
DEPARTURE
- CHAPTER 1: IN THE BEGINNING
- CHAPTER 2: WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS
- CHAPTER 3: THE BOY WHO COULD SEE THE WIND
- CHAPTER 4: PRANA YOGA
- CHAPTER 5: THE WOMAN WHO TALKED TO THE STARS
- CHAPTER 6: THE INNER EAR
- CHAPTER 7: MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN
- CHAPTER 8: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
- CHAPTER 9: PURA VIDA
- CHAPTER 10: THE LYCEUM
- CHAPTER 11: BHAKTI AND BROKEN KNEES
- CHAPTER 12: TAXILA
- CHAPTER 13: A SERPENTINE INTERLUDE
- CHAPTER 14: YOGA ALCHEMY
- CHAPTER 15: KUNDALINI RISING
- CHAPTER 16: HOLLYHOCK
- CHAPTER 17: THE SALON
- CHAPTER 18: SEATTLE
- CHAPTER 19: WEST MEETS EAST—THEOSOPHY
- CHAPTER 20: ENERGY MEDICINE
- CHAPTER 21: THE LIFE OF BREATH
- CHAPTER 22: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
EPILOGUE: WHAT IS PRANA?
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Drawing from a Sumerian seal showing Gudea
- Figure 2: The libation cup (or vase) of Gudea
- Figure 3: Drawing from cylinder seal impression, circa 22nd century B.C.E.
- Figure 4: Details of the Adda Seal
- Figure 5: The Sri Yantra
- Figure 6: The sen lines of Thai Yoga massage from Wat Po Temple
- Figure 7: The nadis as depicted by the 19th century Tibetan sage Ratnasara
- Figure 8: Mr. Iyengar’s notes