Harish Johari Books

This is the first guidebook for Westerners to explain the teachings of Swar Yoga--the conscious observation and control of breathing to maximize physical and psychic energy.

A guide to observation of the inner self through the ancient Indian game of Leela, which mirrors the path of obstacles and insights one encounters in self-development, offers lessons in self-understanding. Original.

Tantric yantras are precise geometric forms that have been used for centuries as tools for self-realization and the attainment of mystical powers. In Tools for Tantra , Tantric practitioner and scholar Harish Johari has re-created the exact colors and proportions of the primordial yantras along with step-by-step instructions for their accurate construction, coloring, and use.

This revised and expanded edition of a classic work on chakras by a renowned Indian scholar and tantra practitioner features full-color illustrations to accompany meditation exercises, providing essential tools to activate transformative energy centers. In the ancient science of tantra, the human body is seen as the perfect instrument for expressing consciousness, achieved through the development of psychic centers known as chakras. These centers within the cerebrospinal system facilitate the interaction between higher consciousness and desire, enabling an enlightened state of being. The author introduces classical principles and their practical applications, offering visualization techniques crucial for a fully realized tantric practice. This edition includes new art and text, revealing the mysteries of these subtle centers. Unlike other works, it equips readers with tools to activate transformative energy and elevate intellectual knowledge to spiritual experience. Meditating on the vibrant illustrations vitalizes the cerebrospinal centers, harmonizing the system physically and psychically. Each chakra's explanation details its connections to elements, colors, sounds, sense organs, desires, planets, deities, and behavioral traits, along with meditation effects. This book serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and spiritual aspirants at all levels.

A guide to living the Ayurvedic way from one of its most celebrated practitioners. • A vast and practical presentation of Ayurvedic principles addressing diet, breathing, meditation, bathing, sleeping, exercise, medicine, jewelry, and sex Over the past 20 years Harish Johari's books and workshops on India's Ayurvedic traditions of cooking, massage, numerology, gemology, meditation, and Tantra have changed the lives of countless individuals in the West and have established Johari's reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now, for the first time, Johari's vast knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga has been distilled into one convenient volume. Named for the classical Indian god of medicine, Dhanwantari is a complete guide to living the Ayurvedic way. Chapters focus on diet, breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine, jewelry, and sex. Anyone seeking a logical, scientific, and practical set of principles for daily life will discover an excellent guide in the time-tested system presented here. By improving the health of their bodies and minds, individuals will find that a greatly expanded breadth of life experiences is suddenly open to them.

These twenty-five beautifully illustrated tales capture the mystery, the enchantment, and the profound spiritual learning that is India. Drawn from the great Indian epics the Puranas, the Upanishads, and the Mahabharata, these tales put ageless Indian wisdom into the form of stories to delight young and old alike.

The author describes how to use the power of gemstones, using ancient Hindu disciplines, to heal and increase a sense of well-being.

Author, artist, and scholar of Tantra and Ayurveda, Johari was also an inspired cook who shared his culinary wisdom in this treasury of vegetarian cooking based upon ancient Ayurvedic principles of healing.

Ayurvedic massage works on both the physical and mental levels, transmitting a life-giving energy that assists all systems of the body in repairing and renewing themselves. Johari explains which oils work best for particular body types and shows how to stimulate self-healing. He also offers a complete guide to the traditional 40-day beauty treatment practiced in India, giving a wide variety of recipes for fragrant massage oils, body creams, and clay baths. 115 illustrations.