Authors: Russill Paul, Wayne Teasdale
ISBN-13: 9781577315360, ISBN-10: 1577315367
Format: Paperback
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: March 2006
Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
For thousands of years Hindu spirituality has understood the profound effect that sound has on our well-being. From this tradition comes The Yoga of Sound, which draws on yoga’s long history of applying sound to reduce stress, maintain health, and invoke spiritual awakenings. In lucid exercises presented both in the book and on accompanying downloadable audio tracks, Russill Paul shows how everyone can learn the art of mantra and how these practices can help to optimize the flow of energy within the body and enhance emotional well-being.
Acknowledgments | ix | |
Foreword | xi | |
Introduction | xv | |
Part 1 | Yoga: A way of harmony, balance, and ecstasy | |
Chapter 1 | Balancing Vision and Sound | 3 |
Chapter 2 | Yoking Ourselves to the Cosmic | 15 |
Chapter 3 | The Marriage of Body and Soul | 23 |
Part 2 | Mantra: The soul of yoga | |
Chapter 4 | Mantra in an Interspiritual Age | 35 |
Chapter 5 | The Sanskrit Mantra | 45 |
Chapter 6 | Building Our Sonic Community | 51 |
Part 3 | Tradition: The four major streams of sacred sound in Hinduism | |
Chapter 7 | Shabda Yoga | 63 |
Chapter 8 | Shakti Yoga | 81 |
Chapter 9 | Bhava Yoga | 103 |
Chapter 10 | Nada Yoga | 117 |
Part 4 | Practice: The elements of Sound Yoga | |
Chapter 11 | Preparation and Mantra Shastra | 139 |
Chapter 12 | Posture | 149 |
Chapter 13 | The Breath | 163 |
Chapter 14 | Sound | 175 |
Chapter 15 | Movement | 187 |
Chapter 16 | Consciousness | 207 |
Part 5 | Integration: Living the life of a sound yogi | |
Chapter 17 | Living the Yoga of Sound | 223 |
Epilogue | 235 | |
Appendix 1 | Shabda Yoga: Vedic Mantras | 239 |
Appendix 2 | Shakti Yoga: Tantric Mantras | 249 |
Appendix 3 | Bhava Yoga: Bhakti Mantras | 259 |
Appendix 4 | Nada Yoga: Tones, Practices, and Meditations | 265 |
Programs and Resources | 273 | |
Endnotes | 279 | |
Index | 287 | |
Track Information for Yoga of Sound Audio Companion | 297 | |
About the Author | 301 |