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A guide for success in college

Yoga for College: Balance and Transformation ($2.99 e-book on Amazon.com) offers tools from yoga (postures, breath work, meditation practices, and basic principles of yogic philosophy) and related areas (such as anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, and psychology) for students interested in exploring ways to improve their academics, creativity, and social life. The author has included tools for experienced yogis, as well as those who are just starting out. She examines twenty of the most common student concerns and offers yoga practices, as well as related approaches, to deal with them. In addition, she provides a list of more than 40 handy tools for reducing distress and improving attention and mental acuity. Victoria Pehl Smith, Ph.D. is an award-winning Ivy League faculty member, a leader in the Contemplative Education movement, as well as a long-time teacher and student of yoga.

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Contents

Here’s what's in Yoga for College: Balance and Transformation:

--A brief overview of yoga.
--A summary of common difficulties faced by students.
--A look at the human nervous system, how it is affected by stress, and how it can be calmed and modulated through yogic practices that affect our physiology. Translation: yoga and meditation make our minds clearer and more focused. A mind that it is calm and focused is the foundation for learning, creativity, and sound relationships.
--An examination of the yogic concept of human consciousness and of how yoga can help us transform habits that hold us back from being our best.
--An explanation of common terms and basic concepts of yoga.
--A discussion of how to choose a teacher and style of yoga that are right for you. 
--An examination of 20 of the most common concerns of college students and suggestions for dealing with them, generally from yoga, but from other areas as well. NOTE: Although in my discussion of various student concerns I include posture sequences and describe how to do some of the poses, this is not primarily a book about yoga postures. When I do not give specific instructions for a pose, I’ve created links to online sources for further information about it.
--A collection or 41 handy tools for improving your life as a student (and as a human being!).
--An epilogue in which I describe the interdisciplinary academic field of Contemplative Studies, also known as Contemplative Education.
--A list of 20 thought-provoking and encouraging quotations from a wide variety of sources.
--An extensive bibliography for those who are interested in further exploration of topics presented in the book.
--A live Table of Contents for easy navigation within the text
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