Yoga : Volume 3: The 12 Asanas: The Sivananda Tradition and the Formation of the 12 Basic Postures
Language: English
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- Title
- Yoga : Volume 3: The 12 Asanas: The Sivananda Tradition and the Formation of the 12 Basic Postures
- Author
- Kiran Agastya
- Publisher
- Independently Published Okt 2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Neu
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- Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
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- 9798185356104
- Item weight
- 451 grams
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- 254x178x14 mm
- Series
- Book 3 of 4: Classical Hatha Yoga Series
The Sivananda Canonical Sequence: 12 Basic Postures
Among the many forms in which the classical science of Hatha Yoga has reached the modern world, few have traveled as widely as the twelve basic postures of the Sivananda tradition.
Developed within the lineage of Swami Sivananda and carried throughout the world by his disciple Swami Vishnu-devananda, this sequence distills a vast tradition into a complete, teachable system of practice.
It is not simply a collection of twelve postures.
It is an intentionally ordered sequence in which each asana prepares for, balances, or complements the next.
Why do the inversions come first? Why is Matsyasana placed where it is? Why are forward bends and backward bends made to answer one another? How does the sequence carry the spine through its principal directions of movement while alternating effort, release, stimulation, and rest?
The Sivananda Canonical Sequence: 12 Basic Postures explores these questions and the principles behind one of the world's most recognizable systems of Hatha Yoga practice.
This is Volume III of the Anantika Editions Classical Hatha Yoga Series. Volume I examined the fifteen asanas of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Volume II presented the thirty-two asanas of the Gheranda Samhita. This volume moves from classical textual catalogues into a modern lineage, examining how traditional Hatha Yoga was organized into a practical sequence.
The twelve basic postures are examined individually and as parts of a larger architecture.
Each asana receives an extended treatment covering historical background, technique, alignment, traditional benefits, modern anatomical considerations, and contraindications. Where a claim belongs to traditional yogic teaching rather than established physiology, the distinction is made clearly.
Inside this volume, readers will explore:
• The twelve basic postures of the Sivananda tradition
• The reasoning behind their traditional sequence
• Step-by-step instructions and alignment guidance
• Historical and lineage context for each asana
• Traditional benefits and modern anatomical perspectives
• Contraindications and safety considerations
• The relationship between inversions, forward bends, backbends, twists, and rest
• Classical concepts of prana and the nadis
• The shatkarmas and purification practices
• Meditation and the stages of samadhi
• Yogic approaches to diet and daily practice
• The six classical schools of Indian philosophy
• A progressive four-week training program
The practice program gradually integrates the twelve postures with traditional pranayama techniques, including Kapalabhati, Anuloma Viloma, Bhastrika, Ujjayi, Sheetali, and Bhramari. From the fourth week onward, each complete practice concludes with seated meditation.
The book also compares the Sivananda sequence with earlier Hatha Yoga traditions, including the postural systems preserved in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Gheranda Samhita. This allows the reader to see both the continuity of the tradition and the distinctive logic of the Sivananda method.
This volume is for the beginner learning these postures for the first time and for the experienced practitioner who wants to understand why they are arranged as they are. It is for teachers seeking historical and philosophical grounding beneath familiar studio instructions, and for students interested in the evolution of Hatha Yoga from classical manuals into modern practice.
The twelve basic postures are simple enough to become a daily discipline, yet rich enough to reward decades of study.
This book explores not merely how to perform the Sivananda sequence, but why the sequence takes the form it does.
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