Fire of Love for Students of Life for Teachers of Yoga

by Aadil Palkhivala

“Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived.” The purpose of this book is to reveal and restore the lost essence of yoga, to infuse contemporary yoga with its ancient and future message, the message of the heart. This book is a powerful guide for yogic living. Each page invites the mystery of your Spirit into everyday life. To read it is to ponder your life’s purpose, and explore ways to break out of limiting beliefs and conditioned responses to attain the freedom of your Self. It is designed to be a constant companion for all phases and aspects of life. Using language clear enough to reveal the obscure and neglected depths within each of us, Aadil distills a lifetime of practicing, teaching, and living yoga into ten inspiring Dharma, Wisdom, Truth, Integrity, Feeling, Respect, Balance, Bliss, Peace, and Love. In each chapter, Aadil reaches for timeless spiritual truths while simultaneously exploring ways to ground them in daily life. Vibrant quotations enliven th

Genres: Nonfiction

271 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heard this author speak at a yoga conference. An amazing highly educated individual and was very interesting to listen to him talk at the conference. Very insightful and dedicated to helping people through yoga and meditation practices. This is a book filled with wonderful quotes from numerous sources and lots of Aadil's own wisdom from his years as a yogi, meditator, teacher, lawyer, physicist and YES...he has done it all! And to top it off...he is just a common JOE!

[Shannon Allstott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful book.

"Its purpose is to reveal and restore the lost essence of yoga, to infuse the practice and teaching of contemporary yoga with its ancient and future message - the message of the heart, the message of Light."
~ Aadil

I took a yoga class from Aadil Palkhivala at the 2010 Colorado Yoga Journal Conference, and he just emanates love and light. A very gentle soul.

[Debbie Cochrane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book as part of my yoga teacher training. This book is an insightful, invaluable resource towards a more purposeful life.

"True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life."

"Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived."

.....Aadil

[Rose Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

My ytt instructor recommended this book to us, but I didn't buy it until after my 200hr was over. I'm so privileged to have found a copy at a reasonable price, but friends this book is worth the price tag. Every page over pours with prose so beautiful and inspiring. I'm glad I didn't skip it.

I will definitely keep this book close for my life and come back to it often. There are a collection of inspiration quotes, personal stories, and myths throughout. It's organized well, so you can flip to a topic and get inspired for a class, or even a series. He stresses darmha in a way which many teachers would be grateful for.

I am hoping it gets an ebook release, so I might wrote to the publisher. It hasn't been in print for years and I believe we should all read it at least once.

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this several years ago and remembered how much I enjoyed it ... I need to find it and re-read it. It is somewhere in my house.

Of note, Aadil's love story, the story he shares of how he and his wife ended up together, is one of the sweetest I have ever read.

[Stephanie Spence · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very moving book. I couldn't put it down. I am honored to call Aadil Palkhivala a friend. I study with and practice with him as often as possible.

[Maria]

IMPOSSIBLE to locate this book! Not available online.....

[Trebeik Ynnad · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you do yoga you should read this