If you type "yoga" into your search engine and look for images, you're likely to come across someone standing in Natarajasana (Dancer Pose)-lifted heart, arched back, reaching one hand back to hold a ...

Despite the odd-sounding name, mudras (yoga hand movements) have plenty to offer. Regular practice of them, this volume assures, can help prevent exhaustion, lessen anxiety, control diet and relieve ...

Thus, pranayama may be understood, in essence, as the control of prana by regulating our breathing habits using certain techniques and practices. Regulated, rhythmic respiration purifies the body and ...

A woman performs the Namaskara gesture, a traditional Indian greeting with hands in front of chest and a slight bow. Martin Harvey/Corbis There is no one key to unlocking the mysteries of India, a ...