CURIOUS POSES: 30 YOGA POSTURES/ STORIES THEY TELL

Why do yoga postures look the way they do, and how did they get their names? Taking in Lotus, Warrior, Cobra and Happy Baby, this book examines the stories behind 30 famous yoga poses. By examining Hindu scripture and mythology, and the animals, birds and flowers the original Indian yogis saw around them, it explores the symbolism of yoga postures many of us practise every week and offers inspiration to practitioners and teachers alike. Meet the monks and maharajas, gods and gymnasts who shaped yoga as we know it.