Publisher's Synopsis
A clear and practical guide for everything you need to know about yoga.
'Life is breath. Breath is life.'
The body is an energy system with close interplay between breathing, heart beat and brain function. Yoga provides a maintenance service for that system. Described as 'the heart of healing', yoga also provides a harmonizing process that leaves no part of the body untouched.
In this beautifully illustrated, practical guide, Howard Kent demontstrates that yoga is more than just a series of exercises, and that it can be used by anyone to promote their own health and well-being. With comprehensive information on energy, diet and lifestyle, as well as fully illustrated step-by-step guides to the basic asanas, this guide is perfect for anyone interested in taking up yoga.
