Complete Hatha Yoga

A comprehensive handbook on the practice, science, philosophy and mythology of yoga, approached as a serious discipline and way of life. It explores yoga's relevance to the 20th century and the orthodox sciences and explains complex concepts clearly and sensibly. No one can practice yoga for very long without wanting to know the logic and relevance behind it - the novelty of grubbing about on the floor, twisting oneself into seemingly impossible shapes, soon wears off and it risks being dismissed as a passing fad. The authors provide food for thought' they focus attention on what you are actually doing to your body and mind by the practice of yoga and what you should be aiming for. In this way they stimulate awareness of yoga's wider implications.