The Study Questions provided at the end of every chapter encourage learning and reviewing.

The Yoga Moment encourages experiential learning and brings the essence of yoga into the student’s daily life.

The Student Testimonials provided in each chapter authentically reveal personal experiences that are relevant.

A Historical Timeline featured in the history chapter (14) easily illuminates important yoga milestones.

The worksheets included at the end of the text - a health history, flexibility assessment, alignment assessment, and yoga practice and nutrition logs - allow the teacher to assess the student, and the student to track his/her improvement.

Yoga Science Boxes discuss some of the science topics connected to yoga.

Chapters 6-13 provide descriptions of specific yoga poses (asanas), which include the following: Drishti, Alignment Cues, Benefits of the Pose, and Modifications for Making the Poses Work for You.