Self Healing with Yoga and Ayurveda

Certified yoga instructor, father, husband, and Harvard graduate Matthew Hochstetler, RYT-500, has distilled more than a decade's worth of research into Self Healing with Yoga and Ayurveda, the defining yoga reference for our time. With encyclopedic thoroughness and an easy, conversational tone, reader will learn the ancient art and science of yoking the mind.

Indispensable for beginning and advanced practitioners alike, this is the only book to cover the Eastern philosophical origins of yoga, numerous hands-on techniques for practicing and teaching yoga, and Ayurvedic medicine, framing everything against our modern knowledge of the brain and how yoga impacts the nervous system. Whether you're just giving yoga a try or getting ready to open your own studio, Self Healing with Yoga and Ayurveda will save you thousands of hours of research, gifting you the tools you need to connect your individual mind, body, and spirit to the universe-and become a living expression of kindness.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

• The History and Origins of Yoga
• How Yoga Interacts With Our Neurology
• Vedism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
• Interconnection, or Samadhia
• The Eight-Limbed Yogic Path
• Teaching Yoga
• An Introduction to 17 Types of Yoga
• Ayurvedic Medicine
• Finding Your True Essence, or Atman
• Eating For Your Dosha
• Breathing and Meditation
• Chakras
•Crystals, Gemstones, and Metals
• Discerning Vibrations