A Light From Within Yoga Workbook and Journal: A Personal Yoga Journey to Foster Greater Awareness Throughout the Changing Seasons of Your Life.

A Light From Within is the modern-day, self-paced wellness course. It is a masterful practice of yoga, meditation, journaling (as it relates to greater emotional awareness) and self-actualization. Its interior is beautifully integrated and engages everyone on many different levels. Organized by 52 weeks of the year, the book is filled with copy, charts and illustrative graphics that enmesh yoga’s physical, mental and emotional aspects, including stories and explanations of yogic principles and poses, mudras for meditation, affirmations, haiku, chakras, energetic meridians and journaling and workbook opportunities. As of September 2023, every purchase of this book is accompanied with a complimentary subscription to our A Light From Within Yoga online course (simply request your free membership by emailing the author). This online membership allows one to do everything the book offers, yet so much more. Allow yourself to work with others from around the world. Amazing in its depth and accessibility, the course brings together so many activities, options, layers of self-enrichment in a beautifully illustrated, coherent and thought-provoking way. Both on and off the yoga mat, students, teachers, and novices can elevate their yoga practice, while at the same time, hone in on greater emotional awareness. At its surface, A Light From Within provides step-by-step instructions for each of 52 practice sessions. The book adds personal meaning to every practice. The book provides historical, anatomical, and inspirational stories, including words by which to meditate. Adjoining space for continued journaling moves the experience from physical to emotional. The book and journal allows one to reflect on their experiences weekly, record their reactions, and gauge their emotional responses. There is a Chart of Emotions with which to record your newfound creativity. A Light From Within offers a an integrative approach to the art of well-being. Whether a basic yoga resource or a self-actualization tool, this revolutionary volume is a must, as it guides the way to higher forms of movement, inner harmony, balance and wellness. Chapter 1 contains the foreword, a preface and the introduction to the workbook. It also includes the thumbnail summaries, personal affirmations, workbook questions, journal entries, haikus, asana (poses) and mudra. Chapter 2 contains 102 workbook questions including the self-reported emotions chart. Chapter 3 “The subtle components of your yoga practice” helps you to integrate some of the more sublime principles and practices of yoga work. It is here where you will learn about “homunculus” as it relates to the nervous system, “yoga mudra”, chakras”, “symbol of your soul”, creating resolve, unsaid things and finally, a one year from now letter to yourself. Chapter 4 describes the different classifications of yoga poses (asana) and a comprehensive section on how to approach your physical practice, including a warm-up guide. Chapter 5, the very last part of the book deals with the most common fifty-two (52) yoga poses. The detailed instructions and pictures are more than enough for the beginner and/or adept practitioner alike. It is here that you will find detailed instructions on how to properly enter, hold and release all yoga poses. Opposite to the detailed instructions are anatomical yoga related renderings of the human body. A section called the "Pearls of Wisdom" has a whimsical tone where you will find miscellaneous information related to yoga and, as well, the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Chapter 6 has the appendix and other supplementary pages such as the Personal Emotions Index Map, The very end of the book is followed by a Sanskrit/English glossary.