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Great Gift Items, 2012 Yoga Calendars, Jewelry, and Books!

Hamsa Pendant
The third in our featured sterling silver pendant collection is this Hamsa, which is a symbol in Judaism and Islam for inner knowing and protection. The piece has a meaningful crossover to a yogic meditation where one inhales 'hum' and exhales 'sa' while curling and uncurling the fingers. We fell in love with the many layered significance of this piece.

Yoga Journal Brings in 2012!
Maybe you've enjoyed Yoga Journal's prior calendar's chock filled with well known yogis doing postures most of us can only dream of doing. Well, this year is a little different. The models are locally popular but not the normal Big Names. They are also doing beginner and intermediate level poses we can all enjoy. It is a lovely accessible offering with a new friend to meet every month.

The California Hawaii 2012 Calendar
Enjoy epic scenery from the coasts of California to the volcanoes of Hawaii with Blaine Michioka's expansive photography in the 2012 version of the California Hawaii Yoga Calendar. Michioka's vision in creating this calendar is to inspire practitioners to transcend limitations and achieve a new sense of personal balance in the "serene extreme."

New Colors Gold and Kelly Green!
The 908 Postures Sarong welcomes new colors Gold and Kelly Green! This classic sarong is the tapestry version of the Chart of 908 Asanas by Sri Yogi Dharma Mittra. Perfect to hang on a wall, dance in, stretch in, or use as a curtain, we're glad to offer two new shades to your enjoyment of the 908 asanas.   

NEW Prints of Balance and Peace
  Introduce Balance and Peace into your life. These iconic photos have been a great hit with friends of Yoga Life Style in the 8"x10" size and now we are introducting 16"x20" prints to fill your walls with yoga.

Teaching Yoga
Mark Stephens takes the yoga textbook to the next level with Teaching Yoga. He offers support for the yoga teacher in ways that only an experienced yoga teacher can, including sections on how to design a lesson plan for your yoga class, how to keep your yoga students engaged and improving, and more guidance and insight, written by a teacher for teachers.

The Language of Yoga
No matter how gracefully you may pronounce Adho Mukha Svanasana, you may share a common yearning among yogis to improve your ease with the beautiful and complex language of Sanskrit. Learn how to say the words for asanas, deities, elements, and even Sanskrit numbers that come up most frequently with Nicolai Bachman's intensive CD and book learning set.

Little Bits of Heaven
As the weather gets colder and holidays approach, it is hard not to tighten up and become anxious. Yoga is of course a wonderful antidote to both the physical and mental stress of our descent into darkness. Recently, I have found a new way to share some of what works for me to stay centered when I'm feeling pulled off course.

I've been practicing yoga for over forty years and teaching for the last decade or so. In all that time I've picked up any number of useful practices that I use to help me relax, focus and come into contact with my inner life. For the past six weeks I've been blogging about these helpful tools on my Everyday Yoga blog.

I've been calling them each 5 Minutes of Bliss because they can all be accomplished fairly quickly. So far, I've touched on short practices to help lubricate the joints, enter psychedelic realms naturally, get back to sleep when feeling anxious and more. This week's post talks about how to evoke the relaxation response from the parasympathetic system through pranayama in general and three part breathing in particular.

One big bonus I have recieved from sharing these things is that I'm thinking about them and practicing them more regularly. I'm hoping the extra focus on short blissful practices will help make this one of the most relaxed and loving holiday seasons yet, for me and those of you who join me.
Peace and Love,
Ray (Yogeshvara OM)
Owner Yoga Life Style
ray@yogalifestyle.com

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