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Foreword by wamishnu evananda

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wth aaya
Phogaphy by Fauso Dorel

A GAIA ORfGNAL

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Publihed by Smon & Schuter I.
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Th vaaa coani o oga
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HE PRNCLS OF MEDATIO _ _
RATAK 97
THE ADSTAN CYLE 10
HE SHOULRSTAND CYCLE 15
THE FRWARD BEND CYCLE 12
THE BACKWARD BND CYCL 131
TH BACKWARD BEN CYCLE 133
PRACTIC SCHEDULE 16 3
SPECIAL ASANAS FOR PREGNANCY 167
16 THE CYCLE O IFE
TH LATER YAS 175
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Iex
A  Ploh Vitio
Ai  82
Al po
 Lot m-p
Alo Vilo 73
B Fti 86-87
Bcr B
 tr yr 74
  prcy
h 75
t 154
Bhv i 13
Bti 19
Bhtri
Bij Mt 7 98
Bo o
 Lot Vrito
Bo 54-55
i pcy 161
Vrto 2627
Brhm 13 5
Brhmri 74
Brthi prym) 68-77
 prcy 60
i Prym 172
Bri 44-45
 prcy 61
Vio 1 1 4-1  
Bttly
 o r-p
c  to Ft Po 50
C 166
C 7
Cilhoo  7071
Cil Po 39
fft o pi 18
i prcy 161 169
Chi Mr 92
or 5051
ct o cl 178
 prcy 6 169
Vio  24125
Coc
. o Vrtio
Corp o 2425
c o pi 181
i pcy 169
Cc Moo  32133
i pcy 161
Co 60-6
Vrto 145
  i  Po 138
h 54
imo 1 30 3
E Vrtio 1 02
l 46
oct 5253
y Po 32 Vrtio 124125
i pcy 162 or rj Po 49
Ey Erci 33 Lo 5859
Vrtio Bo Lot
F Coc, Fot Yo Mr
136-137
Fil Rto 26-27
Fih 4647 M
i prcy 161 Mtr 9899
Vrito 114-  1 5 My 16
Fot Mool Bh 75
 Lot Vritio
orr B 4849 
 ltr yr 174 i 70
 prcy 6 c  hol c
Vito 1 1 6-1 17 32
ti 154
G ir mtr 98-99
 16 80 mttio 91
iym 19
H
 Lot 
 Lo rm-p m 96 99
l pl Tit 56-57    Foot Po
 lo pl Tit  Tr Vrito
t 144145
t o 19 188 p
 38-39 coc 142143
i pry 161 lc Lit 165
L Vritio 1 02-1 03 Pril xrci 169
ot t 1 08 o 132
loh 4243
 to  Po  18-1 19 i prcy 164
ct o mc 178 Vrtio   to 
Po 13
I Prrti 16
Icli Pl 122-123 Pr 70
Prym
J  Brh
Jlhr B 75 Prtyh 94
p 98-99 Prcy it-p 160
Prh 16
K
plhti 72 R
rm 8 Rj Yo 9
rm Yo 19  mito 89
l Po 130 Ricrto 16 18
riy 1 54-155 Rlxto 22-27
A r 182 i prcy 169
jr riy 86
li 0 s
 Mr 9899
L Mittio 91
mhi 89
 Ri 3637 m 77
i ltr yr 1 74 corpio  04
i pcy 160  prcy 163
Vritio  04 05
hit Jp 99 ooti o 1 38
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Shoulestan 4041 Asas Sivaanda YgaVedantaetre

