This handy reference book covers the basic principles of hatha yoga including standing poses, relaxation poses, spinal stretches, and inverted and sitting poses, all with photographs. Includessuggestions for routines of varying lengths for beginning to advanced study. Swami Kriyanandais the founder of the Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness system. Kriyananda was often askedto demonstrate yoga postures for his guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography ofa Yogi in the late 40s while Yogananda was alive. Today, he is a world-renowned expert in yogaand meditation.