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The Yoga Of Money Manifesto: A Radical New Way to Connect Your Mind, Body, Spirit, and Bank Account
Rather than experiencing stress, anxiety, and fear, whenever you think about Money, wouldn’t you love to feel the way you do after a yoga class? What if the same philosophy that makes yoga so appealing––especially its holistic, mind/body/spirit approach––could be applied to your financial life? In his new book THE YOGA OF MONEY bestselling author and yoga guru Edward Vilga shows a way. Students who’ve taken his workshops report “I removed the shame and fear that has haunted me for years and can now move forward from a positive place;” others experience “money coming in from unexpected sources” or “I am in such a different place (mentally and financially) thanks to you.”
182 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2017
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About the author
Edward Vilga
10 books29 followersI have a formal, fancy "designed to impress" bio on my website –– www.EdwardVilga.com ... But here's the real story:
In many ways, I’m an altar boy gone wrong. (Sometimes VERY wrong.)
Fresh out of college, while working for an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and the Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody-winning American Masters series, I actually co-wrote (and published under a pseudonym) an unauthorized celebrity biography. It was subsequently excerpted in the Star. The Associated Press said of it “Journalism has hit an all time low.”
Nonetheless, my career’s comic low point was my first event for Bloomingdales, months before my YOGA IN BED DVD was released.
As I sat on the bed about to begin my yoga demo, the floor manager refused to believe this was an authorized promotion and went in search of security to explore having me thrown out of the store. (Sorry Kathy Griffin, but it doesn’t get more D-list than being threatened with eviction
from one of your own events.)
Ironically, one year later, at the exact same location, once the DVD hit #1 for all of wellness on Amazon.com after my appearance on REGIS & KELLY, I experienced my career’s comic high point: Bloomingdales took out not one, but two 1/2 page ads in the New York Times describing me as a “legendary yoga master.”
(Lesson: believe none of what you read.)
By the way, I believe I am the only person to have been in bed with both Pat Sajak and Kelly Ripa (certainly at the same time, and definitely on national television.)
I also believe I am the only writer/director to have cast Sandy Duncan and drag artist Lypsinka in the same West Village reading of one of my scripts.
My favorite review of my work is from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY for an internet feature I wrote and directed they selected for their “Best of the Web” and praised as “a cross between DAWSON’S CREEK and SCOOBY DOO.” (Frankly, entertainment couldn’t possibly get any better than that.)
Or maybe I’m proudest of winning first place in this state-wide Catholic Daughters of America poetry contest in Junior High (and no, I don’t still own those pants.)
Some other interesting facts:
I definitely believe wine is fine on any cleanse.
My favorite Christmas tradition is my sister’s best friend’s annual cookie bake-off in Connecticut where I’m famous for being the most impartial, impeccably honest, and rigorous cookie judge.
I promptly return all my emails.
I love watching lots and lots television (and not the stuff on PBS or CNN).
Coffee has no effect on me whatsoever, yet I may very well be addicted to Words With Friends on my iphone.
Although I like to think of myself as very “go with the flow” I seem to have an outrageous number of strong opinions on countless unimportant topics.
I actively avoid the news.
I got a letter of commendation for Literary Theory yet nearly flunked Latin.
Although I’ve taught hundreds and hundreds of yoga classes, by far the most talked about is the one where I played three Britney Spears songs in a row.
I don’t “get” twitter at all but I’m quite passionate about massage.
And since I really love all personality assessment systems, I believe it’s the best way to get to know me fast. Thus, I’m proud to reveal myself as …
A Cancer Sun with a Scorpio Moon and Scorpio Ascendent;
In Vedic Astrology I’m a Gemini with a Scorpio Moon and a Libra Ascendent;
In Mayan astrology I’m a White Dog;
In Chinese, I’m a Rabbit;
In Cherokee, I’m a Wolf.
In Myers-Briggs, apparently I’m an ENFJ,
In Human Design, I’m an Emotional Projector (a minority type that includes Barack Obama, George Clooney, and Charlie Sheen).
