Popular Yoga Asanas von Swami Kuvalayananda

Beschreibung

Kurzbeschreibung: 
Aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis:

• Preface
• System of transliteration followed in this handbook
• List of illustrations
  • I. Human body
    • Introduction
    • The cell
    • Bones
    • The muscular system
    • The circulatory system
    • The respiratory system
    • The digestive system
    • The urinary system
    • The nervous system
    • The endocrine glands
    • Conclusion
  • II. Preparing oneself for asanas
  • III. Meditative poses
    • Nasagra-Drishti or the nasal gaze
    • Brhumadhya-Drishti or the frontal gaze
    • Uddiyana-Bandha or the raising of the diaphragm
    • Jalandhara-Bandha or the chin-lock
    • Mula-Bandha or the anal contraction
    • Padmasana or the lotus pose
    • Siddhasana or the accomplished pose
    • Svastikasana or the auspicious pose
    • Samasana or the symmetrical pose
  • IV. Cultural poses
    • Sirshasana or the topsyturvy pose
    • Sarvangasana or the pan-physical pose
    • Matsyasana or the fish pose
    • Halasana or the plough pose
    • Bhujangasana or the cobra pose
    • Salabhasana or the locust pose
    • Ardha-Salabhasana or the half locust pose
    • Dhanurasana or the bow pose
    • Ardha-Matsyendrasana or the half matsyendra pose
    • Vakrasana or the twisted pose
    • Simhasana or the lion pose
    • Vajrasana or the pelvic pose
    • Supta-Vajrasana or the supine pelvic pose
    • Paschimatana or the posterior-stretching pose
    • Mayurasana or the peacock pose
    • Savasana or the dead pose
  • V. Four additional exercises
    • Yoga-mudra or the symbol of yoga
    • Jihva-bandha or the tongue-lock
    • Viparita karani or the inverted action
    • Nauli or the isolation and rolling manipulation of the abdominal recti
  • VI. Scientific survey of yogic poses
• Appendices
  • I. Full course in yogic physical culture for an average man of health
  • II. A short course in yogic physical culture
  • III. An easy course in yogic physical culture
• Glossary
• Index