Hatha Yoga : The Hidden Language : Symbols, Secrets, and Metaphor - Softcover

Swami Sivananda Radha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0931454743 ISBN 13: 9780931454745

Publisher: Timeless Books, 1996

Synopsis

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.

For instruction in this type of yoga, also available are audiocassettes: Introduction to Hidden Language and in the Hidden Language Series: Eagle & Cock, Mountain & Headstand, Shavasana, Tortoise & Fish, Triangle & Shoulderstand.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

IT WAS TWENTY YEARS ago when Swami Radha first introduced the transformational Hidden Language method to hatha yogis interested in going deeper with their practice. Now, with expanded instructions on how to incorporate the Hidden Language method into a personal practice, beautiful photographs by Derek Shapton and an introduction by ascent columnist, Swami Lalitananda, the 20th anniversary edition of Hidden Language Hatha Yoga is essential reading for the serious student of yoga."Swami Radha's sincere approach to Hatha Yoga, speaks of her devotion to the subject. She has re-lit the lamp of Hatha Yoga to flame so that its light enlightens one and all." -Geeta Iyengar, director of Ramani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute "Swami Radha's book has been on my bookshelf since it was first published. The language of yoga, as spoken by Swami Radha, speaks to my heart." -Amy Weintraub, author and yoga teacher "This book contains the insights of an extraordinary woman who dared to look deeper into the practice of asana to experience wholeness, which is the essence of yoga." -Sharon Gannon, co-founder of the Jivamukti Yoga method

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Timeless Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0931454743
• ISBN 13: 9780931454745
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 312