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A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya

by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Hardcover (Edition: 2004)

Yoga Publications Trust
ISBN 9788185787084

Size: 8.8" X 6.7"
Pages: 974 (Color Illus: 10, Figures: 211)

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From the Jacket:

This book is the most comprehensive text ever published on yoga. It contains a complete course of 36 structured lessons on all the practices of integral yoga. The lessons were compiled from the teachings given by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and are useful as a practical and theoretical guide for all levels of yoga teachers and aspirants.

The book presents a synthesis of yoga in a scientific and systematic manner. The different branches of hatha yoga, raja yoga, mantra yoga, karma yoga, bhakti yoga, jnana yoga and kriya yoga are progressively introduced with special emphasis on practice, theory and application in daily life.

Includes line drawings, diagrams and colour plates.

About the Author:

Swami Satyananda was born at Almora, Uttar Pradesh, in 1923. in 1943 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh and adopted the Dashnami sannyasa way of life. In 1955 he left his guru's ashram to live as a wandering mendicant and later founded the International Yoga Fellowship in 1956 and the Bihar School of Yoga in 1964. Over the next 20 years Swami Satyananda toured internationally and authored over 80 books. In 1987 he founded Sivananda Math, a charitable institute for aiding rural development, and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1988 he renounced his mission, adopting kshetra sannyasa, and now lives as a paramahamsa sannyasin.