eet on thyoi 185 SvaandaAshra Ya a H 2 anjit ad otura
 pegnacy 161 8Avenue, VORN ARA$
ollout 40 OUEJOT2RO CANADA Tel 044)418431
Single Leg Inete ose 1 09 el: (819)222
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Sitai 74 SivaaaYaRach Cly Svananda Yoa Vanta ete
Sitai 74 ute Bx2 WOOBOUR 1 in Ha areh
Sitting oses NW OR, N. 12788  TLAVIV 628
in ate yeas 172 Tel 4)9242 Tel 7081
Skeleto 180
Spinal Tst 1 34135 Sivanaa Ah a Rteat SPA N
in late yeas 174 P0 Box 775, NAS entro e Yoga Svaanda
Stanig Spinal Tist 162 AHAMAS C/ua av62 7A MADR6
el: () 3-2 01)402-7467
Spine 181
Splits 140-4 Sivanada Yoga Dhanatar Cent e Yoga e V
148 Ahram, P.O. Nyaram Pe22 GO
Sie Tist  Trivandru t. KERAL SAE 89) 22772
Squatting 169 INDIA5 776
e (47)449 SWITZRLND
Staning ose 150 Cetre de oa Svaanda
Sn Saltaton 3435 SvaadaAhram Yoga Far  Rede Mnoterie NV
in pegnany 160 Vidava .O. x 795 Tl 22)2828 .
Sya Bhea 77 GRASS VAY. CALIFORA
A RGUA
 Tel )2293 Aoiain de Yoga Svaanda
iptoe ose Aevedo a 525 1
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see Tee Vaiaions AUSTRA el: 416
otoise 120 Sivanaa Ya ntru
Tata 95-97 ehte Wienzee 3· UNITD KNGDOM
Tee 46 VIENNA Svaanda YaVedatate
in penany 162 e: (1)563 51 Felsa ad ONDON
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iptoe ose) 46 Sivananda Yoga Vedata Cener
5178St Lawene Bvd. NT STATS
Tiangle 64 MONTR, QUE H2 1 R Sivananda Ya Veanta ete
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Aurs'
Ackowledemes
"Ty right i to wrk ly; bt
nev with is fru; let not the
fui of act b ty mte. r let
t attahmet b t iactin.
. Bhagavad Gita
We shoud like to thak:
Lucy who was able to captre
an idea, and trough her
sensiivy, to put agc ito
te words.
austo, who troug his
ercepion was able to
reeate he eeling o an
asana  coours and capture it
on fil.
oss, Cris Ros Toy and
Dave wo troug their
cobned ptene ad sill
helped to spread the dea.
Hari Markan wo genty
spread his asanajai
Mahadev for hs selflessness.
amsa atel Surya
opl-Waters and en
Chissck or spreding te
widsom of age
Suata Mint ou Divne
Mother
Al te other aspiing Hatha
Yogis: arbara araeshwari
arvati, Chandra, rem Cye
ataa Omkar anny Amari,
Demia Zoe and Scott
Sandra Simmons for your
kidness
Surya Kuai or sharg your
kowledge.  Manceste
arold Elvin fo genera advce
Swami admapadanada,
Gauri Shankar Omka Mintz
ad Mark Le anu for their
experise 
r .T Vyas MS FICS Dr H.
Kumar MRC ad . ardaji
M NO for teir edical
advice
ose Esther, ernie and red
for their patience.
Kati ev and ashoda who
gave love where ad when it
was needed most
Ma Gorgio Armando ad to
Sivadas and the any other
naeess Kara Yogis who
trough ter selflss service
heled to bring you this idea
Pblshers
cedmen
Gaa wod like o etend
special thans to:
Swami Visnu evananda for
his help and support; Lucy
austo Narayani Giris Hari
and the staff o the Svananda
Yoga orgaiztion wo made
t book ossible; the
ustrato fo their sill and
ard wok; Michael urma;
eter Carrol a atel; ad
the following orgaiatons E.
Gadofi Ltd 0 Maylebone
High Street ondon W. for
leotads and tights oga fo
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yoga mats; aer's of
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Ilustratos
Lindsay low
elicity Edholm
laie Keena
Toy Kerins
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Gay Mah
Seiag Noble
Rdey Shackle
David Whela
Ilustrtion Sye
Sheilagh Noble
Rodney Shakle
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Pe 
riis Mseum:
Yog patsing nyasa p.68
Clich Muses ationau
og with discipe p.
photo Documentatio
hotographque de Ia uion
des Mses Nationau
Mary Evans icure Lbray
with pet acock, p
Kersting (poto)
Wheel from the tempe of
Suya
Koaak Oriss p.
Ajit
Statuette a p
(photo Oriental
Duham
Ajit Meree:
Subte body of the yogi, p.8
poto Thaes and Hudson
Muse Guimet
asting uddha p8
poto Giraudon
ar Oldfield
Kirian phogaph, p.2
Ane  uy eerless (poo
Siva as a Maayog, p4
Enigeed uddha, p.87
Svananda Yoga Life (photo)
H. Sri Swami Sivaanda
p20
Vctoia & Aler Museum:
The and the King p
photo olford)