Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

100 Light on Yoga not rest on the floor. Only the abdominal front portion of the body rests on the floor and bears the weight of ...

61 62 Dhanurasana Four* (Plate 63) Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 101 Dhanu means a bow. The hands here are used like a bow-strin ...

102 Light on Yoga the ribs or the pelvic bones on the floor. Only the abdomen bears the weight of the body on the floor. 5· Whil ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 103 Exhale, roll over to the right side and stretch the legs and chest. (Plate 64) 3· Inhale and co ...

104 Light on Yoga Effects The sideways roll in this posture massages the abdominal organs by pressing them against the floor. C ...

67 Effects Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 105 The pose strengthens the arms and the wrists develop mobility and power. It also cont ...

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71 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 107 Now reverse the movements and with exhalations jump back about a foot at a time until you re ...

(^108) Light on Yoga 72 73 5· Contract the anus and the buttocks, tighten the thighs. Maintain the pose for about^20 seconds, b ...

Technique Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 109 r. Lie on the floor on the stomach, face downwards. Keep the feet about one foot apar ...

rro Light on Yoga 33· Adho Mukha Svcmasana Five* (Plate 75) ' Adho Mukha means having the face downwards. Svana means a dog. The ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya. I I I soften calcaneal spurs. It strengthens the ankles and makes the legs shapely. The practice of ...

112 Light on Yoga 77 35· Da'f}cf,asana Two* (Plate 77) (Da�9a=a staff or rod) Exhale, recline the trunk slightly back and simul ...

Technique Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 113 Sit on the floor. Stretch the legs out in front and keep them straight. (Plate 77) In ...

114 Light on Yoga Hold this pose for 20 to 30 seconds with normal breathing. A stay for one minute in this posture indicates st ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 115 from the floor, raise the right leg and place the right thigh over the left one. Raise the butto ...

II6 Light on Yoga The chest is well expanded and the back becomes erect. The shoulder joints move freely and the latissimus dors ...

82 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya II7 'Of the 84 lacs of asanas, one should always practise Siddhasana. It purifies 72,ooo na<;i ...

I r8 Light on Yoga all desires and freed from the vexations of spirit .... The soul is divine in origin, though clogged with the ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriyli 119 This is called Khechari'. By this practice there is neither fainting, nor hunger, nor thirst, n ...