Shyam Sundar Goswami (1891-1978) was the founder of the Goswami Institute of Yoga in Sweden, the first Indian institution of its kind in that country. He was a disciple of the great yoga master Balak Bharati and also wrote Hatha Yoga: An Advanced Method of Physical Education and Concentration.

Foreword to the Second Edition

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

My initiation into Layayoga

Introduction

Part 1: Fundamentals of Layayoga
1 Layayoga and Ashtangayoga
2 Layayoga - Its Significance and Method
3 Kundalini - the Coiled Power
4 Mantra - Supra-sound Power
5 Bhutashuddhi - Purificatory Thought-concentration
6 Bhutashuddhi Pranayama - Purificatory Breathing

Part 2: The Chakras System
7 Introduction to the System of Chakras
8 The Waidika System of Chakras
9 The Tantrika System of Chakras
10 Exposition of the Chakras
11 Exposition of the Chakras (continued)
12 Location of the Chakras

Part 3: Concentration Practices
13 Physical Purification and Vitalization
14 Mental Purification and Rejuvenation
15 Posture, Breath-control and Sence-withdrawal
16 Practice of Dharana
17 Practice of Dhyana
18 Practice of Bhutashuddhi


Note on the Pronunciation of Sanskrit

Words and Mantras

Glossary Bibliography

Index