{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-yoga-isbn-9781611800425","title":"The Psychology of Yoga","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow  the mind works according to the ancient yogic traditions, compared and  contrasted to the approaches of Western psychology—by one of the  greatest yoga scholars of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Georg  Feuerstein begins the book by establishing the historical context of  modern Western psychology and its gradual encounter with Indian thought,  then follows this introduction with twenty-three chapters, each of  which presents a topic--generally a point of correspondence or  distinction--between Western and Eastern paradigms. These are grouped  into three general sections: Foundations, Mind and Beyond, and Mind In  Transition. The book concludes with a brief epilogue as well as three  appendices, adding depth to the discussion of the ancient yoga  traditions as well as an informative survey of yoga psychology  literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e is a feast of wisdom and lore,  assembled from a perspective possible only for one whose monumental  scholarship has been tempered and leavened by practice.GEORG FEUERSTEIN (1947-2012) was was a German-Canadian Indologist specializing in yoga. He authored over thirty books on mysticism, yoga, Tantra, and Hinduism. He translated, among other traditional texts, the \u003ci\u003eYoga Sutras of Patanjali\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad-Gita\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304838287589,"sku":"NP9781611800425","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611800425.jpg?v=1767741108","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-psychology-of-yoga-isbn-9781611800425","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}