Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati

[1][2] The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati is an 18th-century manuscript, written by Kapāla Kurantaka, that describes elaborate sequences of asanas in Haṭha yoga, including many that are not practised today.

It was written before the British Raj and well before the advent of modern yoga, but it appears to have been influenced by the physical culture of the period in India, including the practice of martial arts.

It also contains postures that require great agility and strength, such as to cross the legs in Padmasana and then to climb a rope using only the hands.

[4] The manuscript describes the dynamic asanas with instructions to the yogi, for instance: Lie face down.

Put the toes pointing downwards on the ground, plant the palms of the hands at the crown of the head, raise the bottom and look at the navel.