A truly beautiful and inspiring journey through the yoga sutras of Patanjali. In this gorgeous book, professional photographer and yoga teacher Cat De Rham brings her own personal vision to the yoga sutras in words and pictures. Written over 2,000 years ago, the yoga sutras are a step-by-step guide to the attainment of true liberation. There are eight stages or limbs of this quest: the eight limbs of yoga. The book is structured around the eight limbs identified in the yoga sutras of Patanjali as follows: Yama: the practice of universal ethical disciplines Niyama: the practice of individual disciplines Asana: the practice of postures or body exercises to develop agility, balance, strength and vitality Pranayama: the practice of regulating the breath Pratyahara: the practice of mastering the senses Dharana: the practice of focusing the mind Dhyana: meditation Samadhi: union with the Supreme Being. In this thought-provoking book Cat leads you through the eight limbs, from Yama, the