Dr. Manjunath Gururaj : Prāṇāyāma in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika


 

A yoga philosopher, Ayurveda Pundit, Surgeon, Vedantin, Sanskrit expert, and Psychologist,  Dr. Manjunath Gururaj is also well-versed in the ancient science of astrology and astronomy.  He is an expert on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika as a text on yoga and ayurveda. If you want to get really deep into prāṇāyāma in a practical yet scriptural way, this is the talk for you.

Aside from the key explorations in this summit, in this conversation, we will explore
  • What is most striking about Hatha Yoga Pradipika as a text that guides us on prāṇāyama
  • Why Svatmarama is both an Yogi and Ayurveda pandit and how that influences how he speaks about prāṇāyama
  • prāṇāyama for doshic imbalances
  • Kumbhaka and the arousal of Kundalini
  • Mahamudra, mahavedha and mahabandhas
  • The numerology behind how many times we breathe

.... and much more