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Sedona Soul Stretch: 10 Ancient Yoga Principles
to Heighten Consciousness and Performance 
by Johanna Mosca, PhD

• Learn 10 principles to increase well-being at home and at work
• Apply these proven principles to succeed at life and enrich relationships
• Enjoy Johanna’s personal stories about using these principles for her own well-being and to help her Sedona Spirit Yoga clients achieve their desires
  

 

What Advance Readers Say About Sedona Soul Stretch

“Liberally sprinkled with helpful vignettes of her own journey, Johanna takes your hand lovingly and walks next to you…. Written more like a conversation with a trusted friend, she pulls from her wealth of experience to offer so many ideas and suggestions. I highly recommend this book as a delightful trail map, an easy read, and great reference to help you “check-in” on your progress! Happy trails!”
—Anna C. Mannino, Registered Nurse

“Sedona Soul Stretch takes us on a beautiful journey to that elusive place where most people don’t dare go — inward to the self. The teachings that appear upon these pages are a compilation of ancient wisdom, philosophies, techniques, and practices. Johanna has woven a lifetime of learnings together in such a way that the reader can integrate them and expand soul consciousness.”
—Tina Mancusi

“Join Johanna on the soul-stretching path she has carved, applying ancient principles of Yoga to the challenges of today, and you too will find the inspiration and the clarity—as well as the practical tools—to set out on a life-changing journey of your own.”
—Pesi Dinnerstein, Author of A Cluttered Life: Searching for God, Serenity, and My Missing Keys

 

 

Book Description

Sedona Soul Stretch: 10 Ancient Yoga Principles to Heighten Consciousness and Performance is a yoga philosophy book that discusses specific ways to apply ten ancient Yoga principles to increase well-being and guide your everyday life decisions to achieve greater success. It shows how to use these proven principles to enrich your home and work life and achieve your deepest goals and desires. The principles begin with Compassion for self and others and shift the focus inward to get in touch with your soul and connect with the energy of all sentient beings throughout the Universe.

The first set of five codes, called the Yamas in Sanskrit, is based on human characteristics observed as the highest good present in everyone. You display them when you are at your highest of well-being. These Social Harmony Characteristics guide you to practice Compassion for self and others, Truthfulness, Non-Stealing, Moderation in all things, and non-attachment to worldly desires and possessions.

The second set of principles, called the Niyamas in Sanskrit, are internal soulful practices that encourage you to move more deeply within to expand your Higher Consciousness. These principles guide you to increase inner well-being as you practice Purity, Contentment, Discipline, Self-Study, and Surrender to a Higher Power as you realize your Oneness with the Invisible Intelligence of the Universe that affects every aspect of life.

These ancient principles were culled from the oral tradition of wandering sages, known as Sadus or holy persons, who taught these principles as a way to prevent human suffering. Approximately 200 years before Christ, these precepts were recorded as part of 196 wise sayings or aphorisms in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

About the title: Sedona Soul Stretch is a yoga philosophy book that does not require a trip to Sedona or to any other sacred place. Author Johanna Mosca included the name Sedona because so many of her own soul-stretching epiphanies occurred through experiences of spiritual connection with clients in her Sedona Spirit Yoga and Hiking sessions; hence, the title, Sedona Soul Stretch. However, the wisdom of these 10 Ancient Yoga Principles extends beyond time and space and will be yours forever, no matter where you find yourself in life. May living these ancient principles help you grow in the deepest and most compassionate way.

 

Excerpts from Foreword by Richard Miller, Ph.D. 

• And now, following Patanjali’s lead, you have in your hands Johanna Mosca’s marvelous book that shows you how to bring forward these ten principles, so that you, too, can tap into and celebrate the light of your own innate intelligence, and be a light unto yourself, and to those around you.
• And while it’s natural for us as human beings to become reactively caught up in our desire for change, Mosca’s book highlights an alternative path  through our embracing ten ancient principles that empower us with skillful means for navigating life’s challenges successfully.
• As Mosca beautifully explains, we need to stop, turn within, inquire with these ten principles. Through them we’ll receive our true guidance, showing us the path to harmony within ourselves and in the world. The light and intelligence within us are ever-present, always ready to illuminate our way through any darkness. To quote Rilke, “Let everything into you: beauty and terror. Keep going. No feeling lasts forever. Nearby is the land they call Life. You will recognize it by its intensity.”

Richard C. Miller, Ph.D.
San Rafael, CA
iRest.org

 

Richard C. Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, and spiritual teacher. Founder of iRest Institute, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology, he is the author of Yoga Nidra, The iRest Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing and The iRest Program for Healing PTSD. Richard has served as a consultant studying the efficacy of the meditation protocol he’s developed, Integrative Restoration – iRest, on health, healing, well-being and awakening with diverse populations, including: active-duty soldiers, veterans, survivors of human trafficking, youth, seniors, the homeless, and the incarcerated; with issues including: PTSD, traumatic brain injury, pain, chemical dependency and sleep disorders. Richard leads trainings and retreats internationally around the theme of enlightened living. Learn more at www.iRest.org.

Resources

Applying Ancient Principles to Help Us Thrive
Patanjali’s Yoga Philosophy