Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

420 Light on Yoga is the Tal)9ava, the cosmic dance of destruction, in which Siva, full of fury at his father-in-law Dak�a for k ...

sss 590 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 421 59 I 5· Pull the knee-cap up and keep the left leg poker stiff and per­ pendicular to th ...

422 Light on Yoga Advanced pupils may hold the foot with both hands, rest it on the head and balance. (Plate 591a) 591a Effect ...

592 Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 423 3· To start with breathe deeply. Later the breathing should be fine and slow, with no jerky ...

424 Light on Yoga soul); when Pr�a and Manas (the mind) have been absorbed, an un­ definable joy ensues.' Verses 29 and 30, chap ...

Bandha and Kriya U ddiyana • • Bandha Twelve* (Plates 593 and 594) U��'iyana means flying up. Strictly speaking it is not an a ...

426 Light on Yoga 593 594 Take a few breaths, then repeat the cycle stated in paras I to ro above. Do not, however, repeat it m ...

Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 427 a large wave or surge, conveys some idea of the process of Nauli where the abdominal muscles an ...

428 Light on Yoga (^595 596) Effects The abdominal recti are strengthened. The other effects of Nauli are the same as those of U ...

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Hints and Cautions Read and digest thoroughly the following hints and cautions before attempting the pdinayama • techniques ment ...

432 Light on Yoga noon, evening and midnight, with 8o cycles at a time (chapter II, verse II). This is hardly possible in the fa ...

Pra7Jayama^433 notch between the collar-bones on the top of the breast-bone. This chinlock or Jalandhara Bandha should be used e ...

434 Light on Yoga 2 5. As a careful mother teaches her child to walk carefree, so the care­ ful mind of the yogi teaches the sen ...

PriiYJayiima^435 beneficial ones which can be practised by pregnant women, preferably in Baddhakonasana. During pregnancy, howev ...

436 Light on Yoga when the body is upset by indigestion, fever, cold and cough, or by emotions like fear, anger or lust. The nor ...

PratJa.yama 437 The three main bandhas, which are important for pr3J?.3yama, are: (r) Jalandhara Bandha, (2) U��Hyana Bandha and ...

438 Light on Yoga anus and the navel is contracted, pulled back to the spine and lifted up towards the diaphragm. The practice o ...

Prar)ayama 439 The human body is a miniature universe in itself. Hatha • • is composed of the syllables ha and ��a which mean th ...