Yoga - Yogasana and Pranayama for Health

by P.D. Sharma

Yoga as a system of physical exercise has been in existence in India since very ancient times. In this book, sixty-five important asanas have been explained and illustrated. This book also contains an explanation of the process of Surya Namaskara, which is a complete exercise by itself.

About the Author:

P.D. Sharma was born in Gorakhpur but spent most of his youth overseas. He returned to India to do a University degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He worked full times as a teacher in IIT before jumping the fence to become a renowned astronomer, a subject in which he had an inborn fascination. He has co-written many books, guidebooks and research papers making a major contribution on this subject.