This comprehensive text provides clear illustration. Step by step & details of chakraawareness. It guides the fractional or teacher from the simplest to the most advanced practices of the health yoga system. A therapeutic index is included for use by doctors and yoga therapist incorporating resent inspiration from research into yoga. This edition successfully brings the exposition of yoga practiced to the standard of a university text.

This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.

Chiefly on Prânayâma Yoga, the art of breath control.

Hatha Yoga Pradipika is among the most influential surviving texts on hatha yoga. The text describes asanas, purifying practices, shatkarma, mudras, finger and hand positions, bandhas, locks, and pranayama, breath exercises. The book explains the purpose of Hatha Yoga, the awakening of subtle energy kundalini, advancement to Raja Yoga, and the experience of deep meditative absorption known as samadhi.

This book is addressed to practitioners of both the surrendered and willful paths of yoga. It describes the asanas that occurred to Kripalu spontaneously and gives detailed instructions on how to practice them. It also includes chapters on mudra, pranayama, and all the other components of yoga practice.

The word yoga is of great significance. It is derived from the Sanskrit root, unite. Yoga means union, identification. Identify with the joy and sorrows of everyone, extend your horizons, live above the pettiness of life. Yoga stands for both physical and mental well-being.