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Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language: Symbols, Secrets, and Metaphor
by Swami Sivananda Radha
In Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language, Swami Radha explains the broader nature and purpose of the yoga asanas. Using 22 classical postures, she delves into symbolism and metaphor to show how each posture is like a symbolic gesture that creates a specific effect on the mind. She invites yoga students and teachers to use reflection and visualization in their own practice to discover the psychological and mystical benefits of Hatha Yoga and gain a deep appreciation of the power of yoga as a tool for self-transformation.
Yoga Journal
"...valuable resource for all serious students of Hatha yoga who want to go beyond the physical and explore spiritual depths"
North American Board for East-West Dialog
"...approaches yoga as an art. Each of the asanas is presented as a symbolic gesture, unifying body, mind and breath."
Georg Feuerstein
"...thoughtful and richly intuitive explanations are an inspiration." About the Author
Swami Sivananda Radha (1911 - 1995) is the author of ten classic books on yoga, including Kundalini Yoga for the West and Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language, and the originator of Ascent magazine. After being initiated by her teacher, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, India, Swami Radha returned to North America in 1956. She founded Yasodhara Ashram in Canada and the Association for the Development of Human Potential in the United States. Swami Radha dedicated her life to updating the Eastern teachings for the Western mind. By the time of her death at age 84, she had become one of the West’s most highly regarded spiritual teachers.
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