› Yoga Links and Information ‹
Books
Body Type Diet & Life Nutrition Plan – DR. ABRAVANEL’S
Oxysize! – JILL R. JOHNSON
Ashtanga Yoga – DAVID SWENSON
Yoga Mind and Body- SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – SRI SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA
Learn to Meditate – DAVID FONTANA
The ABC of Yoga – KAREEN ZEBROFF
Yoga 28 Day Exercise Plan – RICHARD HITTLEMAN
Raja Yoga – YOGI RAMACHARAK
Raja Yoga – SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
The Breathing Book – DONNA FARI
The Upanishads – EKNATH EASWARAN
The Bhagavad Gita -TRANSLATION BY BARBARA STOLER MILLER
Kundalini and the Chakras – GENEVIEVE LEWIS PAULSON
Light on Yoga – BKS IYENGAR
Yogam the Path to Holistic Health – BKS IYENGAR
The Power of Intention – DR. WAYNE W. DYER
Awakening Intuition – MONA LISA SCHULZ
Stillness Speaks – ECKHART TOLLE
Yoga Mala – SRI K. PATTABHI JOIS
Moola Bandha – SWAMI BUDDHANANDA
The 8 Human Talents – GURMUKH
The Book of Crystal Healing – LIZ SIMPSON
Anatomy & Asana – SUSI HATELY ALDOUS
The Breathing Book – DONNA FARHI
Ayurveda The Science Of Self Healing – DR VASANT LAD
Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing – USHA LAD AND DR VASANT LAD
Wheels of Life – ANODEA JUDITH PHD great chakra book
www.floridadavedicinstitute.com – Any book or CD from Yogi Harinam Baba Prem Tom Beal
www.lotusplam.com – Anything from our friends in Montreal
Pilates For Pregnancy – MICHEAL KING
The Pilates Body – BROOKE SILER
A Book of Five Rings – MIYAMOTO MUSASHI
Being Good – HSING YUN
The Metaphyusical Manual(s) – DAVID PILZ
Book of Macrobiotics – MICHIO KUSHI
Your Inner Physician and You – JOHN UPLEDGER
Conversation with God – (series) – NEAL
Tao of Jeet Kune Do – BRUCE LEE
Tao Te Ching – LAO TZU
Seat of the Soul, Heart of the Soul, Soul Stories – GARY ZUKAV
Brain States – TOM KENYON
Mind over Back Pain- JOHN SARNO
Health theough God’s Pharmacy- MARIA TREBEN
The Art of Shaoling Kung Fu- WONG KIEW KIT
You the Healer – JOSE SILVA / ROBERT B. STONE
Staying Healthy with the Seasons – ELSON M. HASS
The Book of Chakras – AMBIKA WAUTERS
The Celestine Prophecy (Series)- JAMES REDFIELD
Way of the Peaceful Warrior – DAN MILLMAN
The Tao of Pooh – BENJAMIN HOFF
Hands of Light – BARBARA ANNE BRENNAN
As a Man Thinketh – JAMES ALLEN
Hidden Messages In Water -MASARU EMOTO
The Five Tibetans – CHRISTOPHER S. KILHAM
Law Of Attraction – MICHAEL J. LOSIER
A Wish Can Change Your Life, GAHL SASSON & STEVE WEINSTEIN
Yoga, The Poetry Of The Body – RODNEY YEE
The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying – SOGYAL RINPOCHE
The Web That Has No Weaver – TED J. KAPTCHUK, O.M.D.
Dream Healer – ADAM
The Key Muscles Of Hatha Yoga – RAY LONG
Anatomy Of Hatha Yoga – H.DAVID COULTER
Links
www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain
www.EnergyWorkshops.com Spruce Grove
www.ascendantbooks.com Edmonton
www.theyogaloft.com Edmonton, a great yoga studio!
