Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life A Guide for Everyday Practice

In Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life, Charlotte Bell, a longtime yoga teacher and insight meditation practitioner, writes about her first meditation retreat: As good as asana practice made me feel, performing poses for an hour a day and then stowing my mat and sleepwalking through the rest of my life was no longer an option. I had to ask myself how, as a city dweller with a full-time job, I could let my practice infiltrate my life so the whole thing became an expression of yoga. In this book Bell brings together the teachings of Patanjali and the Buddha. She describes how she took Patanjali's eightfold path, as set forth in his Yoga Sutras, and the Buddha's practice of mindfulness into her daily life-with practicality and precision, grace and guts.

Charlotte Bell began practicing yoga in 1982 and began teaching in 1986. Following a 1989 trip to Pune, India, she recieved teacher certification from B. K. S. Iyengar. She blends the practice of yoga with Insight Meditation. A lifelong musician, she plays oboe and English horn with the Salt Lake Symphony and performs with Scherzando Winds, blue haiku, and Red Rock Rondo. She lives in Salt Lake City. For information about her yoga classes and workshops, visit www.charlottebellyoga.com.