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Table Of Contents PUBLISHERS' NOTE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE Prana and Pranayama Sub-Pranas and Their Functions The Colour of Pranas The Length of the Air-Currents The Centering of the Prana The Lungs Sushumna Kundalini Shat-Chakras Nadis Purification of Nadis Shat-Karmas (The Six Purificatory Processes) Dhauti Basti Neti Nauli Kapalabhati CHAPTER TWO The Meditation Room The Five Essentials The Place The Time The Adhikari Dietetic Discipline Yogic Diet Mitahara Purity in Food Charu Milk Diet Fruit Diet Articles Allowed Articles Forbidden A Kutir For Sadhana Matra Padmasana (Lotus Pose) Technique Siddhasana (The Perfect Pose) Technique Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose) Samasana (Equal Pose) Three Bandhas Arambha Avastha Ghata Avastha Parichaya Avastha Nishpatti Avastha CHAPTER THREE What is Pranayama Pranayama (According to the Gita) Pranayama (According To Sri Sankaracharya) Pranayama (According to Yogi Bhusunda) Control of Breath Varieties of Pranayama Three Types of Pranayama The Vedantic Kumbhaka Pranayama for Nadi-Suddhi Mantra During Pranayama Exercise No. 1 Exercise No. 2 Exercise No. 3 Exercise No. 4 Deep Breathing Exercise Kapalabhati The External Kumbhaka (Bahya) Easy Comfortable Pranayama (Sukha Purvaka) Pranayama for Awakening Kundalini Pranayama During Meditation Pranayama While Walking Pranayama in Savasana Sitkari Sitali Bhastrika Bhramari Murchha Kevala Kumbhaka Pranic Healing Distant Healing Relaxation Relaxation of Mind Importance and Benefits of Pranayama Special Instructions APPENDIX Concentration on Solar Plexus Pancha Dharana Prithvi Dharana Ambhasi Dharana Agneyi Dharana Vayavya Dharana Akasa Dharana Story of Yogi Bhusunda The Inner Factory Yogic Diet Sivananda's Pranayama Kundalini Pranayama Questions and Answers GLOSSARY

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