • The Play of Matter and Energy
  • Chakra’s Relationship to Science
  • Seven Energy Centers
  • Chakras and Levels of Being
  • The Cosmic Polarity
  • Chakras and Daily Life

    • 9. Meditation Is Your Life

  • What is Meditation?
  • Can Meditation Be Practiced?
  • (There is no) HOW TO MEDITATE
  • Useful Meditation Practices
  • Sitting Meditation—Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There
  • The Breath Meditation
  • Candle Meditation
  • Sound and Music
  • Mantra Meditation
  • The Body Meditation
  • Self Study
  • Solitude
  • Relationship
  • The Spirituality of Nature
  • Soma, Nectar of the Gods
  • Astronomical or Science Meditation
  • The Death Meditation
  • Looking Forward, Looking Back
  • How Much To Practice

    • 10. Spirituality, Enlightenment and the Miraculous

  • Tradition and Revolution
  • Oneness and the Loss of Diversity
  • Evolutionary Enlightenment
  • The Mystery, Death and Time
  • Navigating Life