A comprehensive work about theory practice and philosophy of authentic Hatha-Yoga as it has
been laid down in the fundamental textbooks of the Yoga-Shastra (Hatha-Yoga Pradipika
Gheranda-Samhita Shiva-Samhita Patanjali Yoga-Sutra and the Yoga-Upanishads). The book is for
the seeker with high expectations who is longing for deep transformation and self-realization.
Written in clear and precise language the book gives insight into the authentic practice of
Yoga which has always been shrouded in mystery and has often given way to many wrong and
misleading interpretations. In 1979 the author was initiated into the exciting secrets of
original Hatha- or Kundalini-Yoga - one of the most powerful systems by which to attain
emancipation and liberation - by his Guru Dhirendra Brahmachari. Devoted entirely to his
Sadhana Reinhard spent long periods of complete isolation in the Indian Kashmir learning
about all the aspects of the awakening of the mystic serpent power Kundalini. With this work he
wants to hand over the great heritage of his master to other human beings in order to enable
them to profit from this old wisdom. The Kundalini-Shakti is the essence of Hatha-Yoga and
without her awakening it is impossible to find the entrance into the labyrinth of ourselves
and begin the dangerous journey of self-discovery. The Kundalini sleeping in the region of the
coccyx is the reason for the emancipation of the Yogi and for the bondage of the ignorant. One
who knows her knows Yoga. (Hatha-Yoga Pradipika chapter III verse 107)
