This book contains illustrations, with instructions and benefits, for 42 essential yoga postures. It is designed as an easy to use reference for personal practice or to be offered to yoga students. It can also be used as a study guide. As well as the postures, there are explanations of the proper breathing systems and guidelines for an effective yoga routine. As well as serving as a foundation for a regular yoga practice, this book is also a work of art, designed to celebrate our shared humanity and the diversity and beauty of human culture. It is a book to break stereotypes of who can and cannot be a yogi: yoga is for all who desire to practise it, regardless of age, gender, culture, colour or body shape.