This affordable, definitive edition of the Gheranda Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and thirty-nine full-page photographs. The first edition of this classic Yoga text to meet high academic, literary, and production standards, it's for people who practice Yoga or have an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation.“Smooth and accurate, this translation of the Gheranda Samhita is a very welcome addition to recent work on Yoga.”—George Cardona, University of Pennsylvania