Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga

Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga by Chilson, Monette. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781936474226.

Today, most of the 20 million yoga practitioners in the Western world dont share yogas Eastern cultural or religious grounding, yet they feel”or seek”a spiritual connection from their practice. Examining yogas philosophical underpinnings, Sophia Rising reveals how people from any faith can use yoga to create a sacred space inside themselves. Author and yogini Monette Chilson demystifies yoga and explains Sophia-- Greek for Wisdom-- the iconic face of the feminine divine found in Western religious traditions. Through information and example, she invites readers to listen for the inner voice of Sophia and meld their own spiritual beliefs with their yoga.