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Note: For the complete lessons, see the AYP Books. This
index provides multiple links for topics covered in the Advanced Yoga Practices lessons.
The main techniques are listed first, in the order given in the lessons, followed by many
related topics listed in alphabetical order for easy reference. Use the "back
button" to return to this topic index from any lesson link selected here.
Short descriptions of many practices and experiences can be found in the Glossary of Sanskrit Terms.
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Advanced Yoga Practices (main techniques, in the order
given)
Desire/Bhakti - 12, 67, 68, 69, 88, 93, 109, 112, 120, 165, 187,
214, 220, 221, T19, 240, 246, T37, 252, 282
Meditation - 13, 14-37, 59, 79, 106, 115, 116, 117, 157, 158, 159,
160, 176, 180, 186, 188, 190, 195, 196, 232, 244, 282
Spinal Breathing Pranayama - 39,
41, 42-53, 69,
96, 135, 156, 160,
182, 200, 206, 229, 239, 241, 288
Mulabandha/Asvini - 55, 64, 91, 105, 119, 130, 156
Sambhavi Mudra - 56, 65, 91, 131, 169, 174, 189, 190, 212
Asanas - 69, 71,
80, 107, 145, 147, 149, 183, 216, 239, 285
Siddhasana - 33, 75, 127, 128, 156, 174, 177, T16, T28, 235
Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka - 91, 94, 95, 99, 144, 204, 281, 288
Uddiyana/Nauli/Navi Kriya - 91,
129, 139, 275
Kechari Mudra - 91, 108, 114, 192, 197, 205, 212, T34, T35,
223, 224, 229, 237, 271, 284
Chin Pump (Dynamic Jalandhara) - 139,
140, 143, 144, 281
Samyama - 76, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 176, 184, 221,
243, 264, 269
Spinal Bastrika Pranayama - 171,
172, 173
Targeted Bastrika Pranayama - 198,
199
Summary of Principles and Practices - 204
Addiction - 10, T38, T39,
272
Ajna - 56, 77, 188, 189, 198, 199, 201, 212, 277
Akasha - 150, 151, 152
Albert Einstein - 13, 246
Alcohol and Tobacco - 29
Allah - 67
Astrology/Jyotish (influence of the stars) - 93, 103,
146
Atheists and Agnostics - 20
Automatic Yoga (and movements) - 104, 183, 202, 203, 210, 218,
T35, 224, 232
Ayurveda - 69, 90, 200
Beatles - 67, 93, 253
Bhagavad Gita - 74, 253
Bible - 13, 47, 113, 126, 151
Bliss - 16, 35, 85, 113, 143
Bob Dylan - 93
Book List - 253
Brahmacharya - 101, T9
Breath Suspension - 45, 46, 51,
52, 62, 91, 106, 144, 167, 175
Buddha - 20, 134
Caduceus - 89, 90
Carl Jung - 134
Celibacy - 101, T9
Chakras - 21, 47, 73, 77, 206, 220
Chanting - 37, 59, 186
Chiropractic - 104
Connectedness of Yoga - 104, 149, 150, 169, 178, 180, 183, 185,
191, 204, 212, 252
Crown Opening (avoiding premature) - 69, 77, 125, 181, 188, 199,
201, 208, 230, 273, 277, 287
Daily Practices
Establishing - 58, 86, 147, 148, 187
Maintaining - 102, 148, 187
Expanding - 148, 193
Compressing - 18, 50, 209
Death (yogic) - 286
Deepak Chopra - 69, 253
Destiny - 103
Devotion - 12, 67, 68, 88, 109, 112
Dharma - 178
Diet - 30, 69, 167, 200, 216, 220
Digestion - 51, 133
Divine Love - 110, 113, 138,
143, 182
Divine Union - 69, 113, 169
Doshas (Ayurveda: vatta, pitta & kapha) - 69, 200
Ecstasy - 64, 66, 78, 95, 113, 138, 143, 203, 235, 258, 284
