Light on prāṇāyāma
Subtitle: prāṇāyāma dīpīka
By: B.K.S. Iyengar ; introduction by Yehudi Menuhin
Contributors: Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9788172235413
Subjects: Breathing exercises; Hatha yoga; Prānāyāma
Other titles: Prāṇāyāma dīpīka
Notes: Reprint. originally published by George Allen & Unwin in 1981.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1, section I. The theory of prāṇāyāma; title: 1. What is yoga?; title: 2. Stages of yoga; title: 3. Prāṇā and prāṇāyāma; title: 4. Prāṇāyāma and the respiratory system; title: 5. Nāḍīs and chakras; title: 6. Guru and Śiṣya; title: 7. Food; title: 8. Obstacles and aids; title: 9. The effects of prāṇāyāma; title: Section II, 10. The art of prāṇāyāma; title: 10. Hints and cautions; title: 11. The art of sitting in prāṇāyāma; title: 12. The art of preparing the mind for prāṇāyāma; title: 13. Mudrās and bandhās; title: 14. The art of inhalation (pūraka) and exhalation (rechaka); title: 15. The art of retention (Kumbhaka); title: 16. Grades of sādhaka in prāṇāyāma; title: 17. Bīja prāṇāyāma; title: 18. Vṛtti prāṇāyāma; title: Section III, 19. Ujjāyī prāṇāyāma; title: 20. Viloma prāṇāyāma; title: 21. Bhrāmarī, mūrchhā and plāvinī prāṇāyāma; title: 22. Digital prāṇāyāma and the art of placing the fingers on the nose; title: 23. Bhastrikā and Kapālabhāti prāṇāyāma; title: 24. Śītalī and śītakārī prāṇāyāma; title: 25. Anuloma prāṇāyāma; title: 26. Pratiloma prāṇāyāma; title: 27. Sūrya bhedana and chandra bhedana prāṇāyāma; title: 28. Nāḍī śodhana prāṇāyāma; title: Part 2, Freedom and beatitude; title: 29. Dhyāna (meditation); title: 30. Śavāsana (The art of relaxation); title: Appendix: Prāṇāyāma courses; title: Glossary; title: Index.