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Publisher: THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY |
| Author Swami Sivananda | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 345 (Illustrated Throughout In B/W) | |
| Cover: Paperback | |
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9.0 inch X 6.0 inch |
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Weight 400 gm |
| Edition: 2021 | |
| ISBN: 817052217X | |
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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.
| Acknowledgements | ix | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Chapter 1: | Swara Yoga | 277 |
| Swara Vijnana | 278 | |
| Changing the Flow | 278 | |
| Use of Nadis | 280 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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