FOREWORD

    For the Past Several years. I have been helping a large number of people in correcting body-ailments and diseases through Yogic exercises, the Grace of the Almighty, Most of them have profited. Many who had failed to get relief or cure by any other treatment and were pessimistic have experienced that yogic exercises not only gave their body the required resistance but also toned it up in general. They enjoyed the most energetic health. IT is in response to the request of these people that I wrote and published a book in Marathi in 1950. I must state that I am not a writer in the professional sense. The preface to this book was kindly written by Dr.Babasaheb Natu B.Sc, M.B.B.S. of Poona and the appreciation by Shri Dadasaheb Phadke of Amraoti, ---- life member of New Education Society. Five edition of this book were published and 41.000 copies sold out. The sixth edition is already published. That the book is constantly in demand is the Sine Qua Non of its popularity. A Hindi edition of this book was published for the Hindi knowing people. Hon’ble Kunjilalji Dube, formerly the Vice-Chancellor of Jabalpur University and the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly gave a preface to this edition and Padmashri Dr.Shivajirao Patwardhan, founder of   Amba-Kushtha Dham, wrote an appreciation. Yogabhyasi Mandal is now an Institution registered as a Trust. We are also given grants in-aid by the Social Welfare Department of the Government of Maharashtra  Government have kindly given recognition to our books in Marathi and Hindi and also to the Asan Charts. Maharashtra Education Department have also kindly taken steps of introduce Yogic Exercises for the benefit of the students of Secondary School. Training in Yogic practice is being given to school teachers since October 1972. Thanks are due to the Government of Maharashtra for their valuable decisions and assistance.

           I am happy to introduce and put the English edition of this book in the hands of Non-Hindi and Non-Marathi speaking public. I am indeed grateful to all those who endeavored to popularize the book. May the Almighty God give energetic health and sublime mind to those who practice yogic exercise every day.

P.P. JANARDAN  SWAMI.