Table of contents for Meditative Yoga.
Foreword 7
For body and mind 9
What is yoga? 13
Principles of yoga practice 25
Movements of back and upper body 33
Advice for yoga students 39
Patterns of yoga postures 45
Starting postures 49
Sitting on the heels 50
Sitting cross legged 50
Sitting with straight legs 50
Lying on the stomach 50
Lying on the back 50
Standing with the feet together 50
Inverted postures 53
Low shoulderstand 54
High shoulderstand 55
Headstand 56
Backbends 59
Low cobra 60
High cobra 61
Half bow 62
Bow 63
Half camel 64
Camel 65
Bridge 66
Half fish 67
Half locust 68
Locust 69
Half cobra 70
Upward bow 71
Forward bends 73
Seated forward bend 74
Standing forward bend 75
Seated sidebend (I) 76
Seated sidebend (II) 77
Plough 78
Dog 79
Twist postures 81
Twist (I) 82
Twist (II) 83
Reclining twist (I) 84
Reclining twist (II) 85
Triangle 86
Balance postures 89
Tree (I) 90
Tree (II) 91
Combined postures 93
Thunder pose 94
Sun salutation 96
Other postures 99
Dorsal hand hold 100
Shoulder roll 101
Head roll 102
Eye practices 103
Abdominal lock 104
Stomach waves 105
Impulse practices 107
Impulsive slow twist (I) 108
Impulsive slow twist (II) 109
Rapid shaking 110
Resting postures 113
Corpse 114
Sideways rest 115
Prone rest 115
Sitting postures 117
Sitting cross legged 118
Sitting on the heels 118
Half lotus 119
Lotus 119
Breathing practices 121
Yoga breathing (abdominal) 122
Yoga breathing (costal) 123
Yoga breathing (high costal) 123
Full yoga breathing 124
Joyful breathing (I) 126
Joyful breathing (II) 126
Pump breathing 128
Cat breathing 129
Standing breathing 130
Cooling breath 132
Spontaneous inhalation 133
Meditation practices 135
Observing the breath 136
Body feeling 137
Acem Meditation 138
Yoga programmes 141
Preliminaries 144
Beginners 145
Experienced 146
Advanced 147
Effects of yoga 149
Breathing and the muscles 153
Appendix 159
Books and CDs 160
Retreat centres 162
Index 164
About the authors 168
Contact 168