Among the many kinds of yoga described by the philosopher sage Patanjali,hatha yoga is the practice of physical postures.The word hatha denotes the complementary nature of all things in the cosmos.Yoga For Everybody deals with this classic form of yoga whose practice helps achieve physical,mental,emotional and spiritual harmony,along with meditation,mantra repetition and breathing exercises.It starts with the importance of prayer in yoga,moves on to the beginning exercises and then illustrates in detail the complete routine.It also dwells on Suryanamaskar,classification of yogasanas (seperating meditation postures from relaxation and action postures),yoga trataka and yogic breathing,ending with a chapter on pranayama.Yoga For Everybody is thus an exhaustive,one stop guide to health through hathayoga.
About the Author
Bharati Joshi is a young enthusiast and practitioner of hatha yoga for the last twenty five years.She has received her training and certification from Yoga Vidyadham,Pune and has also passed the Yoga Teacher's Training course from Kaivalydham,Lonavala.She has conducted yoga classes,especially for women in India and abroad.
