A great Resource on Hatha Yoga written by Swami Sivananda.
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• GURU STOTRA • DEVI STOTRA • SIVA STOTRA • THE FOUR STAGES OF SOUND • PREFACE • PRAYER TO MOTHER KUNDALINI • EXPERIENCES ON AWAKENING OF KUNDALINI • THE GRADATIONAL ASCENT OF THE MIND • PRANAYAMA FOR AWAKENING KUNDALINI • KUNDALINI PRANAYAMA • KUNDALINI
Foundation—Vairagya o What Is Yoga? o The Importance Of Kundalini Yoga o Important Qualifications Of A Sadhaka o Yogic Diet o Sattvic Articles o Forbidden Articles o Mitahara o The Place For Yoga Sadhana o The Time o The Age o Necessity For A Yogic Guru o Who Is A Guru? o Spiritual Power
KUNDALINI YOGA—THEORY o Yoga Nadis o Spinal Column o Sukshma Sarira o Kanda o Spinal Cord o Sushumna Nadi o Para-Sympathetic And Sympathetic System o Ida And Pingala Nadis o Svara Sadhana o How To Change The Flow In Nadis o Other Nadis o Padmas Or Chakras o Petals On Chakras o Muladhara Chakra o Svadhishthana Chakra o Manipura Chakra o Anahata Chakra o Vishuddha Chakra o Ajna Chakra o The Brain o Brahmarandhra o Sahasrara Chakra o Lalana Chakra o Summary Of The Previous Lessons o The Mysterious Kundalini
YOGA SADHANA
How To Awaken The Kundalini 1. Dhauti 2. Basti 3. Neti 4. Nauli 5. Trataka 6. Kapalabhati
PRANAYAMA What Is Prana? Pranayama Nadi Suddhi 1. Sukha Purvaka 2. Bhastrika 3. Suryabheda 4. Ujjayi 5. Plavini 6. Pranic Healing 7. Distant Healing o Importance Of Pranayama Benefits Of Pranayama Instructions On Pranayama
ASANAS
Importance Of Asanas 1. Padmasana (Lotus Pose) 2. Siddhasana (The Perfect Pose) 3. Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose) 4. Sukhasana 5. Sirshasana (Topsy Turvy Pose) 6. Sarvangasana (All-Members Pose) 7. Matsyasana (Fish Posture) 8. Paschimottanasana 9. Mayurasana (Peacock Pose) 10. Ardha Matsyendrasana 11. Vajrasana (The Adamantine Pose) 12. Urdhva Padmasana (Above Lotus Pose) Instructions On Asanas •
MUDRAS AND BANDHAS
Exercises 1. Mula Bandha 2. Jalandhara Bandha 3. Uddiyana Bandha 4. Maha Mudra 5. Maha Bandha 6. Maha Vedha 7. Yoga Mudra 8. Viparitakarani Mudra 9. Khechari Mudra 10. Vajroli Mudra 11. Shakti Chalana Mudra 12. Yoni Mudra Other Mudras Instructions On Mudras And Bandhas •
MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES
Laya Yoga o Anahata Sounds o Bhakti Yoga—Classes Of Worship o Mantras o Eight Major Siddhis o Minor Siddhis o Power Of A Yogi o Instructions On Siddhis o Dharana (Concentration) •
YOGA ADDENDA
1. Sadasiva Brahman 2. Jnanadev 3. Trilinga Swami 4. Gorakhnath 5. Swami Krishna Ashram 6. Yogi Bhusunda o 7. Tirumula Nayanar 8. Mansoor 9. Milarepa 10. Napoleon Bonaparte 11. Teachings Of Kabir 12. A Sham Latin Scholar o 13. Story Of An Aspirant o 14. Other Yogins Mystic Experience—Visions Of Lights o Elementals o Life In The Astral Plane o Hints On Yoga Some Practical Hints o The Spiritual Diary •
YOGA-KUNDALINI UPANISHAD
Introduction o Chitta And The Control Of Prana o Mitahara, Asana And Shakti-Chalana o The Padma And Vajra Asanas o The Rousing Of The Kundalini o The Sarasvati Chalana o Varieties Of Pranayama o Suryabheda Kumbhaka o Ujjayi Kumbhaka o Sitali Kumbhaka o The Three Bandhas o How Many Times Kumbhaka Should Be Practised o The Obstacles To The Practice Of Yoga And How To Overcome Them o The Rousing Of The Kundalini o The Kundalini Reaches The Sahasrara By Piercing Through The Three Knots o The Dissolution Of Prana And Others o Experiencing Everything As Consciousness During Samadhi o The Samadhi Yoga o The Khechari Vidya o The Khechari Mantra o The Cutting Of Frenum Lingui o The Tongue Reaches The Brahmarandhra o The Urdhvakundalini Yoga o Melana Mantra o Sense-Objects, Manas And Bandhana o The Entry Into The Sukha-Mandala o The Six Chakras o Abhyasa And Brahma Jnana o The Four Kinds Of Vak o The Absorption In Paramatman o The Essential Nature Of Man o Videha Mukti o Non-Dual Brahman o Kundalini Yoga o Kundalini Pranayama o Lambika Yoga o Yoga—I o Yoga—II o Ideal Yoga o Ten Commandments For Yoga-Students o Yoga And Its Consummation o The Gradational Ascent Of The Mind o Experiences On Awakening Of Kundalini o The Quintessence Of Yoga o Practise Yoga To Prolong Life o Perfection In Yoga o Double Consciousness o Wise Guidance For Sure Success o Practice Of Yoga Asanas.
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