Yoga for Beginners : Master Improving Performance And Strength For Yoga Beginners (Paperback)

If you are looking for a more flexible, strong, capable body and a clear, positive heart and mind then yoga is for you. It's a great form of exercise that will improve your fitness, as well as aiding your mental well being. 'Yoga' is a Sanskrit term meaning 'to join, unite or yoke together', and the essential purpose of yoga is to bring together body, mind and spirit into a harmonious whole. The central methods of yoga are physical postures or 'asanas' and movement, breathing techniquesor 'pranayama' and meditation. Yoga includes guidance on healthy lifestyle, eating habits, mental attitude, and Ayurvedic medicine is also part of the Yogic path to health and balance. Hatha yoga is the path of physical yoga, which is the most popular branch of yoga in the West. 'HA' means 'SUN', and 'THA', 'MOON', so Hatha Yoga is the joining, or the yoking together of these different energies in harmonious equilibrium, positive and negative, active and receptive.