Publisher's Synopsis
Essential guide to the practice of yoga
Yoga has been embraced as a fitness system which enhances wellbeing through relaxation and improves strength, suppleness and posture.
This excellent guide looks at the history of the practice of yoga and the Indian philosophy that it is founded upon as well as introducing postures, techniques and ways to use yoga thought and action in daily life.
It offers a comprehensive insight into:
different forms of yoga including Hatha - the most popular and extensively practised in the West.
simple methods for relaxing and meditating
cleansing and purifying the body with yoga
how to perform yoga in order to improve strength, suppleness and posture
quick introductions to more advanced types of yoga philosophy, including chakras, kundalini and tantra
