Learn to meditate and watch your life improve. Excellent introductory meditation book for beginners. The purpose of this book is to activate the practice of meditation in people who are committed to improving their lives. In essence, the created universe, including each of us, is pure energy (e=mc2). The life force (consciousness) that flows through us gives this energy form as thought, body and action. This fundamental life force is naturally aware, joyful, spontaneous, practical, communicative, active and confident. Meditation provides a means of attuning yourself with the life force that spontaneously generates all of these qualities.

Powerful and practical  guidance on the mind and its control, as outlined in the Yoga, Vedanta & Buddhist texts. Practices prepare the mind for meditation. Guided meditations are a valuable tool for teachers.

This is the new and revised edition of 'Calm the Mind. Discover Inner Peace' which provides an insight into the Mind, through the mind of a meditator. Shantiji's in depth personal experience together with the wisdom of many sources will allow the serious student of yoga to gain a better understanding into the nature of their mind. Yogic practices and traditions such as chanting, mantra, breath-control and postures are explained with guidelines on their practice. The techniques are tried and tested.
Physical health cannot be maintained without mental and emotional stability. Mental control, concentration, spiritual understanding, insight and sensitivity cannot develop if physical and emotional health are lacking.

The summation of practical yogic wisdom of integrated living advanced by Shanti Yoga. It presents a philosophy of life in fulfilment and offers practices suitable in all aspects of day-to-day life. Resource and support material for teachers and parents…as a twig is shaped. 

The Yogic teachings encompassed within this book are dedicated to shape the consciousness of our young custodians within their formative years. Practicing Yoga postures can result in freeing the body from tension, leaving the mind and emotions clear and full of vital and positive energy. Training is giving in breath practices to encourage proper breathing to nourish the body, expel toxins and increase energy. Learning to relax enables the child to care for their body and rid themselves of tension, feeling healthier, more energised, cheerful and needing less sleep. Yogic guidelines are taught to encourage children to be truthful, hard-working, self-controlled, contented, persevering and responsible. Most importantly children are taught about the supreme intelligence underlying everything, everywhere.
Shantiji's teachings are so rich and layered and presented in such a way that makes learning for the student totally fun. The foundations built from these teachings will stand the young student of Yoga in good stead not only during their formative years but for the rest of their life.

Inspirational.

The vision presented in this book is a compilation of a stream of consciousness that has emerged over many years in response to so many of my students in need of: time patience, and attention to heal when they were broken; help in keeping a life together during times of pain, illness, suffering, mourning, and perspectives that nurture, sustain and enrich, to create a framework for personal and inner work and spiritual wellbeing this book also bears the imprint of the synthesis of Yoga, vedanta, Buddhism and Ayurveda - the fields of spirituality and holistic medicine that have inflamed my heart and consolidated the refinements gathered in these last thirty years of teaching yoga in Australia.

This book by Shanti Gowans, a highly acclaimed teacher of yoga and meditation in daily life, provides a guide to using spiritual principles to guide your intimate and closest relationships. This book is designed for people who are interested in the holistic, practical application of spiritual principles to intimacy, love and transformation.

Intimacy involves the deepening of our relationships and our
vocabulary for unconditional love. Love involves unconditional
acceptance of life as it is in the present moment and the nurturing of happiness, joy and peace in all relationships. Transformation is the process of continual change as the spirit of love seeks form along the evolutionary pathway of human consciousness towards self-realisation - the direct awareness
of our inherent nature (the Self) as unconditional love. Wisdom Parenting involves the nurturing of ‘the spirit child’ in ourselves, our partner and our family through the release of the unconditional Love that radiates from the core of our Being. Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda provide us with deep and powerful practices that can lay the foundations for successful transformation. The invitation from Shantiji is to use the inspiration, intelligence and energy in this book as a catalyst for our own journey toward Self-realisation through intimacy, love and transformation.

A work-book to think with, colour or paint, relax with. This book is for both the young and old, and everyone is sure to be inspired by the magical quotes and poems.

Recognise your self-worth. Rebuild self-confidence and live a life that is fulfilling, loving, generous and joyful. Allow your spirit to be released and your heart to expand. This guide encourages you to support, encourage and celebrate your spirit.

