Mudras of India

Informationen zum Autor Cain Carroll teaches yoga, qigong, meditation and self-healing worldwide. He has trained extensively under the guidance of Daoist, Buddhist and Indian Yoga masters. His journeys have taken him to remote areas of India, China, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand and South America, where he received private instruction in many rare and powerful practices. Cain is co-author of Partner Yoga and creator of three self-healing DVDs. His website can be visited at www.caincarroll.com. Klappentext A comprehensive guide to the hand gestures of yoga and Indian dance, in an encyclopedic format. Zusammenfassung For the first time! the elaborate system of Indian hand mudras has been compiled into a comprehensive format that allows readers access to this still esoteric body of knowledge. The book presents over 200 mudras! each with photograph! Sanskrit name! translation! and a detailed explanation of technique! application! benefits and historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Dr. David Frawley. Acknowledgments. Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide: Standard Academic Transliteration. Introduction: The History and Heritage of Mudras. Getting Started. The Mudras. Benefits of Hand Mudras. Appendix A: Energy Anatomy. Appendix B: The Gayatri Mudras. Appendix C: Dance Mudra Sets. Endnotes. Glossary. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index.

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A comprehensive guide to the hand gestures of yoga and Indian dance, in an encyclopedic format.

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For the first time, the elaborate system of Indian hand mudras has been compiled into a comprehensive format that allows readers access to this still esoteric body of knowledge. The book presents over 200 mudras, each with photograph, Sanskrit name, translation, and a detailed explanation of technique, application, benefits and historical context.

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Foreword by Dr. David Frawley. Acknowledgments. Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide: Standard Academic Transliteration. Introduction: The History and Heritage of Mudras. Getting Started. The Mudras. Benefits of Hand Mudras. Appendix A: Energy Anatomy. Appendix B: The Gayatri Mudras. Appendix C: Dance Mudra Sets. Endnotes. Glossary. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index.