Astanga Yoga and Meditation: Dynamic Breath-control Yoga Routines and Yogic Meditation Practices for Optimum Physical and Mental Health, with 1000 Step-by Step Photographs - Hardcover

Astanga is a dynamic and vigorous practice that uses breath control techniques (vinyasa) to flow from one asana (posture) to the next. The regular practice of Astanga will cleanse the body, still the mind and promote invigorating energy. It will also give you a high level of fitness and incredible body tone. The book features helpful adaptations for people of all abilities, whether modifications for the more inflexible or more advanced variations. It also presents special at-a-glance sequences of varying lengths, vital for people with less time to devote to their practice. Clearly written and beautifully illustrated with stunning colour step-by-step sequences and over 1000 images, this book will provide a fund of yogic wisdom for mind and body that can be appreciated by anyone, at any level.

Jean Hall trained in classical and contemporary dance. As a performing dancer, she became drawn to yoga and began to study, qualifying as a certified Iyengar teacher in 1995. She then returned to India to study different forms of yoga at the Sivananda Centre in Trivandrum, and with Sri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore. Jean teaches in London's major yoga centres and internationally, running yoga retreats in places of rare and natural beauty. Doriel Hall is a highly experienced yoga practitioner. For the past 20 years Doriel has been training yoga teachers for the British Wheel of Yoga, widely recognized as Great Britain's governing body for yoga, and has been involved in their verification and assessment procedures for the training courses. Doriel's other published works include Meditation (Lorenz Books); Starting Yoga (Cassell); Discover Meditation (Ulysses Press); Yoga for Pregnancy (Cassell); and Healing with Meditation (New Leaf).