Books on Ayurveda

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Book Name - Moola Bandha (The Master Key)

Author - Swami Buddhananda

This book is dedicated to those honest and relentless yoga practitioners who are searching for the master-key to unlock the door to the abode of maha kundalini. Little has ever been written on the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yogas. Moola Bandha is a simple yet dynamic practice with profound physical, mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner.

The text focuses on the theory and practice of bandha. The physical, pranic and psychotherapeutic effects are explored, including the relationship between moola bandha and acupuncture. A concise practical section includes both preliminary practices and advanced techniques to enable the practitioner to pursue this sadhana to the utmost, thus awakening the primal energy within. Includes the drawings and diagrams.

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Book Name - Kundalini Tantra

Author - Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Kundalini Tantra is Swami Satyananda Saraswati's seminal work on kundalini, chakras and kriya yoga. Defining and explaining kundalini, this book provides a detailed account of kundalini awakening, including the signs and effects of such experiences and ways to both elicit and manage them.

The book contains a comprehensive description of each chakra and the significance of the chakras in tantric and yogic practice. Techniques are given to balance each centre for greater harmony in mind, body and spirit, and in preparation for the rising of kundalini shakti. The 20 kriyas and their preparatory practices are fully elucidated.

This is a totally revised Edition of Kundalini Tantra brought out by Yoga Publications Trust which has been formed as a separate entity exclusively for Publishing the Books brought out by Bihar School Of Yoga.

Kundalini Yoga is a part of the tantric tradition. Even though you may have already been introduced to yoga, it is necessary to know something about tantra also. Since ancient times, the wise have realised that mind can be expanded and that experiences do not necessarily depend on the object. This means that if somebody is playing music, I can hear it, and if somebody has painted a picture, I can see it, but I can also see if there is no picture, and I can also hear if there is no music. This is also a quality of man's personality which has been ignored in the last 150 to 200 years. This Book presents a systematic and pragmatic approach to the awakening of kudalini, which arouses greater intelligence from it's sleep and you can give birth to a new range of creativity.

Book Name - Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha

Author - Swami Satyanada Saraswati

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha is recognised internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals available today. Since its first publication by the Bihar School of Yoga in 1969, it has been reprinted thirteen times and translated into many languages. It is the main reference text used by yoga teachers and students of Bihar Yoga/Satyananda Yoga within the International Yoga Fellowship Movement, and many other traditions as well.

This comprehensive text provides clear illustrations, step by step directions and details of chakra awareness. It guides the practitioner or teacher from the simplest to the most advanced practices of the hatha yoga system. A therapeutic index is included for use by doctors and yoga therapists incorporating recent information from research into yoga. This edition successfully brings the exposition of yoga practices to the standard of a university text.

There are not many sources for the westerner who wishes to explore the depths of pranayama. This book is an exhaustive look into the art of breathing. It is complete,it is detailed and technical and it comes from an acknowledged guru.It is more than any other "modern" guru or yoga organization has put out in book form about the subject. For anyone who wishes to investigate and practice pranayama this is the classic.
Suitable for all teachers and practitioners.

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Book Name - Ancient Healing Secrets

Author - Dian Dincin Buchman

Ancient Healing Secrets is a journey into antiquity to recapture some of the safe and practical healing remedies of the past and to adapt them to the needs of the present times.

It includes many remedies recommended by vaids and hakims of India and Persia, medicine men of Pacific Islands and the nomads of Bedounins. It also includes many old family recipes from all parts of the globe.

Book Name - Aghora (3 Vols.)

Author - Robert Svoboda

The Aghora books have been embraced world-wide for their frankness in broaching subjects generally avoided and their facility for making the "unseen" real. By story and living example the Aghori Vimalananda transports us into the true reality while stripping away the unreal. In the process of revealing essence behind substance, countless questions are answered for the spiritual aspirant.

This is a three volume set by the author

AGHORA, At the Left Hand of God

A rare view into the life of a practicing Tantric master. We are taken into realms of consciousness seldom visited yet clearly explained. Astounding tales by Vimalananda and his master yogi friends (one of whom has lived for centuries) reveal truths with eye opening clarity. Aghora teaches that the world is not as it seems, that reality is obtained by embracing the world rather than renouncing it; that by totally giving oneself to the Great Mother can we break through into the Light.

AGHORA II: Kundalini

Kundalini: the Force of forces, Mantra, Tantra, Yantra, the sacred fire, chakras and consciousness. "We Aghoris believe in using fast, terrifying methods of sadhana because we ache to return to God immediately; we cannot bear being separated from Him. An Aghori meditates on burning corpses to force the consciousness beyond all limitations of the personality. Aghora sadhanas destroy everything down to the ground of consciousness and rebuild from the bottom up. Then there is nothing to fear, because the new personality is engineered to be totally surrendered to the Will of God."

AGHORA III: The Law of Karma.

In this third volume of the Aghora trilogy, the Aghori Vimalananda uses the backdrop of the Bombay racetrack as a potent metaphor for the ultimate game of life, where destinies and fortunes are won or lost on the momentary edge of the finishing line.

Weaving all the characters favorites and outsiders, jockeys and trainers, owners and 'rail-birds' into the field of karma, Vimalananda masterfully entwines the external reality of the racecourse with the subtle internal reality of creative spirituality.

