Please remember that no practice can be adequately learned
from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical text books are designed to complement instruction
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Health Management
Effects of Yoga on Hypertension
Dr. Swami Shankardevananda
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This book is divided into three sections: cause, cure and practices.
The first section describes the basic physiology of the cardiovascular
system and the various causes of hypertension including psychological
and pranic influences, lifestyle, stress and heredity. The yogic
view is discussed in depth along with that of modern medicine.
The second, section on management, explains the yogic way to reduce
blood pressure to normal levels through the practice of yoga, supplemented
by lifestyle and mind management. The last section contains a weekly
chart of yoga techniques, followed by clear instructions for individual
practices.
Finally low blood pressure is dealt with in an appendix along with
diet.
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218 pp, Soft cover, Line drawings, diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-27-1
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Practices of Yoga for the Digestive System
Dr. Swami Shankardevananda
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This book deals with the digestive system in three sections. The
first covers the physiology of digestion, the psychology of hunger
and eating, and the ayurvedic and yogic view of digestion and food
habits.
The second section describes the patho-physiology and yogic management
of a variety of digestive disorders from simple wind and indigestion
to nagging acidity, annoying constipation and piles, distressing
diarrhoea and dysentery, with special reference to diet.
The third section deals with the yogic practices needed to remove
digestive disorders and keep the digestive system in good health.
Clear instructions and diagrams for each practice are given, which
even a beginner can follow.
The text was written by a qualified and experienced doctor in this
field under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
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259 pp, Soft cover, Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-25-5
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Yoga and Cardiovascular Management
Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Dr. Swami Karmananda
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This book compiles the discussions between Swami Satyananda Saraswati
and a group of French medical experts, physicians and yoga teachers
who shared their views on Yoga and Medical Management of Cardiovascular
Disease at Tenon Hospital, Paris in September 1981. A yogi discusses
the whole range of heart and vascular diseases plus the relevant
co-existing diseases like diabetes mellitus and pulmonary disorders
from the modern scientific as well as yogic viewpoints. Covered
are the causes, patho-physiology and management of cardiovascular
disorders such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiac
arrhythmia, stroke, cerebral degenerative diseases, peripheral vascular
disease and arteriosclerosis, followed by the yogic explanation
and in-depth yogic management with scientific back up.
The research data was correlated by an Australian doctor and the
scientific disposition and language make the book ideal for both
medical scientists and lay people alike.
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148 pp, Soft cover, Line drawings and diagrams
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Yogic Management of Asthma and Diabetes
Dr. Swami Shankardevananda
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Yogic Management of Asthma and Diabetes, written by Dr Swami Shankardevananda
Saraswati, under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati, explores
two common disorders from a yogic perspective. The book discusses
the background, nature and cause of each disease, medical and yogic
treatments, diet and the yogic path to health. Yogic research into
asthma and diabetes is presented, with details of clinical trials,
case histories and yoga therapy camps. Yoga's holistic approach
to therapy and the effectiveness of yogic methods in establishing
good health are explained.
This new edition includes revised yogic practice programs for each
disorder.
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312 pp, Soft cover, Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-48-4
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Yogic Management of Common Diseases
Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Dr. Swami Karmananda
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Yogic Management of Common Diseases deals with 36 common as well
as serious diseases afflicting the human body. Diseases covered
include those affecting the head and neck, the cardiovascular and
respiratory systems, the gastro-intestinal tract, the joints and
musculo-skeletal system, and the uro-genital system.
Basic information is provided about the causes and effects of each
condition from both the yogic and medical viewpoints. In depth yogic
management of each disease is also presented along with the current
medical treatment, dietary recommendations and other advice. This
informative text offers a way of managing disease and regaining
health the yogic way.
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244 pp, Soft cover, Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-24-7
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