Product Description

Asana Prana Yama Mudra bandha is recognised internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals today. Since it's first publication by the Bihar School of yoga in 1969 it has been reprinted thirteen times and translated into many languages. It is the main reference text used by Yoga teachers and students of Bihar Yoga/Satyananda Yoga within the International Yoga Movenet, and many other traditions as well.

This comprehensive text provides clear illustrations. step by step directions and details of chakra awareness. It guides the practitioner or teacher from the simplest to the most advanced practices of hatha yoga system. A therapeutic index is provided for use by doctors and yoga therapists incorporating recent information from research into yoga. This edition successfully brings the exposition of yoga practices to the standard of a university text.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78843 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 553 pages

Publisher
Since it's publication first time in 1968, it has been reprinted in English 12 times and translated into many languages. It is referred to by yoga teachers and students,not only from the International Yoga Fellowship movement Schools but also by many from other traditions.

About the Author
Swami Satyananda was born at Almora in 1923.In 1943 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh and adopted the Dakshnami sanyasa way of life. In 1955 he left his guru's ashram to live as a wandering mendicant and later founded the International Yoga Fellowship in 1963 and the Bihar School Of Yoga in 1964.Over the next twenty 20 years Swami Satyananda toured internationally and authored over 80 books. In 1987 he found Satyannada Math,a charitable institution for aiding rural development, and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1988 he renounced his mission, adopting khestra sanyasa, and now lives as a paramahansa sannyasin.

Customer Reviews

A new addition to the "Absolutely Indispensable" list.
This is the most complete book of yoga I have ever encountered. And it joins Erich Schiffmann's "Yoga -- The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness" and Dr. Ray Long's "The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga" on my 'Absolutely Indispensable' yoga book list. I have purchased three more copies -- as gifts and as an addition to our Yoga Teachers Association library. For teachers, it is an excellent reference book when planning a class (be it beginning, continuing or advanced). For students, it contains a wealth of information that I have not previously found in any single volume. Highly, highly recommended.

Nice Reference Book
This book won't substitute for having a real teacher to help you learn yoga, but it is definitely an incredibly awesome reference to have.

a classic
I have found no other book which is as practical, and gives so much insight into what is behind yogic philosophy