Sivananda: Health and Hatha Yoga

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Item Code: IDK767

by Swami Sivananda

Paperback (Edition: 2007)

The Divine Life Society
ISBN 817052217X

Size: 8.6" X 5.6"
Pages: 345 (Illustrated Throughout In B/W)
Weight of the Book: 395 gms

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In the first section of this comprehensive book, Swami Sivananda gives us a lucid understanding of what constitutes good health, including many aspects that are often neglected.

The second section, hatha yoga, deals with exercise for flexibility (covering all the joints of the body); classical yoga asanas and variations; twelve bandhas and mudras, and the shat-kriyas (cleansing techniques). The concise every aspect of this important practice. In the section on kundalini the different aspects of this mysterious power are described in simple language. Sections on swara yoga and brahmacharya follow, and the book concludes with a chapter on concentration, meditation and samadhi.

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Acknowledgements		ix
	Section I
	Health
Chapter 1:	Secret of Health and Long Life	1
	What is Health?	1
	Disease	4
	Karma and Laws of Nature	7
	Spiritual Materia Medica	9
	How to become a Centenarian	9
Chapter 2:	Science of Relaxation	11
	Mental Relaxation	15
Chapter 3:	Exercise	17
	Necessity for Exercise	17
	Forms of Exercise	19
Chapter 4:	Sleep	21
Chapter 5:	The Best Therapy	25
	Natural Treatment	25
	Important Factors
Chapter 6:	Food	32
	Proteins	32
	Fats	33
	Carbohydrates	33
	Mineral Salts	34
	Vitamins	35
	Water in the Human System	36
	Vegetable Acids	36
	Calorie and Calorimeter	37
	Philosophical Vitamins	37
Chapter 7:	A Well-balanced Diet	39
	Vegetarian Food	39
	Value of Vegetables	45
	Honey	47
	Milk and its Products	48
	Dangers of Meat-eating	49
	Yogic Diet	50
	Eating for Health	53
	Fasting	54
	The Yogi's Secret	56
	Dietetic Rules	57
Chapter 8:	Health and Hygiene	59
	Personal Hygiene	60
	Clothing	61
	Hygiene of the Eyes	63
	Hygiene of the Skin	67
	Care of the Teeth	69
	The Benefits of a Sunbath	73
Chapter 9:	Mental Therapeutics	77
	Health and Psychology	79
	Mental Health	81
	Auto-suggestion	86
	Twenty-four Precepts	87
	Section II
	Hatha Yoga
Chapter 1:	Hatha Yoga	93
	Physical and Mental Efficiency Through Yoga	93
	Hatha Yoga	94
	The Benefits of Yoga Asanas	95
	The Accessories for a Yogi's Gymnasium	98
Chapter 2:	Exercises for Flexibility	100
	Surya Namaskara	107
Chapter 3:	Asanas fr Meditation	111
	Padmasana	112
	Siddhasana	116
	Benefits of Padmasana and Siddhasana	118
	Svastikasana	118
	Sukhasana	119
Chapter 4:	Mukhya Asanas	121
	Sirshasana	121
	Sarvangasana	126
	Halasana	128
	Matsyasana (Fish Pose)	131
	Paschimottanasana	132
	Janusirshasana	133
	Mayurasana	134
	Ardha-Matsyendrasana	137
	Bhujangasana	139
	Salabhasana	140
	Dhanurasana	141
	Gomukhasana	143
	Vajrasana	144
	Garudasana	149
	Padangushthasana	150
	Trikonasana	152
	Baddha Padmasana	153
	Padahastasana	155
	Matsyendrasana	157
	Chakrasana	159
	Tolangulasana	160
	Kukkutasana	161
	Garbhasana	162
	Sasangasana	163
	Simbhasana	164
	Gorakshasana	164
	Kandapidanasana	165
	Sankatasana	166
	Yogasana	167
	Utkatasana	167
	Bhadrasana	169
	Vrischikasana	169
