Yoga Your Home Practice Companion by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre - Non Fiction - Hardcover

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780241323632
Publisher: DK (Dorling Kindersley)

Overview
Yoga Your Home Practice Companion is a comprehensive non-fiction guide from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, a respected authority on traditional yoga teaching. This hardcover volume brings together classic asanas, pranayama breathing techniques, meditation practices, and nourishing recipes in one resource designed for practicing at home. It functions as a dependable everyday companion, walking readers step by step through poses with clear photography and practical cues. Whether starting out or already experienced, this book offers a structured way to build strength, calm the mind, and support wellbeing without leaving your living room.

About the Book
Written by teachers from the world-renowned Sivananda Yoga Vedanta School, this guide distills decades of teaching experience into a single home-practice reference. It opens with the foundations of proper breathing, explaining the role of pranayama in calming the nervous system and preparing the body for movement, before moving into detailed asana sequences suited to all levels. Each pose is presented with step-by-step photographs, clear instructions, and notes on the physical and mental benefits it offers, so readers can build sequences that match their energy and available time. Beyond the physical postures, the book explores meditation techniques and strategies for developing concentration, treating the mind as an equal partner to the body in any complete practice. A substantial section is devoted to diet and nutrition, including recipes intended to support the yogic lifestyle alongside the physical practice. The overall structure encourages readers to design their own week of practice, adapting sequences to whatever time they have available, whether that is fifteen minutes before work or a full hour on a quiet weekend morning. Throughout, the tone remains calm, encouraging, and rooted in tradition, while staying practical enough for a modern household. The result is a book that works as both an introduction for newcomers and a long-term reference for those who already have a home practice and want to deepen it, covering movement, breath, diet, and mindfulness in one complete hardcover volume.

Key Benefits

• Step-by-step yoga poses with clear photography for all skill levels
• Pranayama breathing exercises to calm the nervous system and sharpen focus
• Meditation guidance to help build a consistent, mindful home routine
• Nourishing recipes that support a balanced yogic lifestyle
• Flexible sequences designed to fit any schedule, from 15 minutes to a full hour
• Durable hardcover edition built to be a lasting practice reference

About the Author
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre is an international organization founded to preserve and share the teachings of Swami Vishnudevananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda. Its teachers run centers and ashrams around the world, training instructors in the traditional five-point system of yoga that combines proper exercise, breathing, relaxation, diet, and positive thinking. This book was written collaboratively by senior teachers from the Centre, drawing on decades of hands-on instruction to translate their classroom expertise into clear, practical guidance that readers can follow safely and confidently at home.

Why You'll Love This Book
It's a thoughtful gift for birthdays, the holiday season, or a stocking stuffer for anyone chasing calmer, more mindful mornings. Perfect for a home library or bedside table, it turns any quiet corner into a personal wellness sanctuary, ideal for building a lasting home practice.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.