QUESTION:
Why did you write Living Love, the Yoga of Yama & Niyama ~ Timeless Teachings for Transformation and Awakening?
ANSWER:
I developed this book on the ancient yogic teachings of Yama and Niyama because they provide a down to earth system of practices that help people work with their psychological issues and personal struggles. They address practical lifestyle changes and the development of positive habit patterns that lead to a more functional, healthy and compassionate life. Thus the title: Living Love. They open a person to the possibilities of a deep spiritual connection.
QUESTION:
Who is your intended audience?
ANSWER:
This book is for anyone who wants to grow in their capacity to love themselves and others and to awaken the spirit with in. It is particularly for those who have an interest in the ancient teachings of yoga and growing their connection to their divine source.
QUESTION:
How does this book benefit the reader?
ANSWER:
It gives grounded lifestyle practices for self-development to live a more balanced, happy and spiritual life. These ancient practices provide a formula for awakening when practiced and lived fully.
QUESTION:
What are Yama and Niyama?
ANSWER:
They are two limbs of the ancient eight-fold path of Astanga Yoga described in the seminal text The Yoga Sutras in 200 AD. They are the teachings that specifically address how we live in the world and our relationship to self and others on the spiritual path.
QUESTION:
How can practicing these tenants’ help us now to live a more balanced and integrated life?
ANSWER:
They give us practical tools for developing loving kindness, compassion, integrity, truthfulness, honesty, contentment, a pure heart, selfless love and spiritual expansion. These teachings are universal, not bound by any particular time in history or society. They help us relate to life with integrity and connection.
QUESTION:
Do you have to be practicing yoga to understand your book?
ANSWER:
Absolutely not. We all struggle with how to be the best person we can be. These ancient teachings can give insight and assistance in this process to any who desire to become more integrated and balanced in their life.
QUESTION:
How will reading your book help someone to feel more centered and at peace?
ANSWER:
By giving practical guidelines which you can apply in your life, you will be able to develop a better outlook toward life, and habits that will assist you to grow and fulfill your full potential as a human being.
QUESTION:
What do you mean by Living Love?
ANSWER:
When you live love in your life, you live with the intention of doing no harm, of bringing kindness and compassion into the world, of learning to be at peace and in harmony with all life. But to do this requires understanding the foundational tenants and habits of mind necessary to develop these qualities. This book assists you in gaining the insight and practical approaches necessary to be a truly loving person.
QUESTION:
How is your book unique from others that have been written on the same topic?
ANSWER:
I believe this book brings some very deep insights into the human psyche and our relationship with our divine source. It links all of this together with profound understanding which can be very meaningful to anyone who wants to go deeper in their spiritual journey. It eloquently maintains the integrity of the ancient scriptures while bringing the teachings down to earth and at the same time uplifting us into sublime connection to our deepest truth.
About the Author
Maetreyii Ma, Megan Nolan Ph.D. has been doing yogic meditation and bringing through a loving Divine presence and spiritual knowledge from source for many years and compiling the teachings in books. In addition to being an author, Maetreyii Ma is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology, a teacher of yogic philosophy and ancient wisdom, an ERYT 500 Yoga Teacher, and an ordained Yogic minister, or Acharya.
Dr. Nolan is currently the president of Ananda Guru Kula, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading the wisdom teachings of Yoga and a psychologist in private practice. She currently spends her time in private practice as a psychologist, giving ‘Baba Talks’, teaching and making books of these beautiful discourses. She resides with her family in their ashram community in the Northern San Francisco Bay area where she serves as the spiritual director.
To purchase book you can go to Amazon.com or our website: [www.yogama.info]www.yogama.info . Please visit my blog to read more about Yama & Niyama [www.yogama.info/blog]www.yogama.info/blog
Why did you write Living Love, the Yoga of Yama & Niyama ~ Timeless Teachings for Transformation and Awakening?
ANSWER:
I developed this book on the ancient yogic teachings of Yama and Niyama because they provide a down to earth system of practices that help people work with their psychological issues and personal struggles. They address practical lifestyle changes and the development of positive habit patterns that lead to a more functional, healthy and compassionate life. Thus the title: Living Love. They open a person to the possibilities of a deep spiritual connection.
QUESTION:
Who is your intended audience?
ANSWER:
This book is for anyone who wants to grow in their capacity to love themselves and others and to awaken the spirit with in. It is particularly for those who have an interest in the ancient teachings of yoga and growing their connection to their divine source.
QUESTION:
How does this book benefit the reader?
ANSWER:
It gives grounded lifestyle practices for self-development to live a more balanced, happy and spiritual life. These ancient practices provide a formula for awakening when practiced and lived fully.
QUESTION:
What are Yama and Niyama?
ANSWER:
They are two limbs of the ancient eight-fold path of Astanga Yoga described in the seminal text The Yoga Sutras in 200 AD. They are the teachings that specifically address how we live in the world and our relationship to self and others on the spiritual path.
QUESTION:
How can practicing these tenants’ help us now to live a more balanced and integrated life?
ANSWER:
They give us practical tools for developing loving kindness, compassion, integrity, truthfulness, honesty, contentment, a pure heart, selfless love and spiritual expansion. These teachings are universal, not bound by any particular time in history or society. They help us relate to life with integrity and connection.
QUESTION:
Do you have to be practicing yoga to understand your book?
ANSWER:
Absolutely not. We all struggle with how to be the best person we can be. These ancient teachings can give insight and assistance in this process to any who desire to become more integrated and balanced in their life.
QUESTION:
How will reading your book help someone to feel more centered and at peace?
ANSWER:
By giving practical guidelines which you can apply in your life, you will be able to develop a better outlook toward life, and habits that will assist you to grow and fulfill your full potential as a human being.
QUESTION:
What do you mean by Living Love?
ANSWER:
When you live love in your life, you live with the intention of doing no harm, of bringing kindness and compassion into the world, of learning to be at peace and in harmony with all life. But to do this requires understanding the foundational tenants and habits of mind necessary to develop these qualities. This book assists you in gaining the insight and practical approaches necessary to be a truly loving person.
QUESTION:
How is your book unique from others that have been written on the same topic?
ANSWER:
I believe this book brings some very deep insights into the human psyche and our relationship with our divine source. It links all of this together with profound understanding which can be very meaningful to anyone who wants to go deeper in their spiritual journey. It eloquently maintains the integrity of the ancient scriptures while bringing the teachings down to earth and at the same time uplifting us into sublime connection to our deepest truth.
About the Author
Maetreyii Ma, Megan Nolan Ph.D. has been doing yogic meditation and bringing through a loving Divine presence and spiritual knowledge from source for many years and compiling the teachings in books. In addition to being an author, Maetreyii Ma is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology, a teacher of yogic philosophy and ancient wisdom, an ERYT 500 Yoga Teacher, and an ordained Yogic minister, or Acharya.
Dr. Nolan is currently the president of Ananda Guru Kula, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading the wisdom teachings of Yoga and a psychologist in private practice. She currently spends her time in private practice as a psychologist, giving ‘Baba Talks’, teaching and making books of these beautiful discourses. She resides with her family in their ashram community in the Northern San Francisco Bay area where she serves as the spiritual director.
To purchase book you can go to Amazon.com or our website: [www.yogama.info]www.yogama.info . Please visit my blog to read more about Yama & Niyama [www.yogama.info/blog]www.yogama.info/blog
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