HATHA YOGA

A Science of Holistic Health, Harmony, Relaxation, Restoration, and Balance.
Yoga is a life of self-discipline. Yoga balances, harmonizes, purifies and strengthens the body, mind and soul. It shows the way to perfect health, perfect mind control and perfect peace with one's own Self, the world, nature and God.

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An Introduction to Asanas

• What is Hatha Yoga?

Advice and Precautions

• Please read carefully before beginning Hatha Yoga Asanas.

Relaxation Postures

• Shavasana: The Corpse Pose
• Advasana: The Reversed Corpse Pose.

Backward Bending Asana

• Bhujangasana: The Cobra Pose.
• Shalabhasana: The Locust Posture.
• Dharnurasana:The Bow Posture.
• Saral Dharnurasana: The Easy Bow Pose.
• Chakrasana: The Wheel Pose.

Forward Bending Asana

• Paschimottasana: The Back Stretching pose.
• Janu Sirshasana: The Head to Knee pose.
• Pada Hastasana: The Forward Bending pose.

Asana Performed From Vajrasana

• Vajrasana: The Thunderbolt.
• Supta Vajrasana: The Sleeping Thunderbolt.
• Ushtrasana: The Camel Pose.

Inverted Asanas

• Halasana: The Plough Posture.
• The Shoulderstand Pose.

Eliminating Constipation

There are various hatha yoga exercises that have been especially designed to relieve constipation:

• Hatha Yoga: Read before starting
• Supta Vajrasana: Sleeping Thunderbolt
• Dhanurasana: Bow Pose
• Ushtrasana: Camel Pose
• Bhujangrasana: Cobra
• Easy Bow
• Halasana: Plough

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PRANAYAMA: THE SCIENCE OF BREATHING

• Relaxed Breathing

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Cleaning and Clearing Exercises

• Jala Neti: Nasal Cleaning

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Yoga's Psychic Physiology

• The Seven Chakras
• Nadis: The Nervous System

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