Science of breath : a complete manual of the oriental breathing philosophy of physical, mental, psychic and spiritual development

Large format paper back for easy reading. Yogic breathing from the man who first popularised 'eastern' philosophies in the West SCIENCE OF BREATH -1 CHAPTER I. - SALAAM. 4 CHAPTER II. - "BREATH IS LIFE." 6 CHAPTER III. - THE EXOTERIC THEORY OF BREATH. 9 CHAPTER IV. - THE ESOTERIC THEORY OF BREATH. 14 CHAPTER VI.- NOSTRIL VS. MOUTH-BREATHING. 20 (1) HIGH BREATHING. 25 (2) MID BREATHING. 26 (3) LOW BREATHING. 26 THE YOGI COMPLETE BREATH. 27 CHAPTER VIII. - THE YOGI COMPLETE BREATH. 29 CHAPTER IX. - PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF COMPLETE BREATH. 32 CHAPTER X. - A FEW BITS OF YOGI LORE. 36 THE YOGI NERVE VITALIZING BREATH. 37 THE YOGI VOCAL BREATH. 38 (1) THE RETAINED BREATH. 39 (2) LUNG CELL STIMULATION. 40 (3) RIB STRETCHING. 40 (4) CHEST EXPANSION. 41 (5) WALKING EXERCISE. 41 (6) MORNING EXERCISE. 42 (7) STIMULATING CIRCULATION. 42 CHAPTER XII. - SEVEN MINOR YOGI EXERCISES. 43 EXERCISE I. 43 EXERCISE II. 43 EXERCISE III. 44 EXERCISE IV. 44 EXERCISE V. 44 EXERCISE VI. 45 EXERCISE VII. 45 CHAPTER XIII. - VIBRATION AND YOGI RHYTHMIC BREATHING. 46 CHAPTER XIV. - PHENOMENA OF YOGI PSYCHIC BREATHING. 50 (1) GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR YOGI PSYCHIC BREATHING. 50 (2) PRANA DISTRIBUTING. 51 (3) INHIBITING PAIN. 51 (4) DIRECTING THE CIRCULATION. 52 (5) SELF-HEALING. 52 (6) HEALING OTHERS. 53 (7) DISTANT HEALING. 54 CHAPTER XV. - MORE PHENOMENA OF YOGI PSYCHIC BREATHING. 55 (1) THOUGHT PROJECTION. 55 (2) FORMING AN AURA. 55 (3) RECHARGING YOURSELF. 55 (4) RECHARGING OTHERS. 56 (5) CHARGING WATER. 56 (6) ACQUIRING MENTAL QUALITIES. 56 (7) ACQUIRING PHYSICAL QUALITIES. 57 (8) CONTROLLING THE EMOTIONS. 57 (9) TRANSMUTATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ENERGY. 58 (10) BRAIN STIMULATING. 60 (11) THE GRAND YOGI PSYCHIC BREATH. 60 CHAPTER XVI. - YOGI SPIRITUAL BREATHING. 62 SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS. 63 THE UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS. 64 GENERAL DIRECTIONS. 65 WHAT IS THE YOGI PHILOSOPHY? 66 THE MASTERS. 66 THE REAL AND THE IMITATION. 66 THE SCIENCE OF YOGA. 67 THE THREEFOLD PATH. 67 THE VARIOUS BRANCHES. 68 THOSE FOR WHOM THE TEACHINGS ARE INTENDED. 69 ADVICE TO BEGINNERS. 70 WORKS BY YOGI RAMACHARAKA ON YOGI PHILOSOPHY 71 The Western student is apt to be somewhat confused in his ideas regarding the Yogis and their philosophy and practice.