Meditations on Intention and Being: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness, and Compassion

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Meditations on Intention and Being: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness, and Compassion

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In Meditations on Intention and Being, acclaimed yoga teacher Rolf Gates draws on twenty years of teaching experience to explore and explain how to take the mindfulness of yoga off the mat and integrate it into every aspect of life.

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“An absolute gift. Rolf is able to take profound teachings and make them both personal and accessible. It’s like having a wise, compassionate friend in your ear, guiding you toward your own well-being.

—Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of Miracles Now

“Rolf Gates offers a deeply personal, and universally applicable, study of the core practices that are embedded in the ancient systems of yoga and Buddhism, with a wholly unique perspective and voice for the contemporary age.”

—David Lipsius, CEO, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

“Gates reveals himself as a teacher whose intimacy, honesty, and larger intention to live and love well bring forth jewels of wisdom in this precious collection.”

—Shiva Rea, creator, Prana Vinyasa, author of Tending the Heart Fire: Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life

“Rolf presents his wealth of yoga knowledge and his life experiences in such a way that you feel encouraged to follow suit. He combines the more complex teachings of Buddha with specific examples that guide the reader through very meaningful and accessible chapters. Not only does he talk the talk—he walks the walk, too.”

—Kathryn Budig, yoga teacher and author of Aim True

“Rolf has done it again. These reflections are so down to earth and practical that you relax just reading them. If you are interested in living your life from the inside out, this is the book you want to start your day with.”

—Congressman Tim Ryan, author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance and Recapture the American Spirit