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Vastra Dhouti

Vastra Dhouti Practice Catch one end of the cloth with both hands and start swallowing slowly with deep awareness and ease. Drink sips of water

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Vaman Dhauti

Vaman Dhauti Practice Drink about one and a half liters of lukewarm saline water (about 1% saline) as quickly as you can until you feel

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Kapalabhati (frontal brain cleansing breath)

Kapalabhati (frontal brain cleansing breath) Practice Practice rapid breathing with active and forceful exhalation and passive inhalation. During each exhalation, blast out the air by

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Jala Neti (Cleaning the nasal passage

Jala Neti (Cleaning the nasal passage) Practice Add about half a teaspoon of salt to a neti pot full of sterile lukewarm water. Stand with

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Sutra Neti

Sutra Neti Practice Insert the blunt end of a thin soft rubber catheter horizontally into the right nostril. Gently push it along the floor of

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Maha Bandha – Great lock

Maha Bandha – Great lock (Bestower of great siddhis) Practice: Sit in siddha or padmasana with the palms pressing on the knees. The spine should

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Mula Bandha – Perennial/ cervix retraction lock

Mula Bandha – Perennial/ cervix retraction lock, when engaged, prevents apana escaping from the lower body and draws it up to unite with prana. Practice

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Uddiyana Bandha – Abdominal retraction lock

Uddiyana Bandha – Abdominal retraction lock which forces prana up the shushumna nadi. Practice Stand with feet about two feet apart. Bend the knees slightly

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Jalandhara Bandha – Throat lock

Jalandhara Bandha – Throat lock which prevents prana from escaping the upper body. Practice Jalandhara bandha Sit comfortably in siddhasana or padmasana). Place the

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Potentiality of object

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Potentiality of object 4.14. Parinamaikatvadvastutattvam| Parinama-transformation Ekatvat-due to oneness Vastu-object Tattvam-the essence The potential of the object is due to

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Dominance of action or karma

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada Dominance of action or karma 4.7. Karmasuklakrsnam yoginastrividhamitaresam| Karma-action Asukla-not white Akrsnam-not black Yoginah-of the yogis Trividham-threefold Itaresam-of others

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Pure Mind

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Pure Mind 4.4. Nirmanachittanyasmitamatrat| Nirmana-creation Chittani-minds Asmita-egoism Matrat-alone Created minds are free from egoism alone. Patanjali Yoga Sutra –

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Sources of psychic powers

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Kaivalya Pada: Sources of psychic powers Arise of psychic powers 4.1. Janmausadhimantratapahsamadhijah siddhayah| Janma-birth Ausadhi-herbs Mantra-mantra Tapah-austerity Samadhi-trance Jah-born of Siddhayah-siddhis

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HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA

HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is compiled by Yogi Swatmarama, an outstanding personality among many authorities of Hatha Yoga i.e. Goraknanath, Gheranda and

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GHERANDA SAMHITA

GHERANDA SAMHITA Gheranda Samhita is a systematically written text on yoga. It is in the form of a dialogue between Gheranda the preceptor and Chandkapali

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada: Samyama and psychic powers

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada: Samyama and psychic powers By samyama knowledge of past & future 3.16. Parinamatrayasamymadatitanagatajnanam| Parinama-transformation Traya-three Samymat-by samyama Atita-past Anagatah-future

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada – Psychic powers are obstacles in path of Yoga

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada – Psychic powers are obstacles in path of Yoga 3.38. Te samadhvupasarga vyutthane siddhayah| Te-they Samadhau-in samadhi Upasarga-obstacles Vyuttane-in

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra-Vibhuti Pada – What is Concentration?

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada – What is Concentration? 3.1 Desabandhaschittasya dharana | Desa-place Bandha-binding Chittasya-of the mind Dharana-concentration Cocentration is bringing the mind to

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada – Eight limbs of Yoga

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada – Eight limbs of Yoga 2.29.Yamaniyamasanapranayamaprtayaharadharanadhyanasamadhayo’stavangani| Yama-self restraints Niyama-fixed rules Asana-postures Pranayama-breath control Pratayahara-sense withdrawl Dharana-concentration Dhyana-meditation Samadhai-samadhi Asta-eight

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada- Reasons for experiencing pain & how to remove it?

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada- Reasons for experiencing pain & how to remove it? 2.3. Avidyasmitaragadvesabhinivesah klesah| Avidya-ignorance Asmita-i-feeling Raga-liking Dvesa-repulsion Abhinivesah-fear of death

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada- Why should follow Discipline?

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Sadhana Pada- Why should follow Discipline? Major Discipline for Yoga Practice 2.1. Tapahsvadhyayayesvarapranidhanani kriyaayogah| Tapah- austerity Svadhyaya-self-study of scriptures Ishvarapranidhana-surrender to

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Chapter Four: Samadhi

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Chapter Four: Samadhi Synonymous words for Raja Yoga Rajayogah samadhis cha unmani cha manonmani / Amaratvam layas tattvam sunyasunyam param padam//

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Chapter Three: Mudra and Bandha

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Mudra and Bandha -Ten Mudras destroy old age Mahamudra mahabandho mahavedhascha khechari/ Uddiyanam mulabandhas cha bandho jalandharabhidhah//(Chapter -3, Verse 6). Maha

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Chapter Two: Shatkarma and Pranayama

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Chapter Two: Shatkarma and Pranayama Inter-connection of Mind and Prana and their controlling through Pranayama Chale vate chalam chittam nischale nischalam

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Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy It is the science that deals with the structures of the human body and its relationship of various

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Need of Anatomy and Physiology in Yoga

Need of Anatomy and Physiology in Yoga Knowledge of anatomy and physiology forms the basis for the study of biological sciences. Even for a common

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Who can practice Yoga?

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Who can practice Yoga? Yuvo vrddhoativrddho va vyadhito durbaloapi va / Abhyasat siddhim apnoti sarvayogheshvatandritah//(Chapter -1, Verse -64). Either, Young or

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Food conducive for Hatha Yogic Practices

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Food conducive for Hatha Yogic Practices Ghodhuma-sali-yava-shashtika-sobhanannam / Kshirajyakhanda-navanitasi hamadhuni// Sunthipatolakaphaladikapanchasakam / Mudghadidivyam udakam cha yamindrapathyam//(Chapter -1, Verse -62). The

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Food Prohibited for Hatha Yogic Practices Katvamla-tikshna-lavanoshna-haritasaka / Sauvira-taila-tila-sarshapa-madya-matsyan // Ajadi-mamsa-dadhi-takra-kulattha-kola / Pinyaka-hingghu-lasunady-amapathyam-ahuh//(Chapter -1, Verse- 59). The foods which prohibited for

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