Hatha yoga, or hatha vidya (the science of hatha yoga) is commonly misunderstood and misrepresented as being simply a physical culture, divorced from spiritual goals. Gheranda assents and the book is thus called the Gheranda Samhita, or "The Collection [of Verses] of Gheranda." Book. Un des textes les plus importants du hatha yoga. This affordable, definitive edition of the Gheranda Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and thirty-nine full-page photographs.

The Gheranda Samhita The Original Sanskrit and An English Translation James Mallinson YogaVidya.com . Le Gheranda Samhita est un manuel de yoga, qui enseigne 32 asanas et 25 mudras entre autres.

Gheranda samhitā (Sanskrit धेरंड संहिता Gheraṇḍa saṃhitā) et l'un des trois textes classiques ou traditionnels du Hatha Yoga [1].Celui-ci a été composé par Gheranda au XVII e siècle. Ce texte est parfois considéré comme un manuel de hatha yoga. The Gheranda Samhita calls itself a book on ghatastha yoga, which literally means "vessel yoga", wherein the body and mind are depicted as vessels that carry and serve the soul (atman, purusha). An import ant message to our readers: The asanas in this book sh ould not be attempted without the supervision of an experienced teacher or prior experience. The Hatha yoga pradipika of Svatmarama is one of the most important yoga texts, and Hans-Ulrich Rieker's translation and commentary have long been valuable to yoga students as a complement to their practice and study. Gheranda Samhita (Sanskrit धेरंड संहिता Gheraṇḍa saṃhitā) meaning “Gheranda's collection” is one of the three classic texts of hatha yoga (the other two being the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Shiva Samhita).It is a late 17th century text and is considered to be the most encyclopedic of the three classic texts on hatha yoga. Gheranda Samhita Hatha Yoga Pradipika Kamasutra Shiva Samhita. Probablement écrite au XVe siècle, la Gheranda Samhita est l'un des trois grands traités fondateurs du hatha-yoga. It sets itself apart from other books on Hatha Yoga in two notable ways. Au- dessus d' un mudra appelé Guptāsana dans le verset 2.20 du texte. la forme de yoga la plus pratiquée aujourd'hui en Occident mais souvent dénaturée et mal comprise. It is generally considered a Hatha yoga text. Hatha yoga pradipika. Cependant le hatha yoga, comme toutes les vraies pratiques spirituelles, ne se traduit pas aussi facilement en quelques mots. Many of the other practices should not be attempted at all. Firstly, it calls its Yoga "ghata Yoga" or "ghatastha Yoga" and not Hatha Yoga. Le texte comprend 351 slokas (strophes) réparties en 7 upadesas (leçons ou chapitre) [2].Ces sept upadesas ou leçons sont: sat-karmāni (Purification),