Layayoga focuses on the Tantric process of transforming the ordinary human body into a divine body in which every cell is awakened with consciousness. The main focus is to arouse the kundalini through concentration and breath exercises and the movement of this energy through the chakras.
About the Author
Shyam Sundar Goswami (1891--1978) was the founder of the Goswami Institute of Yoga in Sweden, the first Indian institution of its kind in that country. He was a disciple of Balak Bharati and also wrote Yoga: An Advanced Method of Physical Education and Concentration.
Table of Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
My initiation into Layayoga
Introduction
Part 1: Fundamentals of Layayoga
1 Layayoga and Ashtangayoga
2 Layayoga - Its Significance and Method
3 Kundalini - the Coiled Power
4 Mantra - Supra-sound Power
5 Bhutashuddhi - Purificatory Thought-concentration
6 Bhutashuddhi Pranayama - Purificatory Breathing
Part 2: The Chakras System
7 Introduction to the System of Chakras
8 The Waidika System of Chakras
9 The Tantrika System of Chakras
10 Exposition of the Chakras
11 Exposition of the Chakras (continued)
12 Location of the Chakras
Part 3: Concentration Practices
13 Physical Purification and Vitalization
14 Mental Purification and Rejuvenation
15 Posture, Breath-control and Science-withdrawal
16 Practice of Dharana
17 Practice of Dhyana
18 Practice of Bhutashuddhi
Note on the Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words and Mantras
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
