An Introduction to Yoga

This book offers timeless and concise guidance perfect for aspiring practitioners of yoga. Besant emphasises the vitality of the mental state as well as the physical movements. She gives a well-researched history of yoga's philosophical origins in India, and the various developments which shaped it to become as it is known in the West. In all, the book is organised into four coherent lectures, each of which tackles a distinct aspect of the practice.