Hatha Yoga Pradipika

 Hatha Yoga Pradipika can be thought of as a guiding light to the mystic world of hatha yoga. This branch of yoga purifies the body by way of asana, bandha, concentration, mudra, pranayama, and shatkarma. It forms the basis to learn Raja yoga and samadhi.

About the Author:

Swami Muktibodhananda is an exponent of the Satyananda Yoga system. Swami Muktibodhananda Saraswathi has written another book called Swara Yoga: The Tantric Science of Brain Breathing. Swami Muktibodhananda was born in Melbourne in 1959. She moved to India at the age of seventeen, and lived with her guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati. She has conducted extensive research into Swara Yoga as well as Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Swami Muktibodhananda Saraswathi moved back to Melbourne in 1985, where she set up the Melbourne Yoga Therapy Centre. She now lives in Melbourne, teaching yoga there.