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Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha is an easy to read and effective instruction on the ancient art of yoga. Summary Of The Book Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha is considered to be one of the latest and most methodical yoga books. It was initially published in 1969 by the Bihar School of Yoga and has since been subject to seventeen reprints. It has also been translated into various languages. The immaculate and comprehensible illustrations and the step-by-step instructions prove extremely handy and easy to follow. There are exercises for the eyes, relaxation asanas, meditation asanas, instructions on how to perform the Surya Namaskar and the Chandra Namaskar, balancing asanas and various other exercises for different body parts. It also includes details about chakra awareness. The book can be of great help to doctors and therapeutics as it involves the latest research and findings when it comes to the benefits of yoga. The techniques mentioned in the book may be useful in medicine, sports, education and a myriad of other fields. The fourth edition of Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha has been updated under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati’s successor, Swami Niranjananda Saraswati. The book is used in various yoga centres, ashrams, and school across the globe. About Swami Satyananda Saraswati Swami Satyananda Saraswati was a Yoga guru whose teachings are followed both in India and the West. Some of the other books he has authored include Surya Namaskara: A Technique of Solar Vitalization, Kundalini Tantra, Nine Principal Upanishads, Yoga Nidra, and Dynamics of Yoga: The Foundations of Bihar Yoga. Swami Satyananda was born in 1923 in Almora. He was educated in the classical Sanskrit texts such as the Vedas and the Upanishads and was said to have attained spiritual awareness at a very young age. In 1943, he met Sivananda Saraswati in Rishikesh and chose to live there as a Sannyasin for twelve years. While there, he did various kinds of work which included physical as well as scholarly labour and then on the instructions of his Guru he travelled around the world with the message of yoga. He has written more than 80 books. His teachings emphasise on Integral Yoga, which has its basis in tantra and has brought to the forefront the yogic element of tantra. He invented the system of yoga nidra and has helped make yoga easily accessible to the modern aspirant. He died in December 2009 at Rikhiapeeth, Jharkhand.