Bøger af Kim Beyer

Taught by Hatha Yoga Therapist, spiritual director and comparative religion scholar Kim Beyer, Deep Inquiry Yoga is a collection of simple practices to apply within the stable and easeful asana, an invitation to the body, breath, mind, intuitive/wisdom self and a taste of joy to simmer together. This is a simmering that cooks you, so you might become an even more fragrant and nourishing dish for yourself and others. Some of the exercises can be done as a small appetizer in a studio classroom or can be used as the central offering of a retreat or during a home meditation time. As always, begin with the practice that is calling to you on a given day-this choice honors the budding intuitive wisdom that is one of the great fruits of a Hatha Yoga practice. That intuitive self is the foundation of an art ultimately free of studios, teachers and outer lessons and expectations. For each student, there is a shape and sequence for Hatha Yoga-you, and Mystery's grace, will one day be your very best teacher. Twenty-five years of sharing the techniques in yoga studio, hospital, college and university and community education centers back up these practices. All are appropriate for beginners but challenging as well for seasoned practitioners looking for the elusive "more" within their practices.

Easing into the Dhammapada, the second title in the "Easing Into" Collection, is designed as an appetizer, a crunchy, sometimes sweet and occasionally salty introduction to one of the oldest scriptures of the Buddhist canon. Rather than working through the Dhammapada chapter by chapter, the author guides you through the verses thematically so you'll have a strong grasp of the content of the scripture. She cites where the "great ideas" appear in the text and invites you into further study. Responsive poetry and five questions posed at the end of each chapter help stimulate small group interaction or individual journal-writing experiences. Kim holds a master's degree in comparative religion from Western Michigan University and attended the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, where she focused on adult spiritual formation. She also holds professional certificates in Hatha Yoga Therapy, Reiki and Art for Healing. Other books in the Easing Into Collection include: Easing into the Bhagavad Gita, Easing into Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Easing into the Mahabharata, Easing into the Ramayama, Easing into the Gospel of Thomas, Easing into Lao Tzu's Tao te Ching, Easing into Druidry and Silkworms and Prayer Shawls: The Poetry of the Easing Into Collection, Volume 1.

This combined volume offers Hatha Yoga instructors and studios, adult education classes and diversity-studies seminar leaders a set of five study guides, including Easing into the Bhagavad Gita, Easing into Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Easing into the Dhammapada, Easing into the Mahabharata and Easing into the Ramayana. These classic texts form the core of India's spiritual backbone and are required reading in most Hatha Yoga certification programs. I've taught out of these books for years, and the feedback from students has been consistently positive.Each topic area includes a short essay highlighting one of ten great ideas, an original interpretive poem, five questions to take you deeper into the study and resources to further your inquiry. It's easy for class leaders to encourage students to work through the questions in dyads or in larger dialogue groups. The capping poem can be read aloud to close the section of study for that time or day or serve as examples for right-brained creative approaches to the material. Each section also works very well as an outline for one-day retreats and can serve as a primer for students of comparative religion, pointing them toward further in-depth research topics. Over the course of the coming years, I'll be adding titles about the Hatha Yoga Pradapika, Sri Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination, and the Vedas as well as overviews of the writings of Sri Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, Kabir and more. For general classroom and adult educational gatherings, be sure to check out the complete Easing Into Collection of titles. From Druidry to the Tao te Ching, these books provide thoughtful but brief introductions to some of the classics and traditions of the world. Watch for multi-media programs on Udemy.com coming soon.Enjoy!

You must search deeply to find a story that has impacted a continent and culture as much as India's Ramayana. From heroic comic books to TV serializations, from use in regional politics to shaping the lives of marriage and conduct, from deep theological celebrations about the incarnational power of God to the live wire of devotion and trust in the divine, this epic breathes with a vital and timeless life even today. This ninth book of the Easing Into Collection focusses on the ten great ideas of this ancient text, poses questions for group study or reflection and caps each chapter with an original poem that illustrates the right-brained, intuitive approach to the major themes of the work. Kim is also the author of Easing into the Mahabharata, Easing into the Bhagavad Gita, Easing into Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Easing into Lao Tzu's Tao te Ching, Easing into the Dhammapada, and Easing into the Gospel of Thomas.

Join comparative religion scholar Kim Beyer on a journey through the ten great ideas of the India's beloved classic, the Bhagavad Gita. The books outlines the major themes, provides an original capping poem, and includes five questions to promote group discussion or journal cues. Other books in Easing Into series that focus on India include Easing into the Dhammapada, Easing into the Mahabharata, Easing into the Ramayana, and Easing into Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.