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Note: For the complete lessons,
with additions, see the
AYP Easy Lessons for
Ecstatic Living 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
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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):
Desire/Bhakti - 12, 67, 68, 69, 88, 93, 109, 112, 120, 165, 187,
214, 220, 221, T19, 240, 246, T37, 252, 282,
335, 337,
338,
339, 340,
341, 342, 344,
347,
348, 349,
358, 360,
T69
Meditation - 13, 14-37, 59, 79, 106, 115, 116, 117, 157, 158, 159,
160, 176, 180, 186, 188, 190, 195, 196, 232, 244, 282, 298,
355, 358,
365, 366, 367,
368, 369,
370, 371, 372,
373, 375
Spinal Breathing Pranayama - 39,
41, 42-53, 69,
96, 135, 156, 160,
182, 200, 206, 229, 239, 241, 288,
378, 381
Mulabandha/Asvini - 55, 64, 91, 105, 119, 130, 156,
T71
Sambhavi Mudra - 56, 65, 91, 131, 169, 174, 189, 190, 212
Asanas - 69, 71,
80, 107, 145, 147, 149, 183, 216, 239, 285, 300
Siddhasana - 33, 75, 127, 128, 156, 174, 177, T16, T28, 235,
T66
Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka - 91, 94, 95, 99, 144, 204, 281, 288
Uddiyana/Nauli/Navi Kriya - 91,
129, 139, 275,
316
Kechari Mudra - 91, 108, 114, 192, 197, 205, 212, T34, T35,
223, 224, 229, 237, 271, 284, T61
Chin Pump (Dynamic Jalandhara) - 139,
140, 143, 144, 281
Samyama - 76, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 176, 184,
221,
243,
264, 269, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303,
317, 351,
353, 359, 374
Spinal Bastrika Pranayama - 171,
172, 173
Targeted Bastrika Pranayama - 198,
199
Self-Inquiry - 283, 302,
321,
322, 323,
324, 325, 326,
327, 328,
329, 330,
331,
332, 333,
334,
335, 336, 349,
350,
351,
353,
354, 356,
357,
359, 361,
362,
375,
376, 380
Service (Karma Yoga) - 98, 120, 166,
228, 264, 277,
344, 345,
346, 347,
348, 363
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,
332,
341,
355,
367, T72,
378
Summary of Principles and Practices - 204
Related Topics (listed alphabetically):
Addiction - 10, T38, T39,
272, 308
Advaita-Vedanta (non-duality) -
321,
322, 323,
324, 325, 326,
327, 328,
329, 330, 331,
332, 333,
334,
335, 336, 349,
350,
351, 352,
353,
356,
357,
361,
362,
376
Adyashanti -
332
Ajna - 56, 77, 188, 189, 198, 199, 201, 212, 277
Akasha - 150, 151, 152
Albert Einstein - 13, 246
Alcohol and Tobacco - 29,
307
Allah - 67
Amaroli (urine therapy) - T32, T40,
310, 319,
T63
Astral Projection - 264
Astrology/Jyotish (influence of the stars) - 93, 103,
146,
343
Atheists and Agnostics - 20
Automatic Yoga (and movements) - 104, 183, 202, 203, 210, 218,
T35, 224, 232
Ayurveda - 69, 90, 200,
304
Basti (yogic enema) - 314
Beatles - 67, 93, 253
Bhagavad Gita - 74, 253,
330
Bible - 13, 47, 113, 126, 151
Bliss - 16, 35, 85, 113, 143,
331,
382
Bob Dylan - 93
Book List - 253
Brahmacharya - 101, T9
Brahma Sutras - 350
Breath Meditation -
367
Breath Suspension - 45, 46, 51,
52, 62, 91, 106, 144, 167, 175
Buddha - 20, 134
Byron Katie -
349,
350
Caduceus - 89, 90
Carl Jung - 134
Celibacy - 101, T9
Chakras - 21, 47, 73, 77, 206, 220, T61
Chanting - 37, 59, 186,
377
Children and Yoga - 256
Chiropractic - 104
Connectedness of Yoga - 104, 149, 150, 169, 178, 180, 183, 185,
191, 204, 212, 252
Cosmic Samyama - 299,
317
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
