Solar Yoga : An Illustrated Guide to Yoga Practice/Yogacharya Janakiraman and Caroline Rosso Cicogna. Reprint. New Delhi, New Age Books, 2005, xxxvi, 288 p., photographs, tables, ills., (pbk). ISBN 81-7822-247-7.

    Contents: Preface. Part I. 1. Solar yoga. 2. Asanas. 3. Pranayama. 4. Mantras. Part II. 1. Asanas. 2. Pranayamas. 3. Bandhas, mudras and kriyas. 4. Five solar meditations. Epilogue. Glossary of Sanskrit terms. Selected bibliography. Index.

    "This book offers new insights into the age-old discipline of Solar yoga. It treats a carefully selected number of classical yoga practices in a novel manner, integrating the use of sound vibrations with that of postures and breathing techniques at the physical, psychic and spiritual levels. Because of its clear and methodical approach, Solar yoga can be enjoyed by everyone. New students will find the book a valuable and well-illustrated guide for their practice. Yoga teachers will be able to use it as a handy reference manual and the general reader will find it a synthesis of the philosophical background to the solar method and a comprehensive description of its application to every day life."

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