Book Contents by Chapters:
PART 1 – WHAT IS YOGA?
CHAPTER 1 - Understanding the Nature of Yoga
CHAPTER 2 - Application of Yoga
CHAPTER 3 - History of Systematic Development of Yoga
CHAPTER 4 - Becoming an Instructor in Yoga
CHAPTER 5 – The Underlying Mechanism of All Yoga Approaches
CHAPTER 6 –Yoga for Special Groups and Conditions
CHAPTER 7 – Growing Awareness by Yoga for An Instructor
PART II – POWER OF BREATH IN YOGA
CHAPTER 8 – Introduction to the Power of Breath
CHAPTER 9 – Nādi Śhodhana Prāṇāyāma
CHAPTER 10 – Ujjayī Prāṇāyāma
CHAPTER 11 – Bhastrikā
CHAPTER 12 – Deergha Śhvāsa – Long Deep Breath
CHAPTER 13 – Bhrāmarī
CHAPTER 14 – Kapālabhāti
CHAPTER 15 – Other Breathing Practices
PART III – HAṬHA YOGA
CHAPTER 16 – Understanding Anatomy and Physiology for Safe Instruction
CHAPTER 17 – Introduction to Haṭha Yoga
CHAPTER 18 – Āsanas
CHAPTER 19 – Ṣhaṭkriyās or Ṣhaṭkarma
CHAPTER 20 – Prāṇāyāma Overview
CHAPTER 21 – Mudrās and Bandhas – An Overview
PART IV – TANTRA APPROACH TO YOGA
CHAPTER 22 – Concept of Tantra and its Application
CHAPTER 23 – Kuṇdalinī Yoga System
CHAPTER 24 – Tantra As Integral to Yoga
CHAPTER 25 – Prāṇakriyā
CHAPTER 26 – Chakra Vibration Practice
PART V –THE SOURCE OF ALL KNOWLEDGE IN YOGA
CHAPTER 27 – The Ultimate Realization of Yoga
PART VI – MEDITATIVE APPROACHES TO YOGA
CHAPTER 28 – Introduction to Meditation
CHAPTER 29 – Meditation Approach for Deeper Relaxation
CHAPTER 30 – Meditation Approach for Cosmic Connectivity
CHAPTER 31 – Building a Meditative Routine in Daily Life
PART VII – INTEGRATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF YOGA IN DAILY LIFE
CHAPTER 32 – Role of Group Effect and Collective Consciousness in Yoga
CHAPTER 33 – Bhakti Yoga and the Role of Religious Practices in Yoga
CHAPTER 34 – Yoga in Non-Religious Practices
CHAPTER 35 – Integrative Health from Yoga
CHAPTER 36 – Role of Yoga in Global Environmental and Socio-economic Balance
PART VIII – FUNCTIONAL & ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR YOGA CLASS
CHAPTER 37 – Functional and Ethical Requirements
PART IX - CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 38 – Conclusive and Summary Understanding of Yoga
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 – Sectional Breathing
Appendix 2 – A Beginner’s Regimen of Gentle Physical Practice
Appendix 3 – Jala Neti: Nasal Cleansing
Glossary & Index