Darshan -
332
Dhauti (intesinal wash) - 315
Death (yogic) - 286,
376
Deepak Chopra - 69, 253
Destiny - 103
Devotion - 12, 67, 68, 88, 109, 112,
338,
339,
340,
341
Dharma - 178
Diet - 30, 69, 167, 200, 216, 220, 304,
305, 306,
309, 310, 311,
312
Digestion - 51, 133,
304,
310
Divine Love - 110, 113, 138,
143, 182,
345, T67,
T71
Divine Union - 69, 113, 169
Doshas (Ayurveda: vatta, pitta & kapha) - 69, 200
Drugs - 29,
307
Eckhart Tolle -
332,
355
Ecstasy - 64, 66, 78, 95, 113, 138, 143, 203, 235, 258, 284,
331,
382
Ecstatic Bliss - 78, 113, 120,
139, 143, 169, 235,
331,
382
Ecstatic Confessions (by Martin Buber) - T22, 258
Ecstatic Conductivity - 64, 65, 143, 169, 170, 191, 198, 212, T35, 252,
331,
T68,
T71,
378, 379
Ecstatic Radiance - 42, 44, 90,
139, 152,
331,
T71, 379
Eight Limbs of Yoga - 149, 151, 153, 156, 176, 243, 253,
330,
342
Emerson - 253
Energy Blockages - 104, 134, 171, 194, 198, 235, 288,
372
Energy/Chakra Healing - 73, 77, 104, 124
Enlightenment Milestones - 35, 85, 100, 120, 138, 274, 297,
318,
333,
357, 363,
382
Esoteric/Secret Yoga - 93, 105, 108, 189, 201, 214, 253
Fasting (and fasting effect) -
310
Fear - 259,
373
Fifth Dimension - 36
Free Will - 103
Gandhi - 347
Global Mediations (synchronized) -
332
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms - here
Gopi Krishna (kundalini excesses) - 73, 99, 181, 188, 208, 253,
381
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,
T32,
253,
305,
306
Heart Breathing - 220, 221
Henry Ford - 93
Hindustan Times Articles (2) - 141
Holy Ghost - 71
Ida and Pingala - 89, 90,
381
Inner Sensuality - 53, 121, 126, 169, 221, 222
Inner Silence (Stillness) - 13, 35, 36, 85, 109, 157, 203, 273, 302,
318, 321,
358,
375
Integration of Practices - 10, 19, 136, 149, 204
Intellect - 11, 126, 134, 157, 176, 182, 185, 207, 283
Intelligence/Genius - 246
Ishta (chosen ideal) - 67, 68, 112, 220, 221,
338,
339,
340,
341,
342
Issac Newton - 13
Iyengar - 253
Jalandhara - 91, 143
Jala Neti (nasal wash) -
313
Jesus - 12, 16, 20, 25, 31, 34, 35, 37, 54, 56, 67, 92, 94, 131, 132,
134, 164, 184, 221, 243, 253,
T69
Jnana Yoga (yoga of knowledge) - 185,
321,
322, 323,
324, 325, 326,
327,
328,
329, 330,
331, 332, 333,
334,
335, 336,
350,
351,
353,
356,
357,
361,
362,
376
Kapalbhati -
316
Karma - 79, 85, 98, 103, 132, 144, 153, 158, 171, 184, 198, 201,
220, 252, 298,
343,
344, 346,
347
Ken Wilber -
355
Kirtan -
377
Krishna - 67, 94, 134
Krishnamurti - 84,
157
Kriya Yoga - 136, 181, 206,
239, 253, 273
Kumbhaka - 91, 139, 140,
144, 191, T33, 229,
378, 379
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, 297, 304,
318, 320, 331,
T70,
378, 379,
381
Lahiri Mahasaya - 201, 206, T19, 258
Lao Tsu - 134
Lester Levenson (Release/Sedona Method) -
349,
350
Levitation - 137, 150, 151,
155
Liberation - 92, 120, 200,
330,
351, 363
Lotus Feet - 135
LSD - 29,
307
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - 93, 253
Mala Beads - 86
Mantra
I AM (AYAM) - 13, 59, 79, 188, 195, 244
Location - 21, 27, 188,
368, 370
Language and Meaning - 13, 115, 117, 188
Enhancements - 116, 186,
188-add,
367,
368,
369,
370, 371,
375
Alternate Enhancements -
369, 371
Design - 188,
369
Sensitivity -
365,
366, 367
Mantra Yoga - 136, 239
Marijuana - 29,
307
Marriage and Yoga - 98,
T66
Martin Luther King
- 347
Massage - 104
