About the author
Andre Van Lysebeth was a Belgian yoga teacher and author whose books helped introduce Western readers to yoga and tantra through decades of personal teaching experience. "Yoga Self-Taught," drawing on more than fifty years as an instructor, presents over 200 postures and exercises with extensive photographs and illustrations showing correct and incorrect form, intended to let readers build a home practice without a teacher present. "Tantra: The Cult of the Feminine" addresses tantric philosophy beyond its narrower reputation for sexual practice, arguing for a broader and more historically grounded view of a tradition Van Lysebeth felt was widely misunderstood in the West. Both books, published by Weiser Books, reflect his standing as one of Europe's prominent yoga and tantra teachers of the twentieth century, writing for practitioners who wanted structured, experience-based instruction rather than purely academic treatment of these traditions.
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“Van Lysebeth provides a rigorous, dogma-free dismantling of common Western errors regarding Tantra, positioning it as a serious philosophical system rather than a sexual novelty. The text successfully merges ancient esoteric…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Tantra: Cult of the Feminine (Revised)
“Van Lysebeth delivers a rigorous, mechanically focused manual that prioritizes safe progression over aesthetic appeal. The emphasis on transitional phases makes it uniquely valuable for understanding the 'how' of asana practice.…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Yoga Self-Taught (Rev and Updated)
