AYP - Advanced Yoga Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living Book





	Advanced Yoga Practices Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living, by Yogani Amazon.com Average Rating () AYP Publishing (Dec 2004) -- A large user-friendly textbook providing 240 detailed lessons covering the core methods of the AYP self-directed system of practices, available in ebook and paperback editions. (Read Sample) Go to Purchase Links Description and Table of Contents The premise of Yoga is simple. There is an outer reality and an inner one, and our nervous system is the doorway between them. Effective Yoga practices stimulate and open that doorway. The result? Peace, creativity, happiness, and a steady rise of ecstatic bliss radiating from within us... Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP) brings together the most effective methods of Yoga in a flexible integrated system that anyone can use. Instructions are given in plain English for deep meditation, spinal breathing pranayama, bodily manipulations (asanas, mudras and bandhas), tantric sexual practices, and other methods that are systematically applied to swing open the door of our nervous system to permanent higher experience. This is a non-sectarian approach that is compatible with any belief system or religious background. There are over 240 easy-to-follow lessons here, including many hands-on questions and answers between Yoga practitioners and the author. Whether you are a beginner or a veteran in Yoga, the AYP lessons can serve as a useful resource as you travel along your chosen path. Extensive reader feedback is provided in the book. Here are a few excerpts: "I searched for years to find a method of meditation that I can do. This is do-able." – AN "I've learned more about yoga in 4 months than in the previous 30 years of study." – SL "This is a very valuable inspiration for people taking up and maintaining meditation." – DB "Spinal breathing pranayama makes me feel so ecstatic, I want to do it all the time." – YM "After my first meditation session, I never felt so relaxed. You made me a believer." – JF "You make everything seem so simple, yet the practices are profound and dynamic." – SS "I wish I had this kind of information when I started some 15 years back." – AD "I love the way you explain everything. So simple, logical, and so safe." – RY "These are the best lessons I have read on yoga anywhere." – RD For more reader feedback, see the last section inside... Table of Contents Introduction Summary of Additions and Illustrations The Main Lessons 1-9 – (Not Used) Lesson 10 – Why This Discussion? Lesson 11 – What is Yoga? What is Religion? Lesson 12 – The Essential Ingredient – Desire Lesson 13 – Meditation – Awakening the Silent Seed Lesson 14 – Not Much Happening in Meditation Lesson 15 – Restlessness in Meditation Lesson 16 – Bliss in Meditation Lesson 17 – Was I Asleep in Meditation? Lesson 18 – Finding the Time for Meditation Lesson 19 – What Tradition to follow? Lesson 20 – Enlightenment without God? Lesson 21 – Objects of Meditation Lesson 22 – Vibratory Quality of Mantra Lesson 23 – Watching the Clock in Meditation Lesson 24 – Does Meditation Cure Sickness? Lesson 25 – Effect of Meditation on High Stress Situations 26 – (Not Used) Lesson 27 – Location of Mantra in Meditation Lesson 28 – Will I become a Milquetoast from Meditation Lesson 29 – Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs