Moola Bandha: The Master Key [Paperback]

Swami Buddhananda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1998

Moola Bandha - the Master Key is for those dedicated yoga practitioners researching for the master key to unlock the abode of maha kundalini. Little has been written about the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yoga. Moola Bandha is a simple yet dynamic practice with profound physical, mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner.

The text focuses on the theory and practice of bandha. The physical, pranic and psychotherapeutic effects are explored, including the relationship between moola bandha and acupuncture. A concise practical section includes both preliminary practices and advanced techniques to enable the practitioner to pursue this sadhana to the utmost, thus awakening the primal energy within. Includes the drawings and diagrams.

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About the Author

The Author realizing the limitations of drugs and traditional psychotherapy to cure the psychiatric and psychologically disturbed patients pursued his search for a more practical and effective method to reintegrate the mind and the body, moving through the normal healing techniques of acupunctrue, naturotherapy, massage and herbalism and culminating in the discovery of yoga. Under the guidance of Swami Satyanananda Saraswati, he gained profound insight into the mechanics of the mind, depression and neurosis as well as the yogic technique to alleviate much of the suffering.

Moola bandha emerged as one of the main componenets of Swamiji's teachings, prompting Swami Buddhananda Saraswati to an intensive theoretical and practical study. The outcome of this search and it's implications for modern man are to be found in this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Yoga Pubns Trust; 2nd edition edition (June 12, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8185787328
• ISBN-13: 978-8185787329
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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100 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moola Bandha: A "lock" that liberates, October 4, 2003

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William Courson "William Courson" (Montclair, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moola Bandha: The Master Key (Paperback)

Moola Bandha: The "Lock" That Liberates

The author of this tome, Swami Buddhananda, is a former physician and psychiatrist. Realising the limitations of traditional pyschotherapy and western medicine, Swami Buddhananda began a decade-spanning search for a more widely-available, practical and effective method to reintegrate the body, mind and spirit of his patients and a suffering and benighted humankind.

Experimenting with a wide range of western and eastern-derived therapies including the techniques of acupuncture, manipulative therapy and herbal medicine, his quest culminated in his discovery of yoga and its healing powers. This little volume is one of the results of that quest.

Moola bandha (the "perineal lock") is a yogic technique intended to manipulate the flow of energies in the pranic body by closing off their nethermost channel in the Moolachakra region, via a dilation and contraction of the muscular structure around the perineum. This was one of the approaches taught by the author's guru, and prompted the author to undertake an intensive theoretical and clinical study on the practice, an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yogas.

Moola bandha is a simple, easily learned yet powerful practice with a host of benefits - spiritual, mental and physical - for its practitioner. It is such a beneficial practice that one is left wondering at the reasons for the paucity of literature on the topic.

This book delineates the anatomical, physiological, endocrinological, neurological and psychic effects of Moola Bandha in clear, easily understood text supplemented where necessary by illustrations. Of particular interest to this reviewer was the attempt to relate the effects of Moola Bandha practice on the body with those of acupuncture, which chapter alone is worth the price of the book.

I ushesitatingly recommend Moola Bandha: The Master Key to every yoga student, practitioner and teacher and anyone with an interest in natural approaches to the healing of body, mind and spirit.

61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Treasure, September 28, 2000

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Frikaloopa (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moola Bandha: The Master Key (Paperback)

A very important book for Yoga practitioners in general and for Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Pranayama practitioners in particular.Clearly explains Moola Bandha, it's anatomical and physiological aspects as well as neurological and endocrinological viewpoints.It relates the bandhas to the chackras,to Kumbhakas and asanas and describes the pranic effects.It also has a big practice section, which after all is the heart of the matter.A must have for serious practitioners, who will probably find themselves returning to the pages of this small book very often.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - suitable for all levels., May 2, 2001

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This review is from: Moola Bandha: The Master Key (Paperback)

This book is a gem... easy to use while doing the practise.. and a great reference for modifications to specific asanas.

Also, I found the comments provided for some poses to be especially helpfull - they are short and to the point.