The Healing Yoga Manual

Work with your chakra energy centres to increase your vitality

Swami Ambikananda Saraswati (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2019
OH (Verlag)
978-1-85906-429-0 (ISBN)

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A Hatha Yoga guide that teaches techniques for enhancing the chakra energy system.

Restore balance and harmony to both body and mind with this step-by-step guide to enhancing the chakra-tattva energy system through yoga. Discover the five forces of vitality - the panchatattva - housed in the body's five corresponding chakras, or energy centres. Through the practice of specific yoga postures beneficial to each tattva you can improve the flow of vitality (prana) within your body, to achieve a healthier, happier life. Clear illustrations and instructions are included throughout, along with further techniques for balance, breathwork, gestures, visualizations, mantras and diet. There are also targeted routines for alleviating a range of common ailments.

Swami Ambikananda Saraswati is a Hindu monk who has been teaching yoga and Vedanta philosophy for over forty years. In 1995 she founded The Traditional Yoga Association to honour yoga's ancient traditions and continue her guru's message, training new teachers as well as teaching public classes. She is also a practising acupuncturist, offering private treatments at her home. Visit the Traditional Yoga website at www.traditionalyoga.org

FOREWORD

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO YOGA
Ancient wisdom
Self-discovery and self-disclosure
Losing balance
Stretching, strengthening and the stillpoint

PART 2: YOGA AND THE FIVE FORCES
About the Five Tattvas
Tattvas and Chakras
Each of the five sections features an introduction to the chakra, yoga postures and further techniques, including mudra meditation, pranayama (prana exercise), visualization and dietary considerations.
The postures included are:
VISHUDDHA CHAKRA - The Power of Space
ANAHATA CHAKRA - The Power of Air
MANUPURA CHAKRA - The Power of Space
SVADHISTHANA CHAKRA - The Power of Space
MULADHARA CHAKRA - The Power of Space
Integration - integrating the five tattvas

PART 3: YOGA FOR SPECIFIC AILMENTS
Recommended movements and asanas for the following conditions:
Back pain (lower back and thoracic) ;
Depression ;
Insomnia ;
High blood pressure ;
Colds & flu ;
TATT syndrome (tired all the time) ;
Premenstrual syndrome;
Anxiety & panic attacks;
Obesity.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.09.2019
Zusatzinfo	illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
ISBN-10	1-85906-429-9 / 1859064299
ISBN-13	978-1-85906-429-0 / 9781859064290
Zustand	Neuware