Hatha Yoga Illustrated

Hatha Yoga does a fantastic job with the photos and explaining the yoga positions. I like the simplicity of the similar outfits to not take away from the purpose of the book. Well done!

I am new to yoga and really enjoying the classes. My instructors are great at explaining the poses but this book also helped me with detailed pictures of the poses and explainations of the breathing used through the poses. One feature I also like is that each poses includes gentle versions and a list of contraindications. I have spinal and joint issues that make this important. While I think that a class is the best way... Read Full Review

Now that yoga is so fashionable there are more yoga books in print than ever before. Many of these books are of poor or mediocre quality. Hatha Yoga Illustrated is an excellent all around book on yoga. The visual images of the poses are clear, there is a great deal of helpful information concisely presented. The book is devoid of the superflous "blah-blah" so often present in yoga books. This is a hatha yoga manual, you... Read Full Review

I have been practicing yoga for several years now and have read tons of books on the subject. This is an excellent book on the basics. It covers 70 poses not including variations. Countrary to my assumptions, not all of the posture's described are 'beginner's poses', there are a few more difficult poses that are common to certain schools of yoga. The descriptions on how to do the poses are pratical - not so much detail... Read Full Review

I am a 42 year-old male in better than average physical condition but when my ankles, knees, and shoulder recently requested that I abandon the jump rope for another regular excersize, I decided to check out yoga. So far I've explored roughly 15 books on the subject and have found Hatha Yoga Illustrated to be the keeper. I came to this conclusion when I noticed that I was comparing and cross-referencing the other books to... Read Full Review