About the Book: The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
More people are beginning to understand the efficacy and importance of going
back to traditional medicine and practices like Yoga. Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a
classic Sanskrit manual on Hatha Yoga, written by Swami Swatmarama in the 15th
century. Considered to be one of the oldest surviving texts on the Hatha Yoga,
it was written by Swami Swatamaramas own yogic experiences. It runs in the line
of the Hindu yoga and is dedicated to Lord Adinath, a name for Lord Shiva, who
is alleged to have imparted the secret of Hatha Yoga to his divine consort
Parvati. Explaining asanas,