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Dattatreyayogashastram, as the name suggests, comes from the teachings of Lord Dattatreya, one of the most prominent of the Divine Masters.
This text suggest a clear-cut pathway of practice to achive the highest goal of human endevour within a specified timeframe. Thus it is free from distractions by not suggesting too many options on each and every segment and stages of practices.
Physical stability achieved through practice of padmasana is effective enough to ...
Mandalabrahmanopanisad and Nada-bindupanished signify a highly integrated practical effort made by the ancient Yogis by shredding all bias towards a particular philosophical opinion, idea or doctrine. It reaffirms that quest for TRUTH is urgent and imminent.
To achieve this objective Mandala-brahmanopanisad suggests taraka, laksya, amanaska, jyotih, drsti, sambhavi, pranava, sanmukhamudra etc.
Nadabindupanisad (or Omkaropanisad) describes various aspects of ...
Tradition of yoga has explored all possibilities to live a healthy long life. Be it power of mind, balancing of emotions, internal and external cleansing of body, stretching of muscles, manipulation of breath, repetition of mantra, invocation of divinity, herbs, diet regimen, alchemy, position visualization, attitudinal training, living close to nature tradition of Yoga has left no avenue untouched within human intelligence or imagination to achieve ...
Hatharatnavali is an important text of hathayoga written by Srinivasa, but not widely known as Hathapradipika. The salient features of the text include clear conception of yoga, description of astakarmas, 84 asanas and elaboration on mudras. It also contains philosophical discussion on the pinda-brahmanda (microcosm and macrocosm). While describing the yogic techniques, the author also refers to the old traditions and given new information and techniques, which ...
Like each of the 20 Yogopanisads, these three select Upanisads have elaborated on certain technique/s or issue/s of Yoga which are not easily available in any of the published Hatha literature. Contribution of Yogopanisads lie in their effort to make use of Hatha techniques to achieve the state of Absolute Oneness (Advaita). Advaita theory, which hails ‘the non-dual state or Truth’ to be the Supreme, does not view ‘suffering’ differently ...
Through this small compilation work, a humble attempt has been made to establish a link of the various theories on the process of evolution as found in different systems of Yoga and especially Hathayoga, to their lineage to the olden Vaidika scriptures, thus lending perhaps a much needed validity. It is expected that this will throw some light on how various theories have been evolved and expanded with variegated Colours and shades in a long time of history. ...
Kumbhaka Paddhati is the only text dealing exclusively on the topic of Pranayama. It is extensively quoted by sunderadeva, another writer on hatha-yoga in his hatha-sanketa-candrika and hatha-tatva-kaumudi. The text describes more than 50 Kumbhakas, many of which are not commonly known.Despite the description of various kumbhakas, the Author is loud in praise for menu-kumbhakas, the author praises Meru Kumbhaka of which he describes 47 stages. These include all ...
The text of 'Hathatatvakaumudi is a vast compendium on Hatha system of Yoga practice and philosophy critically edited and published for the first time. The text is authored by Sundaradeva. This work of Sundaradeva poses as extensive and impressive as that of an encyclopedia. Almost all the topics of Hatha Yoga like Asana, Pranayama upto Nadanusandhana in addition to concept of Chayapurusa etc. are described in the minutest of details. There are several unique ...
This new edition of the "Encyclopadedia of Traditional Asanas" is being published to satisfy the demand of readers who have, very generously, appreciated the previous edition and expressed the desire that "Encyclopadedia of Traditional Asanas" be made available. Since we have run out of copies of the previous edition, our only option was to publish a new edition.
Needless to say, the aim behind the publication of the Encyclopadedia of ...
Hathapradipika of Svatmarama which has exerted a great influence on the practical student and scholars of Yoga was available only in four chapters until now. It is for the first time that Hathapradipika containing ten chapters is being published along with the Commentary Yogaprakasika by Balakrsna.
It contains additional information on the Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, Kalajnana and Videhamukti. There is a description of sadangayoga along the lines of ...