Dharana (Concentration) 1. Fix the mind on some object either within the body or outside. Keep it there steady for some time. This is Dharana. You will have to practise this daily. Laya-Yoga... Read more

Minor Siddhis The Yogi acquires the following minor Siddhis also:  1. Freedom from hunger and thirst. 2. Freedom from the effects of heat and cold. 3. Freedom from Raga-Dvesha. 4. Doora Dars... Read more

Bhakti Yoga—Classes Of Worship At the lowest rung of the ladder of Bhakti Yoga comes the worship of elements and departed spirits. This is the lowest form of worship. Next comes the worship... Read more

12. Yoni Mudra Sit in Siddhasana. Close the ears with the two thumbs, eyes with the index-fingers, nostrils with the middle-fingers, the upper lips with the ring-fingers and the lower lips w... Read more

5. Maha Bandha Maha Mudra is the preliminary exercise for this. Press the anus with the left heel. Place the right foot upon the left thigh. Contract the anus and muscles of the perineum. Dr... Read more

MUDRAS AND BANDHAS Exercises Mudras and Bandhas are certain postures of the body by which Kundalini is successfully awakened. In Gheranda Samhita, the description of 25 Mudras and Bandhas, i... Read more

11. Vajrasana (The Adamantine Pose) Those who sit in this Asana have a quite steady and firm pose. They cannot be easily shaken. The knees are rendered very hard. Merudanda becomes firm and... Read more

8. Paschimottanasana Sit on the ground and stretch the legs stiff like a stick. Catch the toes with the thumb and index and middle fingers. While catching, you have to bend the trunk forward... Read more

This is very useful in keeping up Brahmacharya. It makes you Oordhvaretas. The seminal energy is transmuted into spiritual energy, Ojas-Shakti. This is also called sex-sublimation. You will... Read more

ASANAS Importance Of Asanas Four Asanas are prescribed for the purpose of Japa and meditation. They are Padmasana, Siddhasana, Svastikasana and Sukhasana. You must be able to sit in any one... Read more