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PUBLISHERS’ NOTE 3
PREFACE 4
THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER 6
INTRODUCTION 7
Lesson I - YOGA AND ITS OBJECTS 11
Lesson II - YOGA SADHANA 13
Lesson III - YOGIC DISCIPLINE6 18
Lesson IV - YOGIC DIET 28
TABLE SHOWING SATTVIC, RAJASIC AND TAMASIC ARTICLES OF DIET SATTVIC RAJASIC TAMASIC 34
Lesson V - OBSTACLES IN YOGA8 34
Lesson VI - YOGA-ASANAS10 39
(1) Padmasana 42
(2) Siddhasana 43
(3) Sirshasana 43
(4) Sarvangasana 44
(5) Matsyasana 44
(6) Bhujangasana 45
(7) Salabhasana 45
(8) Dhanurasana 46
(9) Paschimottanasana 47
(10) Mayurasana 47
(11) Bandha Traya 48
(12) Nauli 48
Lesson VII - PRANAYAMA 49
Exercise I 54
Exercise II 54
Exercise III 54
Exercise IV 55
Exercise V 55
Exercise VI 55
VII RHYTHMICAL BREATHING 56
VIII KAPALABHATI 56
IX SURYABHEDA 57
X UJJAYI 57
XI SITKARI 57
XII SITALI 58
XIII BHASTRIKA 58
XIV PLAVINI 58
XV KEVALA KUMBHAKA 59
BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA 59
Lesson VIII - CONCENTRATION 60
Exercises I 74
Exercises II 74
Exercises III 74
Exercises IV 74
Exercises V 74
Exercises VI 75
Exercises VII 75
Exercises VIII 75
Exercises IX 75
Lesson IX MEDITATION 75
Exercise I 81
Exercise II 81
Exercise III 81
Exercise IV 82
Exercise VI 82
Exercise VII 82
Exercise VIII 82
Exercise IX 82
Exercise X 83
Exercise XI 83
Exercise XII 83
Exercise XIII 83
Lesson X - SAMADHI 84
Lesson XI - THE SERPENTINE POWERS 88
Lesson XII - SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA 95
APPENDIX I - DAILY ROUTINE FOR ASPIRANTS 101
1. ELEMENTARY COURSE37 101
2. INTERMEDIATE COURSE39 101
3. ADVANCED COURSE40 102
THE SPIRITUAL DIARY (Weekly) 103
APPENDIX II - YOGA AND SCIENCE 104
GLOSSARY 108
Sivananda Saraswati 112
Early life 113
Initiation 114
Travels 115
Foundations 115
Disciples 115
Authorship 116
Death 116
Bibliography 116
Resources 118
PREFACE 4
THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER 6
INTRODUCTION 7
Lesson I - YOGA AND ITS OBJECTS 11
Lesson II - YOGA SADHANA 13
Lesson III - YOGIC DISCIPLINE6 18
Lesson IV - YOGIC DIET 28
TABLE SHOWING SATTVIC, RAJASIC AND TAMASIC ARTICLES OF DIET SATTVIC RAJASIC TAMASIC 34
Lesson V - OBSTACLES IN YOGA8 34
Lesson VI - YOGA-ASANAS10 39
(1) Padmasana 42
(2) Siddhasana 43
(3) Sirshasana 43
(4) Sarvangasana 44
(5) Matsyasana 44
(6) Bhujangasana 45
(7) Salabhasana 45
(8) Dhanurasana 46
(9) Paschimottanasana 47
(10) Mayurasana 47
(11) Bandha Traya 48
(12) Nauli 48
Lesson VII - PRANAYAMA 49
Exercise I 54
Exercise II 54
Exercise III 54
Exercise IV 55
Exercise V 55
Exercise VI 55
VII RHYTHMICAL BREATHING 56
VIII KAPALABHATI 56
IX SURYABHEDA 57
X UJJAYI 57
XI SITKARI 57
XII SITALI 58
XIII BHASTRIKA 58
XIV PLAVINI 58
XV KEVALA KUMBHAKA 59
BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA 59
Lesson VIII - CONCENTRATION 60
Exercises I 74
Exercises II 74
Exercises III 74
Exercises IV 74
Exercises V 74
Exercises VI 75
Exercises VII 75
Exercises VIII 75
Exercises IX 75
Lesson IX MEDITATION 75
Exercise I 81
Exercise II 81
Exercise III 81
Exercise IV 82
Exercise VI 82
Exercise VII 82
Exercise VIII 82
Exercise IX 82
Exercise X 83
Exercise XI 83
Exercise XII 83
Exercise XIII 83
Lesson X - SAMADHI 84
Lesson XI - THE SERPENTINE POWERS 88
Lesson XII - SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA 95
APPENDIX I - DAILY ROUTINE FOR ASPIRANTS 101
1. ELEMENTARY COURSE37 101
2. INTERMEDIATE COURSE39 101
3. ADVANCED COURSE40 102
THE SPIRITUAL DIARY (Weekly) 103
APPENDIX II - YOGA AND SCIENCE 104
GLOSSARY 108
Sivananda Saraswati 112
Early life 113
Initiation 114
Travels 115
Foundations 115
Disciples 115
Authorship 116
Death 116
Bibliography 116
Resources 118
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Sivananda Saraswati
778 books180 followersSwami Sivananda Saraswati (September 8, 1887—July 14, 1963) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a well known proponent of Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine and served in Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He lived most of the later part of his life near Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh.
He is the founder of The Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga, vedanta and a variety of other subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society (DLS), on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh.
Sivananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by him, are now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, but these centres are not affiliated with Swami Sivananda's original ashrams which are run by the Divine Life Society.
He is the founder of The Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga, vedanta and a variety of other subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society (DLS), on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh.
Sivananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by him, are now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, but these centres are not affiliated with Swami Sivananda's original ashrams which are run by the Divine Life Society.
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September 12, 2020
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I think if you're into his stuff you'll start noticing that basically he already understood all these different systems that are coming out lately and he knew so many years ago... Makes me wonder where the current people got it, he most definitely changed the. COurse of the world.
I think if you're into his stuff you'll start noticing that basically he already understood all these different systems that are coming out lately and he knew so many years ago... Makes me wonder where the current people got it, he most definitely changed the. COurse of the world.
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