Training Philosophy

Part 1: Enjoy This Beautiful Teacher Training Manual This manual is a comprehensive guide to 300-hour and 200-hour teacher training programs. It is suitable for both current yoga teachers and those aspiring to become a teacher. It offers inspiration to deepen your path in yoga and improve your practice. This guide is for you. In this first section, we focus on the history and philosophy of yoga. We delve into its ancient roots, explore its beautiful and inspiring texts, and examine how Kundalini Yoga evolved from Tantra, as well as how modern Hatha Yoga has developed from Kundalini ...

Inspiration for the film "THE MENTAL MASTERY OF HITTING IN BASEBALL", Mind of a Superior Hitter: The Art, Science, and Philosophy takes an in-depth look into the key aspects of becoming a great hitter from a psychological, emotional and strategic perspective. The book is designed to enhance the intelligence of hitters in both baseball and softball on a level that is unprecedented. It includes quotes and advice from some of the top hitting coaches in the world, former professional players and prominent minds that have contributed to today’s leading hitting ideologies. Throughout, players ...

Modern Bushido is all about helping you live a life of excellence and living your life to the fullest. In this enlightening prose, award-winning and bestselling author, Dr. Bohdi Sanders covers 30 essential, life-changing traits that will enable you to live an amazing life. This inspirational book clearly explains the principles needed to live a life of excellence and shows you how to immediately apply these traits in your life. Applying these traits will absolutely improve your life and the life of those around you! You will be motivated and inspired by the straightforward lessons and ...

Beyond the physical postures lies the ancient, guarded science of the soul. Are you ready to awaken the fire within? For decades, the modern world has treated yoga as a mere physical exercise - a routine of stretching, sweating, and striving for the perfect pose. But the ancient masters did not practice yoga to sculpt their bodies; they practiced it to completely liberate their minds and awaken the dormant, high-voltage energy of the cosmos resting within them. In The Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Awakening the Inner Fire, author Naveen Goyal invites you to step off the noisy, crowded surface of ...

Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that involves working with short phrases (called "slogans") as a way of generating bodhichitta, the heart and mind of enlightened compassion. Though the practice is more than a millennium old, it has become popular in the West in only the last 20 years or so - and it has become very popular indeed because it's a practice that one can fit very well into an ordinary life, and because it works.

In this volume, Traleg Kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as in-depth new commentary of each. After living among and teaching Westerners for over 20 years, his approach is uniquely insightful into the ways that the slogans could be misunderstood or misinterpreted within our culture. Here, he presents a refreshing and clarifying view, which seeks to correct points of confusion.

Rooted in modern science and Buddhist meditative tradition, Engaged Compassion presents a seven-step path to lasting wellbeing through CBCT (Cognitively Based Compassion Training), from the creator of the program developed at Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and...

Climbing goes beyond simply being a physical activity. When climbing we are exposed to situations where we have to confront difficulty, discomfort, fear, frustration, decision making, among other things. Through these trials and tribulations, we are given the opportunity to surmount many life’s struggles which will deepen in our ability to develop our mental strength and the ability to maintain serenity. In order to have serenity in our lives we need to efficiently manage the challenges and difficulties we face and the emotions they generate. Many situations will provoke negative emotions...

In Spring Training (for the Rest of Your Life), memoirist and intellectual historian John Kaag introduces listeners to the forefathers of American philosophy: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, who created the field of transcendentalism, and William James, the father of American psychology who also invented the philosophical school known as pragmatism.

Men of the Code is a handbook for men who want to live life to the fullest with character, honor, and integrity. This inspiring book examines the current state of men's character and ethics, and teaches you how to hold yourself to a higher standard. This is more than a book on character and ethics. This hard-hitting book goes much deeper into why you should hold yourself to a higher standard and exactly how to do that. This amazing book guides men and boys through the character traits that should be integrated into every man's life! It teaches you exactly how to develop and live by your own...

Training the Samurai Mind gives an insider's view of the samurai world: the moral and psychological development of the warrior, the ethical standards they were meant to uphold, their training in both martial arts and strategy, and the enormous role that the traditions of Shintoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism had in influencing samurai ideals.