	Yoga Nidrasana	170
	Physical Culture in Bed	170
Chapter 5:	Relaxation	172
	Asanas for Relaxation	172
	Savasana	172
	Mental Relaxation	175
Chapter 6:	Important Bandhas and Mudras	176
	Mula Bandha	176
	Jalandhara Bandha	178
	Uddiyana Bandha	179
	Maha Bandha	180
	Maha Vedha	181
	Maha Mudra	182
	Yoga Mudra	182
	Khechari Mudra	183
	Vajroli Mudra	184
	Viparitakarani Mudra	184
	Shakti Chalana Mudra	185
	Yoni Mudra	186
Chapter 7:	Shat-Kriyas	187
	Dhauti	187
	Basti	188
	Neti	189
	Tratak	190
	Nauli	190
	Kapalabhati	192
Chapter 8:	Special Instructions	193
Chapter 9:	Pranayama	200
	What is Prana?	200
	The Functions of Prana	202
	The Colour of Pranas	203
	The Length of the Air-Currents	203
	Cleansing	204
	The Centering of the Prana	204
	Breath and Prana	205
	What is Pranayama	205
	The Qualified Person	206
	The Five Essentials	207
	The Place	207
	The Time	208
	Yogic Diet	209
	Posture	209
	Purification of Nadis	209
	The Lungs	210
	Control of Breath	212
	Deep Breathing Exercises	213
	Pranayama in Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga	214
	Pranayama Exercises	215
	Automatic Pranayama	216
	Easy Comfortable Pranayama	217
	Sivananda's Pranayama	219
	Pranayama While Walking	219
	Pranayama in Savasana	220
	Rhythmical Breathing	220
	Surya Bheda	221
	Ujjayi	222
	Sitkari	222
	Sitali	223
	Bhastrika	223
	Bhramari	225
	Murchha	225
	Plavini	225
	Kevala Kumbhaka	225
	Pranayama: Different Authorities	227
	Importance and Benefits of Pranayama	229
	Pranic Healing	231
	Distant Healing	232
	Special Instructions	233
	The Aspirant's Daily Routine	239
	General Order of Practice	241
	Section III
	Kundalini
Chapter 1:	Kundalini	245
	Nadis	246
	Ida and Pingala	246
	Sushumna	247
	Chakras	248
	Petals on Chakras	249
	Muladhara Chakra	249
	Svadhishthana Chakra	251
	Manipura Chakra	252
	Anahata Chakra	253
	Vishuddha Chakra	254
	Ajna Chakra	254
	Sahasrara	255
	Chakra Concentration	256
	What is Kundalini?	256
	Need for a Guru	257
	The Time	260
	The Age	261
	The Awakening of Kundalini	261
	Problems on the Path	262
	Kundalini Yoga	264
	Need for Purification	266
	Pranayama for Purification of Nadis	267
	Pranayama for Purification of the Sushumna	268
	Anahata Sounds (Nada)	269
	Experience on Awakening of Kundalini	270
	Eight Major Siddhis	271
	Minor Siddhis	272
	The Gradational Ascent of the Mind	273
	Section IV
	Swara Yoga
Chapter 1:	Swara Yoga	277
	Swara Vijnana	278
	Changing the Flow	278
	Use of Nadis	280
	Section V
	Brahmacharya	< /td>
Chapter 1:	Brahmacharya	285
	Celibacy	286
	Benefits of Celibacy	288
	Celibacy and Longevity	289
	Need for Celibacy	290
	Virya the Vital Fluid	293
	Mind and Virya	295
	Destroy Vasanas (Subtle Desires)	298
	How to Overcome Lust	301
	Fasting and Celibacy	304
	Celibacy in Active Life	305
	Celibacy for Women	307
	Celibacy for Householders	309
	The Stage of Studentship	311
	Rules for Brahmacharis	312
	Section VI
	Concentration and Meditation
Chapter 1:	Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi	321
	Chakra Concentration	322
	Pancha (Five Concentrations)	322
	Concentration on the Solar Plexus	323
	Meditation	324
	Samadhi	325
	Appendix	326
	Human Body: The Primal Source of all Attainments	326
	Yogic Recipes	327
	Schedules for Practice	329
	Glossary	331