* A unique text for developing a yoga practice, based on the author’s twenty five year study of sacred Indian dance and traditional hatha yoga.

*The 64 Yogini Asanas:a series of dynamic yoga routines influenced by Indian Classical Dance and developed by the author, lavishly illustrated and explained.

*Author is the first to practically integrate the two disciplines of yoga and Indian dance to create a spiritual path.

More than offering a collection of exciting new yogasana variations, this book thoroughly explores the relationship between two of India's greatest spiritual disciplines, Indian classical dance and yoga.In a creative rendition of ancient Indian culture, the author illuminates both disciplines' metaphysical significance within the Hindu tradition and then integrates the two, offering a unique blend of practical and  spiritual insight.Drawing upon the sacred feminine energy of the yogini, a spiritual initiatress who dances with one foot in nature and the other in culture, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta offers an alternative, "tantric," approach for re-evaluating our understanding of creation and the body.With sections on "Womb Yoga," "Yoga of the Emotions," and "Yoga of the Elements,"

The Yogini’s Mirror offers the aspiring yogini a shining reflection: the cosmic dance of her own inner nature.

Yoga teaches us that everything placed before the mind is a mirror.American-born Gupta (who holds a doctorate combining aspects of cultural anthropology with Indian religious history) has written a captivating personal narrative of her journey to India and the ardous training to become a performer in the Kuchipudi style of Indian classical dance.This unique story is a blend of autobiography, philosophical reflection, and firsthand insight into Indian culture and the performing arts.Also a yoga teacher, Gupta has included a chapter presenting 64 illustrated postures, creatively synthesizing the dual disciplines of traditional hatha yoga and sacred dance.Her explanations of Indian dramatic theory are discussions of yoga and dance in historical and religious terms are clear-cut and informative…Highly recommended for larger public libraries and for academic libraries, especially those building collections in the performing arts, religion, or Eastern culture.