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
- I. Human body
- 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