Alan Nisbet – illustratör

Here is a book all new yoga teachers and young yoga fans will find easy, informative and fun to read.

It is a new look at old wisdom; an easy first step on the road to ''enlightenment'', or understanding what life is really about. For yoga teachers it''s a handy text, full of black and white illustrated short stories - ideal for the first forays into yoga philosophy for your classes, appealing to both middle grade- and-beyond children, and to adults.

The ancient Scriptures are wonderful, but there are a lot of words and meanings that can be very difficult to grasp. Here, though, are simple short stories to make you smile, think and learn. They are told in the voice of an Indian guru, Swami Ramesh Guptananda. Imagine you can hear his voice as you read them. They show, through talking about his captivating life, what the ''rules of life'' are and how to follow them.

The original ''rules'' came from the sage*, Patanjali, many hundreds of years ago. They still apply to this day.

The stories in this book can be read out to the class during the relaxation period after physical exercises and postures are done. When in a relaxed state the mind is open to new and constructive thinking, and the stories will live on in the mind of the student, helping them to rethink or adjust their behaviour to ways that lead to a happier, better adjusted life.