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Pranayama Mudra Bandha Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha is recognized internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals available today. This enlarged and revised edition provides clear illustrations and step by step directions which smoothly guide the practitioner through the simplest to the most advanced practices. In addition, it includes the benefits and contra-indications of each technique along with focal points and breath awareness, to deepen the benefits and experience of the practices. A therapeutic index has been included for use by doctors and yoga therapists which incorporates the findings of yoga research. |
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| A
Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya
Swami Satyananda Saraswati, coloured plates, line
drawings, diagrams, pp834. This 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 and are useful as a practical and theoretical
guide to 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 day to day
life. |
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| Yoga
Nidra People feel that they are relaxing
when they collapse in an easy chair with a |
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Nidra™ Practice CD Two Yoga Nidra sessions with relaxation techniques, visualizations and setting of a personal sankalpa (resolve). Harmonizing with the unconscious and bringing forth inner qualities. |
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| Swara
Yoga This book contains the original Sanskrit text of the Shiva Swarodaya with a translation in English. The theory section includes references to scientific research into the influence of breathing patterns on the right and left hemispheres of the brain, instinctual behaviour and higher brain functions, which is correlated with the tantric view of human physiology. In the practice section the techniques of this ancient yoga are explained in detail. For this practice prior experience in pranayama, mudras and some pratyahara techniques including mantra japa, trataka and visualisation are necessary. This is an important text for advanced yoga practitioners and yoga teachers. |
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| Sri
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra The theme of Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is dharana, or concentration, as subject most relevant today. This new translation and commentary of a classical tantric text sheds much light on the practice of dharana, which until now has been revealed only by peripheral explanations. The text comprises 112 different dharanas, or techniques of concentration, which can easily be incorporated into one's daily life. Although dharana is a practice intended for an adept, whose mind is steady and controlled, the techniques contained within this book provide a way even for the aspirant with a distracted mind to gradually develop concentration and meditation. This work is the result of an in-depth study of dharana in relation to the tantric view of meditation, substantiated by the personal experience of the author. Included is a detailed introduction followed by the original Sanskrit slokas, with transliteration, translation and extensive commentary.
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| Hatha
Yoga Pradipika This book is a thorough commentary on the original text by Maharishi Swatmarama. It elucidates the entire science of hatha yoga as it was conceived and practiced, not for health and fitness only, but for awakening the pranas, chakras and kundalini shakti. This text points out that hatha yoga is not just a physical practice but a process of cellular transmutation from gross, to subtle to divine. Thus hatha yoga was considered the foundation of all higher yogas. This text clearly shows the link between tantra and hatha yoga, and also emphasizes that hatha yoga leads to raja yoga, otherwise it is practiced in vain. |
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| Moola
Bandha This book is dedicated to those honest and relentless yoga practitioners who are searching for the master-key to unlock the door to the abode of maha kundalini. Little has ever been written on the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yogas. Moola bandha is not difficult to perform and gives great benefits to the practitioner, physically, mentally and spiritually. This book focuses on the theory and practice of bandha, giving descriptions and instructions for different stages and variations which allow the practitioner to awaken the primal energy within. |
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| Prana
Pranayama Prana Vidya Suitable for intermediate to advanced practitioners. Prana Pranayama Prana Vidya is an informative book on prana featuring the classic practices taught by Satyananda Yoga™. This book gives detailed instructions and black and white illustrations of techniques and visualizations, and all the practices dealing with awakening and harmonization of the vital force. The last section of the book describes the various stages of Prana Vidya and other forms of psychic healing. |
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| Prana
Vidya Practice CD One preliminary and three different practices to develop a pranic energy body. Following the guidelines and instructions from the book "Prana Pranayama Prana Vidya" . |
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| Dymanics
of Yoga Dynamics of Yoga outlines the original concepts and practices which form the foundation of Bihar Yoga, or Satyananda Yoga. Ideal as an introduction to Bihar Yoga, these early teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati aim to give the reader a deeper understanding of yoga nad its practical application in daily life. The core practices of yoga and meditation are highlighted, with emphasis on mind management and the development of awareness. The book remains a timeless work on the art and science of yoga as seen through the eye of a master.
Included
in this edition is a new chapter outlining the history and development
of Bihar Yoga. |
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Surya
Namaskara Suitable for beginners Surya namaskara, or salutation to the sun, is an important hatha yoga practice, involving a series of 12 asanas. Done regularly, it revitalises the energy, promotes health and mental alertness and releases stress. Concentration on chakras or psychic centres associated with each posture removes energy blocks and enhances the free flow of energy. Surya namaskara is a holistic and versatile practice, applicable for all ages from 7-70. It can be easily integrated into the daily routine, requiring 5-10 minutes of daily practice, and gives remarkably fast and beneficial results. This book offers instructions on all aspects of the practice and includes chapters on the solar tradition, psycho dynamics, spinal manipulation, endocrine system, surya and bija mantras, and many more.