Lesson 30 – Diet and Meditation Lesson 31 – Enjoying the Great Outdoors 32 – (Not Used) Lesson 33 – A New Way to Sit in Meditation Lesson 34 – Meditation and World Problems Lesson 35 – Enlightenment Milestones Lesson 36 – Meditation and the Fifth Dimension Lesson 37 – Group Meditations Lesson 38 – What is Your Time Line? Lesson 39 – Pranayama – Cultivating the Soil of the Nervous System 40 – (Not Used) Lesson 41 – Spinal Breathing Pranayama Lesson 42 – Is this Pranayama Natural? Lesson 43 – Relationship of Pranayama to Meditation Lesson 44 – Finding the Spinal Nerve Lesson 45 – Breathing is Slowing Down in Pranayama Lesson 46 – Which Way is Up in Spinal Breathing? Lesson 47 – Chakras? Lesson 48 – Pranayama and Health Lesson 49 – Perspiration in Pranayama Lesson 50 – Managing the Time in Pranayama Lesson 51 – Strange Gurglings in Pranayama Lesson 52 – Big Little Nerve Lesson 53 – Light and Sound in Pranayama Lesson 54 – Kundalini – A Code Word for Sex Lesson 55 – Mulabandha – Enlivening Sexual Energy Upward Lesson 56 – Sambhavi – Opening the Third Eye Lesson 57 – The Guru is in Me? Lesson 58 – Step by Step Lesson 59 – Some Mantra Particulars Lesson 60 – Unexpected Interruptions 61 – (Not Used) Lesson 62 – Duration of One Spinal Breathing Cycle? Lesson 63 – Cool and Warm Currents in Pranayama Lesson 64 – The Ecstatic Silver Thread Lesson 65 – The Pineal and Pituitary Glands Lesson 66 – We are Arriving, Not Leaving Lesson 67 – Bhakti – The Science of Devotion Lesson 68 – Relationship of Traumatic Experiences and Bhakti Lesson 69 – Kundalini Symptoms, Imbalances and Remedies 70 – (Not Used) Lesson 71 – Yoga Asanas – A Wonderful Billion Dollar Industry Lesson 72 – Please Tell Me Exactly What To Do Lesson 73 – More on Chakras Lesson 74 – For This Life, and the Next One Lesson 75 – Siddhasana – Living in a Fountain of Ecstasy Lesson 76 – Siddhis – Are Powers Real? Lesson 77 – Still More on Chakras Lesson 78 – Pleasure and the Path Lesson 79 – Mantra Reminders 117 Lesson 80 – Physical Fitness and Yoga Lesson 81 – Charging Ahead Too Fast? 82 – (Omitted) Lesson 83 – There She Goes – Kundalini, that is Lesson 84 – The Art of Doing Nothing Lesson 85 – Enlightenment Milestones Revisited Lesson 86 – Finding your Meditation Routine 87 – (Not Used) Lesson 88 – The Magic of Bhakti Lesson 89 – The Caduceus – A Snapshot of You and Me Lesson 90 – Caduceus Correction and Ida/Pingala Review Lesson 91 – Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka – Purging the Third Eye, and More Lesson 92 – The Star Lesson 93 – Changing Times Lesson 94 – Some House Cleaning Tips Lesson 95 – Stabilizing Ecstasy Lesson 96 – Spinal Breathing Startup Review Lesson 97 – Tantra – Help for Sex Maniacs and Ordinary Lovers Lesson 98 – Yoga and Marriage Lesson 99 – Practices – Front End and Back End Lesson 100 – What is Enlightenment? Lesson 101 – What is Brahmacharya? Lesson 102 – Importance of Smooth Long-Term Meditation Routine Lesson 103 – Destiny and Free Will Lesson 104 – Stubborn Energy Blockages Lesson 105 – Hitting a Wall at Mulabandha Lesson 106 – Mantra and Breathing in Meditation Lesson 107 – Self-Pacing in Postures and Practices Lesson 108 – Kechari Mudra – A Giant Leap for Humankind Lesson 109 – Bhakti, Meditation and Inner Silence Lesson 110 – Romantic Love 111 – (Not Used) Lesson 112 – Bhakti – Up Close and Personal Lesson 113 – Bliss, Ecstasy and Divine Love Lesson 