Micro-Movements (whole-body mudra) - 91, 129,
143, 212, T34, 275
Mohammed - 94
Moses - 94
Mother Teresa of Calcutta - 67,
347
Mozart - 13, 246
Muktananda - 153, 253
Nada Yoga (yoga of sound) - 377
Nadis (subtle nerves) - 77, 118, 121, 125
Nadi Shodana (alternate nostril breathing) -
41 (addition), 256,
381
Narayanananda - 253
Nasal Wash (jala neti) -
313
Natural Principles - 58, 149, 204
Navi Kriya - 275
Nectar (amrita and nectar cycle) - 51,
133, 137, 304,
T62,
379
Neo-Advaita -
356
Nervous System - 15, 24, 25,
39, 94, 107, 134, 138, 143, 149, 204,
208
New Age - 93, 146, 149,
165,
253,
332,
365
Nisargadatta Maharaj -
331,
332, 349,
350,
361
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,
T67,
378
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,
378
Pratyahara - 121, 126, 149,
320,
359
Prayer - 150, 301, 302,
317
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, 298,
378
Raja/Ashtanga Yoga - 136, 149, 248
Ramacharaka - 253
Ramakrishna - 67, 84, 108,
T2, 253, 258, 260,
T69
Ramana Maharshi - 126,
349, 350,
T69,
361
Reiki - 104, 125
Reincarnation - 74 , 185, 201,
262,
376
Relational Self-Inquiry -
325,
328,
356
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,
T69
Satsang (keeping spiritual company) -
332
Satyananda - 253
Scenery (visions, energy experiences, etc.) - 37, 81,
90, 92, 94, 170,
175, 179, 180, 185, 201, 204, 224, 225,
382
Science and Yoga - 19, 93, 182,
248
Sensitivity to Meditation - 160, 200, 218,
365,
366,
367,
373
Sex and Yoga - 54, 55, 66,
69, 97, 98, 101, 105, 174, 177
Shaktipat - 146, 181, 253,
332
Shankara - T4, 253,
T67, 350
Shatkarmas -
312, 313,
314,
315,
316,
379
Shiva and Shakti - 69, 113, 125, 138, 143, 157, 169, T45
Siddhis/Powers - 76, 149, 150,
155, 164, 167, 176, 184, 210, 243, 264, 303,
317, 320
Sigmund Freud - T10
Sin - 132, 252,
344
Sivananda - 253
Skepicism - 134, 180, 182
Sleep - 17, 157, 158, 213, 251
Solar Centering Enhancement -
368,
370,
374
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
Suffering - 321
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,
T65
Holdback Method - T4, T43,
T67
Blocking Method - T5, T43
Brahmacharya - T9, 101,
T69
Sexual Healing and Equality - T10,
T42, T50,
T64, T73
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, T60,
T62, T63,
T68
Kechari Secret Spot - T34, T61
Family Values -
T66
Neo-Tantra - T65
Sex and Kundalini -
54, T70
Taoism - 20, 51, 157, T32
Tapas (intensity) - 67, 149
Teaching Yoga (by everyone) - 255, 256, 257
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
Trataka -
316
Turiya - 157
Twelve Step Programs - T38, T39,
308, T64
Twice a day (practices) - 13, 148, 209, 244
Ujjayi (with epiglottis) - 41
Unity -
333,
336,
375
Upanishads - 253,
350
Vedanta (advaita/non-duality) - 321,
322, 323,
324, 325, 326,
327, 328,
329, 330, 331,
332, 333,
334,
335, 336, 350,
351, 352,
353,
356,
357,
361,
362
Vivekananda - 93, 248, 253
Western Psychology - 134
Whole Body Mudra - 212, 275
Witnessing - 109, 122, 138,
157, 203, 213, 250,
318,
321,
333, 350,
357,
372,
375
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 Nidra (yogic sleep) - 213, 250, 299,
317
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - 10, 76, 149, 153, 176, 184, 243, 253,
330
Yuga - 93
Yukteswar - 146,
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