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Why Yoga Works

By KC Content Team

This has been an exciting time for yoga research, as more studies emerge that continue to shed light on how yoga is effective in alleviating many mental and physical health problems.

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Conscious Ritual; Intuition and Inspiration; Sacred Space (Part 2/7)

Voices of the Earth, a project of the Earth Medicine Alliance speaks with Luisah Teish, an author, storyteller, and priestess of the Ifá/Orisha faith of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and the African Diaspora.

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Luisah Teish
2012
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Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries (Song of the Stars)

In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma—a Zulu shaman.

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Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Luisah Teish
2003
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On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Lands

The decision to write this book is born out of 20-30 years of experience.

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Leilani Birely, Luisah Teish
2013
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Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals

Since its original publication in 1985, Jambalaya has become a classic among Women’s Spirituality Educators, practitioners of traditional Africana religions, environmental activists, and cultural creatives.

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Luisah Teish
1988
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A Gnostic Prayer Book: Collected Prayers, Mantras, and Meditations: Practical Techniques to Develop the Soul

This pocket-sized compilation gathers essential prayers, mantras, and spiritual practices for daily use, healing, protection, and more.

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Surekha Minati Keerthana
2010
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Patanjali Yoga Sutras - A Musical Rendition - International Day of Yoga

Patanjali defined yoga as Chitta Vritti Nirodha, which means that if you can still the modifications and activity of the mind, you are in yoga. This chant, an excerpt from Patanjali’s yoga sutras is composed and sung by Sounds of Isha.

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Patanjali
2019
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The Eight Limbs of Yogic Meditation—Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras

All forms of Yogic Meditation practiced today are based on the Yoga Sutras—a Sanskrit scripture by the ancient Indian sage, Patanjali. This famous text prescribes a sequence of eight specific practices, ending with samadhi, to reach the ultimate goal of spiritual life.

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Patanjali
2019
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Who Is Patanjali and What Is Yoga? | A Film About Yoga in Simple Words | Project Shivoham

A compehensive documentary on Yoga, curated for a simple understanding!

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Patanjali
2021
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Yoga—Discipline of Freedom: The Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali

Dating from about the third century A.D., the Yoga Sutra distills the essence of the physical and spiritual discipline of yoga into fewer than two hundred brief aphorisms.

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Patanjali
1998
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The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary (Shambhala Classics)

Compiled in the second or third century CE, the Yoga-Sutra is a road map of human consciousness—and a particularly helpful guide to the mind states one encounters in meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices.

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Patanjali
2025
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