Swami Satyananda Saraswati (1) (1923–2009)
Author of Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha
For other authors named Swami Satyananda Saraswati, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Swami Satyananda Saraswati (Satyananda Yoga / Bihar School of Yoga)
Series
Works by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya (1981) 133 copies, 4 reviews
Yoga from Shore to Shore: A collection of lectures given by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in many different countries during his world tour of 1968 (2014) 12 copies
Early teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati: Lectures and satsangs given by Swamiji during the first International 9-month Yoga Teachers' Training Course conducted at Bihar… (1988) 10 copies, 3 reviews
Sankalpa of a Sannyasi: Peace, Plenty & Prosperity: Rajasooya Yajna 1995-2007, Rikhiapeeth (2014) 4 copies
Chidakasha Dharana-AJapa Japa 3 copies
Water the Roots 3: Manage the Mind 3 copies
Water the Roots 4: Yoga Nidra 3 copies
The Golden Collection 1: a Collection of Original Publications from the Bihar Yoga Tradition (2013) 2 copies
Rikhiapeeth Satsangs 4 2 copies
The Golden Collection 3: A Collection of Original Publications from the Bihar Yoga Tradition (2013) 1 copy
Amaroli 1 copy
Satyam Speaks 1981 1 copy
Satyam Speaks 1982 1 copy
Satyananda Yoga - Bihar Yoga 1 copy
The Golden Collection 2: A Collection of Original Publications from the Bihar Yoga Tradition (2013) 1 copy
The Golden Collection 4: A Collection of Original Publications from the Bihar Yoga Tradition (2013) 1 copy
The Golden Collection 5: A Collection of Original Publications from the Bihar Yoga Tradition (2013) 1 copy
Joga Nidra 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1923-12-24
- Date of death
- 2009-12-05
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- guru
sannyasin
yoga teacher
yoga master - Organizations
- Bihar School of Yoga (Satyananda Yoga, founder, 1963)
Sivananda Math (founder, 1987)
International Yoga Fellowship (founder, 1956)
Yoga Research Foundation (founder, 1987) - Relationships
- Saraswati, Swami Sivananda (Guru)
Saraswati, Swami Niranjanananda (Disciple and lineage successor)
Saraswati, Swami Satyasangananda (Disciple and Peethadhishwari of Rikhia) - Short biography
- Swami Satyananda Saraswati (24 December 1923 – 5 December 2009), was a yoga master and guru in both his native India and the West. He founded the International yoga Fellowship in 1956 and the Bihar School of Yoga in 1963. He has authored over 80 books, including the well-known Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, recognised internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals today. Since its first publication by the Bihar School of yoga in 1969 it has been reprinted seventeen times and translated into many languages.
- Nationality
- India
- Birthplace
- Almora, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Places of residence
- Almora, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India
Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, India
Rikhiapeeth, Jharkand, India - Place of death
- Rikhiapeeth, Jharkhand, India
- Burial location
- Rikhiapeeth, Jharkhand, India
- Associated Place (for map)
- India
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Reviews
Mais um episódio de Tudo que você sempre quis saber sobre a vida... Esse livro facilmente poderia ser considerado como bíblia do Tantra, não dá pra ser mais completo no assunto do que foi colocado num âmbito geral aqui.
Plus: Essencial para aqueles que estão abrindo chacras ou despertando a kundalini e precisam se tranquilizar quanto a possíveis crises psicóticas ou de esquizofrenia. Não se preocupem, os sintomas são normais.
Plus: Essencial para aqueles que estão abrindo chacras ou despertando a kundalini e precisam se tranquilizar quanto a possíveis crises psicóticas ou de esquizofrenia. Não se preocupem, os sintomas são normais.
Probably one of the most tough going yoga philosophy books I've yet read, this is a detailed text on awakening the Kundalini within. Kundalini is the powerful spiritual energy within us all, it lies dormant at the base of the spine representing the female form, Shakti. On awakening it rises through the seven major chakras (energy centres) which align with the spinal column to meet her male counterpart, Shiva at the crown of the head in the Sahasrara chakra. Complicated, phenomenal and it show more really does happen! It's about awakening the true self and takes a huge amount of preparation. For example if there are any emotional blockages in the chakras the Kundalini can't rise any further, if we are not cleansed, purified and ready the Kundalini can send us mad.
