The Secret Power Of Yoga Adityam

This book is a product of many years of work as a professional Yoga teacher, combined with deep personal exploration and careful scientific research, involving dozens of people, done with aura machines and Kirlian photography. It is intended to illumine and elucidate the movements of energy in the subtle body during the practice of yoga asanas, and give an understanding of the connection between the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional realms. This book provides a profound introduction to our system of Yoga practice, and will serve as a support and a beacon of light for all serious practitioners of Yoga. Until this time the Western world has been introduced to yoga asanas, pranayama and the many wonders of Hatha Yoga from a somewhat narrow perspective. We tend to see Yoga as a series of physical exercises, or a method of stretching and strengthening the body while quieting the mind and breath. That is all right in the beginning, but the value of Yoga goes far beyond such limited concepts. The true goal of Yoga is nothing less than Self-Realization, also known as Enlightenment, or Nirvana, or God-Realization, essentially synonymous terms which point to a timeless state of supreme peace beyond the mind. Yoga is a method by which the limiting wall of the personality is gradually deconstructed so the individual mind can reconnect with and finally merge in the infinitely-expansive pure Consciousness which is our true nature.

Is an original Yoga Book The author after many years of mystifying yoga practices understood in depth many of the mechanisms of the three bodies' configuration matrix, and the means to end mental enslavement. This book will help you free yourself of the web that entangles and holds you to conditioning. In this book, he demonstrates the efficacy of these techniques by using aura machines and Kirlian photography. You will be able to see for the first time, how energy moves through the subtle body and chakras during each of the yoga poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and energy seals (mudras). You will be able to comprehend what is going on in your own body on an energetic level during practice, this understanding will infuse you with great power and incentive to remain on your path. This book will inspire and persuade you to continue, since you will see with your own eyes that the system of yoga is not a myth, and that it works on a profoundly physical and energetic level.

The book presents the benefits of practice in yoga. This book has two sections that were divided with the purpose of being small enough to transport or copy. The first section has a detailed philosophical explanation of the system and how it influences the physical, astral, and causal bodies. As you advance you will encounter some of the research made by the author that focuses on the benefits of holding the breath during asanas (postures) and pranayamas (breathing exercises). As you continue, meticulous descriptions of different pranayamas and mudras (energy seals) that arouse mystical internal energies responsible for awakening the mind will be revealed to you.

Yoga Adityam was born out of the necessity of spiritualizing yoga in the West. This new system evolved through many years of yoga practice and spiritual experiments. During my long period of study and exploration, I received instructions from accomplished yogis and siddhas, both in India and the West, and after many years of dedicated practice, I came to a deep understanding of the principles of how energy moved through the three bodies during the practice of asanas, pranayama and meditation. I carefully analyzed the many ancient yoga styles described in classic yoga books in India, and compared them to the yoga styles taught in the West in various countries. When I followed the history of any particular style to its ancient roots, I was confronted each time with the revelation that many vital parts were missing when it was presented in the West. For example, in the practice of asanas, not only was breath retention often missing, but also the use of bandhas (yogic body locks), Drishtis (positioning of the gaze), mental concentration and many other vital aspects of true yoga practice were completely absent. My purpose is not to criticize others' styles of teaching; there are many good schools in the West that follow a system designed to foster an experience of inner expansiveness, and this is good. My intention is simply to elucidate the missing vital components of the practice, so that all practitioners can benefit. The principles of Yoga Adityam can be applied to any style of yoga practice and bring forth great spiritual benefits. The series presented in this book were carefully designed to make the physical body strong, lean and healthy, strengthen the nervous system, clean the complex configuration of nadis (astral channels of energy) within our bodies, awaken the Kundalini (the powerful spiritual energy dormant in every human being), open the chakras (psycho-spiritual centers), and help every practitioner realize the great truth of our eternal and infinitely vast nature. In this book you will find specific and clear instructions on how asanas, pranayama and meditation should be practiced. As was done in the first two volumes in the Yoga Adityam series, these instructions are given in conjunction with Kirlian photographs which vividly depict the changes which occur within the energy body while each practice is performed. This is truly a revolutionary approach to the science of yoga and health. This book has two sections that were divided with the purpose of being small enough to transport or copy. The first section has a detailed philosophical explanation of the system and how it influences the physical, astral and causal bodies. As you advance you will encounter some of the research made by the author that focuses on the benefits of holding the breath during asanas (postures) and pranayamas (breathing exercises). As you continue, meticulous descriptions of different pranayamas and mudras (energy seals) that arouse mystical internal energies responsible for awakening the mind will be revealed to you.

