Mantra is not a scary word. Nor is reciting mantra impractical. An important and essential part of most every eastern spiritual practice, it's an easy, accessible tool that anyone can use. Akin to singing in the shower, it can be done whenever it suits you, on your own, and no matter what kind of voice you are working with. Audiences who come to see Alanna Kaivalya at concerts across the country listen in rapt attention at her telling of the mythology and the chanting of the chant and she finds that practitioners love both aspects equally. All spiritual practitioners seek to know themselves better, and Alanna shows that both of these tools are interrelated and important elements of the practitioner's personal development. This book will allow all lovers of myth and mantra to explore further the power contained within this practice.

While many people engage in asana, or posture practice, yoga's true magic lies in its spiritual and psychological transformation.Yoga Beyond the Mat shows you how to develop a personal, holistic yoga lifestyle so you can achieve lasting and permanent transformation.Through ritual, Eastern meditation techniques, journaling, and other spiritual practices, this book provides techniques for allowing the ego to rest, giving modern day yogis what they have been missing-the realization of personal bliss.