Author: Jayadeva Yogendra
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Jayadeva Yogendra
Publisher: The Yoga Institute
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 162
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185053197
Description
The President of India inaugurated the work on the Yoga Cyclopaedia in ten volumes at The Yoga Institute Santacruz in connection with its 70th year Foundation Day.
The need for such a comprehensive work on Yoga becomes imperative with the growing popularity of the subject in the East and the West.
Besides academic information, knowledge on traditional skills, modern studies in allied areas, authentic interpretetion by living Yoga teachers etc. -All this material needs to be scrutinised, selected and integrated into one volume for this purpose.
The touchstone to test the available material in Yoga remains the classical work-Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. Reference to the Yoga Sutra and Vyasa Bhasya are therefore provided wherever available; many lesser works are consulted but as a rule detailed references are not provided. Shri Yogendraji's work on Asanas viz. Yoga Asanas Simplified, has been extensively used. Smt. Sita Devi's Yoga Physical Education has been also utilised.
What the Yoga Institute Stands For ?
Yoga is becoming popular. But which is the kind of yoga that is gaining ascendency? Is it the circus like asanas and complicated kriyas and magical incantations and Mantras?
Is it the Yoga of pretentious contemplation when the mind is not steady and is running after material desires? This indeed is not Yoga.
A Yoga that can generate body awareness and steadiness and control of the physical body, a Yoga that can lead to control of our mind and like us further into the understanding of the deeper layers of the subconscious, are closer to the concept of classical Yoga as available in statements like Yoga Citta Vritti Nirodhah Yoga is a complete control of the working of the mind.
We should not forsake the spiritual base of Yoga that results in deeper understanding of life and an equibalanced state of mind.
Contents
ALL ABOUT ASANAS-General
Body Awareness-does Hathyoga begin with it
Different ways to Train the Body
Different ways to reach up to the Mind & Spirit
How systematic is Yoga
Good that Physical exercise does
Good accruing from non Yoga System of Physical Education
History of Asanas
Imitation of Birds and Animals
Chronology of Asanas
How is the word 'Asana' derived
Modern scientific understanding, Physiological Researches on Asana
Modern studies on Asanas
New hypothesis on Asanas
Shri Yogendrajis' views on benefits of Asana
Spinal cord and its importance
Systems of the body and Yogic Asanas
Which Asana should you do
Which Dynamic Asanas are recomended
What is the Breathing like when doing Asanas
What is the right age to practice Asana
Where should one practice Yoga
What is Emotional shut-off during practice of Asana
Where should one's attention be in Asana
What is the right time for Asanas
When to Relax
What about Diet
What suggestions during practice of Asana
SELECTION OF SIMPLE ASANAS-Practical
Meditative Asanas
Sukhasana
Ksemasana
Sthirasana
Virasana
Tristhitasana
Vajrasana
Dhirasana
Siddhasana
Hathasiddhasana
Siddhasiddhasana
Muktasana
Guptasana
Samasana
Svastikasana
Goraksasana
Padmasana
Vrsasana
Sthitaprarthanasana
Cultural Asanas
Asanas for Vertebral Column
ASANAS FOR UPWARD STRETCH
Yastikasana
Talasana
Parvatasana
FORWARD BENDING ASANAS
Trikonasana
Hastapadasana
Cakrasana
Pascimottanasana
Yogamudra
Halasana
BACKWARD BENDING ASANAS
Bhujangasana
Dhanurvakrasana
Ustrasana
SIDEWARD BENDING ASANAS
Konasana
ASANAS FOR TORSION OF THE SPINE
Simple Vakrasana
Konasana III
Ardhamatsyendrasana
ASANAS FOR INVERSION
Viparitakarani
Sarvangasana
Ardhasarvangasana
ASANAS FOR EXTREMITIES
Utkatasana
Ekpadasana
Nataprarthanasana
Hastapadangustasana
Garudasana
Matsyasana
Simple Bhadrasana
Paryankasana
Asanas for Abdominal Compression
Pavanmuktasana
Asanas for Relaxation
Savasana
Makarasana
YOGA TOPICS UNDER ALPHABET A
BIBLIOGRAPHY