The original version, of 7 Programs (i.e., learning stages), covering 138 Yoga postures, is out of print. You can download the first few dozen postures (Programs 1- 2) of this below. These beginning postures are enough to launch you into a sound Yoga practice.
You will need both these PDF files:
Hatha Yoga: Principles and Precautions
Hatha Yoga: Programs 1 & 2
The Step by Step PDF, Hatha Yoga: Step by Step Lessons (I-V), covers all but two of these beginning postures in more detail. Although written in the late 70’s, it still holds up.
You can order a 240 page copy of Hatha Yoga: The Essential Dynamics from Createspace.com for around $9.
By the way, I would greatly appreciate any criticism, constructive or otherwise. I’d especially like to hear feedback concerning any typo/spelling/grammar ‘boo boos’ you discover! Alas, I’ve yet to master the yoga of English.
The ‘Sales Pitch’
This book covers the practical core of Hatha Yoga. The eight programs guide you step by step from beginning through advanced Yoga. The illustrations show you at a glance the dynamics of the Yoga postures.
- This manual is for anyone practicing or teaching Hatha Yoga, from beginning to advanced.
- This manual consolidates the principles of Yoga to help the student focus on the basic training required to realize his or her highest potential.
- This manual gives detailed techniques to apply while in the Yoga postures. As many other books show only the techniques for moving into or out of the posture, this manual makes a perfect supplement to them.
- This manual contains much of the information taught at B.K.S. Iyengar’s Yoga Institute in India, which helps you study much more effectively with or without a teacher.
- This manual contains eight graduated programs of 138 postures which take you from beginning to advanced Yoga.
- If you are studying under a teacher, the illustrations show the main points taught which you can latter refer to during your home practice.
- Conscientious application of the vital and often forgotten techniques displayed in the illustration allow you to achieve maximum results from your time and effort.
- The illustrations could be copied and arranged on a ring binder in the sequence of your paticular home routine. This allows you to quickly glance at each posture before doing it to remind yourself of what you are aiming for.