Hatha yoga of self purification), 15 asana (postures: seated, laying down, and non-seated), pranayama (breathing) and kumbhaka (breath retention), mudras (internalized energetic practices), meditation, chakras (centers of energy), kundalini, nadanusandhana (concentration on inner sound), and other topics. "Hatha Yoga Pradipika" is the best known and most widely used Hatha yoga text. It consists of 389 "shlokas" (verses) in four chapters: Post-Hathapradipika texts on Hatha yoga include: Historically, Hatha yoga has been a broad movement across the Indian traditions, openly available to anyone. According to Mallinson, the Hatha yoga represented a trend towards the democratization of yoga insights and religion similar to the
Jnana Prabodhini Jnana Prabodhini Jnana Prabodhini () which means 'Awakener of Real Knowledge' in Sanskrit is a social organisation in India. Founded in 1962 with the motto "Motivating Intelligence for Social Change", its work now has grown into multiple directions of social work. The main purpose of this organization is to develop leaders who can serve the nation by tackling and solving problems faced by India. Jnana Prabodhini, headquartered in Pune, aims at the development of physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual qualities of people in general and of the youth in particular. This development should lead to leadership qualities, motivation building, attitude