FROM THE PUBLISHER

This affordable, definitive edition of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika contains the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and full-page photographs of all the asanas. The first edition of this classic to meet high academic, literary, and production standards, its for people who practice Yoga or have an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation.

SYNOPSIS

Learn about: Chakras Kundalini Yoga Hatha Yoga Asanas Pranayama Mudras Bandhas Meditation Shakti Nadis Neti Bindu Siddhis

Over the last half millennium, one book has established itself as the classic work on Hatha Yoga￯﾿ﾽthe book you are holding in your hands. An Indian yogi named Svatmarama wrote the Hatha Yoga Pradipika in the fifteenth century C.E. Drawing on his own experience and older works now lost, he wrote this book for the student of Yoga. He wrote this book for you.

Contains the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and photographs of all the asanas.

FROM THE CRITICS

Midwest Book Review

This faithful reproduction is an impressive and highly recommended reference for students and devoted practitioners of Hatha Yoga.

Kalamazoo Gazette

Written over five-hundred years ago, the text is considered by many a seminal work on the practice of Hatha Yoga.

Woodstock Times

There is a certain magic at work here￯﾿ﾽas if Svatmarama has projected himself through time, expressing himself through Akers.

Indology

Beautifully printed and translated. Wonderful pictures, too.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Ashok Aklujkar

Accurate and accompanied by clear pictures, this translation of an informative Sanskrit text is a very useful addition to the growing literature on Yoga in Western languages.  — author of Sanskrit: An Easy Introduction to an Enchanting Language

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