Hatha Yoga: The Body's Path to Balance, Focus, and Strength

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc., Apr 17, 2008 - Health & Fitness - 128 pages
For the 16.5 million yoga practitioners in America, Swedish yoga instructor Ulrica Norberg's fresh look at Hatha yoga ("the way of the body") will be a perfect entrée to the art of exercising to produce a strong mind and a harmonious soul. Focusing on pacing, not perfection, Norberg explains proper breathing and asanas, poses developed to increase consciousness, relaxation, strength, and concentration. Throughout, she maintains a thoughtful balance between philosophy and instruction, and offers step-by-step directions and wisdom for personal and communal well-being. Lavishly illustrated with gorgeous full-color photographs, Hatha Yoga is sure to inspire beginning and advanced yoga practitioners alike.

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About the author (2008)

Ulrica Norberg is one of Sweden's most popular yoga teachers. She has practiced yoga for many years and is also a freelance journalist, script writer, and consultant for training and personal growth. She is also the author of Power Yoga: An Individualized Approach to Strength, Grace, and Inner Peace and Hatha Yoga: The Body's Path to Balance, Focus, and Strength. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Andreas Lundberg is a freelance photographer working in Sweden.