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THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES : THE COLLECTED WORKS OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL Since its release in 1949,  The Hero with a Thousand Faces  has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology.  In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction. As relevant today as when it was first published,  The Hero with a Thousand Faces  continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies.  The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists - including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers - and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories. Campbell  identifies s

B K S IYENGAR : YOGA THE PATH TO HOLISTIC HEALTH : THE DEFINITIVE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE Everyone can enjoy the benefits of yoga on the mind, body, and spirit with this updated, illustrated guide from world-renowned yoga authority B.K.S Iyengar, globally respected for his holistic approach and technical accuracy. In  BKS Iyengar Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health , the guru himself guides you through over 55 yoga poses, each with step-by-step instructions illustrated in full colour. Iyengar even explains his philosophy throughout the book - it's like having yoga classes with your own personal instructor. A special, 20-week beginners' yoga course makes yoga accessible for those of all ages and abilities. 20 classic Iyengar yoga poses have a unique, 360-degree presentation so that you can see the correct form from all angles. Specially developed yoga sequences help you to alleviate more than 80 ailments, ranging from asthma and arthritis to varicose veins. Whether you are new to yoga

THE ANATOMY OF HATHA YOGA : A MANUAL FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PRACTITIONERS  BY H DAVID COULTER Traditional  Hatha Yoga  Asana practice can be basically categorized into  three components , which are standing, sitting, and finishing. The purpose of Hatha Yoga is relief from three types of  pain  — physical, environmental and spiritual, and through the practices giving in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, we are able to prepare the body for the Raja Yoga. Hatha Yoga , more specifically, has been traced back to about the eleventh century a.d.  Hatha yoga  developed in India throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The first  Hatha yoga  school opened in 1924 in Mysore.      Y oga  asanas will  tone the body , but they are more than just a way to lose weight as they concentrate on deeper aspects  of  effectively functioning muscle groups. “Strong  toned  muscles at  the  core  of your body  support good health This is the first complete authoritative source combining the study of hatha yoga with anatom

BODY LANGUAGE BY ALLAN PEASE What people say is often very different from what they think or feel.  Body Language by Allan Pease is just what you require to know those feelings which people often try to hide.  There are things that an untrained eye does not detect, but this book is capable of even making a rookie a pro.  Allan Pease is an international expert on communicating without words and has reliably poured his thoughts into this book. His book has had over half a million sales with people all round the world wanting to learn from him.  Body language might sound tough to learn, but it is infact easy to pick up and fun to use. This book is comprehensive guide to body language with Allan explaining every detail with as much simplicity as possible.  The many that you can can learn from this book include palm gestures, hand and arm gestures, hand to face gestures, arm & leg barriers, eye signals, courtship gestures & signals, body lowering and much much more. I have had deli

DAILY RITUALS : HOW ARTISTS WORK  BY MASON CURREY Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.”   Kafka is one of 161 inspired—and inspiring—minds, among them, novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians, who describe how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do, whether by waking early or staying up late; whether by self-medicating with doughnuts or bathing, drinking vast quantities of coffee, or taking long daily walks. Thomas Wolfe wrote standing up in the kitchen, the top of the refrigerator as his desk, dreamily fondling his “male configurations”. . .  Jean-Paul Sartre chewed on Corydrane tablets

THE SLIGHT EDGE : TURNING SIMPLE DISCIPLINES INTO MASSIVE SUCCESS BY JEFF OLSON The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire. Learn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue The secret ingredient is straightforward:  to do the small things over and over again until success kicks in . Most of these small things are extremely easy to do – such as choosing between a salad or a packet of French fries, saving a penny or spending a penny. Yet, compounded over time, they can produce massive results. “Consistently repeated daily actions + time = unconquerable results” A penny, doubled every day, will grow to over $10 million in just one month. If you improved in an area by just 1% a day, you would have improved by 365% in 1 year. With each passing minute and each new choice that we make, the Slight Edge is at work – either for us or

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL BY JACK CANFIELD As an internationally-known success coach and speaker, Jack Canfield has been teaching people how to live their dreams and create more joy in their life for over 30 years. Along with co-founder Mark Victor Hansen, he is the co-founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which USA Today recently named as one the five most memorable and impactful books in the last quarter century. The CEO of the Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, Calif., Jack is also the founder of the Foundation for Self-Esteem in Culver City, Calif. He has conducted intensive personal and professional development seminars on the principles of success for over a million people in 23 countries, and has reached hundreds of thousands more at over 1,000 corporations, universities, professional conferences and conventions. In 1990, Jack joined with fellow speaker Mark Victor Hansen to create a collection of the most inspirational, motivational and uplifting stories fro

THE MILLIONAIRE MOMENT : HOW OUR THOUGHTS SHAPE OUR FINANCIAL DESTINY BY MAC ATTARAM Epiphanies are moments when everything changes.  They are turning points when we get a sudden and far-reaching realization and, as a result, decide to take a different course with our lives.  Are you at a point now with your finances where things need to change?  The Millionaire Moment tells the story of how Mac Attram changed the course of his financial destiny in an instant. He had a realization and, at that very moment, made a decision to live his life very differently.  And he did just that. In just a few years, he went from being $100,000 in debt to being a millionaire.  You will learn: - How to become wealthy by using the natural laws of the Universe -  -  How to get yourself out of Poverty Thinking  These are the Poverty Thinking Habits     1. No desire     2. Comfort Zone     3. Virus Mind     4. Financial Set Point      5. Sub Conscious Sabotage      6. Painful      7. Lack of Knowledge. -  H

EMOTIONS OF NORMAL PEOPLE BY WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON This is the original work of William Moulton Marston wherein he defined the Personality type DISC. D - Dominant I -   Influential S-   Steady C-   Compliant. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pi