Relax With Yoga

This is an excellent guide to modern western Raja Yoga, illustrated by photos of yogic postures (asanas). This book is a surprisingly comprehensive one to the metaphysical background of yogic practice, along with a host of related practical matters. The exercises introduced here are all fairly easy and well-described. When this was written, Yoga teachers were far and few between in the US, so this was by necessity a self-help guide. The Origin of Yoga, Control of the Brain and Nervous System, The Eight Principles of Raja Yoga, Obtaining Relaxation Through Yoga, Corrective Poses of Yoga, Specific Asanas For Weight Reduction, Specific Postures For Relaxation, The Bandhas—Mystic Breathing Exercises, Sankya Yoga—Yoga of the Mind, Yoga Principles of Diet, Sexual Principles and Practices in Yoga, How to Achieve Painless Childbirth Through Yoga