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| The Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Svatmarama, translated by Brian Dana Akers 128 pages 6 x 9 photos The classic manual on Hatha Yoga. Contains the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and photographs of all the asanas. Deals with chakras, kundalini, mudras, shakti, nadis, bandhas, and many other topics. Free PDF
Here are some of the Internet stores that carry the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Stores without a two-letter country code are located in the United States. You can also read it for free through your library. From the Introduction A new, crisp, no-nonsense translation of this great classic on the practice of Hatha Yoga. . . . If one, like me, holds that the work of the translator is to be as discreet as possible, then this very faithful translation is probably the best available. . . . The publisher, YogaVidya.com, also produces a version of the Gheranda Samhita, and, I am told, is working on the Shiva Samhita. Serious Yoga students watch outthese are serious translations of serious classics.
Christophe Mouze
Online Yoga Magazine
This lively and lucid translation includes the original Sanskrit. It is a must-have for any serious student or teacher.
Closest thing to a source code that we have . . . the Hatha Yoga teachings found in popular works, including B. K. S. Iyengars celebrated Light on Yoga, are in no small part based on Svatmaramas text. . . . Brian Dana Akers brings us a new translation set with the English following the Sanskrit verse by verse. His style is straightforward, clear, and elegant. . . . the people at YogaVidya.com are to be complimented for bringing this text to the general public and for doing so in a most attractive manner. This is the book you want after you have finished with the popular texts.
Dennis Littrell
Amazon
Beautifully printed and translated. Wonderful pictures, too.
Dominik Wujastyk
Indology
There is a certain magic at work hereit is as if an Indian yogi named Svatmarama has projected himself through time, expressing himself through Akers. . . . Part of the charm of Akerss translation is that he breathes life into the ancient text by retaining its esoteric barriers and anachronisms, while at the same time clearly and simply presenting useful postures for students of Yoga. The book is well illustrated with photographs that depict a model demonstrating the postures. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a must for serious students of Yoga, and for those of us not so serious, it is informative and entertainingly readable.
Michael Perkins
Woodstock Times
Ably translated into English by Brian Dana Akers, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the classic source book on Hatha Yoga. . . . This faithful reproduction of the crucial text features the original Sanskrit side-by-side with the exacting English translation. . . . an impressive and highly recommended reference for students and devoted practitioners of Hatha Yoga.
Written over five hundred years ago by Svatmarama, an Indian yogi, the text is considered by many a seminal work on the practice of, and theory behind, Hatha Yoga.
Chris Meehan
Kalamazoo Gazette
Accurate and accompanied by clear pictures, this translation of an informative Sanskrit text is a very useful addition to the growing literature on Yoga in Western languages.
Ashok Aklujkar
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