A. G. Mohan offers in this book a deep understanding of yoga, asana practice, pranayama, and meditation, which has rarely been available before. The book is written clearly and simply for beginners while also providing the background knowledge for advanced yoga students and teachers to guide them into a new depth in yoga. The author shows the way to recognize the fundamental causes of human difficulties through yoga and how they can be overcome by integrating body, breath, and mind. This comprehensive manual includes: the fundamentals of yoga philosophy, over 300 illustrations of essential postures, the integration of breath into asana practice, the adaptation of poses to individual needs, the principles of sequentially building a practice, the transformative practices of pranayama and meditation, as well as the development of yoga therapy with case studies.