CONTENTS


Introduction		1
Book I - Preparation
Lesson 1
1.	Kriya Yoga : An Introduction	9
2.	Hatha Yoga : Jala Neti	15
3.	Asanas : Pre-Meditative Exercises	19
4.	Pranayama : Breathing	23
5.	The Art and Science of Relaxation	29
	Daily Practice Program	36
Lesson 2
1.	Hatha Yoga : Danta Dhauti	41
2.	Asanas : An Introduction	45
3.	Asanas : Rules and Preparations	49
4.	Asanas : Practice	52
5.	Asanas : Simple Meditative Asanas	55
6.	Pranayama : Samaveta Pranayama	57
7.	The Root Cause of Tension	58
8.	Relaxation : Shavasana (Part 2)	64
	Daily Practice Program	66
Lesson 3
1.	Simha Kriya : The Lion's Yawn	71
2.	Asanas : Practice	73
3.	Prana : An Introduction	78
4.	Pranayama : Nadi Shodhana (Stage 1)	85
5.	Awareness : An Introduction	88
6.	Meditation : Body Awareness (Part 1)	92
	Daily Practice Program	94
Lesson 4
1.	Hatha Yoga : Kunjal Kriya	99
2.	Asanas : Practice	104
3.	Pranayama	110
4.	Pranayama : Rules	115
5.	Pranayama : Nadi Shodhana (Stage 2)	117
6.	Meditation : Practice	119
	Daily Practice Program	121
Lesson 5
1.	What is Yoga?	125
2.	Surya Namaskara	133
3.	Hatha Yoga : Vatsara Dhauti	144
4.	Pranayama : Nadi Shodhana (Stage 2)	146
5.	Meditation : Anuloma Viloma and Prana Shuddhi	149
	Daily Practice Program	151
Lesson 6
1.	The Structure of Yoga	155
2.	Hatha Yoga : Agnisar Kriya	161
3.	Asanas : Practice	164
4.	Asanas : Pre-Meditative Exercises	169
5.	Pranayama : Ujjayi Pranayama and Khechari Mudra	172
6.	Meditation : Practices for Visualization	174
	Daily Practice Program	176
Lesson 7
1.	Diet and Digestion	181
2.	Asanas : Meditative Asanas	187
3.	Pranayama : Practice	195
4.	Meditation : An Introduction	196
5.	Meditation : Rules for Practice	202
6.	Meditation : Kaya Sthairyam	206
	Daily Practice Program	208
Lesson 8
1.	Vegetarianism	213
2.	Meditation and the Mind	218
3.	Mudras : Meditational Hand Positions	227
4.	Pranayama : Nadi Shodhana (Stage 3)	230
5.	Mudras : Agochari Mudra	234
6.	Meditation : Trataka (Stage 1)	236
	Daily Practice Program	242
Lesson 9
1.	Disorders of Digestion	247
2.	Removal of Mental Problems (Part 1)	252
3.	Asanas : Practice	259
4.	Pranayama : Practice	262
5.	Mudras : Shambhavi Mudra	263
6.	Meditation : Trataka (Stage 2)	265
	Daily Practice Program	267
Lesson 10
1.	Guru : The Guiding Light	273
2.	removal of Mental Problems (Part 2)	275
3.	Hatha Yoga : Sutra Neti	284
4.	Asanas : Practice	288
5.	Pranayama : Practice	292
6.	Mudras : Bhoochari Mudra	293
7.	Meditation : Trataka (Stage 3)	295
	Daily Practice Program	298
Lesson 11
1.	Removal of Mental Problems (Part 3)	303
2.	Hatha Yoga : Laghoo Shankhaprakshalana	311
3.	Asanas : Shankhaprakshalana Asanas	314
4.	Pranayama : Practice	319
5.	Trataka and Concentration	320
6.	Meditation : Practice	323
	Daily Practice Program	325
Lesson 12
1.	Karma Yoga (Part 1)	329
2.	Hatha Yoga : Shankhaprakshalana	337
3.	Asanas : Practice	343
4.	Pranayama : Nadi Shodhana (Stage 4)	347
5.	Meditation : Aum Chanting	349
	Daily Practice Program	353
Book II - Advanced Practices
Lesson 13
1.	Karma Yoga (Part 2)	359
2.	Asanas : Practice	371
3.	Mudras : Hand Mudras	377
4.	Pranayama : Practice	379
5.	Meditation : Chidakasha Dharana	380
6.	Tantra	385
	Addendum - Tantra : Yantras	409
	Daily Practice Program	415
Lesson 14
1.	Hatha Yoga : Moola Shodhana	419
2.	Asanas : Practice	423
3.	Bandhas : Jalandhara Bandha	428
4.	Pranayama : Practice	432
5.	Meditation : Japa (Part 1)	433
	Daily Practice Program	440
Lesson 15
1.	Bhakti Yoga (Part 1)	445
2.	Amaroli	454
3.	Asanas : Benefits	457
4.	Asanas : Practice	459
5.	Pranayama : Practice	463
6.	Meditation : Japa (Part 2)	464
	Daily Practice Program	467
Lesson 16
1.	Bhakti Yoga (Part 2)	471
2.	Asanas : Sarvangasana	476
3.	Mudras : Ashwini Mudra	487
4.	Pranayama : Practice	489
5.	Shivalingam	490
6.	Meditation : Practice for Visualization	491
	Daily Practice Program	494
Lesson 17
1.	Bhakti Yoga (Part 3)	499
2.	Asanas : Practice	511
3.	Pranayama : Practice	513
4.	Meditation : Nada Yoga (Part 1)	514
