Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh

Author(s): Satyanand Saraswati Swami
Publisher: Yoga Publication Trust

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Preface
The first edition of Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, published in 1969, was derived from the direct teaching of Swami Satyananda Saraswati during the nine month Teachers' Training Course conducted by him at Bihar School of Yoga, Munger in 1969.
The second edition was published in 1973 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. At this time, the text was completely revised and new material added from class notes taken during the 1970-71 Sannyasa Training Course, which was the last course to be personally conducted by him.
In response to popular demand and to meet the requirements of a university text, APMB was totally revised and updated under the direction and inspiration of Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, the successor of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. This enlarged edition was first published by Bihar Yoga Bharati in 1996, with the permission of Bihar School of Yoga, and is now being reprinted by Bihar School of Yoga.
This text is currently being used as the main practical text for the teaching of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha and shatkarma within the Certificate and Diploma Courses in Yogic Studies at Bihar Yoga Bharati. It is also a primary reference for the postgraduate MA/MSc Courses in Yoga Psychology, Yoga Philosophy and Applied Yogic Science.
Since publication of the first edition, interest in yoga has spread widely. Now APMB is used in ashrams, centres and yoga schools in every country as the standard textbook for teachers and students alike. The techniques presented have