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Today meditation systems from all over the world are being revived in an attempt to offer alienated humanity a suitable way back to the source, the real self. Swami Satyananda delineates the path of meditation, the obstacles that confront the practitioner and the means of overcoming them. This book offers theory and practical instructions for a vast range of meditation techniques such as antar mouna, yoga nidra, trataka, ajapa japa, prana vidya and kriya yoga; to meditations from around the world including ancient Egypt and Greece, the Celtic and Taoist traditions, Tibetan and Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Alchemy and Hypnosis. Moving meditations in relation to travel, martial arts, dance and sport, as well as meditation techniques for children, for the dying, and many more are included. Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced. Ideal reference book for yoga teachers.

Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Swami Satyananda Saraswati was born at Almora, Uttar Pardesh, in 1923. In 1943 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh and adopted the Dashnami sanyasa way of life. He has translated numerous volumes of Samskrta Scriptures published in India and abroad, and he is teacher respected around the world. In 1955 he left his guru's ashram to live as a wandering mendicant and later founded the International Yoga Fellowship in 1963 and the Bihar School of Yoga in 1964. Over the next 20 years Swami Satyananda toured internationally and authored over 80 books. In 1987 he founded Sivananda Math, a charitable institution for aiding rural development, and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1988 he renounced his mission, adopting kshetra sannyasa and now lives as paramahamsa sannyasin.