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