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Suitable
for children of all ages. A good reference for yoga teachers. This
is a book on yoga compiled with children in mind. The first part explains
which yoga practices are particularly beneficial for children of different
ages. It offers approaches that can be used by teachers and parents
to introduce yoga to children of different age groups. It includes
topics such as: better methods of education, integrating yoga into
the classroom, the cause of student unrest and its remedy. The second
part focuses on yoga therapy for children and describes actual situations
where yoga was used to help overcome specific problems in childhood.
The third part contains a wide range of yogic techniques and activities
for children including: asana, pranayama, yoga games, relaxation and
meditation, and stories. |
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Suitable
for all women. Important reference for yoga teachers. This
book is written exclusively for women from the outlook of a woman.
The first section, on spirituality, describes the important role of
women in social and spiritual evolution, and traces their development
from menarche to menopause. The second section discusses special applications
of yoga for backache, depression, menstrual irregularities, pregnancy,
prolapse, overweight and others. Each chapter inspires the woman to
help heal herself and regain her divine power through the practices
of yoga. The third section deals with yoga sadhana and includes a
guide to yogic practice, explaining where, how and when to practice.
Techniques are divided into three levels: beginners, intermediate
and advanced. |
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Light
on the Guru and Disciple Relationship |
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Dharana
Darshan Dharana
Darshan includes as yet unpublished classic meditation practices derived
from the Upanishads, the Tantras and other traditional yogic texts.
The core of the book is Swami Niranjanananda's adaptation of the complex
upanishadic akasha (space) dharanas for modern practitioners, including
chidakasha, hridayakasha, daharakasha and vyoma panchaka dharanas,
along with advanced stages of the classic ajapa japa and trataka practices.
Also included is an introduction explaining the theory and purpose
of concentration, psychic symbol, visualisation, and the obstacles
commonly encountered by practitioners. This book is designed for those
already familiar with the fundamentals of meditation and have a degree
of mastery in the pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) practices. |
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Kundalini
Tantra Kundalini Tantra
is Swami Satyananda's seminal work on kundalini, chakras and Kriya
Yoga. Defining and explaining kundalini, this publication provides
a detailed account of its awakening, including the signs and effects
of such experiences and ways to both elicit and manage them. The book
includes a comprehensive description of each chakra and the significance
of the chakras in tantric and yogic practice. Techniques are given
to balance each centre for greater harmony in mind, body and spirit,
and in preparation for the rising of Kundalini Shakti. The 20 kriyas
and their preparatory practices are fully elucidated. |
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Sure
Ways to Self Realisation Today meditation systems from all over the world are being revived in an attempt to offer alienated humanity a suitable way back to the source, the real self. Swami Satyananda delineates the path of meditation, the obstacles that confront the practitioner and the means of overcoming them. This book offers theory and practical instructions for a vast range of meditation techniques such as antar mouna™, yoga nidra™, trataka, ajapa japa, prana vidya and kriya yoga; to meditations from around the world including ancient Egypt and Greece, the Celtic and Taoist traditions, Tibetan and Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Alchemy and Hypnosis. Moving meditations in relation to travel, martial arts, dance and sport, as well as meditation techniques for children, for the dying, and many more are included. Suitable
for all levels from beginners to advanced. Ideal reference book for
yoga teachers. |
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Meditations
from the Tantras The general aim of this book is to show the possibilities open to the practitioner of meditation, the preparation that is necessary, as well as practical methods, so that they can attain meditative experiences for themselves. Various techniques are given here and we ask you to try a few, not necessarily all, and find out what meditation is about. Featuring fundamental pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) practices such as Antar Mouna™, and introductions to other meditation techniques such as Yoga Nidra™, ajapa japa, trataka, the kriyas and the different forms of mantra practice, this book provides the essential foundation for all advanced meditation practices. A
best-seller in India when first released to great critical acclaim,
this remains one of the clearest and best books on the market for
meditation for beginners. It contains the actual class transcripts
of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. |
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Four
Chapters on Freedom |
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Tattwa
Shuddhi
Tattwa
shuddhi is an ancient tantric practice for purification of the elements,
published for the first time in this comprehensive text. Every individual
is comprised of five basic elements. Through the process of tattwa
shuddhi, the purification and transformation of these elements takes
place. This book contains the theory of tattwas and detailed instructions
for the practice. Tattwa shuddhi uses the tantric tools of yantra,
mantra and mandala. It can be performed as a sadhana in itself or
as an adjunct to kundalini/kriyas and other higher yogas. |
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| The
Effects of Yoga on Hypertension This
book is divided into three sections: cause, cure and practices. The
first section describes the basic physiology of the cardiovascular
system and the various causes of hypertension including psychological
and pranic influences, lifestyle, stress and heredity. The yogic view
is discussed in depth along with that of modern medicine. The second,
section on management, explains the yogic way to reduce blood pressure
to normal levels through the practice of yoga, supplemented by lifestyle
and mind management. The last section contains a weekly chart of yoga
techniques, followed by clear instructions for individual practices.
