The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali has long been shrouded in mystery and confusion. That's becauseexisting translations rely on confusing language and outdated interpretations. The process can beso frustrating that it seems that only yoga instructors or dedicated gurus are committed tostudying this ancient text, the Yoga Sutra.This guide is intended to teach you how to be the leader in your own spiritual journey. Bymodernizing and simplifying the sutras, this guide makes it easy for you to know exactly how thesage Patanjali conceptualized yoga and the path to realization. Before you know it, you'll beinspired to start meditating, fostering positivity, and dispelling the toxic elements in your life.The guide is broken down into three chapters packed with helpful tips and information:• Chapter One gives you the history of the Yoga Sutra and how it has changed from the timePatanjali wrote the sutras to today.• Chapter Two provides the full 196 sutras in simple language so that you can easily your ownspiritual journey toward enlightenment. This chapter also includes new commentary to giveyou insight on what each sutra means.• Chapter Three brings the practice to your mat by encouraging you to make the Yoga Sutrasyour own. You'll be invited to write an intention and explore which sutras will be best foryour yoga journey. When you make the sutras work for you, you'll be that much closer toenlightenment.Many of the guides out there for the Yoga Sutra are just as confusing as reading this ancient textin the original Sanskrit. With those other guides, you often find yourself having to re-word thesutras in a language you understand.But, here, you won't be bogged down by dense, hard-to-understand language or outdatedphrasing. Everything in this guide has been mindfully written and organized so that you can getthe most out of this life-changing yogic journey. What else makes this guide so special? Here area few other ways this guide stands out among the others:

• The format allows you to read through the entire translation of a section before reading theauthor's. That means you get the opportunity to formulate your own interpretations beforereading someone else's.• The sutras are repeated throughout the chapter so that you can naturally become familiar withthem instead of having to memorize them.• Definitions of complex ideas are simplified and weaved into the text so that you don't haveto reference back to a glossary.Why are these aspects so important for your journey towards enlightenment? Well, the more thatyou're able to take the wheel and genuinely gain the knowledge of the sages, the more you'll beinspired and empowered to stay committed to your yoga practice.But that's not the only advantage. These intentional formatting and language choices make theYoga Sutra more enjoyable. Because who ever said that the philosophy of yoga had to be a bore?You can achieve enlightenment and enjoy the process with this guide!