This profound and intricate book from a great Vedic master can serve as a guide to total well-being and complete enlightenment.

A photographic guide presents more than 200 Indian hand gestures used in yoga and dance, in a fully indexed and cross-referenced format, giving both the Sanskrit and English name for each.

Soma in Yoga & Ayurveda cracks the secret code of 'Soma' and de-mystifies the myth and logic about its practical application. Dr. Frawley has clearly outlined that the real fountain of Soma is well within you and tapping into that nourishment will make your life enlightened and blissful.

Modern science and ancient wisdom traditions agree that the universe is a symphony of vibrational frequencies. In this beautiful, comprehensive, and unique work, Dr. Frawley elaborates the essential truths about cosmic sound, and how we can employ important mantras for healing, transformation and inner awakening.

A form of Thai Yoga Massage that focuses on the three Ayurvedic body types

. Explains how to determine a person's Ayurvedic body type and provides hands-on techniques for working with them

. Brings the practices presented in Thai Yoga Massage to a new customized level of therapeutic healing

The traditional healing arts of Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Massage have a deep and integrated relationship that provides an unparalleled modality for restoring body, mind, and spirit. Although it originated in India, over the centuries Ayurveda has been assimilated into the predominant Thai culture and has evolved into a distinctive folk medicine. With the growing popularity of Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Massage, there is a renewed interest in reuniting these practices into a powerful therapeutic alliance.

Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type bridges the practice of Thai Yoga Massage with its ancient Ayurvedic roots to offer a complete and holistic healing modality. The authors first explain in detail the fundamental principles of Ayurveda and then recommend daily practices for each of the three main body types of vata, pitta, and kapha. Practitioners learn how to customize their work with the appropriate massage approach, recommended yoga asanas, breathing techniques, and diet and lifestyle tips. More than 50 illustrated, full-body Thai Yoga Massage postures are presented as well as a massage flow for each body type. The authors indicate the Ayurvedic benefits of each posture and detail any precautions that should be followed in this dynamic practice of transformative healing.

In his latest book, Dr. David Frawley unlocks ancient astrological understandings of the human body's inherent weaknesses based on positions of the planets and stars at birth. In so doing, he guides us to avert sickness by applying detailed traditional Vedic remedial measures and then helps us understand the karma behind illnesses when they do manifest.

The most thorough and practical presentation of how to use the neti pot.

Explores the evolution of life and consciousness according to the cosmology and psychology of fire, viewing fire not only as a material but also as a spiritual principle.

I marma sono particolari punti energetici classificati dalla medicina ayurvedica, collegati ai chakra e alle nadi (i centri e i canali di energia sottile descritti nei testi dello Yoga). Vengono descritti minuziosamente i 107 punti marma più importanti, la loro collocazione, le loro proprietà, i metodi per utilizzarli efficacemente e curare così gli organi a essi collegati con molteplici approcci terapeutici, anche occidentali e moderni, oltre che con le antiche e collaudate praticheyogiche e ayurvediche. Imparando a manipolare correttamente il potere dei punti marma, possiamo equilibrare il corpo e la mente e dirigere il nastro prana, o energia vitale, in modo da favorire la salute, il benessere e la trasformazione personale.

Questo libro costituisce una introduzione al sistema medico dell'ayurveda, ai suoi principi generali e in particolare alla sua farmacologia erboristica. Propone una classificazione delle erbe più usate anche in Occidente, sulla base dei loro effetti 'energetici'; inoltre, fornisce indicazioni pratiche per la loro preparazione e il loro uso secondo i principi dell'ayurveda.

Una delle più antiche tradizioni spirituali indiane viene affrontata e documentata in questo libro, risolvendo i tanti equivoci sorti in Occidente, primo fra tutti quello di considerare il Tantra esclusivamente una pratica di tipo sessuale. Lo 'yoga del sesso', infatti, è solo uno dei numerosi aspetti di una disciplina che si esprime anche e soprattutto attraverso pratiche di meditazione e di recitazione di mantra e che investe il benessere psicofisico nella sua globalità, poiché considera fondamentale la cura non solo dello spirito, ma anche del corpo, qui considerato tempio del Divino. Un'esposizione dei principi fondamentali del Tantra Yoga, simboleggiati dalle '10 Dee della Saggezza', con la descrizione di numerose apllicazioni pratiche.

This is the first book that details how to choose Yoga asanas most appropriate for your unique body type according to the five thousand year old system of Ayurvedic medicine.

Contains a full description of Ayurveda on all levels from diet and herbs to yoga and meditation, explaining both Ayurvedic diagnostic and treatment methods.

Presents the Ayurvedic treatment of common diseases, covering over eighty different ailments from the common cold to cancer.