The Essence of Yoga
- Varanasi Chaukhambha Orientalia 2011
- 252p.
Contents rof. dic ok. ha INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 YOGA DOWN THE AGES Upaniyads and Yoga, Ayurveda and Yoga, Jainism and Yoga, Buddhism and Yoga, Hinduism and Yoga, Sikhism and Yoga, Sufism and Yoga, Tantra and Yoga. Chapter II FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF YOGA Concept of Srști utpatti, Concept of Pañcakośa, Concept of Nadi. Chapter III AŞTANGA YOGA Yama, Niyama, Āsana, Prāņāyāma, Pratyāhāra, Dhāraņā, Dhyāna, and Samādhi. Chapter IV PHYSIOLOGY OF YOGIC PRACTICES Asana, Prāņāyāma, meditative practices. Chapter V BANDHA AND MUDRĀS Classification according to Hathayogapradīpikā and Gheranda samhitā, Mahābandha, Mūla bandhā, Jalandhara bandha, Uddiyāna bandha, Hasta mudrās in Prāņāyāma practice, Viparīta karaṇī mudrā, Yoni Mudrā, Vajroni, Sakticālani, Tadāgi, Mandūki, and Pañcadhāraņa mudrā. Chapter VI CAKRAS Concept of satonkräs, Mölädhära, Svädhisthana, Manipura. Anahata. Višuddha, Ajña, Sahasrāra Cakras, Cakra healing. Ways to balance Cakras. Chapter VII SATKARMA Classification, Dhauti, Sankhapraksälana. Agnisara Krivä, Vamana Dhauti Kunjal Kriyä, Vyaghra Kriya, Gajakarma Kriya, Basti Sthala Basti, Jala Basti, Neti-Jala Neti, Sütra Neti,, Nauli, Kapalabhāti, Trätaka and their therapeutic application. Chapter VIII YOGA THERAPY Rules regarding practice, Psychosomatic disorders and Yoga- Bronchial Asthma, Hyperacidity, Hyper- tension, Diabetes mellitus, Head ache, Back ache, Arthritis, Pregnancy, Menstrual disorders, Constipa- tion. Memory and Yoga, Mind consciousness, Su- per consciousness, Stress and Yoga, Anxiety and Yoga, Learning and Yoga, Emotions and Yoga, Bio- feed back and Yoga, Psychedelic and psychotropic drugs and Yoga. Chapter IX LUMINARIES OF YOGA 23 Scie She ritta ental esent Jest o he Life and works of Acharya Śankara, Svami Vivekananda, Shri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa, Anasakti Yoga of Mahatma Gandhi, Integral Yoga of Shri Aurobindo, Life and works of J. Krishnamurti, Maharshi Mahesh Yogi, Shri B. K. S.Iyengar, Acharya Rajaneesh, Baba Ramdev, Shree Shree Ravishankar. BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ho Dr. Mangalego Armataka, angalore 19 vernm ruvanantap er as a dical Coll hongalo Rao N e, Koppa SC, jonno