Power of Breath

Swami Saradananda is an internationally renowned yoga and meditation teacher who has inspired thousands of people to practise. She has been teaching for over forty years, and is the author of a number of books, including The Power of Breath, Chakra Meditation, The Essential Guide to Chakras, Mudras for Modern Life, The Cleansing Power of Yoga and the upcoming Sitting Comfortably: preparing the mind and body for peaceful meditation. For 26 years, she worked with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and directed their facilities in New York, London, New Delhi and the Himalayas. After an extended period of personal practice in the Himalayas in 2001, she was author in residence at the Peacemaker Community in Western Massachusetts, and she then went on to direct yoga and meditation retreat Haus Yoga Vidya, just outside of Cologne, Germany. For the past few years, she has lived between London and New York but she spends several months each year teaching in Germany and several more in India. Swami Saradananda teaches yoga worldwide, leads pilgrimages to India and writes extensively. Swami Saradananda holds an MA from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London.

"This is a much-needed jewel of a book, offering a range of effective breathing practices - some simple enough to read and try immediately - while helping people understand the esoteric aspects of prana (did you know there are five kinds?)." - Pamela Miles; New York City; spiritual mentor and Reiki master, author "REIKI: A Comprehensive Guide";"This book brings clarity, light and ease of practice to the ancient art of pranayama. Understanding and regulation of breathing brings balance to the nervous system so that physical and mental health follow naturally. All levels of practitioners will find guidance in this valuable and knowledgeable book". - Robert Moses, Yoga Teacher and co-publisher Namarupa Magazine Namarupa.org;"The blissful depth of Pranayama can be experienced in no other way but through dedicated practice. Only one who has felt the true 'power of the breath' can share it with so much of love, beauty and clarity. Swami Saradananda has proven once again that she is a true Yogacharini through this delightful and wise exposition of subtle aspects of Pranayama, that hidden treasure missing from most modern Yoga teachings."- Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Chairman ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India. www.icyer.com