Comprehensive sourcebook of yoga and pilates exercises to tone and strengthen the body, with 1500 step-by-step photographs.

Originally published in 4 volumes : Meditation, Pilates and Yoga, The complete guide to Yoga, and Yoga for pregnancy and to get back in shape.

Introduction -- Iyengar yoga -- Iyengar basics -- Standing asanas -- Seated asanas -- Twists -- Inverted asanas -- Supine and prone asanas -- Routing practice -- Yoga therapy -- Pilates -- Warming up and mobility exercises -- Abdominal and back exercises -- Upper and lower body exercises -- Stretches -- Making pilates a part of your life -- Yoga-pilates -- Core strength -- Standing postures -- Twisted postures -- Balanced postures -- Seated postures -- Sequences -- Yoga for pregnancy and after -- Yoga for conception and early pregnancy -- Yoga for mid-term pregnancy -- Yoga for late pregnancy and birth -- Postnatal yoga -- Yoga for children -- What's it all about? -- Animal parade -- Putting it all together -- Quiet time -- Meditation -- The practice of meditation -- Societies and useful addresses.