Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Introduction Contents and Cast of Characters How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head How Parvati Won the Heart of Shiva Ganga: The River That Flows from the Heaven to Earth Ram the Demon Slayer Hanuman's Journey to the Medicine Mountain The Magical Adventures of Krishna Who Is the Greatest Archer in the World: Karna or Arjuna? A Note to Parents and Teachers About the Authors and the Artists

Foreword: Stories That Bring the Sun Up by Jane Yolen Introduction: The Circle Will Go 'Round 1 A Tale of the Cailleach, the Great Goddess of Winter An Irish Tale for Samhain (October 31-November 1) 2 Old Nisse and the Return of Sunna, the Sun Goddess A Norse Tale for Yule and the Winter Solstice (December 20/21/22/23) 3 La Befana, the Christmas Witch An Italian Tale for the New Year (January 1) 4 Waiting for Brighid An Irish Tale for Imbolg (February 1-2) 5 Eostre, the Goddess of Spring, Hares, and Eggs An Anglo-Saxon/Germanic Tale for the Spring Equinox (March 19/20/21) 6 A Magical Beltaine Journey An Irish Tale for May Day (May 1) 7 Kupalnocka and the Magical Fern Flower A Polish Tale for the Summer Solstice (June 20/21/22) 8 Lugh of the Long Arm and the Blessing of the Early Harvest An Irish Tale for Lunasa (August 1) 9 The Spirit of the Grain and the Spirits of the Sea A Scottish Tale for the Fall Equinox (September 21/22/23/24) Index of Recipes Index of Activities

Heart of Yoga Developing a Personal Practice A Blessing from Indra Devi Forword by Vanda Scaravelli Introduction by Mark Whitwell Part I The Practice of Yoga 1. Yoga: Concept and Meaning 2. The Foundations of Yoga Practice 3. The Principles of Asana Practice 4. The Careful Construction of a Yoga Practice 5. Asana Variations 6. Pranayama 7. The Bandhas Part II The Understanding of Yoga 8. The Things That Darken the Heart 9. Actions Leave Traces 10. The World Exists to Be Seen and Discovered 11. Living in the World 12. The World Exists to Set Us Free 13. The Qualities of the Mind 14. Nine Obstacles on the Yoga Way 15. The Many Paths of Yoga Part III The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali Part IV Yoganjalisaram Appendix 1 The Texts Mentioned in This Book Appendix 2 Four General Practice Sequences Glossary