Books by Gregor Maehle

Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy is the first book of its kind, presenting a comprehensive guide to all eight limbs of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Join author Gregor Maehle, a seasoned yogi and compassionate teacher, as he guides you through: the history and lineage of yoga the fundamentals of breath, bandhas (energy locks within the body), drishti (the focal point of the gaze), and vinyasa (sequential movement) a detailed breakdown of the asanas of the Ashtanga Primary Series, following the traditional vinyasa count a lively and authentic rendering of the complete Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, yoga's ancient sacred text a glossary of yoga terminologyIn the asana section, Maehle describes each posture with clear, meticulous instructions, photographs, anatomical illustrations, and practical tips. Information on the mythological background and yogic context of specific postures brings further insight to the practice. In the philosophy section, Maehle illuminates the Yoga Sutra using the major ancient commentaries as well as his own insights. This volume makes the entire path of Ashtanga Yoga accessible to modern practitioners. Both practical guide and spiritual treatise, Ashtanga Yoga is an excellent introduction to the eight limbs of yoga and an invaluable resource for any yoga teacher or practitioner.

En su tercer libro, Gregor Maehle apunta a estimular un renacimiento de pranayama, la präctica yögica de la respiraciön. Por milenios pranayama fue considerada la quintaesencia del yoga, el motor principal del yoga para el desarrollo espiritual. Para demostrar la importancia de pranayama, Maehle apoya sus hallazgos en cada aspecto con cientos de citas de las escrituras yogicas. En un tratado sin precedentes y con amplio detalle, el autor muestra cömo pranayama es utilizado para conectar postura con la meditaciön yogica, y por que¿ esta präctica acelerarä el progreso en ambos.Tambie¿n es tratado: Cömo el pranayama crea salud y su uso en aplicaciones terape¿u cas. Beneficios mentales y espirituales del pranayama. La funciön del prana y los efectos del pranayama. Efectos del pranayama sobre hemisferios cerebrales y el equilibrio desistema nervioso. El propösito de la retenciön respiratoria y su aplicaciön te¿cnica precisa. Directrices en profundidad para la präc ca del pranayama. Ilustraciones de las principales te¿cnicas de pranayama y kriya. El uso de mantra y conteo digital durante pranayama. Dieta y posturas apropiadas para el pranayama. La importancia y el uso de bandhas y kriyas antes y durante el pranayama. Cömo liberar tu patrön de respiraciön mediante el ejercicio de las ondas derespiraciön. Descripciones de los pranayamas cläsicos como Nadi Shodhana, Bhastrikay Surya Bhedana con detalles nunca antes vistos. Cömo se relaciona el pranayama con la elevaciön de Kundalini. Metodologi¿a secuencial para el aprendizaje de las te¿cnicas y su relaciön de desarrollo con otros aspectos del yoga. Pranayama y su relaciön con las etapas de la vida.Gregor Maehle ha estado practicando e investigando todos los aspectos del yoga desde 1982. Viviö varios an¿os en India estudiando con una variedad de maestros de yoga y sadhus. Anteriormente publicö Ashtanga Yoga: Präctica y Filosofia y Ashtanga Yoga: La Serie Intermedia, ambos traducidos a varios idiomas.

In his fifth book, Gregor Maehle shows how all yogic techniques and methods collaborate to bring about its pinnacle - the state of samadhi. The book culminates in a detailed description of the eight classical samadhis as listed in the Yoga Sutra, both from the practical view of content and experience and from the techniques to access them. The author also shows the importance that these states have for a new enchantment with our world, nature, and all beings. On the way to that climax, Maehle dissolves misconceptions about samadhi, shows the importance of both objectless and the much-neglected objective samadhi, what exactly stands in the way of their arising, how obstacles are removed and dissolved, the role of the teacher, and the role of grace and devotion. He also shows how many other yogic techniques contribute to samadhi. Also covered are:ΓÇó The future possible spiritual evolution of humanityΓÇ¿ΓÇó The difference between yoga/mysticism and religionΓÇ¿ΓÇó The one underlying truth and essence in all sacred traditionsΓÇ¿ΓÇó Integration of the mystical stateΓÇ¿ΓÇó Samadhi, enlightenment, situationism, and developing the center ΓÇó Why ecstasy is importantΓÇ¿ΓÇó Whether it is possible to experience the world as it truly is?ΓÇ¿ΓÇó Conditioning and its historical aspectΓÇ¿ΓÇó The process of deconditioningΓÇ¿ΓÇó Converting mind into intelligenceΓÇ¿ΓÇó Types of karmaΓÇ¿ΓÇó Asking, guidance, and consecrationΓÇ¿ΓÇó The Divine in the Yoga SutraΓÇ¿ΓÇó Withdrawing the guru projectionΓÇ¿ΓÇó A new way of looking at the teacherΓÇ¿ΓÇó The two inner sheaths and their statesΓÇ¿ΓÇó Wrong objectless samadhis: videha and prakrtilayaΓÇ¿ΓÇó Samadhi and the breathless stateΓÇ¿ΓÇó Samadhi and chakrasΓÇ¿ΓÇó Samadhi and mudras