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B 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

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 

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Fti 86-87 Fil Rto 26-27 Fih 4647 i prcy 161 Vrito 114-  1 5 Fot  Lot Vritio orr B 4849  ltr yr 174  prcy 6 Vito 1 1 6-1 17 G  16 80 H

 Lot  Lo rm-p l pl Tit 56-57  lo pl Tit t 144145 t o 19 188  38-39 i pry 161 L Vritio 1 02-1 03 ot t 1 08  to Ft Po 50  to  Po  18-1 19 ct o mc 178 I Icli Pl 122-123 J

Jlhr B 75 p 98-99 K

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 i  Po 138  Ri 3637 i ltr yr 1 74 i pcy 160 Vrtio 1 02 hit Jp 99

oct 5253 Vrtio 124125 or rj Po 49 Lo 5859 Vrtio Bo Lot Coc, Fot Yo Mr 136-137 M

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coc 142143 lc Lit 165 Pril xrci 169 o 132 loh 4243 i prcy 164 Vrtio   to  Po 13 Prrti 16 Pr 70 Prym  Brh Prtyh 94 Prcy it-p 160 Prh 16 R Rj Yo 9  mito 89 Ricrto 16 18 Rlxto 22-27 i prcy 169 s

 Mr 9899 Mittio 91 mhi 89 m 77 corpio  04  prcy 163 Vritio  04 05 ooti o 1 38

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Siv Yoga Vaa Cntrs Shoulestan 4041 eet on thyoi 185  pegnacy 161 ollout 40 Single Leg Inete ose 1 09 Sitai 74 Sitai 74 Sitting oses in ate yeas 172 Skeleto 180 Spinal Tst 1 34135 in late yeas 174 Stanig Spinal Tist 162 Spine 181 Splits 140-4 148

Tist  Sie Squatting 169 Staning ose 150 Sn Saltaton 3435 in pegnany 160 Sya Bhea 77  iptoe ose see Tee Vaiaions otoise 120 Tata 95-97 Tee 46 in penany 162 Vaatos (incluing ne Knee an Ft ose an iptoe ose) 46 Tiangle 64 effet on spine 18 Vaations 151 u

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Aurs' Ackowledemes

Pblshers cedmen

"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.

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 Health oudaton ckwell uy iggleswade eds fo yoga mats; aer's of Knsington ad ot oui

. 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.  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

Ilustratos Lindsay low elicity Edholm laie Keena Toy Kerins Toy dge 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 Typesetg by: okworm ypesetting Manceste Reodcton by . urman td London .•

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)