Everything that comes into your life is attracted to you by virtue of the images you hold in your mind. Your life is created from what you’re thinking. You attract what you think about the most so as a consequence, you become what you think about the most. You are who, what and where you are now because of what has been placed in your mind. Free your mind from memories that bind you. Don’t let the damaging words of the past hold you down today. Believe in yourself and you will transform your life.

Shantij's discourses and teaching on Buddha’s Maha Satipatthana Sutra and Vipassana Meditation.

Our stream of consciousness is like that of a monkey jumping from branch to branch. Yet we have the power to stop the antics of this ‘monkey mind’, to achieve a quiet or still mind which is essential for the development of our spiritual nature.

'Sitting Beyond Thinking' is the outcome of the regular retreats Shantiji conducts in Vipassana meditation to meet the needs of students, both living in the East and West. You must not use this book however as a substitute for attending a Vipassana retreat in which the emphasis is always on actual  practice. Given this emphasis, some explanations are still necessary to provide the context for the practice. The Maha Satipatthana Sutra, The Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness is an important text because all instructions are directly or indirectly based on Buddha’s teachings.

All of us understand the importance of breathing but most of us breathe in a chaotic and undisciplined way. Breathe for Health provides a selected set of Yogic postures that physically open the breath and for awareness of the metaphysical aspects of Yogic breath control - powerful body and psychic techniques that enable you to work your energy, power and consciousness.

Yoga health and vitality and positive views for seniors. A practical guide to positive views on ageing. Loosens joints, excellent for arthritis, hypertension etc. Easy-to-follow and simple Yoga practices and positive views for health and vitality especially for seniors.

Exercise is the key to fitness. The body's vitality declines as a result of sedentary and stressful living and aggravated by bad eating habits. Muscles, whether bicep or heart, become less efficient if they are not sufficiently used. There is no doubt that a well exercised person who eats a well balanced diet has the strength and energy that comes from physical fitness. Salute to the Sun is a graceful sequence of continuous movements in a routine. Each individual movement prepares the body for the next pose and each sequence prepares the body for further fitness.

A delightful book for children and the young-at-heart, with Yoga breathing, practices, verses, relaxation, pictures for colouring-in.For children and the young-at-heart, with Yoga breathing practices, verses, relaxation, pictures for colouring-in.

Our body reflects the events and experiences we have had in the way it moves, functions and operates. We are the sum total of all that has happened to us. the body actually retains everything that it has experienced , all events, emotions, stresses and pains are locked within the bodily system.
This book contains simple and effective exercises for the neck and shoulders to generate a healing movement in the area and release some of the blockages. Practiced daily, the results can be felt immediately.

If the blood pressure remains abnormally high over a period of years and nothing is done to treat this condition, it causes the arteries to become hardened. This in turn affects the brain, heart, kidneys and eyes. When it affects the brain it causes a stroke. If it affects the heart it could result in heart failure or a heart attack, If it affects the kidneys it can cause kidneys failure. If it affects one's eyes, it makes the eyesight blurred.

Drugless management of hypertension must include moderate diet, regular blood circulation, meditation. It is my form belief that by following the instructions of Yoga, many people suffering from hypertension will be greatly benefited. This book is for you. Use it to help you better understand yourself, your own health, and to gain greater ability to handle and manage yourself and thus achieve even better health. Yoga claims to indicate to people the way to - a healthy mind in a healthy body.

With 26 postures and breathing practices for the pregnant mum, it provides mental and physical preparation for a beautiful birth and helps you work gently to restore and rejuvenate after birth.

This is the new revised edition of Shantiji's Yoga in Pregnancy book, a must-have for every expectant mother, which integrate all the practical aspects of Yoga, It is well documented that the physical and mental state of the mum-to -be from the time of conception (and even before!) will have an effect on the physical and mental state of the unborn child, Shantiji has described clearly with words and pictures specific prenatal exercises that are beneficial for the mother, and the safety features that need to be observed. Breathing techniques are included to energize and calm the mind from anxiety. Relaxation methods are used to help ease backaches, strain on legs and feet, and general tiredness.

This is a practical guide for pregnant women who see the importance of incorporating Yoga for both the physical and spiritual well being of both themselves and their unborn child.

