About the Book
What happens inside our body and in our mind when we do Yogic exercises?
Why do we benefit from the Asana, Pranayama and meditative exercises? This
unique medico-psychological exposition will bring new understanding and
scientific reassurance to the Yogic practitioners. A simplified
introduction to the forbidding Sanskrit and Medical terms that abound Yogic
LIterature will also prove helpful. It is a practical guide of
thirty-minute-a-day-to healthy living through scientific exercises.Table of Contents: 1. Muscles, Joints and Posture Regulation
2. Aspect of Nervous System in Yoga
3. Respiratory Mechanisms in Yoga
4. Psychosomatic Adaptation and Yoga
5. Neuromuscular Facilitation Through Yoga
6. Varieties of Exercises
7. Yogasana: Physical Exercises
8. Pranayama: Yogic Respiratory Control
9. Yoga as a Corrective of Evolutionary Legacies
10. Sleep, Meditative Processes and Suggestibility
11. Sensory Blockade in Yogic Practices
12. Yoga: A Disciplined Way of Life
13. Common Concepts and Terms used in Yogic Texts
14. Schedule of Exercises for Beginners and Moderate Achievers