Hatha Yoga: The Complete Traditional Practice
The hatha session as it is taught in the ashrams of Rishikesh, linked to its texts, in three timed sessions of 30, 60 and 90 minutes
Practise the complete hatha session of the Indian ashrams, the joint series, the sun salutation and its twelve mantras, held postures, breathing and deep rest, and know where each piece comes from: what haṭha really means, the Nāth yogis, the seven limbs of the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā and the stages of the Pradīpikā, verses in Sanskrit with our own translations. Three sessions of 30, 60 and 90 minutes, minute by minute, with gentler options, precautions and the research checked on PubMed.
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Inside the book
- Ha and ṭha: what the word means, and what it does not
- From the Nāth yogis to Rishikesh: a short history
- Seven limbs in the Gheraṇḍa, four in the Pradīpikā
- What hatha yoga is not
- Before you practise: precautions, place, time, food
- The order of a traditional session, and why
- Pavanamuktāsana: freeing the joints
- Sūrya namaskāra and its twelve mantras
- The twelve basic postures of the Rishikesh tradition, and how to hold a posture
- Prāṇāyāma within the session
- Śavāsana and a short yoga nidrā
- Three complete sessions: 30, 60 and 90 minutes
- Gentle hatha in the West and the hatha of the texts
- Finding hatha in India today
Who it is for
- Practitioners who take hatha classes and want to know what the word and the texts really say
- Beginners at home who want a complete, safe session to follow, short or long
- Anyone preparing a stay in Rishikesh who wants to recognise the ashram class before arriving
- Teachers who want a sourced framework linking the class to the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā and the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
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Which language is it in?
This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
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Is the Sanskrit translation yours?
Quotations of the ancient texts are either our own translations or public-domain editions, always named. We never copy a modern copyrighted translation.
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