Includes bibliographical references (pages (161-170) and index.
Introducing yoga -- The principal branches of yoga -- The teacher, the disciple, and the path -- Happiness and the moral foundations of yoga -- Purification and postures for relaxation, meditation, and health -- Yogic diet -- The breath: secret bridge to vitality and bliss -- Pathways of concentration and meditation -- Sacred sounds of power: mantras -- The serpent power: Kundalini-Shakti -- Tantra-yoga: the transmutation of sexual energy -- Self-transcendence, ecstasy, and freedom -- Yoga in the modern world.
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Introduces yoga and discusses its spiritual as well as health benefits.