FIND PEACE, CREATIVITY, VITALITY, AND PURPOSE
Celebrated yogi Reema Datta presents her world-renowned twelve-week course in book form - an accessible and practical method for cultivating mental and emotional well-being, physical health, and spiritual nourishment. She combines ancient yogic wisdom and practices with cutting-edge science and personal stories to offer insightful solutions to the challenges of modern life. Her holistic program integrates movement and breathwork with visualization, meditation, and awareness practices. The Yogi's Way will help you overcome challenging thoughts and emotions such as fear and anxiety, awaken your creative potential, and connect with consciousness - the deepest and most powerful part of yourself.
Reema Datta, founder of the Yogi's Way, first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother, grandmothers, and grandfather, who wrote several books and gave seminars worldwide on Vedic philosophy and history. Datta has taught yoga and Ayurveda workshops, retreats, and trainings in more than twenty countries across five continents. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION: A Return to Wisdom
Yoga, Defined
The Yogi's Way
WEEK ONE: Mitras; Cultivate Friendship and Community
WEEK TWO: Kleshas; Identify Harmful Thoughts and Emotions
WEEK THREE: Subtle & Physical Body: Understand How the Mind Affects Your Health & Reality
WEEK FOUR: Consciousness: Rest, Recover, Strengthen
WEEK FIVE: Stories: Create an Empowering Narrative
WEEK SIX: Mantra: Protect and Liberate Your Mind
WEEK SEVEN: Choices: Become the Driver of the Mind Instead of its Passenger
WEEK EIGHT: The Summit of Wisdom: Be Established in Who You Truly Are
WEEK NINE: Alchemy: Check Your Heart, Change Your Thoughts
WEEK TEN: Self-Healing: The Medical Side of Yoga
WEEK ELEVEN: Meditation: Develop Concentration, Stability and Clarity
WEEK TWELVE: Service and Celebration; Generate Daily Doses of Joy
CONCLUSION: UltimateFreedom
"Those who experience yoga with Reema Datta will be touched by her presence and offerings, as have I."
- Sting
"In this luminous guide, Reema Datta leads us through a program of awakening that is both gentle and empowering. Her teachings draw on thousands of years of yogic wisdom and are translated to fit the shape of current Western conditions and lift us from the pervasive spell of anxiety, depression, and fear of not being enough. Highly recommended."
- Mirabai Starr, author of Wild Mercy and Ordinary Mysticism
"Reema Datta bridges the gap between her traditional yoga upbringing and the practical usage of yoga in the modern context. I couldn't recommend this book more."
- Adam Keen, yoga teacher and founder of Keen on Yoga platform and podcast
"The Yogi's Way reveals the magical and transformative power of Reema Datta's teachings. Her wisdom has transformed my life for the better, and I am sure it will do just that for you too. A poetic, profound, and beautiful read."
- Zainab Salbi, author and founder of Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth
"Reema is that rare person who radiates purity of essence and intention and has the ability to inspire these qualities in others just by entering the room. I know because I've experienced it."
- Edie Brickell
"After more than five thousand years, yoga still has the capacity to inform, delight, and inspire. Reema Datta provides her readers with a guidebook that is fresh, original, practical, and - above all else - transforming."
- Stanley Krippner, PhD, psychologist and author of A Chaotic Life
"The Yogi's Way is a deeply moving journey, gracefully woven from Reema Datta's rich family tradition and decades of experience on and off the mat. With humility and gentleness, Reema authentically invites you to transform from within, guiding you to build a profound community of sacred friends as you