And the Tantra? Well suffice to say, it has little if nothing to do with sex
A fascinatingly powerful read. A how to in some senses, but only for those who know they are ready. I personally have no intention of consciously awakening my Kundalini. If it happens this lifetime it happens, but I'm not going to will it. Sounds scary as fuck to me!!! show less
And the Tantra? Well suffice to say, it has little if nothing to do with sex
A fascinatingly powerful read. A how to in some senses, but only for those who know they are ready. I personally have no intention of consciously awakening my Kundalini. If it happens this lifetime it happens, but I'm not going to will it. Sounds scary as fuck to me!!! show less
(as a buddhist, reading this INFURIATED me)
saraswati aims to establish a rich philosophical system, but the contents r aimless, repetitive, and incoherent. i shelved this under "phenomenology" due to his dissection of e.g. the structures of hearing and vision, how they relate to consciousness, etc, but his interpretation of phenomena & signs is shallow throughout
the structure of the book has little sense to it, no justification for its random selection of topics, it has no situation within show more the wider corpus of the bihar school. there r guides and instructions given for many different practices, but they r often difficult to follow, unclear, too repetitive, and poorly placed within the chapter
i have nothing positive to say abt this book show less
saraswati aims to establish a rich philosophical system, but the contents r aimless, repetitive, and incoherent. i shelved this under "phenomenology" due to his dissection of e.g. the structures of hearing and vision, how they relate to consciousness, etc, but his interpretation of phenomena & signs is shallow throughout
the structure of the book has little sense to it, no justification for its random selection of topics, it has no situation within show more the wider corpus of the bihar school. there r guides and instructions given for many different practices, but they r often difficult to follow, unclear, too repetitive, and poorly placed within the chapter
i have nothing positive to say abt this book show less
The text is a reference/collection of yoga techniques. The techniques are divided into groups: namely those mentioned in the title plus Shatkarma. The first group (Asana) takes by far the largest space (3/4); the other groups are approximately of equal length with Bandha being considerable shorter. Each technique is presented in a uniform way that first describes the technique step by step and then lists (a subset of) notes on "Breathing", "Duration", "Awareness", "Benefits", show more "Contra-Indications", etc...
Since I found these notes often repetitious or simply annoying (see below) I mostly only read the technique descriptions which almost always was well understandable.
Most techniques are illustrated with a drawing of a person performing some stage of the technique. While these drawings certainly have their value they are of poor quality (anatomically and concerning the print quality). I consider this the main disadvantage against Iyengar's "Light on Yoga". The set of presented Asanas (i.e. without even considering the other groups: Pranayama, ...) is more diverse than that given in Iyengar's book, e.g. it contains anti-rheumatic exercises (that I would call warm-up exercises) and eye exercises.
As usual for texts of this kind, bold statements about health improvements are made (e.g., p. 74: "Simplifying the diet [...] will help rectify poor vision". Also, the notes on "Benefits" often seem dubious) and overly cautious warnings are too often heard in the notes on "Contra-Indications" (sure, not everyone should do every exercise but I do not see why, e.g., people with high blood pressure should not perform Padahastasana; cf. p. 235).
To conclude, the text is a decent and quite exhaustive overview over the techniques of Hatha Yoga. show less
Since I found these notes often repetitious or simply annoying (see below) I mostly only read the technique descriptions which almost always was well understandable.
Most techniques are illustrated with a drawing of a person performing some stage of the technique. While these drawings certainly have their value they are of poor quality (anatomically and concerning the print quality). I consider this the main disadvantage against Iyengar's "Light on Yoga". The set of presented Asanas (i.e. without even considering the other groups: Pranayama, ...) is more diverse than that given in Iyengar's book, e.g. it contains anti-rheumatic exercises (that I would call warm-up exercises) and eye exercises.
As usual for texts of this kind, bold statements about health improvements are made (e.g., p. 74: "Simplifying the diet [...] will help rectify poor vision". Also, the notes on "Benefits" often seem dubious) and overly cautious warnings are too often heard in the notes on "Contra-Indications" (sure, not everyone should do every exercise but I do not see why, e.g., people with high blood pressure should not perform Padahastasana; cf. p. 235).
To conclude, the text is a decent and quite exhaustive overview over the techniques of Hatha Yoga. show less
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