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Yoga is over 5,500 years old, making it the oldest known spiritual training. Millions of people around the world now practice it, often to lose weight or tone their bodies. But many are now becoming interested in the ideas behind Yoga, and the theories that back up the exercises. This audio book presents the three most important texts of Yoga read by leading actors. These insightful and beautiful texts contain instructions for the theory, methods and practice of Yoga and together are guides for inner wisdom. Whether you are a beginner at Yoga, an experienced practitioner, a teacher or in teacher training, this audio book will enable you to add new depth and meaning to your current practice, accessing the full potential and power of Yoga to transform your life.

Read by Fiona Shaw, Tim McInnerney and Jack Klaff, Music by Craig Pruess
Running time: Approximately two hours

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 161 AD until his death in 180, was the philosopher-king envisioned by Plato. A Stoic, Marcus Aurelius wrote a series of spiritual exercises (now known as his Meditations) while engaged on a series of border wars in the Danube region. These writings, meant only for himself, reveal a mind of great humanity, humility and insight. For over two thousand years these writings have inspired men and women to live the philosophical life, which involves two questions: first to seek to ‘Know Yourself’ and then to ask ‘What is the right way to Live?’