Yoga Gets A Face Lift
by Anonymous

GLENDALE, AZ July 15, 2004 -- Yoga—which has become a household name in American culture—receives a face lift with the debut release from Swami Prem, America's Youngest Swami and leading authority on traditional yoga in the United States.

Swami Prem is ready to self-publish his first book, Words of a Yogi: A Book on God, Yoga and Life. In his book, he brings alive the traditional origins and practices of yoga—those that have been long forgotten by the body-crazy and body-worshipping yoga practitioners of modern America.

The book—a collection of essays on God, love, life, yoga, selfless service, humanity and religion—is an easy read. The reader can read one essay at a time and gain knowledge and inspiration, or indulge and read multiple essays, as they flow seamlessly together.

To accompany Words of a Yogi is a bookblog (www.americanswami.com/yogi)—a website dedicated to the book. Visitors can expect to find news, updates, excerpts, facts about the book, press coverage, interviews and in the near future, two interactive features, the "Ask Swami" section, where spiritual seekers can ask Swami Prem questions. The second feature is the planning of an interactive community surrounding the material in the book, where members throughout the world can connect and discuss the book.

About Swami Prem
Swami Prem is America's leading authority on the art and science of traditional yoga and psychoenergetic healing and the healing arts.

Swami Premabrahmananda (JP Mitchell) is an ordained minister of The Philippine International Congregation on the Science of Religion (California Nonprofit Reg. No. 2492531). He received Sannyass from Sat-Guru Dâ Brahman-Atmananda on Raviãra, the 12th of May 2002 (302 Dwapara). Sat-Guru Dâ is a bona fide Acharya of Sanata Dharma—the Eternal Way of Righteousness—recognized even by the present Shankaracharya of Sringeri Math, spiritual leader of over a billion Hindus worldwide. Premabrahmananda is, on record, the youngest American to officially carry the title of "Swami." The name Premabrahmananda came from the Sanskrit ananda "bliss" Brahman "God" and prema "love," hence "the bliss of God's love."

Premabrahmanandaji is one of few who have been authorized to initiate people into the First Degree Kriya of Brahman-Atman Yoga in his Guru's behalf. He also functions as a full time counselor and minister conducting such ceremonies as child dedication and naming, wedding, and ascension. He is the appointed director of the Arizona Branch of the Congregation and also serves as the secretary of the California Branch. Swami Prem is a Brother of The Philippine International Order of Universalist Swamis (PIOUS).

Swami Prem is a yogi, swami, meditator, mystic, master, yoga teacher, speaker, debater, lover, friend and a rebel with a cause.



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