Advanced Yoga Practices
Topic Index

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Note: Short descriptions of many practices and experiences can also 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, 391, 425,
                  426
       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,
                  397, 414, 420, 427
       Spinal Breathing Pranayama - 39, 41, 42-53, 69, 96, 135, 156, 160,
                  182, 200, 206, 229, 239, 241, 288, 378, 381, 401, 407
       Mulabandha/Asvini - 55, 64, 91, 105, 119, 130, 156, T71, 401
       Sambhavi Mudra - 56, 65, 91, 131, 169, 174, 189, 190, 212      
       Asanas - 69, 71, 80, 107, 145, 147, 149, 183, 216, 239, 285, 300, 383, 409
       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, 412
       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,
                  399, 408, 415, 419, 420
       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, 392, 398, 403, 405, 408, 426, 428
       Service (Karma Yoga) - 98, 120, 166, 228, 264, 277, 344, 345, 346, 347,
                  348, 363, 391
       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, 385, 406, 409,
                  411, 414, 425, 427
       Summary of Principles and Practices - 204, 385, 430

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, 391, 392, 398, 403, 405, 408
Adyashanti - 332
Ajna - 56, 77, 188, 189, 198, 199, 201, 212, 277, 416     
Akasha - 150, 151, 152
Albert Einstein - 13, 246
Alcohol and Tobacco - 29, 307      
Allah - 67
Amaroli (urine therapy) - T32, T40, 310, 319, T63, T77
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, 385, 417, 425
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, 368, 404, 425
Breath Suspension - 45, 46, 51, 52, 62, 91, 106, 144, 167, 175   
Buddha/Buddhism - 20, 134, 253, 317, 367, 380, 389, 400
Byron Katie - 349, 350

Caduceus - 89, 90      
Carl Jung - 134
Celibacy - 101, T9, T79   
Chakras - 21, 47, 73, 77, 206, 220, T61    
Chanting - 37, 59, 186, 377
Children and Yoga - 256
Chiropractic - 104
Concentration 263, 317
Connectedness of Yoga - 104, 149, 150, 169, 178, 180, 183, 185,
                191, 204, 212, 252
Cosmic Samyama - 299, 317, 399
Crown Opening (avoiding premature) - 69, 77, 125, 181, 188, 199,
                201, 208, 230, 273, 277, 287

Daily Practices      
       Establishing - 58, 86, 147, 148, 187, 427      
       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, 424
Ecstatic Bliss - 78, 113, 120, 139, 143, 169, 235, 331, 382, 424   
Ecstatic Confessions (by Martin Buber) - T22, 258
Ecstatic Conductivity - 64, 65, 143, 169, 170, 191, 198, 212, T35, 252, 331,
              T68, T71, 378, 379, T74, 424
Ecstatic Radiance - 42, 44, 90, 139, 152, 331, T71, 379, T74, 424
Ego - 85, 120, 121, 149, 327, 334, 350, 354, 355, 356, 357, 361, 428
Eight Limbs of Yoga - 149, 151, 153, 156, 176, 243, 253, 330, 342, 385
Emerson - 253
Energy Blockages - 104, 134, 171, 194, 198, 235, 288, 372, 406
Energy/Chakra Healing - 73, 77, 104, 124
Enlightenment Milestones - 35, 85, 100, 120, 138, 274, 297, 318, 333, 357, 363,
              382, 390, 426, 430
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, 332, 386, 387, 419
Guided Meditations - 37
Guru in you - 57, 72, 214, 260, 389

Hatha Yoga - 71, 130, 136, 145
Hatha Yoga Pradipika - 71, 253
Health - 24, 25, 30, 48, 73, 194, 200, 220, T32, 253, 305, 306, 420
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, 427
Intellect - 11, 126, 134, 157, 176, 182, 185, 207, 283
Intelligence/Genius - 246
Internet (role of) - 38, 301, 394, 395
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/Christianity - 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, 398

Kapalbhati - 316
Karma - 79, 85, 98, 103, 132, 144, 153, 158, 171, 184, 198, 201,
               220, 252, 298, 343, 344, 346, 347, 393
Ken Wilber - 355
Kirtan - 377
Krishna - 67, 94, 134
Krishnamurti, J. - 84, 157, 253
Kriya Yoga - 136, 181, 206, 239, 253, 273
Kumbhaka - 91, 139, 140, 144, 191, T33, 229, 378, 379, 407
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, 406, 407, 409, 410, 422

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, 430
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, 404
       Alternate Enhancements - 369, 371, 404
       Design - 188, 369
       Sensitivity - 365, 366, 367, 404
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, T77
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 - 253, 331, 332, 349, 350, 361, 398
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, 415
Pure Bliss Consciousness - 13, 35, 36, 85, 122, 138, 143, 157, 163,
               213, 273, 430     
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, 253, 349, 350, T69, 361, 398
Reiki - 104, 125
Reincarnation - 74 , 185, 201, 262, 376
Relational Self-Inquiry - 325, 328, 356, 398, 426, 428
Religion - 11, 67, 132, 221, 233, 253
Research on Practices - 384, 400, 420
Restlessness - 15, 213    
Retreats - 148, 193, 250, 387   
Romantic Love - 66, 98, 110, T19    
Rumi - 134, T19, T22, 258, 423, 429

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, 394, 396
Satyananda - 253
Scenery (visions, energy experiences, etc.) - 37, 81, 90, 92, 94, 170,
               175, 179, 180, 185, 201, 204, 224, 225, 382, 421
Science and Yoga - 19, 93, 182, 248, 400, 402
Sensitivity to Meditation - 160, 200, 218, 365, 366, 367, 373, 404, 409, 417,
                425
Sex and Yoga - 54, 55, 66, 69, 97, 98, 101, 105, 174, 177      
Shaktipat - 146, 181, 253, 332, 419
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
Skepticism - 134, 180, 182, 427      
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, 403, 405
Sufi (whirling dervishes) - 143, 253
Sutras - 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 176, 299, 300, 301, 317, 351,
                353, 374, 415     
Swami Rama - 253

Tai Chi - 69, 80, 104
Tantra (mature students only, please)      
       What is Tantra? - T1, 66, 97, T65, T80
       Holdback Method - T4, T43, T67, T78
       Blocking Method - T5, T43, T78
       Brahmacharya - T9, 101, T69, T79
       Breast Stimulation - T74
       Sexual Healing and Equality - T10, T42, T50, T64, T73, T75
       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, T77
       Kechari Secret Spot - T34, T61, 412
       Family Values - T66
       Birth Control - T76, T77
       Neo-Tantra -  T65, T80
       Sex and Kundalini - 54, T70
Taoism - 20, 51, 157, T32, 253
Tapas (intensity) - 67, 149
Teaching Yoga Practices (by everyone) - 255, 256, 257, 384, 388, 418, 429
Teddy Roosevelt - 55
Theosophy - 253
Third Eye - 56, 65, 91, 92, 131, 169, 189, 198, 199, 206, 212, 416      
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, 385  

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, 391, 392, 398, 403, 405, 408
Vivekananda - 93, 248, 253

Western Psychology - 134
Whole Body Mudra - 212, 275, T74 
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, 415, 429
Worship - 67, 112, 220
Wright Brothers - 53, 93

Yama and Niyama - 149, 150, 185, 228, 253
Yoga (what is it?) - 11, 430
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, T67