Making relationships work. How to be happy, loving, constantly improve and enrich your relationships.

In this book for business leaders, The art of Being…in business, Shanti Gowans explains what mindfulness is and how to develop it in the hectic and often stressful environment of the 21st Century workplace. She focuses on yogic principles and practices for the development of mindfulness and on how they apply to individuals, small businesses, leading groups and organisations. Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened as we find the open, clear sky of the mind - a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. You are encouraged to trust in your primal instincts and inherent nature, to let go of fear and move effortlessly into the present moment. The engaging stories, examples and practical exercises in this book will help leaders in any field discover their innate intelligence, courage and joy on the job.

Some people think that planning is about time management, which is all about managing moments and it's good to see them using well constructed diaries and staying organised. However, proper time control is much more than detailed time management, in fact, without the big picture, the details won’t really make sense. That’s why design and planning is of pre-eminent importance when time usage is involved and that’s what this creative learning journal is about:

• Goal setting, which includes dreams and desires and creative visualisation
• Goal getting, which includes planning, organising and acting
• Relaxation, review, re-activation
• Creative learning journal and work-sheets throughout the text,
to help you activate the process.

Effective concentration is the key to success. Applying the age-old Yogic mind-control techniques to acquire practical skills on how to organise and focus one's self instudy and work. The presentation of Yogic exercises, an age-old mind control science, is a 'new' concept in obtaining effective concentration. these practices will enhance the application of other techniques outlines in the text. The ability to concentrate is an essential ingredient for success in any walk of life. Effective concentration is a logical extension of this ability. This information will show you how to improve your thinking processes and practical routines, thereby harnessing your power of concentration and streamlining it in your daily life - whether work or study.

The skills of concentration have to be learnt - no one is born with them.

Work-book in Setting Goals with the call for action. 

Some people define success by their achievements, others by possessions, or in relationship or recognition. How do you define success? Does it include a few items from each list or maybe maybe something nobody else would ever dream of!
You do not only have success. Success isn't just what you accomplish. success is what you are. Your ability to drive and succeed is as much a part of you as the genes that determine the colour of your eyes. This book helps you define, explore and achieve your goals. A practical work-book in setting goals with the call for action!

The Vedic science of life and the art of healthy living.

The medical traditions of some of the ancient cultures of the world are often unknown in Western culture or are regarded as 'unscientific' and 'unproven' by the mainstream medical community. Yet these traditions having been saving lives, marriages, communities and preventing serious illnesses for thousands of years. For Centuries sages and rishis have used the cleansing and healing properties of Ayurveda, the science of health and longevity, to heal the body, relax the mind, soothe the soul and renew the spirit. Ayurveda aims to harmonise the mind, body and spirit with our surroundings, from our relationship with our fellow human beings to that with nature itself. Health and Wellbeing- Understanding Ayurveda introduces the philosophy and principles of Ayurveda and gives practical advice on gaining health and happiness through diet, lifestyle, yoga and meditation.

You are what you eat! literally. The food that we eat converts into our body tissues and effects the state of our mind, hence a healthy nutritious diet is essential to good health. Shantiji's book Ayurvedic Cooking is a helpful introduction into the basic principles Ayurvedic.

This book is about the fundamentals of the Ayurvedic worldview and shows how to determine our constitutional type and apply the principles of Ayurveda to our nutrition. It proceeds to consider the effects that food has on our constitution and the inner nature of nutrition. It outlines the basis for good habits to establish and preserve our health and provide ideal nourishment to keep our energy balanced and bring our body into harmony with the mind. It explains good digestion, the six tastes, their elements and relevance to constitutional types. It further looks at various methods of food processing, such as pressure cooking, the preparation of dhals, vegetables, rice, Indian flat breads, home-made dips, sauces, nut butters. It also explains how to make home-made ghee and gives you the low-down on oils, dairy, salt and sweeteners, stocking the kitchen and menu planning. Through the inspiration of this book and the use of fresh produce and ingredients as well as a selection of herbs and spices, you will be able to create a variety of mouth-watering healthy, Ayurvedic, vegetarian dishes.

Sanskrit to English dictionary for the student of both Yoga and Ayurveda. As all the important texts are written in sanskrit, this dictionary is an essentail to study these eternal scriptures.