The Morning Sadhana
The dawn practice of the Rishikesh tradition, in 20, 45 and 90 minutes
From waking to silent sitting, the five stages of the traditional morning practice explained from the texts and assembled into three ready-to-follow sādhanās, timed minute by minute. Start with twenty minutes tomorrow; grow into the ashram morning when your life allows.
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Inside the book
- What a sādhanā is, according to the texts
- Brahma muhūrta and how to rise earlier, gradually
- Waking and purifying: śauca, the six cleansing acts, safe jala neti
- Āsana for the morning: joint loosening, Sun Salutation, held postures, the seat
- Prāṇāyāma at dawn, with precautions for each technique
- Mantra and japa: Om, Gāyatrī, Mahāmṛtyuñjaya, using a mālā
- Sitting in silence and gentle trāṭaka
- Three complete sādhanās: 20, 45 and 90 minutes
- Dawn in Rishikesh: practical and respectful
- When practice falters: Patañjali's nine obstacles
- Recap, Sanskrit glossary, sources
Who it is for
- Practitioners who want a daily practice that goes beyond postures
- Anyone who wants to rise earlier and give the first hour of the day a meaning
- Those who have stayed in Rishikesh or an ashram and want to keep the morning at home
- Beginners in breath and mantra who want clear, safe instructions
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Which language is it in?
This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
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