Being: Volume I

By Aris Yogi

"Being, Volume I" is the first of the "Being" book series of poetry and philosophy on consciousness, love, nature, life, death, happiness, being human, and the oneness of the Universe by Aris the Yogi. The verses of "Being" represent ever-ongoing spiritual work and efforts to transform into language realizations received through yoga and philosophy that they may be helpful to the self-discovery and happiness of others. Aris the Yogi is a philosopher of nature and consciousness and a practitioner of yoga and meditation. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master of Science in Environmental Policy from Bard College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Honors and Government from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Certified Yoga Teacher in the lineage of Shambhava Yoga, with training in asana, pranayama, meditation, teaching methods, yogic philosophy, anatomy, and Sanskrit, and received his certification from ShambhavAnanda Yoga Shoshoni in Rollinsville, Colorado. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Colorado State University and an Instructor of Environmental Studies and Writing at the University of Colorado Boulder. He began practicing yoga, meditation, and philosophy in 2007. In scholarship and spirituality, he continues to study environmental philosophy and ethics; Buddhism; Hinduism; Daoism; the Transcendentalism of Emerson, Thoreau, and Muir; ethics and moral theory; the philosophy of yoga; ancient Vedic philosophy; Judeo-Christianity; existentialism; Hermetic philosophy; ancient Greek and pre-Socratic philosophy; ancient mythology from around the world; the western spiritual, social, and environmental movements of the 1960's, 70's, and onward, and their leaders such as Rachel Carson, Ram Dass, John Lennon, and Martin Luther King Jr.; the history of environmentalism; psychology; moral psychology; philosophy of mind; metaphysics; epistemology; philosophy of language; rhetorical theory; deep ecology; eco-sophy; social ecology; eco-feminism; feminist care ethics; environmental policy; social and political theory; economics and econometrics; comparative religions; ecology; biology; geology; physics; chemistry; biogeochemistry; astrology; astronomy; and gardening. "Being" is an inter-traditional, nonsectarian expression of spirituality and philosophy, and brings together practice, study, and personal experience in poetic philosophical verse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08H58B49D
• ISBN13: 9798677552465
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.2" x 8.0"