Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being [Paperback]

Alan Finger (Author), Katrina Repka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2005

According to the yogic tradition of India, the seven chakras, or energy centers, concentrate and distribute refined life-force energy throughout the body. Yoga master Alan Finger, well-known for his many Yoga Zone teaching videos, presents detailed yoga practices and meditation instructions for understanding the chakras and bringing them into balance. This book is for serious students who wish to cultivate subtle energies using ancient tantric methods. Illustrated with photos and anatomical drawings, with audio recordings of guided meditations to supplement your practice available for free online.

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"Chakra Yoga is based on Alan's decades-long work using the ancient wisdoms of yoga, ayurveda, and tantra. Each chapter offers practical, accessible, and systematic methods to add depth to our yoga practice. This book illustrates how yoga directly touches and enriches all aspects of our lives."—Rod Stryker, Founder of Pure Yoga

"Alan Finger is the supreme yogi. There are great yoga teachers and then there is Alan Finger."—Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D.; Director, National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine

"A long-respected tantric teacher in the West, Alan Finger makes accessible the vital healing of the chakra system through practical understanding and—most relevant—integrated practices that deeply enhance all aspects of one's life."—Shiva Rea

About the Author

Katrina Repka has been studying yoga for fourteen years and teaching for five. She met Yogiraj Alan Finger and began to study ISHTA Yoga in 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Shambhala (December 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590302559
• ISBN-13: 978-1590302552
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing gateway to a powerful practice, February 23, 2007

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This review is from: Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being (Paperback)

I'd been to Alan Finger's seminar in NYC years ago and wanted to have that information again to try to recreate the miraculous results I got there. The book in combination with the excellent meditation CD were everything I'd hoped they would be. If you're looking to open up your meditation practice and take it to a new level, I strongly recommend this program. If you've never worked with your chakras, you will find a new discipline you never knew existed.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful balance, March 31, 2006

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This review is from: Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being (Paperback)

I found this book to be really helpful in understanding the relationship between yoga and the chakras. It is written so well and I could put it into practice immediately. A must have for those looking to deepen their yoga practice

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing mantras really work!, August 15, 2006

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EthosInFreefall "Donx" (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being (Paperback)

I have been doing yoga for many years before it became well known and supposedly popular. (Although every other commercial these days has some woman doing yoga in order to attach their product to this symbol of a healthy lifestyle (even a house paint commercial!), I wonder how many folks actually practice for more than a little while...) At any rate, the feature that made this book better than all the rest was the CD which introduced me to the chakra mantras which allowed me to actually feel the chakras in my body on my very first attempt using the mantras! And this author is offering his wisdom at a very reasonable price! Buy this one new!