Yogini: Unfolding the Goddess Within is a unique record of personal experiences that portray in its various fascinating episode the secrets of the magical world of Tantra. It shows how the gods and goddesses can manifest themselves within our daily lives, taking us from the mundane to the sublime and making our days and nights a dance of wonder and delight.
This book is my bible. I appreciate the Vedic and Western explanations of Yoga, Tantra and the spiritual path of a woman. The organic, inner experiences Shambhavi describes in the book are often initiated by the things I appreciate most: Nature, ceremony, and the beauty inherent in life itself. Words written by someone who has been 'there' have their own kind of magic.
I have liked it so far. One note though, it's more by Shambhavi Lorain Chopra than Dr. David Frawley. It's kinda like David just did the editing or something. It's a very feminine book. Very woo, with lots of lush pretty stories of her connection with the gods. I just sorta pick it up when I want a dose of what it is. I've read more than half of it. It's not an instructional manual or anything like that, just one woman's stories.
I read this before my trip to India as the author talks about her experiences at Kamachya. This is a great book for someone intereseted in understanding the relationship between the Goddesses and how we embody their qualities in our everyday lives. not for those who are unfamiliar with yoga or vedic philosophy.
I liked this book so much that I created an exclusive Yahoo! Group dedicated to Shambhavi Lorain Chopra, author of this excellent book "Yogini: Unfolding the Goddess Within". You can visit and join the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Sh...
Shambhavi Chopra's book opened my eyes to living a passionate life with the Divine. Her honest sharing of her experience touched me and has had a lasting impact on my own emerging view of Synchronicity in its many forms.