Jade Acupuncture (no website available) Stony Plain 780-963-829
www.acupuncturebeyond.com Spruce Grove
www.homegrownfoodandagriproducts.com Stony Plain
www.calmingtheocean.com Edmonton
www.homebodypersonalfitness.ca Stony Plain/Spruce Grove
Boot Camps & Conditioning Classes with Heidi Hesketh. A fitness junkie!
www.miselladelite.com Stony Plain, organic & vegan cafe
www.yoga.ca Edmonton
www.ancientmassage.com Kathmandu, Nepal
www.vedicpath.com Florida
www.lotusplam.com Montreal
www.ayurveda.com New Mexico, USA
www.vedanet.com New Mexico, USA
www.ashtanga.com Mysore, India
www.sattvayogashala.com Montreal
www.ashtanga.net Austin, TX
www.yogaalliance.org Arlington, VA
www.iloveshakti.com Edmonton
www.thelightcellar.ca Calgary
a one-of-a-kind specialty boutique offering unique Authentic Raw Organic Super Foods and Herbs, based in Calgary
www.davidwolf.com David Wolfe,the world’s leading authority on nutrition
www.TheEnergyofBirthing.com Ava Curtola RN, a guide to prepare you for the miracle of your baby’s birth.
www.puraholistictherapies.com Colon Hydrotherapy/Cleansing & Detoxification, Digestive Wellness
www.loulloudi.com LoullouDi Image & Style
› Bellydance Links and Information ‹
Terminology:
Belly Dance: a common term in the modern world
Oriental Dance: dance of the orient, or east
Raks Sharki: Arabic word for “dance of the East”
Chiftitelli: Turkish word for belly dancing, also a rhythm and a musical type
Baladi, Beledi: of the country, folk, people, style of music and dance
Raks Assaya: cane or stick dance
*Many props can be added to the dance such as canes, swords, candles, veils and zills*
Cabaret: Egyption nightclub dance, an American term
American Tribal Style: a combinations of styles from California
Flolkloric: dance of the people
Khaleegy: a folk dance from the Gulf countries, an interactive, women’s party dance
Zaghareet: shrill, piercing sound made by pushing the tongue up into the roof of the mouth and singing “la la la” in a rapid succession. It is a tribal call used during combat or celebration and of course, to encourage the dancing
Places to shop:
Spruce Grove
BZ Bodys Dance & Athletic Wear
Romantic Notions (they sometimes have hip scarves)
Try to shop locally, search around, there may be more!
Edmonton
Isis Dance Productions 10426-81 Avenue 436-6960
Frog Kissers Den 10836-124 Street 488-0329
Shirley Potters Dancewear and Costumes 10536-102 Ave 429-1556
Unique Fashions and Fabrics 9228-34 Avenue 450-3991
Try Thrift Shops, create and decorate!
Please call the stores for hours and if you are looking for something specific (music, veils, hip scarf, costumes, jewelery.)
Middle Eastern Costume Design and Alterations
Books
Trible Bible by Kajira Djoumahna
The Art of Belly Dance by Carolena Nericcio
Serpent of the Nile by Wendy Buonaventura
The Belly Dance Book edited by Tazz Richards
Grandmothers Secrets (available at the Edmonton Public Library)
Easy Costume for Belly Dance by Dina, the Costume Goddess
From Turban to Toe Ring ( available at the Edmonton Public Library)
Music
The Sensual Art of Belly Dance, Slow Rhythms
Tarkan, Tarkan
Arabic Groove
Sakkara, Non Stop Belly Dance
Warda, Ward
Jalilah’s Raks Sharqi 3, Journey of the Gypsy Dancer
Asena, Asen
The Book of Secrets, Loreena Mckennit
Oriental Fantasy
Rumi Magic, Steven Flynn
World Dance, Desert Wind
Rhythm Of The Dance, Solace
Paul Bromley, a local musician, paul.vibetribe@gmail.com
Instructional Videos & DVD’s
Tascheleia presents Instructional Belly Dance Vol. 1 (she is from Edmonton!)
The Goddess Workout, Introduction to Belly Dance, By Dolphina
Hadia, Oriental Dance , Volume 1, by Hadia
Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, By Rachel Brice
American Tribal Style, Tribal Basics, Kajira Djoumahna
Also, try www.oriental-fantasy.com for music and instructional videos
Links
Another Edmonton studio with bellydance shoppe attached
worldwide online community for bellydancers and bellydance students
www.belly-dancing.info/trainers/aldiya.php
the most comprehensive and extensive retailer on the net
information about professional dancing in and around Edmonton
Edmonton based dance studio with bellydance shoppe
MEDA Canadian bellydance association
great websited with soundclips for all middle eastern music
information about professional dancing in and around Edmonton
good answers to FAQ’s and musical information. Zill rhythyms, and much much more
