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YOGA SADHANA - The Art of Sequencing Asanas and Prānāyāmas -
by Ali Dashti & Kate Beck
Patañjali Yoga Switzerland www.patanjali-yoga.info
- PREFACE - This book is a complete guide for those Sādhakas (practitioners), who are looking for a guidance to safely proceed on the path of Yoga and to deepen their knowledge. It is the only one of its kind, because it includes sequences for beginners, advanced and senior practitioners as well. I myself was taught those sequences by my teachers in Pune, India, and I have practiced and taught them since 1986, without experiencing any of the problems or injuries most other yoga practitioners are complaining about. Wrong sequencing is going to lead to physical problems and psychological damages. Often, simple āsanas like for example Anantāsana are taught and practiced only in the Senior Levels, and Padmāsana and so called “knotting poses” are introduced too early. The art of sequencing is not something that has fallen from the sky, nor is it something that should just come to your teachers' or to your mind. The art of sequencing is a paramparā (literally means an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition) and has been handed over from the Guru to the Śishya (pupil) since the time of Patañjali. So, here I present a safe guideline for your daily practice. Practice and study the sequences and in order to protect yourself, learn to distinguish between a „correct“ and a „wrong“ sequence, so you can go on enjoying the benefits, the practice of yoga will bring to you.
Ali Dashti, Bern 2013
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CONTENTS Preface page 4
CHAPTER I - ĪŚVARAPRANIDHĀNA
Invocations
to Ganesha page 6
to Patañjali page 7 to the Guru page 8
to Vishnu page 9
to Hanumān page 10 The Legend of Sage Patañjali page 11
Patañjali Yoga Sūtras page 12
Sādhana Pāda & Translation page 13 Sādhana Pāda - Sūtras only page 22
CHAPTER II - TAPAS Basic Teaching Skil ls page 26
Note To be Noted page 28
Level I - Yama & Niama Āsanas & Prānāyāmas of Level I page 31 Sequences 1- 7 page 33
Āsanas for the lower back page 40
Sequences for Menstruation 1&2 page 41
Prānāyāma - Sequences 1- 5 page 42
Level II - Āsana Āsanas & Prānāyāmas of Level II page 45
Sequence 1 - 9 page 47 Āsanas for the upper back page 56
Brain quiet, body active page 57
Resting Poses page 58 Sequences for Menstruation 1&2 page 59
Prānāyāma - Sequences 1-5 page 60
Level III - Prānāyāma Āsanas & Prānāyāmas of Level III page 63
Sequence 1- 8 page 64 Brain quiet, body active page 72
Sequences for Menstruation 1&2 page 73
Prānāyāma - Sequences 1 - 7 page 74 The Sanskrit alphabet page 77
Level IV - Pratyāharā Āsanas & Prānāyāmas of Level IV page 80
Sequences 1 - 8 page 81
Āsanas for the Immune System page 89 Brain quiet, body active page 90
Sequence for Menstruation 1 page 91
Sequence for Menstruation 2 page 92 Prānāyāma - Sequences 1- 8 page 93
Senior Level - Dhāranā , Dhyāna & Samādhi Āsanas & Prānāyāmas of Senior Level page 96
Sequences 1 - 10 page 97 Āsanas for the knees page 108
Brain quiet, body active page 109
Sequence for Menstruation 1 page 110 Sequence for Menstruation 2 page 111
Prānāyāma - Sequences 1 - 7 page 112
CHAPTER III - SVĀDHYĀYA
The Definition of Yoga page 115 Astanga Yoga - The eight Aspects of Yoga page 116
The Prāna Vāyus page 118
Citta Vrtti & the 5 Causes of Citta Vrtti page 120
Sādhana & the Yoga Māgas page 121 Guru and Śishya page 123
The Concept of Karma page 124
Sāmkhya Dārśana page 126 Ayurveda - The Science of Life page 127
The 3 Śariras & the 5 Koshas page 133
The Human Anatomy and Physiology The Circulatory System page 135
The Nervous System page 137 The Respiratory System page 140
The Digestive System page 141
The Skeletal System page 143 The Spinal Column page 144
The Muscular System page 145
The Reproductive Systems page 148 The Urinary System page 149
The Endocrine System page 149
The Lymphatic System page 150
The Cell page 151 The Organs of the Human Body page 152