Finally low blood pressure is dealt with in an appendix along with
diet. |
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This
book deals with the digestive system in three sections. The first
covers the physiology of digestion, the psychology of hunger and eating,
and the ayurvedic and yogic view of digestion and food habits. The
second section describes the patho-physiology and yogic management
of a variety of digestive disorders from simple wind and indigestion
to nagging acidity, annoying constipation and piles, distressing diarrhoea
and dysentery, with special reference to diet. The third section deals
with the yogic practices needed to remove digestive disorders and
keep the digestive system in good health. Clear instructions and diagrams
for each practice are given, which even a beginner can follow. The
text was written by a qualified and experienced doctor in this field
under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. |
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| Yogic
Management of Common Diseases This
book deals with 37 common as well as serious and chronic diseases,
which afflict the human body. It gives basic information about the
causes and effects of each condition from the yogic as well as medical
points of view. In depth yogic management is offered along with the
current medical treatment, diet, do's and don'ts. The book is divided
into 7 sections, covering the diseases of head and neck, cardiovascular
system, respiratory system, gastro-intestinal tract, joints and musculo-skeletal
system, uro-genital system and miscellaneous disorders. The aim of
this book is to inform people that a way out exists and to inspire
them to practise yoga and raise themselves out of their afflictions. |
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| Yoga
and Cardiovascular Management This
book compiles the discussions between Swami Satyananda Saraswati and
a group of French medical experts, physicians and yoga teachers who
shared their views on Yoga and Medical Management of Cardiovascular
Disease at Tenon Hospital, Paris in September 1981. A yogi discusses
the whole range of heart and vascular diseases plus the relevant co-existing
diseases like diabetes mellitus and pulmonary disorders from the modern
scientific as well as yogic viewpoints. Covered are the causes, patho-physiology
and management of cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension, coronary
heart disease, cardiac arrhythmia, stroke, cerebral degenerative diseases,
peripheral vascular disease and arteriosclerosis, followed by the
yogic explanation and in-depth yogic management with scientific back
up. The research data was correlated by an Australian doctor and the
scientific disposition and language make the book ideal for both medical
scientists and lay people alike. |
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In
this book an Australian doctor, under the guidance of Swami Satyananda,
explains two common disorders that can be managed efficiently by yoga.
The book has 4 sections, the first of which deals with asthma and
yoga. The author, who suffered from asthma himself, uses his professional
and experiential knowledge to deal with the causes and effects of
the disease, and covers medical, yogic and other treatments, diet
and the path to health. The second section deals with diabetes and
yoga, including insulin dosage, diet and yogic management. The third
section gives instructions for the yogic practices necessary for both
asthma and diabetes. The fourth section deals with yogic research
on both conditions, giving clinical trials and case histories, documenting
yoga therapy camps for asthma and diabetes, and explaining the holistic
approach to therapy and how yoga works. |
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| Prashnopanishad This
book contains the complete Sanskrit text of Prashnopanishad, the 'Upanishad
of Questions', along with the transliteration, translation and commentary
of a modern master. Subjects covered are tapasya (austerity), brahmacharya
(celibacy), faith, the process of creation, the supporters of life,
the senses and prana, and how the life force originates. The text
is thoroughly explained from the yogic and scientific points of view,
and many points relating to yoga philosophy are clarified. The commentary
of Adi Shankaracharya is also given in Sanskrit with each verse and
an explanation of the Vedantic interpretation. The practices necessary
to understand and experience the teachings are distilled in the final
section. Suitable for advanced practitioners, yoga teachers and scholars. |
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| Ishavasya
Upanishad This
book contains the complete Sanskrit text of Ishavasya Upanisha. |
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| Karma
Sannyasa How
is it possible to live the life of a householder and yet maintain
a balance between external and internal growth? In the Bhagavad Gita,
Krishna tells Arjuna, there is no harm in action, the danger lies
in attachment and dependence on the fruits of the actions performed.
If you can understand this concept and implement it in your daily
life, then you will gradually experience a higher quality of experience.
This is essentially the concept of karma sannyasa; live life fully,
participate in all events externally, but internally maintain an attitude
of non-doership. Explaining how closely our lives are governed by
attachment, desire and ambition, Karma Sannyasa describes methods
to transform these patterns and realise a happier outlook through
the blossoming of spiritual awareness. The book focuses on family
life and relationships, wealth, karma, self-respect and lifestyle,
describing the process of realising spirituality through everyday
life experiences. |
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| Sannyasa
Darshan This
book covers the ancient and modern sannyasa tradition of renunciation
or dedication to spiritual life. The first of four parts describes
the sannyasa lineage with chapters on the origin of sannyasa, the
ashram system, renunciation rites, stages of sannyasa, traditional
rules and requirements. The second part describes the modern concept
of sannyasa as it has evolved and is being lived today. Part 3 gives
the biographies, life work and teachings of four major pathfinders
in the sannyasa lineage: Sage Dattatreya, Adi Shankaracharya, Swami
Sivananda and Swami Satyananda. Part 4 comprises the translations
of several Sannyasa Upanishads including: Nirvanopanishad, Kundikopanishad,
Bhikshukopanishad, Avadhootopanishad and Paramahamsa Parivrajakopanishad. |
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Satsangs, discussions and talks by Swami Niranjanananda Volume I (pp144): Satsang at Ganga Darshan 1987-1989 |
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