Yantra Yoga, a Tibetan Buddhist system of movement and breathing exercises, bring the body/mind into balance and help achieve authentic relaxation--a preliminary to any meditative practice. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, black and white photographs, and illustrations, Yantra Yoga presents Tibet's trulkhor yoga tradition as taught by one of its master exponents, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu. Yantra Yoga's movements, exercises, and methods of concentration are all based on eighth-century text whose translation is included, illuminated by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu's commentary. Detailed charts for the timing of the breathing exercises are also included.
Author(s): Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 424
Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Foreword
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Preface
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Introduction to the Fundamentals of Yantra Yoga
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The Union of the Sun and Moon Yantra
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A Stainless Mirror of Jewels
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Part One: The Preliminaries
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Part Two: The Fundamental Series of Pranayamas and Yantras
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Part Three: The Concluding Sections
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Appendix One
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Appendix Two......Page 381
Appendix Three
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Appendix Four
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Appendix Five
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Notes
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Index of Tibetan and Sanskrit Names and Terms
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