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    <![CDATA[The Yoga of Sound: Tapping the Hidden Power of Music and Chant]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Largely unknown in the West, yet developing alongside the popular form of Hatha Yoga that has swept the world, the Yoga of Sound is a 3,500-year-old spiritual system for reducing stress and maintaining health. Like Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, the Yoga of Sound offers potent sources of energy in the form of sonic formulae called mantras, or sacred chant. In this book and accompanying CD, musician and teacher Russill Paul explores the four powerful streams of this system: mantras (sound), mudras (sacred gestures), pranayama (breath control), and dhyana (meditation). Like his award-winning music, Russill Paul&#8217;s presentation of this ancient tradition makes it accessible for modern Western tastes and lifestyles. In lucid exercises presented both in the book and the CD, Russill shows how everyone can learn the art of mantra simply by training the voice. He shows how these practices can help reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being, and optimize the body&#8217;s energy flow.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway Between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;In <em>Jesus in the Lotus,</em> Russill Paul tells the compelling story of how, after a motorcycle accident and subsequent crisis of faith, his heart opened to the work of renegade monk Bede Griffiths, one of the first to synthesize two of the greatest religious traditions. Paul then presents 12 steps of the spiritual journey, what he calls a pathless path, that blends the wisdom of Christianity and the spiritual teachings of yoga for a holistic daily spiritual practice. Drawing on a deep knowledge of Christian scripture as well as Hindu philosophy, Russill shows that the mystical core of religion offers much more than the simple solace of unthinking religious dogma. By demonstrating that these two seemingly separate and irreconcilable religions can actually unite in one person’s spiritual practice at the core of his life — as they did in his — he offers an alternative to religious intolerance and strife, as well as hope for personal liberation.&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Yoga of Sound: Healing and Enlightenment through the Sacred Practice of Mantra]]>
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    <![CDATA[The eye dominates the world, calculating and evaluating through the visual. Yet sound and music are the essential carrier waves of consciousness. For thousands of years, Hindu spirituality has understood the profound effect that sound has on human well-being. Largely unknown in the West, yet developing alongside the popular form of hatha yoga that has swept the world, the yoga of sound is a 3,500-year-old spiritual system for reducing stress and maintaining health. In this inspiring book and accompanying CD, renowned musician and teacher Russill Paul explores the four powerful streams of this system: mantras (sound), mudras (sacred gestures), pranayama (breath control), and dhyana (meditation). Like his award-winning music, Paul's presentation of this ancient tradition is accessible for modern Western tastes and lifestyles. In lucid exercises presented both in the book and the CD, Paul shows how everyone can learn the art of mantra simply by training the voice, and how these practices can help reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being, and optimize the flow of energy within the body.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bhava Yoga]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tantric Embrace &amp; Ecstatic Heart]]>
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    <![CDATA[CD1) Shakti – Tantric Embrace<p>Shakti introduces you to the 1500-year old Tantric tradition of using sacred sound to stimulate the flow of the body’s subtle energy centers called “chakras.” Balancing your chakras by singing these inspirational Tantric chants enhances your senses, heightens sensuality, and physical pleasure, and helps you establish a deep connection to our body and to the earth. Russill Paul masterfully blends the tremendous power of these ancient chants with an ensemble of traditional Indian and contemporary instrumentation.<p> <p>CD2) Bhava – Ecstatic Heart<p>Bhava yoga, developed in the fourteenth century, is the practice of using exquisite, melodic chanting to experience the rapture associated with connecting to the Divine. Chanting these powerful ancient words unites the expansiveness of the cosmos with the intimacy of the human body, bringing you a sense of inner freedom, liberation, and profound love. Russill Paul masterfully blends the tremendous power of these ancient chants with an ensemble of traditional Indian and contemporary instrumentation.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[CD1) NADA YOGA is a spiritual and healing system that evolved out of the yogic tradition of ancient India, developing alongside the more traditional hatha yoga system of postures. The practice of Nada Yoga utilizes sound (nada) as the medium which the goals of yoga (inner peace and physical and spiritual alignment) are realized. On this uniquely peaceful recording, exotic instrumentation and South Indian vocal styling create the perfect ambience for yoga practice or meditation. <p>CD2) SHABDA YOGA is a 3000-year old tradition based on Hindu Vedas, considered to be the oldest spiritual texts in the world. In Shabda ÒmantrasÓ or sacred words are used as a form of meditation called Sandhya Vandhana, which means meeting place, and refers to the threshold between states of consciousness. On this moving recording Russill Paul combines slow chanting of these traditional mantras with traditional South Indian instrumentation to lead you on a soothing and spirited meditative journey to your inner realm.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[AM/PM Yoga Chants]]>
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