	Daily Practice Program	518
Lesson 18
1.	Bhakti Yoga (Part 4)	523
2.	Asanas : Practice	531
3.	Bandhas : Uddiyana Bandha	533
4.	Pranayama : Practice	536
5.	Meditation : Nada Yoga (Part 2)	537
	Daily Practice Program	541
Lesson 19
1.	The Chakras (Part 1)	545
2.	Mooladhara Chakra	553
3.	Asanas : Practice	556
4.	Bandhas : Moola Bandha	560
5.	Pranayama : Practice	562
	Daily Practice Program	563
Lesson 20
1.	Self-Acceptance	567
2.	The Chakras (Part 2)	569
3.	Swadhisthana Chakra	575
4.	Asanas : Practice	578
5.	Meditation : Ajapa Japa (Stage 1)	582
	Daily Practice Program	585
Lesson 21
1.	The Brain	591
2.	The Chakras (Part 3)	600
3.	Manipura Chakra	604
4.	Asanas : Sirshasana (Part 1)	607
5.	Meditation : Ajapa Japa (Stage 2)	611
	Daily Practice Program	613
Lesson 22
1.	The Balance of Life (Part 1)	619
2.	Anahata Chakra	629
3.	Asanas : Sirshasana (Part 2)	633
4.	Pranayama : Practice	640
5.	Meditation : Ajapa Japa (Stage 3)	641
	Daily Practice Program	643
Lesson 23
1.	The Balance of Life (Part 2)	649
2.	The Ida and Pingala Balance	657
3.	Vishuddhi Chakra	662
4.	Meditation : Ajapa Japa (Stage 4)	666
	Daily Practice Program	668
Lesson 24
1.	Health	673
2.	Ajna Chakra	677
3.	Asanas : Practice	683
4.	Pranayama : Practice	687
5.	Meditation : Ajapa Japa (Stage 5)	688
	Daily Practice Program	690
Book III - Kriya Yoga
Lesson 25
1.	Outline of Book III	697
2.	Kriya Yoga (Part 1)	698
3.	Kriya Yoga : Preparation and Rules	705
4.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	708
5.	Bindu	713
	Daily Practice Program	719
Lesson 26
1.	Sahasrara	723
2.	Kriya Yoga (Part 2)	724
3.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	730
4.	Asanas : Practice	733
5.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 1)	736
	Daily Practice Program	742
Lesson 27
1.	Naturopathy	747
2.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	750
3.	Asanas : Practice	753
4.	Pranayama : Bhastrika Pranayama	758
5.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 2)	763
	Daily Practice Program	767
Lesson 28
1.	Jnana Yoga	771
2.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	776
3.	Hatha Yoga : Nauli (Stage 1)	779
4.	Asanas : Practice	783
5.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 3)	787
	Daily Practice Program	790
Lesson 29
1.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	795
2.	Hatha Yoga : Nauli (Stage 2)	800
3.	Asana : Practice	802
4.	Pranayama : Moorchha Pranayama	805
5.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 4)	808
	Daily Practice Program	811
Lesson 30
1.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	815
2.	Hatha Yoga : Basti	819
3.	Asanas : Practice	824
4.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 5)	827
	Daily Practice Program	829
Lesson 31
1.	Psychic Symbol	833
2.	Hints for Kriya Yoga Practice	839
3.	Kriya Yoga Practice	840
4.	Chankramanam	845
5.	Asanas : Practice	847
6.	Meditation : Antar Mouna (Stage 6)	850
	Daily Practice Program	851
Lesson 32
1.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	855
2.	Hatha Yoga : Vastra Dhauti	860
3.	Asanas : Practice	863
4.	Pranayama : Surya Bheda Pranayama	866
	Daily Practice Program	868
Lesson 33
1.	Satsang	873
2.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	875
3.	Asanas : Practice	879
4.	Pranayama : Cooling Practices	881
5.	Yoga Nidra (Part 1)	884
	Daily Practice Program	889
Lesson 34
1.	Kriya Yoga Practice	893
2.	Asanas : Practice	897
3.	Ujjayi Pranayama with Aum	900
4.	Yoga Nidra (Part 2)	901
	Daily Practice Program	909
Lesson 35
1.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	913
2.	Asanas : Practice	916
3.	Pranayama : Kapalbhati	919
4.	Yoga Nidra (Part 3)	922
	Daily Practice Program	930
Lesson 36
1.	Yoga : The Path to Perfection	935
2.	Kriya Yoga : Practice	936
3.	Asanas : Practice	939
4.	Pranayama : Chaturtha Pranayama	942
5.	Yoga Nidra (Part 4)	944
	Daily Practice Program	952
Index of Practices		954
Index of Discussions		957

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