In The Secret Power of Yoga, world-renowned Yoga expert Nischala Joy Devi interprets Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the principles at the basis of Yoga practice, from a heart-centered, intuitive, feminine perspective, resulting in the first translation intended for women. Yoga is well known for its power to create a healthy body, but few realize the emotional and spiritual benefits. Devi’s simple, elegant, and deeply personal interpretations capture the spirit of each sutra, and her suggested practices offer numerous ways to embrace the spirituality of Yoga throughout your day.

You are now about to start reading a book about sadhana (spiritual practice). It is the beginning of an interesting adventure with both yourself and the valuable information contained herein. This book has two sections that were divided with the purpose of being small enough to transport or copy. The first section has a detailed philosophical explanation of the system and how it influences the physical, astral and causal bodies. As you advance you will encounter some of the research made by the author that focuses on the benefits of holding the breath during asanas (postures) and pranayamas (breathing exercises). As you continue, meticulous descriptions of different pranayamas and mudras (energy seals) that arouse mystical internal energies responsible for awakening the mind will be revealed to you. The second section, the Addendum, contains precise descriptions of yoga asana sequences that stimulate this same mystical ascending energy (Kundalini). On top of this, you will be able to see Kirlian photos that show how the energy of Kundalini moves though the chakras (psycho-energetic centers) and how it affects them by modifying their colors and the body's aura shape and size. In my heart I hope that anyone who comes across these teachings is blessed with the right perspective to make appropriate use of such practices. To do so, we must appreciate the essence of spiritual practice. There are many ways of practice, many flowing rivers rushing to the same ocean. Yet practice is of no use unless it is done with right understanding. Remember, it is the essence that matters, and that which is the essence is the simplest thing. At the beginning, we go through life living from moment to moment. We develop personalities through our judgment of ourselves, others and the environment we find ourselves in. We construct a series of habitual patterns based on what we like and what we don't like. In this way, we end up running after gratification and fleeing from discomfort. We need our memory to do this; without memory, we would not be able to judge based on past experiences. So we create a mental map filled with things to avoid and other things to desire, and the right paths to reach them. Life seems simple, and unhappiness is easy to keep at bay, according to the map. But somehow we find ourselves immersed in suffering. Pleasures never seem to last as long as we would like them to. So the habitual reaction is to run after more gratification, and we have the perfect habit map to do this. We repeat, redo, and repeat over and over again. We end up living our life going from expectation to expectation, reaction to reaction. Is there an end to this?

The definitive feminine interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, now expanded to include all four padas Yoga is best known for its power to create a healthy body, but the emotional and spiritual benefits of the practice are even greater. In The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi offers a simple, elegant, and deeply personal interpretation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras—the principles at the basis of Yoga practice. Hers is a heart-centered, intuitive, feminine perspective, and the first translation intended for women. Her interpretation beautifully captures the spirit of each sutra, and her suggested practices offer numerous ways to embrace the spirituality of Yoga throughout your day. The original edition summarized the final two padas with the intention of encouraging curiosity about further practice without overwhelming the reader. But today, there is more focus on the importance of understanding the foundation of yoga than ever. With so many making a commitment to the practice of Yoga to further their own spiritual growth and development, Devi believes now is the time to give more, and has provided additional commentary and practices, making The Secret Power of Yoga a complete scripture.

The definitive feminine interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, now expanded to include all four padas Yoga is best known for its power to create a healthy body, but the emotional and spiritual benefits of the practice are even greater. In The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi offers a simple, elegant, and deeply personal interpretation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras—the principles at the basis of Yoga practice. Hers is a heart-centered, intuitive, feminine perspective, and the first translation intended for women. Her interpretation beautifully captures the spirit of each sutra, and her suggested practices offer numerous ways to embrace the spirituality of Yoga throughout your day. The original edition summarized the final two padas with the intention of encouraging curiosity about further practice without overwhelming the reader. But today, there is more focus on the importance of understanding the foundation of yoga than ever. With so many making a commitment to the practice of Yoga to further their own spiritual growth and development, Devi believes now is the time to give more, and has provided additional commentary and practices, making The Secret Power of Yoga a complete scripture.

Rising in Love tells the story of the author's extraordinary spiritual awakening in America (which included meeting an angel), his discovery of Amma (the living Guru known in the West as “the Hugging Saint”), and the 27 amazing years he has spent in quest of Enlightenment as Amma’s devotee, most of that time in India. The book is a multi-faceted diamond. It is a suspenseful psychological thriller, a page-turner from the outset—yet there also much humor in the narrative, and at times reads like a comedic novel. From another angle, it is a story of profound healing from delusion, drug addiction and despair into a joyous and beautifully fulfilled life, and as such it is a ray of hope for all who suffer from addiction or mental illness of one kind or another.