And numerologically, I’m a number 1.
(Pick the system you like best and we’ll get along just fine.)
Netflix, by the way, believes that my three favorite qualities in a movie are “quirky, witty, and heart-warming” and I think that says a lot. (I also love any action movie provided someone says at least one semi-‘mystical’ thing.)
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In many ways, I’m an altar boy gone wrong. (Sometimes VERY wrong.)
Fresh out of college, while working for an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and the Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody-winning American Masters series, I actually co-wrote (and published under a pseudonym) an unauthorized celebrity biography. It was subsequently excerpted in the Star. The Associated Press said of it “Journalism has hit an all time low.”
Nonetheless, my career’s comic low point was my first event for Bloomingdales, months before my YOGA IN BED DVD was released.
As I sat on the bed about to begin my yoga demo, the floor manager refused to believe this was an authorized promotion and went in search of security to explore having me thrown out of the store. (Sorry Kathy Griffin, but it doesn’t get more D-list than being threatened with eviction
from one of your own events.)
Ironically, one year later, at the exact same location, once the DVD hit #1 for all of wellness on Amazon.com after my appearance on REGIS & KELLY, I experienced my career’s comic high point: Bloomingdales took out not one, but two 1/2 page ads in the New York Times describing me as a “legendary yoga master.”
(Lesson: believe none of what you read.)
By the way, I believe I am the only person to have been in bed with both Pat Sajak and Kelly Ripa (certainly at the same time, and definitely on national television.)
I also believe I am the only writer/director to have cast Sandy Duncan and drag artist Lypsinka in the same West Village reading of one of my scripts.
My favorite review of my work is from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY for an internet feature I wrote and directed they selected for their “Best of the Web” and praised as “a cross between DAWSON’S CREEK and SCOOBY DOO.” (Frankly, entertainment couldn’t possibly get any better than that.)
Or maybe I’m proudest of winning first place in this state-wide Catholic Daughters of America poetry contest in Junior High (and no, I don’t still own those pants.)
Some other interesting facts:
I definitely believe wine is fine on any cleanse.
My favorite Christmas tradition is my sister’s best friend’s annual cookie bake-off in Connecticut where I’m famous for being the most impartial, impeccably honest, and rigorous cookie judge.
I promptly return all my emails.
I love watching lots and lots television (and not the stuff on PBS or CNN).
Coffee has no effect on me whatsoever, yet I may very well be addicted to Words With Friends on my iphone.
Although I like to think of myself as very “go with the flow” I seem to have an outrageous number of strong opinions on countless unimportant topics.
I actively avoid the news.
I got a letter of commendation for Literary Theory yet nearly flunked Latin.
Although I’ve taught hundreds and hundreds of yoga classes, by far the most talked about is the one where I played three Britney Spears songs in a row.
I don’t “get” twitter at all but I’m quite passionate about massage.
And since I really love all personality assessment systems, I believe it’s the best way to get to know me fast. Thus, I’m proud to reveal myself as …
A Cancer Sun with a Scorpio Moon and Scorpio Ascendent;
In Vedic Astrology I’m a Gemini with a Scorpio Moon and a Libra Ascendent;
In Mayan astrology I’m a White Dog;
In Chinese, I’m a Rabbit;
In Cherokee, I’m a Wolf.
In Myers-Briggs, apparently I’m an ENFJ,
In Human Design, I’m an Emotional Projector (a minority type that includes Barack Obama, George Clooney, and Charlie Sheen).
And numerologically, I’m a number 1.
(Pick the system you like best and we’ll get along just fine.)
Netflix, by the way, believes that my three favorite qualities in a movie are “quirky, witty, and heart-warming” and I think that says a lot. (I also love any action movie provided someone says at least one semi-‘mystical’ thing.)
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May 3, 2017
Celebrate the union
I've had a difficult relationship with money, never being able to combine spiritual feelings and the greed and desires that fill my lower self. This book is a guide, yes, but led my to a deeper understanding of the long term practice on and off the mat, of that relationship. Thank you Edward for no mud no lotus.
