This book teaches hatha yoga as it was originally intended: a way to uplift consciousness and aid spiritual development. Kriyananda's affirmations and clearly written instructions show one how to attune to the consciousness of each pose, so the posture becomes a doorway to life-affirming attitudes, clarity of understanding, and an increasingly centered and uplifted awareness.-Achieve harmony of body, mind, and soul-Cultivate attitudes of willingness, appreciation, and joy-Enjoy a greater sense of radiant health and well-being-Increase self-control-Excellent for advanced practitioners and beginners alike Bringing the yoga science back to its central focus as an integral part of the meditative science of Raja Yoga, his approach is that of the ancient Hatha Yoga tradition and of his guru, the great Indian master Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the most widely read and respected of yoga books, Autobiography of a Yogi.