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Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is…

Sometimes students have written to or asked Swami Veda Bharati, Swami Ritavan Bharati, and other senior teachers in our tradition questions about practice.  This is one such “Question and Answer,” or Q&A.

Question:

I am reaching out in regard to the Hatha sequencing and warm-up stretching I did daily while at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG). I really enjoyed the teaching and how the lessons were put together. While I do recall some of the general postures, I was wondering if someone might be able to share names of asanas that the lessons were structured around, so I can look into them in more depth, please? Any background on the yoga classes, postures, and sequencing would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:

Swami Ritavan Bharati and Carolyn Hume have answered this question.

From Swami Ritavan Bharati:

Please refer to these books:

1. Exercises for Joints and Glands as taught by Swami Rama. This is published by the Himalayan Institute. (This also comes as a DVD.)
2. Philosophy of Hatha Yoga by Swami Veda Bharati (Sometimes the author is listed as Usharbudh Arya, which was Swami Veda's pre-sanyas name.). This is published by the Himalayan Institute.
3. Yoga: Mastering the Basics by Rolf Sovik and Sandra Anderson. This is published by the Himalayan Institute. 
4. Holistic Living Manual by Prakash Keshaviah, Ph.D. This is published by Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust.
5. Yogic Practices of the Himalayan Tradition: As Taught by H.H. Swami Rama of the Himalayas by Prakash Keshaviah, Ph.D. This is published by Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust.

In addition, you can ask teachers at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama.

From Carolyn Hume:

There are also the books Hatha Yoga Manual I by Samskrti and Veda and Hatha Yoga Manual II by Samskrti and Franks. Both are published by the Himalayan Institute Press.

Editor’s Note:

If you have a question about spiritual practice, you can use the "Contact the Spiritual Committee" link on the AHYMSIN website to ask it.

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