Coming in 2024.....
Self-Healing:
A Guide to Finding Healing via Yoga and Ayuveda.
Self-Healing: A Guide to Finding Healing via Yoga and Ayuveda will help readers understand what yoga is, how yoga works (using modern medical terms), and seventeen different types of yoga to determine which is most useful for them. We will also cover an orientation of the ancient Indian healing science of Ayurveda to help readers complement conventional Western healing techniques. The book will save readers the tens of thousands of hours I have spent synthesizing hundreds of other texts. There is no entirely new science included in this book, but it does distill hundreds of other texts in an easily approachable manner.
The book is divided into four sections:
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Section 1: Yogic Concepts
This section explains what yoga is and is not. Yoga is defined through the lenses of major world religions that influenced the philosophy of yoga, primarily Buddhism and Indian Vedic religions such as Hinduism. Modern scientific knowledge is then applied to contextualize our understanding about the way these practices affect anatomy. The section concludes with practical breathing tips, meditation techniques and tips. We will start by exploring the history of yoga. The yoga history discussion will include a primer of several key yogic concepts, including a detailed discussion of modern medicine as it relates to yoga. This is essentially an overview about how and why yoga works. We will then dive deeper through the exploration of ancient Vedic and Tibetan texts. You will become acquainted with mythical gods! I offer this information so that you are not blindly following a method that someone has prescribed to you. We will yoke our understanding.
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Section 2: Types of Yoga
Seventeen different types of yoga are summarized with the intention of helping you find a type that resonates. No one method is better or worse, but the yoga must fit the individual. The goal is to help you understand which style will be most useful for you, and to provide a foundation of knowledge that will teach you how to distinguish between styles.
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Section 3: Ayurveda
The ancient healing system of Ayurveda will be discussed, including doshas, which types of food you should eat based on your dosha, how to use essential oils with marma points and chakras, and several easy tips for applying Ayurvedic methods to your daily life. Vibrations, crystals, gemstones, and metal tips will also be offered. . Detailed food and lifestyle recommendations will be provided based on the dosha system. These recommendations will be supported by modern science and can potentially supplement and amplify your yoga journey.
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Section 4: Concluding Thoughts
This section will cover the complex topic of death and recap some of our jouney together.
Matt is seeking readers!!! If you are interested in receiving a draft of the book in exchange for your input, please contact Matt at matt.hochstetler@gmail.com
Here is what some leading yoga minds are saying on the book
For a busy executive who values health and wellness, I want to read just one yogic book and
this is it.
Hundreds of books are distilled in Matt's book, and it leaves the reader ready to begin
their journey towards a more peaceful existence, a calmer mind, and a healthier lifestyle
Craig Abrahams, President &CFO, Playtika
One might think that there are already enough books written on yoga. But Matt Hochstetler’s book would prove you wrong. Matt has magically written a book that is vast and thorough in its scope, yet entertaining in its tone, and personal in its ability to easily connect with the reader. It also offers so much information about yoga as to satisfy your curiosity for a long time. I recommend this book for both students and teachers of yoga because it will not only widen your understanding, but also deepen your practice and open your heart.
Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT, C-IAYT, E-RYT-500,
Founder of Yoga Journal, author of 11 books on yoga