I've had a difficult relationship with money, never being able to combine spiritual feelings and the greed and desires that fill my lower self. This book is a guide, yes, but led my to a deeper understanding of the long term practice on and off the mat, of that relationship. Thank you Edward for no mud no lotus.
February 11, 2019
3 1/2 stars
Thoughts ...
i liked the beginning of the book better than the end only because the end (starting with Chpt 8 Flexibility) starts to dive into rather traditional privileged notions and ideas of money and finances -- IRA, Investments, etc. While i get that's the goal for some, i feel for the audience that this book is attracting not so much. i'm totally open to being wrong, but i just don't see most artist/creative/metaphysical/yogic folks buying into capitalistic systems and ideas of accumulating wealth as a means to become more comfortable with said wealth.
Again, i am open to being wrong but that's where the book lost me and never really sucked me back in.
HOWEVER!!!
The concept of this book -- linking money to yoga -- is so fucking brilliant and REALLY IS a useful tool for aligning oneself with the energetic reality of money. The poses that Edward chooses are PERFECT examples of the concepts he's teaching (save for the last few chapters - specifically the last one Namaste and taxes. This was the only $/Yoga relationship that felt a little forced).
i picked up this book because i wanted to read it alongside Edward's Daily OM course (<-- a whole different review) and help deepen the concepts and actions that i'm learning there. i decided to read it all the way through first and then read each section as they align with the course. So maybe as the course progresses my thoughts & feelings on chapter 8 & beyond may change.
Maybe.
On the format:
There's some tactical stuff in this book and i love the way he breaks each chapter down into Body, Mind, and Bank Account. i just wish the ideas as they relate to the concept of money were a little more fleshed out.
Overall a beautiful book that will have the reader seeing and understanding their money in a WHOLE NEW WAY.
Totally recommend if you are looking for alternatives to the mainstream money/financial rhetoric that abounds everywhere.
Thoughts ...
i liked the beginning of the book better than the end only because the end (starting with Chpt 8 Flexibility) starts to dive into rather traditional privileged notions and ideas of money and finances -- IRA, Investments, etc. While i get that's the goal for some, i feel for the audience that this book is attracting not so much. i'm totally open to being wrong, but i just don't see most artist/creative/metaphysical/yogic folks buying into capitalistic systems and ideas of accumulating wealth as a means to become more comfortable with said wealth.
Again, i am open to being wrong but that's where the book lost me and never really sucked me back in.
HOWEVER!!!
The concept of this book -- linking money to yoga -- is so fucking brilliant and REALLY IS a useful tool for aligning oneself with the energetic reality of money. The poses that Edward chooses are PERFECT examples of the concepts he's teaching (save for the last few chapters - specifically the last one Namaste and taxes. This was the only $/Yoga relationship that felt a little forced).
i picked up this book because i wanted to read it alongside Edward's Daily OM course (<-- a whole different review) and help deepen the concepts and actions that i'm learning there. i decided to read it all the way through first and then read each section as they align with the course. So maybe as the course progresses my thoughts & feelings on chapter 8 & beyond may change.
Maybe.
On the format:
There's some tactical stuff in this book and i love the way he breaks each chapter down into Body, Mind, and Bank Account. i just wish the ideas as they relate to the concept of money were a little more fleshed out.
Overall a beautiful book that will have the reader seeing and understanding their money in a WHOLE NEW WAY.
Totally recommend if you are looking for alternatives to the mainstream money/financial rhetoric that abounds everywhere.
June 19, 2020
A Quick, Gentle Read
I’m excited to begin the instruction opened up by this book, recognizing the work is in the consistent practice, not any huge leaps forward. This fits well with the Nap Ministry’s work on rest.
I’m excited to begin the instruction opened up by this book, recognizing the work is in the consistent practice, not any huge leaps forward. This fits well with the Nap Ministry’s work on rest.
March 4, 2019
Interesting parallel drawn between twelve yoga asanas and financial wisdom. I liked the mind body and bank account section at the end of each chapter.
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