Yoga, Power, and Spirit

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the classic Hindu text on the spiritual practice of yoga. Written more than 2,000 years ago, these teachings provide a rich, contemplative understanding of yoga and philosophy.In this book, best-selling author and shaman Alberto Villoldo reveals how these teachings are available to us at all times-without gurus, temples, or decades of study. Villoldo's own fieldwork with the high shamans of the Americas has shown that the goals of shamanism and yoga are identical, and he demonstrates the parallels intheir practices. In a series of short, inspirational passages from the Sutras, the reader is led toward self-realization and enlightenment in its simplest form.In this treasured book, Villoldo brings to life the spiritual teachings of yoga in a pure and practical way-stripped of dogma and brimming with poetry and spirit.

Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., has trained as a psychologist and medical anthropologist, and has practiced yoga formore than 25 years. He has traveled to the source of India's holy rivers in the Himalayas to rediscover the wisdomof the Sadhu, India's ancient shamans. Dr. Villoldo directs The Four Winds Society, where he trains individualsin the U.S. and Europe in the practice of shamanic energy medicine. He has written numerous best-sellingbooks, including One Spirit Medicine; Shaman, Healer, Sage; and Power Up Your Brain. www.thefourwinds.com