Aruna Yoga Teacher Training Manual
9781660408788
This book is a manual for Nicki’s unique Aruna Yoga Programme for personal awakening, healing and transformation. Her in
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Year 2020
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Table of contents :
PART ONE – Presence
What is Aruna Yoga?
The Aruna Yoga Pill: Meditation as Medication
The Birth of Aruna Yoga
The Aruna Yoga Sutras
The Tenets of Aruna Yoga
Truth and the Nature of Truth
Consciousness and the Self
Self-Enquiry
Life’s Optical Illusion
The Guru-Shishya Dynamic
Yoga Philosophy
The Different Paths of Yoga
The Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali
Patañjali’s Eightfold Path: Ashtanga Yoga
Kriya Yoga
The Essential Context: Self-Enquiry
Application of Yogic Philosophy in Daily Life
PART TWO – Breath
Vāyus, Prāṇayama, and the Breath of Life
The Koshas, the Ten Bodies and Breath
The Vāyus: Prāṇa, Apāna, Samāna, Udāna, and Vyāna
Various Prāṇayama Techniques
PART THREE – Nature
The Energetics of Yoga
The Bodies: From Gross to Subtle
Yoga Anatomy: The Koshas
The Ten Bodies
The Koshas and the Ten Bodies
What is Kundalini?
What is Tantra?
Nāḍīs
Chakras
A Profile of the Chakras
The First Chakra
The Second Chakra
The Third Chakra
The Fourth Chakra
The Fifth Chakra
The Sixth Chakra
The Seventh Chakra
The Eighth Chakra
The Tattvas
The Gunas
The Granthis
Self-Care When Working with Others
Mudrā: The Yogic Seal: What are Mudrās?
Five Groups of Mudrās
Various Mudrās
Meditation
What is Meditation?
Meditation Practices
Insights into Yoga Psychology
Emotional Presence
Healing and Emotions
Practical Path to Healing
PART FOUR – Word
Intention and Prayer
The Conscious Word
Conscious Perception and Communication
Ways to Communicate Consciously
Conscious Creation
Mantra and the Power of Sound
The Physiological and Energetic Effect of Sound
Kirtan and Chanting
The Power of the Hebrew Word
Epigenetics: The Bridge between Science and Spirit
The Divine DJ and The Role of Music in Aruna Yoga
Mantra and Nāda Yoga Practices
PART FIVE – Aruna in Practice
Teacher Guidelines
Layout of an Aruna Yoga Class
Creating a Sacred Space
Tuning in and Closing
Integration
Aruna Yoga Teacher Qualities
Aruna Yoga Ethical Guidelines
INTEGRATION
Glossary of Terms
Annex – Aruna: The Vision for the Logo
References and Further Reading