Hatha Yoga - Softcover

Swami Sivananda

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ISBN 10: 8170521920 ISBN 13: 9788170521921

Publisher: The Divine Life Society/Rishikesh/India, 1939

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Among all the systems of physical exercises,Hatha Yoga,practiced and prescribed by the ancient Rishis and sages stands unrivalled and unique.It is the most perfect system.Brain,muscles,nerves,organs, tissues are toned and energised.All chronic diseases are rooted out.It deals with Shat Karmas,Asanas,Pranayamas,Mudras, and exercises on concentration and meditation. Asanas pertain to the physical body.they render the body firm and steady and eradicate physical ailments.Bandhas pertain to the prana.They bind and unite the Prana and the Apana and send the united Prana-Apana along the Sushuma Nadi.Mudras concern the mind.They represent seals.They seal the mind with the soul of the Atman.They do not allow the mind to wander outside towards objects.They direct the externalising mind towards the Atman in the chambers of the heart and fix it there.A combination of all these exercises is needed to have the maximum results.

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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS ago when Swami Radha first introduced the transformational Hidden Language method to hatha yogis interested in going deeper with their practice. Now, with expanded instructions on how to incorporate the Hidden Language method into a personal practice, beautiful photographs by Derek Shapton and an introduction by ascent columnist, Swami Lalitananda, the 20th anniversary edition of Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is essential reading for the serious student of yoga."Swami Radha's sincere approach to Hatha Yoga, speaks of her devotion to the subject. She has re-lit the lamp of Hatha Yoga to flame so that its light enlightens one and all." -Geeta Iyengar, director of Ramani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute "Swami Radha's book has been on my bookshelf since it was first published. The language of yoga, as spoken by Swami Radha, speaks to my heart." -Amy Weintraub, author and yoga teacher "This book contains the insights of an extraordinary woman who dared to look deeper into the practice of asana to experience wholeness, which is the essence of yoga." -Sharon Gannon, co-founder of the Jivamukti Yoga method

About the Author:

Swami Sivananda was a Doctor by profession.It was divine dispensation and the blessing of God upon mankind that the Doctor of body and mind renounced his career and took to a life of renunciation to qualify himself for ministering to the soul of man.He settled down at Rishikesh,practiced intense austerities and shone as a great yogi,saint,sage and Jivanmukta. His disciples many in number like Swami Satyananda Saraswati have blssomed under his care and became great masters themselves. Swami Satyananada Saraswati's books like Asanapranayama Mudra Bandha and many other titles are best sellers at amazon..

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