Ecstatic Bliss - 78, 113, 120,
139, 143, 169, 235
Ecstatic Confessions (by Martin Buber) - T22, 258
Ecstatic Conductivity - 64, 65, 143, 169, 170, 191, 198, 212, T35, 252
Ecstatic Radiance - 42, 44, 90,
139, 152
Eight Limbs of Yoga - 149, 151, 153, 156, 176, 243, 253
Emerson - 253
Energy Blockages - 104, 134, 171, 194, 198, 235, 288
Energy/Chakra Healing - 73, 77, 104, 124
Enlightenment Milestones - 35, 85, 100, 120, 138, 274
Esoteric/Secret Yoga - 93, 105, 108, 189, 201, 214, 253
Fear - 259
Fifth Dimension - 36
Free Will - 103
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms - here
Gopi Krishna (kundalini excesses) - 73, 99, 181, 188, 208, 253
Granthis (the three knots) - 276
Grieving Process - 68
Group Practice - 37
Guided Meditations - 37
Guru in you - 57, 72, 214,
260
Hatha Yoga - 71, 130, 136,
145
Hatha Yoga Pradipika - 71, 253
Health - 24, 25, 30, 48, 73, 194, 200, 220, 253
Heart Breathing - 220, 221
Henry Ford - 93
Hindustan Times Articles (2) - 141
Holy Ghost - 71
Ida and Pingala - 89, 90
Inner Sensuality - 53, 121, 126, 169, 221, 222
Inner Silence - 13, 35, 36,
85, 109, 157, 203, 273
Integration of Practices - 10, 19, 136, 149, 204
Intellect (Jnana) - 11, 126, 134, 157, 176, 182, 185, 207, 283
Intelligence/Genius - 246
Ishta (chosen ideal) - 67, 68, 112, 220, 221
Issac Newton - 13
Iyengar - 253
Jalandhara - 91, 143
Jesus - 12, 16, 20, 25, 31, 34, 35, 37, 54, 56, 67, 92, 94, 131, 132,
134, 164, 184, 221, 243, 253
Karma - 79, 85, 98, 103, 132, 144, 153, 158, 171, 184, 198, 201,
220, 252
Krishna - 67, 94, 134
Krishnamurti - 84
Kriya Yoga - 136, 181, 206,
239, 253, 273
Kumbhaka - 91, 139, 140,
144, 191, T33, 229
Kundalini - 54, 63, 64, 69, 83, 85, 91, 94, 113, 125, 129, 135, 149, 169,
170, 191, 199, 200, 201, 208, 216, 253, 261, 280, 287
Lahiri Mahasaya - 201, 206, T19, 258
Lao Tsu - 134
Levitation - 137, 150, 151,
155
Liberation - 92, 120, 200
Lotus Feet - 135
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - 93, 253
Mala Beads - 86
Mantra
I AM (AYAM) - 13, 59, 79, 188, 195, 244
Location - 21, 27, 188
Language and Meaning - 13, 115, 117, 188
Enhancements - 116, 186
Mantra Design - 188
Mantra Yoga - 136, 239
Massage - 104
Micro-Movements (whole-body mudra) - 91, 129,
143, 212, T34, 275
Mohammed - 94
Moses - 94
Mother Theresa of Calcutta - 67
Mozart - 13, 246
Muktananda - 153, 253
Nadis (subtle nerves) - 77, 118, 121, 125
Nadi Shodana (alternate nostril breathing) - 256
Narayanananda - 253
Natural Principles - 58, 149, 204
Navi Kriya - 275
Nectar (Amrita, Soma) - 51, 133, 137
Nervous System - 15, 24, 25,
39, 94, 107, 134, 138, 143, 149, 204,
208
New Age - 93, 146, 149,
165
Norman Paulsen - 92, 206, 253
OM (AUM) - 59, 121, 186,
188, 244, 283
Osho (Rajneesh) - 136, T21, 253
Padmasana - 127
Paramahansa Yogananda - 92, 93, 146, 253
Pay it Forward - 166
Perspiration - 49, 182
Physical Fitness - 80, 147
Pineal and Pituitary - 65, 125, 189, 288
Pleasure - 10, 43, 55, 56, 64, 66, 78, 113, 163, 169, 191
Prana (life force) - 39, 47, 51,
71, 97, 113, 139, 146, 167, 182
Pratyahara - 121, 126, 149
Prayer - 150
Pure Bliss Consciousness - 13, 35, 36, 85, 122, 138, 143, 157, 163,
