Yoga Gelukkig Leven

Book in Dutch.
The life of modern man is governed by countless difficulties, which can be overcome through the practice of HATHA YOGA. As Swami Sivananda, to whom this book is dedicated, wrote: “HATHA YOGA gives the practitioner self-knowledge, radiant health, long life, strength and zest for life.” But all too often, through a superficial approach, yoga is taken for a kind of physical exercise. This book is therefore of exceptional importance. It goes back to the roots of yoga and explains its practical possibilities.
The author brings the method within everyone’s reach and joins hands with medicine: dietary advice, rejuvenation recipes, mental and physical well-being are all covered. Indeed, in the naturopathic centres of India, as in many ashrams, the practice of Hatha Yoga goes hand in hand with methods of natural medicine. Vegetarian food and fruit cures thus promote the recovery of the sick and push back the weaknesses of old age. A gradual switch to a lacto-vegetarian diet supports spiritual work. Fasting can be a blessing, because it gives rest to the digestion of overfed people. Colours act both directly and indirectly: directly through the antiseptic properties of blue, and indirectly insofar as, through sunlight, they stimulate creative imagination.
Finally, in this book full of new ideas, the author sheds light on the place of man within the Universe. Many outwardly agitated people are hardly aware of their inner sleep. It is time for this unconscious mass to awaken. The science of Hatha Yoga is the ladder one climbs to reach the highest plateau of the Royal Way.