Inspired Lives: The Best of Real Life Yoga from Ascent Magazine - Brossura

ascent is an independent, not-for-profit magazine of yoga and engaged spirituality. Published quarterly, ascent translates the philosophy of yoga into practical realities by exploring its intersection with social issues, art, culture and contemporary thought. ascent has won several awards, including the 2003 Utne Independent Press Award for Spiritual Coverage.Clea McDougall was the editor of Montreal-based ascent magazine from 1999 until 2004. She continues to write, edit and explore the expression of yoga through language, art and life. She lives in Canada.Swami Sivananda Radha (1911-1995) is the inspiration for ascent magazine, the author of several timeless books, and the founder of Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia. She is widely regarded as one of the foremost yoga teachers of the 20th century.

In this anthology from award winning "Ascent" magazine, editor Clea McDougall collects the most compelling voices of yogis who are thinking deeply about yoga and actively living a spiritual life. Whether risking life and limb fighting for social change, sitting with an ailing mother, or feeling the fire of a stretch in yoga class, the wide range of stories in "Inspired Lives" is told with the intimacy and humanity characteristic of "Ascent" magazine. It is the rarity of this kind of writing that has won "Ascent" numerous awards of excellence, including Utne's Best Spiritual Coverage and brought the magazine a devoted readership. Collected from 1999-2004, "Inspired Lives" revisits classic interviews, profiles and personal essays from an eclectic mix of yogis, authors and activists, including Georg Feuerstein, Yann Martel, Arundhati Roy and Tenzin Palmo. The depth of human experience is revealed in candid personal essays concerning illness and health, life and death, suffering and happiness. With the magazine's emphasis on the arts and social engagement, "Inspired Lives" gets to the heart of how we live our yoga.