213, 273
Purification and Opening - 94, 104, 134, 138, 145, 168, 171, 175, 194,
182, 184, 203, 207, 251
Raja/Ashtanga Yoga - 136, 149, 248
Ramacharaka - 253
Ramakrishna - 67, 84, 108,
T2, 253, 258, 260
Ramana Maharishi - 126
Reiki - 104, 125
Reincarnation - 74 , 185, 201,
262
Religion - 11, 67, 132,
221, 233, 253
Restlessness - 15, 213
Retreats - 148, 193, 250
Romantic Love - 66, 98, 110,
T19
Rumi - 134, T19, T22,
258
Sai Baba - 181
Samadhi - 146, 149, 150,
157, 176, 248, 264
Saint Francis of Assisi - T22, 258
Saint John of the Cross - T19, T22, 258
Saint Theresa of Avila - 258
Satyananda - 253
Scenery (visions, energy experiences, etc.) - 37, 81,
90, 92, 94, 170,
175, 179, 180, 185, 201, 204, 224, 225
Science and Yoga - 19, 93, 182,
248
Self-Inquiry - 283
Self-Pacing - 38, 81, 99,
102, 104, 105, 107, 120, 144, 145, 160,
168, 172, 173, 182, 203, 216, 217, 219, 226, 231, 244
247, 250, 252
Sensitivity to Meditation - 160, 200, 218
Service - 98, 120, 166,
228, 264, 277
Sex and Yoga - 54, 55, 66,
69, 97, 98, 101, 105, 174, 177
Shaktipat - 146, 181, 253
Shankara - T4, 253
Shiva and Shakti - 69, 113, 125, 138, 143, 157, 169, T45
Siddhis/Powers - 76, 149, 150,
155, 164, 167, 176, 184, 210, 243, 264
Sigmund Freud - T10
Sin - 132, 252
Sivananda - 253
Skepicism - 134, 180, 182
Sleep - 17, 157, 158, 213, 251
Spinal Nerve (Sushumna) - 44, 52, 64, 90, 96, 143, 189, 206, 229
Spiritual Anatomy - 47, 89, 90,
92
Sri Yantra - 92, 169, T25
Star and Circle Vision - 92, 179
Sufi (whirling dervishes) - 143, 253
Sutras - 149, 150, 151,
152, 153, 154, 155
Swami Rama - 253
Tai Chi - 69, 80, 104
Tantra (mature students only, please)
What is Tantra? - T1, 66, 97
Holdback Method - T4, T43
Blocking Method - T5, T43
Brahmacharya - T9, 101
Sexual Healing and Equality - T10,
T42, T50
Pornography - T38, T39
Homosexuality - T39
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra (112 practices) - T21, 136
Count Method - T23
Sri Vidya - T25, 169
Advanced Siddhasana - T28, 177
Vajroli Mudra - T30, T46
Amaroli - T32, T40
Kechari Secret Spot - T34
Taoism - 20, 51, 157, T32
Tapas (intensity) - 67, 149
Teddy Roosevelt - 55
Theosophy - 253
Third Eye - 56, 65, 91, 92, 131, 169, 189, 198, 199, 206, 212
Thomas Edison - 93, 246
Thoreau - 253
Time Management in Practices - 18, 50, 86, 181, 193, 209
Traditions - 19, 93, 165,
221, 253
Transcendental Meditation - 246, 253
Turiya - 157
Twelve Step Programs - T38, T39
Twice a day (practices) - 13, 148, 209, 244
Ujjayi (with epiglottis) - 41
Vivekananda - 93, 248, 253
Western Psychology - 134
Witnessing - 109, 122, 138,
157, 203, 213, 250
Woodroffe, Sir John - 253
World Peace - 34, 37, 93,
146
Worship - 67, 112, 220
Wright Brothers - 53, 93
Yama and Niyama - 149, 150, 185, 228, 253
Yoga (what is it?) - 11
Yoga for Children - 256
Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) - 213, 250
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - 10, 76, 149, 153, 176, 184, 243, 253
Yoga Teaching (by everyone) - 255, 256, 257
Yuga - 93
Yukteswar - 146 |
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