Concise and readable answers to the most commonly asked questions about yoga, and illuminating little-known facts and esoteric aspects of the philosophy and practice--by renowned yogi Richard Rosen. Here are answers to all the questions that come up in your yoga practice and study! Renowned yoga teacher Richard Rosen has asked--and been asked--nearly every yoga-related question that there is, and his wonderfully practical, helpful answers will give you a thorough explanation of the tradition's key concepts, and the nuts and bolts of yoga philosophy and practice, including:
- Yoga's main texts, including the Upanishads,
Bhagavad Gita,
Yoga Sutra, among others
- Yamas and niyamas
- The subtle body--what it means and what it looks like in practice
- The evolution of asanas
- Pranayama
- Mudras and bandhas
- And much more