Taking your yoga to the next level

Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas - Awakening Ecstatic Kundalini by Yogani is an excellent resource for yoga practitioners, very clear, concise and easy to understand. It is also a must-read for people interested in taking their yoga and spiritual practices to the next level by providing very powerful tools to awaken and expand kundalini energy within.

Asanas Mudras and Bandhas contains methods rarely if ever revealed to the general public and definitely has the potential to open the door for permanent life change in any dedicated spiritual practitioner. I highly recommend it!


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Thorough coverage of the ecstatic side of Enlightenment!

Yogani's most recent book in the AYP Enlightenment Series is Asanas Mudras and Bandhas - Awakening Ecstatic Kundalini. The author has again managed to fit an extensive subject like this into a small, easy-to-read book of only 100 pages. Despite the small size, it's a comprehensive guide to all of the more "physical" aspects of Yoga that can be added to meditation for steady progress on the spiritual path. One of the aspects that I found most valuable is the thorough discussion on kundalini, how to manage it and the symptoms that can come up, a subject that otherwise often is shrouded in secrecy. Asanas, mudras and bandhas have a key role to play in the evolution and management of kundalini.

I very much recommend this book to anyone interested in learning Yoga, as well as to the advanced practitioner, who undoubtedly will find much new information of interest in it.

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Great book!

The asanas in this book are very easy to perform, yet they are some of the most advanced yogic exercises you can find. A beginner who is out of shape and stiff could easily use this book as an introduction to hatha yoga. And it would limber them up and make them healthier. There are also physical exercises that are included towards the end, which in my opinion are great. If I didn't already have an exercise routine I'd do this one. It's all self-paced, so you can start out slow, build up a good base, and work your way up to greatness.

This isn't simply for beginners though. Advanced yogis also benefit from this great book. There are descriptions of how to perform the mudras and bandhas, which subtly impact the structure of the body...ultimately bringing about enlightenment. Generally, without the help of an experienced yogi, it's not wise to just start doing mudras and bandhas. But this book can function as your help.

The explanations on the kundalini contained in this book are probably the most concise ever written. Having gone through a kundalini awakening, I can say the advice on grounding and stabilizing the energies is great. The path isn't so dangerous anymore now that these books are around.

For further information, in case you're curious, the AYP forum is a great place to get help from other yogis and yoginis.

Good luck! I hope you enjoy the book!

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