Sources are scarce in writing about the theme of the role movement, and specifically – exercise, plays in the Bible and how God uses it to accomplish His purposes. A genre I call ‘biblical philosophy,’ is expounded on in the book and I think readers will be pleasantly surprised to see the imperative God places on the discipline of movement science, how faith and fitness are related, and how God ordained that many times physical exertion is a foretaste of the sublime and peer into the spiritual. The reason I wrote this book is to lead readers to Christ and/or deepen already existing ...

Play Smarter. Compete with Confidence. Discover a New Way to Master Tennis. Tennis is more than strokes and strategy. The greatest matches are often won by the player with the strongest focus, the calmest mind, and the ability to stay present under pressure. The Path of Tennis Mastery is a fresh approach to improving your game by combining practical tennis wisdom with timeless principles of mindfulness and Zen. Instead of relying on frustration, tension, or overthinking, you'll learn how to play with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose. Whether you're a recreational player, competitive...

The 59 provocative slogans presented here - each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Chgyam Trungpa - have been used by Tibetan Buddhists for eight centuries to help meditation students remember and focus on important principles and practices of mind training. They emphasize meeting the ordinary situations of life with intelligence and compassion under all circumstances. Slogans include, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances," "Be grateful to everyone," and "Always maintain only a joyful mind."

Where will we look when we are afraid? How do we find strength? In what can we place our trust? According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are four noble aspirations, known as the Four Great Catalysts of Awakening, which we can call on to cultivate strength and openness in any situation. From Fear to...

Probably you have chosen to pick up this book because you are interested in martial arts of any kind, or maybe you are just interested in the training of the ancient ninja. Whatever the reason for your interest in this book I can assure you that you will not be disappointed. But just what is Shikatakai? I teach that the study of the art is not just merely the study of kicking, blocking, and punching, you know, martial arts training, it is a lifestyle that you have chosen to live by. We are not talking about some Ninjutsu Naruto here, we are talking about actual Ninjutsu techniques blended ...

What kind of education could shape an entire society? In his Life of Lycurgus, Plutarch explores the traditions surrounding Sparta’s legendary lawgiver and the institutions credited with creating its distinctive way of life. Common meals, austere habits, public discipline, and an education extending far beyond childhood form a portrait of a community organized around obedience, endurance, and civic duty. At the center of that portrait stands Spartan upbringing, commonly known as the agoge. Boys learn to endure hunger and hardship, compete under the scrutiny of their elders, speak with ...

365 Jedi: A Year of Jedi Wisdom and Training is a quote book, fundamentally speaking. With a daily quote and reflection it becomes a bit more, a non-fiction exploration of Jedi philosophy as applied to everyday life. Drawing from the timeless wisdom of the Jedi and beyond, this book delves deep into the principles of mindfulness, discipline, compassion, and personal growth that the Jedi embody. Organized as a year-long guide, 365 Jedi provides daily reflections, practices, and journal prompts designed to help readers integrate the core teachings of Jediism into their daily lives. Whether ...

The Way of Wing Chun Kung Fu: The Final Lessons from the Master is not a typical martial arts manual. Told through the quiet intensity of a master’s last teachings to his favourite student, this book delivers the true foundations of Wing Chun—structure, centreline control, timing, pressure, and calm power—without the myths, shortcuts, or empty techniques. Inside, you’ll learn how to build Wing Chun that works when it matters: • Strong structure without stiffness • Clean striking without overcommitting • Intelligent entry and distance control • Chi Sau that develops timing, ...

This isn’t your typical alpha male book. No gimmicks. No pick-up tactics. No fragile ego games. Alpha Male: Built Not Born is a field manual for men who are done drifting and ready to lead. It’s not about playing tough or chasing power. It’s about owning your life: physically, mentally, and spiritually. Through discipline, strength, and self-mastery, you’ll build a foundation that lasts. Inspired by the wisdom of the ancients, the grit of the Stoics, and the discipline of modern performance science, this book calls you to something higher. Inside, you’ll learn how to: • Build ...