Mudras & Bandhas
The seals and locks of hatha yoga, from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Gheranda Samhita to safe daily practice
Understand what the ten mudras of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the twenty-five of the Gheranda Samhita really are, and learn the hand mudras and the three bandhas step by step, one lock at a time. The texts are quoted honestly, the dangerous practices are explained without instructions, and an eight-week programme takes you from jnana mudra to maha bandha.
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Inside the book
- Mudra and bandha in the tradition
- The body, safety and what research says
- Hasta mudras: the gestures of the hands
- Jalandhara bandha, the throat lock
- Mula bandha, the root lock
- Uddiyana bandha, the upward-flying lock
- Maha bandha: the three locks together
- Maha mudra, the great seal
- Maha vedha, the great piercing
- Viparita karani, the reversing seal
- Mudras of the eyes, tongue and face (shambhavi, nabho, khechari)
- What the texts describe and this book does not teach
- A progressive eight-week programme and sessions
- Precautions
Who it is for
- Practitioners who already breathe and sit comfortably and want to learn the bandhas properly
- Meditators who use hand mudras and want to know their real sources
- Students of hatha yoga reading the Pradipika and the Gheranda Samhita
- Teachers who need a clear, precaution-first reference
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What exactly do I get?
A PDF you download right after payment; the link is also emailed to you. PDF of 39 pages, readable on any phone, tablet or computer, printable in A4 or Letter.
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Can I print it?
Yes. The pages are A4 and print well on Letter paper too; keep it open on your mat.
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Yes. Write the recipient’s first name in the gift field before paying, or on your order page after payment: it is printed on the cover. You receive the PDF and simply forward the email.
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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