Tame the Kundalini: Swami Satyananda’s Interpretation of the Yoga Traditions (Hardbound)

Description

Tame the Kundalini analyses the core teachings of the Bihar School of Yoga, one of the most important institutions of Modern Yoga. Swami Satyananda Saraswati has carefully unpacked the significance of ancient Indian traditions for contemporary yoga practitioners. His methodology is directed towards the arousal of Kundalini energy. To this end he has interpreted and adapted practices from Vedanta, Samkhya-Yoga and Tantra philosophies. This comprehensives monograph further shows how Hatha, Bhakti, Jnana and Karma yogas, together with various meditations, Kriyas and Yoga Nidra, all contribute towards the realisation of that goal.

About the Author:

JAVIER RIUTORT HEREDIA is a supervising Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain. He received the first Research Award of the Spanish Association for Interdisciplinary India Studies (AEEII) for the best Ph.D. Thesis in 2020.