A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook

by John Mumford

2005

Library's review

Spend just a few minutes each day on the remarkable psycho-physiological techniques in this book and you will quickly build a solid experience of inner relaxation that will lead towards better health, a longer life, and greater control over your personal destiny. Furthermore, you will lay a firm
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foundation for the subsequent chapters leading to the attainment of super-normal powers, an enriched inner life, and ultimate transcendence. The text is supplemented with tables and illustrations to bridge the distance from information to persoanl understanding. In addition, the author has added a simple outline of a 12-week practice schedule referenced directly back to the first nine chapters.

A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook is one of the clearest, most approachable books on Yoga there is. Tailored for the Western mind, this is a practical system of personal training suited for anyone in toda's active and complex world.

Dr. John Mumford has been initiated in three different ashrams and is recognized and honored in India for his knowlege and teaching. Several years ago he retired from active chiropractic practice and opened an esoteric school in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. He is also the author of the best selling book on sexual occultism, Ecstasy Through Tantra.

Contents

Foreword
Preface to 4th edition
Introduction
Part 1: Hatha yoga for the body
Chapter One Mind over matter: Kukhasana
Chapter Two Shaavasana: The mind-body relaxer
Chapter Three Yoni mudra: The voice of silence
Part 2: Raja yoga for the mind
Chapter Four Polarization
Chapter Five Concentration
Chapter Six Pranic rejuvenation: the kkey to phsychi healing
Part 3: Laya yoga for the super-sensible body
Chapter Seven Laya yoga: The psychic centers
Chapter Eight Chakra dharana: Focusing psychic power
Chapter Nine Solar plexus charging
Part 4 Siddha yoga and supernormal powers
Chapter Ten Yogic power flows
Chapter Eleven Yoga and the West
Part 5 Gnana yoga for the inner ife
Chapter Twelve Meditation and inner being
Chapter Thirteen Advanced techniques
Part 6 TANgible TRAnscendental yoga for the higher life
Chapter Fourteen tantra yoga for the shared life
Epilogue: The ultimate ritual
Appendix 1 Twelve week practice plan
Appendix 2 Loss of consciousness during the yoga class: A guide for yoga teachers
Appendix 3 A note regarding Indian yoga schools
Sanskrit glossary
Bibliography
Index
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ISBN

1567184731 / 9781567184730

Publication

Llewellyn Publications P.O. Box 64383 St. Paul, MN 55164-0383
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