Hidden within the form of every sliding moment are the infinite tracks of destiny and the profound and underlying philosophical truths they reveal. Emphasized is the intertwining of relationships (rnanubandhana - the bondage of karmic debt) which perpetuates itself until recognized.

An enlightening window into the seemingly endless cycles of death, rebirth and the intertwinning of relationships which revolve around the universal laws of cause and effect. In depth and consummate.

About the Author:

Robert Svoboda is the first and thus far the only Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was also tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and allied subjects by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He moved to India in 1973, and lived there for more than a decade. Since 1985 he has continued to spend many months of each year there when he is not lecturing, consulting or teaching in other lands. He is the author of 12 books and serves on the Faculty and the Board of Directors of the Avurvedic Institute, Albuquerque, NM.

Reviews:

I was tremendously impressed by the account of a truly remarkable Tantric teacher of the most extreme type. Required reading for anyone interested in knowing and experiencing Tantra. - Nik Douglas, noted Tantric author and photographer.

Often even a sentence or two will shed more significant light on profound states of consciousness or very complex stages of meditation than the reader is likely to find in whole volumes intended to illume the same subjects. - Robert Masters, Ph.D.

These books are bracing in their cheerful, unabashed frankness. - Roger Taylor, Yoga Journal.

This book could easily be retitled Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Karma or Could Ever Think of Asking. This is a book for those seriously seeking to understand the traditions and beliefs that mystics have spent lifetimes trying to master. - From Los Angeles' Bodhi Tree Bookstore review

Often even a sentence or two will shed more significant light on profound states of consciousness or very complex stages of meditation than the reader is likely to find in whole volumes intended to illume the same subjects. - Robert Masters, Ph.D.

Book Name - Neti: Healing Secrets of Yoga and Ayurveda

Author - David Frawley

The Neti Pot is one of the most popular new methods of personal hygiene and health improvement available today.

This simple tool for nasal irrigation, coming from the ancient tradition of Yoga and Ayurveda, is a great way to counter nasal congestion, sinus allergies, headaches and many other health problems that can otherwise be difficult to treat. By enabling you to breathe better, it can give you more energy that can literally transform your life.

The neti pot is inexpensive, easy to use and helpful for everyone. Once you try it and experience its benefits, it will quickly become a regular part of your daily self-care routine.

'Neti: Healing Secrets of Yoga and Ayurveda' is the most thorough and practical presentation of how to use the neti pot yet available. Notably, the book shows the place of such 'nasal therapies' in India's great healing traditions and their broader relevance for treating common diseases.

About the Author: Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is one of the world's leading experts on Yoga and Ayurveda. He is the author of many popular books and textbooks on these subjects over the last twenty years. He brings his wealth of knowledge and experience into the book.

Review:

"Dr. David Frawley is one of the most important scholars of Ayurveda and Vedic Science today. I have gained great personal insight from his work and have great respect and admiration for his knowledge, and for the lucid way in which he has expounded the ancient wisdom of the Vedas. Anyone who is exposed to Dr. Frawley's work is bound to not only become more knowledgeable but wiser...David Frawley is among the leading Ayurvedic experts in the Western world. He has immeasurably contributed to our awareness of the value of Ayurveda." - Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Book Name - Panchakarma Illustrated

Author - Dr. G. Shrinivasa Acharya

The relevance and recognition of Ayurveda and the therapeutic procedures elaborated in this science display an overwhelming demand in the global level. Among the different therapies, the Panchakarma, which is also popularly known as detoxification procedure, has attracted more attention than any other specialty branch of Ayurveda. The ins and outs of every therapeutic procedure is elaborated in this novice book with due consideration of the general introduction, benefits, indications, contraindications, requirement, procedure, after procedure and precautions.

Thus this book proves to be useful both for the beginners and the professionals as well. Step-by-step illustration of therapies with more than 600 crystal clear relevant digital photographs has made this book as good as a live demonstration. Inimitable feature of the book include illustration of more than 60 Upakrama and thus comprising all therapeutic procedures in the domain making this a complete work. The meticulous elaboration of the subjects in the book includes the ancient methods of treatment procedures added with recent technical advancement made in this important field. Use of newer technologies keeps the physician abreast of all the advancement in Panchakarma.

Herbal formulations of proven efficacy are included in the list of prescription. Additional to this, concise review of research works in the field of Panchakarma makes this book a handy reference in Panchakarma practice. With the due consideration of the interested students of Ayurveda, researchers, scholars and practitioners; keeping in mind the current trends in the practice of Ayurveda this book is shaped as a reader would expect. In simple words this book is at hand to make the grade in Panchakarma practice and an ideal reference at smart pace.

Book Name - Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Massage

Author - Subhash Ranade, Avinash Lele

In the recent years, there is increasing trend to know more and more about Ayurveda, an ancient healing science.

Panchakarma and massage are two most prominent fields in Ayurveda, which are becoming popular all over the world. It is useful to enhance natural beauty, to maintain health, for prevention of diseases and to achieve longetivity.

This book deals with all aspects of five purifactory procedures and other methods, which help these procedures. Since authors themselves have done thousands of these procedures, the reader will find the practical explanations of these procedures with many illustration.