114 – Kechari – Throat Jamming in Stage 1 Lesson 115 – Mantra, Language and Meaning Lesson 116 – Meditation – First Enhancement of Mantra Lesson 117 – Finding a Mantra with no Meaning? Lesson 118 – Strong Pulse in Meditation Lesson 119 – Some Other Approaches to Mulabandha Lesson 120 – “Getting Enlightenment” Lesson 121 – Pratyahara – Expansion of the Senses Inward Lesson 122 – Witnessing 123 – (Omitted) Lesson 124 – Keeping it Simple Lesson 125 – Kundalini Heat Lesson 126 – Relationship of Pratyahara, Intellect and Bhakti Lesson 127 – Siddhasana or Padmasana? Lesson 128 – Siddhasana and Pressure in the Head Lesson 129 – Nauli – Raising Kundalini with Your Abdominal Muscles Lesson 130 – Vibrations at the Root Lesson 131 – Coordinating Sambhavi and Spinal Breathing Lesson 132 – What is Sin? Lesson 133 – Nectar Lesson 134 – Yoga and Western Psychology Lesson 135 – Kundalini Currents in Legs and Arms Lesson 136 – Vigyan Bhairav Tantra – The 112 Techniques Lesson 137 – Getting Both Feet into Paradise Lesson 138 – Would You Like to get Reconditioned? Lesson 139 – Dynamic Jalandhara – The Chin Pump Lesson 140 – Chin pump – Coordinating Head Rotation and Breathing 141 – (Omitted) 142 – (Omitted) Lesson 143 – Chin Pump – Effects in the Lower Body Lesson 144 – Chin pump Lite (Without Kumbhaka) Lesson 145 – Overdoing it with Asanas Lesson 146 – Shaktipat – Direct Transmissions of Spiritual Energy Lesson 147 – Sequencing of Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation Lesson 148 – Why Practices Twice a Day? Lesson 149 – The Eight Limbs of Yoga and Samyama Melting the Darkness Lesson 150 – Samyama Practice Lesson 151 – Samyama – Settling in with Your Sutras Lesson 152 – Thinking about Meanings versus Doing Samyama Practice Lesson 153 – Yoga Sutra Translations, and on becoming “Super-Normal” Lesson 154 – Samyama – “Let Go and Let God” Lesson 155 – Samyama – Lightness, Lurching and Levitation? Lesson 156 – Muladhara/Root and Integration of Practices Lesson 157 – What is Inner Silence? Lesson 158 – Too Relaxed in Meditation? Lesson 159 – Too Many Thoughts in Meditation? Lesson 160 – Extreme Sensitivity to Meditation – What To Do? Lesson 161 – Dark Nights and the Rise of Inner Silence 162 – (Omitted) Lesson 163 – Sublime Clarity Lesson 164 – Human Power Lesson 165 – Desire and Change Lesson 166 – Pay It Forward Lesson 167 – Living on Air and Sunlight Alone? Lesson 168 – Is Pain a Prerequisite for Inner Peace? Lesson 169 – Is this Ecstatic Conductivity? Lesson 170 – That’s Kundalini? Lesson 171 – Spinal Bastrika Pranayama – Pressure-Washing Your Karma Lesson 172 – Spinal Bastrika Energy, Sleep and Time of Practice Lesson 173 – Spinal Bastrika Cycle Time Lesson 174 – Sex and Sambhavi Lesson 175 – Suspending Breath and New Experiences Lesson 176 – Dissecting Samyama Lesson 177 – Advanced Siddhasana Lesson 178 – Dharma Lesson 179 – The Star Revisited Lesson 180 – Off to a Good Start in Meditation Lesson 181 – Expectations and Our Time Line Lesson 182 – Healthy Skepticism Lesson 183 – Movements and Automatic Yoga Lesson 184 – Teleportation, Samyama and Siddhis Lesson 185 – Role of the Intellect Lesson 186 – Meditation – Second Enhancement of Mantra Lesson 187 – Establishing and Maintaining Daily Practice Lesson 188 – Mantra Design 101 Lesson 189 – Where is the Third Eye? Lesson 190 – Sambhavi During Meditation? Lesson 191 – How to Cultivate Ecstatic Conductivity Lesson 192 – Tips on Kechari Lesson 193 – Extending Practice Time Safely Lesson 194 – More Flashing Lights Lesson 195 – Mantra, Thoughts and Attention Lesson 196 – Refining a Sound in the Mind Lesson 197 – Kechari Sensations Lesson 198 – Targeted Bastrika – A Laser for Karmic Cleansing Lesson 199 – Managing the Opening of the Crown Lesson 200 – Follow-up on a Sensitive Meditator Lesson 201 – The Drama of a Premature Crown Opening Lesson 202 – Free-Form versus Structured Practices Lesson 203 – Reflections on Some Dramatic Experiences Lesson 204 – Summary of Principles, Abilities and Practices Lesson 205 – More on Kechari Lesson 206 – Varieties of Spinal Breathing Lesson 207 – Left or Right Side Imbalances Lesson 208 – Inner Energy Collisions and Strong Emotions Lesson 209 – Fitting Daily Practices into a Busy Schedule Lesson 210 – Handling Automatic Yoga and Siddhis 211 – (Omitted) Lesson 212 – Whole Body Mudra Lesson 213 – Conscious Sleeping Lesson 214 – Finding Your Spiritual “Hook” 215 – (Omitted) Lesson 216 – Kundalini Jolts and Self-Pacing in Practices Lesson 217 – Responsibility Lesson 218 – Meditation Sensitivity and Head Movements Lesson 219 – Irritability in Activity Lesson 220 – Opening the Heart Chakra Lesson 221 – Expanding Heart Space Lesson 222 – Chimes in Inner Space? Lesson 223 – Kechari Stage 1 and-a-half? (a dialog) Lesson 224 – Automatic Kechari and Visions Lesson 225 – Clearing the Clouds Lesson 226 – Expansion on Our Mind Lesson 227 – Meditation, Activity and Sleep Lesson 228 – Heart Opening and Service Lesson 229 – Spinal Breathing in Inner Space Lesson 230 – Crown and Third Eye Lesson 231 – Dusty Rooms Lesson 232 – Meditation and Automatic Yoga (a dialog) Lesson 233 – Yoga and Religious Beliefs Lesson 234 – Inner Wisdom Shining Through Lesson 235 – Blending Inner Silence and Ecstasy The Tantra Lessons Lesson T1 – What is Tantra Yoga? Lesson T2 – Meditation, Bhakti and Tantric Sex T3 – (Not Used) Lesson T4 – The Holdback Method – A Stairway to Heaven Lesson T5 – Blocking Male Ejaculation – Putting on the Training Wheels T6 – (Not Used) Lesson T7 – The Woman’s Role – Nothing Less Than “Divine Goddess” T8 – (Not Used) Lesson T9 – The Relationship of Brahmacharya, Tantric Sex and Celibacy Lesson T10 – Sexual Healing Lesson T11 – Blocking and the Evolution of Spiritual Biology Lesson T12 – Wet Dreams and Premature Ejaculation Lesson T13 – Energy Rushing up the Spine During Urination Lesson T14 – A Happy Woman Lesson T15 – Lustful Pleasures Lesson T16 – What is the Best Tantric Practice? Lesson T17 – Reclaiming the Body-Soul Connection Lesson T18 – Enlightenment with and without Orgasm? Lesson T19 – Sex, Love and Bhakti T20 – (Omitted) Lesson T21 – Ancient Advice on Tantric Sex Lesson T22 – Kundalini and Sexual Attraction for Guru and God Lesson T23 – The Count Method – How to Stay in Front of Orgasm Lesson T24 – Tantric Masturbation with Sitting Practices? Lesson T25 – Sri Vidya – The Fruition of Tantra T26 – (Not Used) Lesson T27 – The Quest for Infinite Intimacy Lesson T28 – Advanced Siddhasana for Women and Men Lesson T29 – Sleeping Lingam Lesson T30 – Vajroli Mudra Lesson T31 – Constant Coming Lesson T32 – Menstruation, Yoga and Amaroli Lesson T33 – Spinal Breathing during Tantric Sex? Lesson T34 – Kechari and the “Secret Spot” Lesson T35 – Ecstatic Reflex during Sex Additional Resources Topic Index Glossary of Sanskrit Terms Reader Feedback Go to Purchase Links