Containing a treasure trove of previously unavailable material, this intimate and insightful account of the life of Dr. Harry Dickman,&nbsp;referred to by Swami Sivananda as &quot;the yogi of the west,&quot; features more than fifty years of correspondence between Dickman and&nbsp;well-known yoga masters such as Swami Sivananda, Ramana Maharshi, Paramhansa Yogananda, and almost one hundred others. Marion&nbsp;(Mugs) McConnell, Dickman's student, has created a brilliant and loving tribute to her teacher, who founded the Latvian Yoga Society in&nbsp;the early 1930s and later spread his knowledge in the U.S. with the blessings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of<i>Autobiography of a&nbsp;Yogi</i>. Offering a broad range of information on yoga history, theory, and techniques from a variety of different paths<i>Letters from the&nbsp;Yoga Masters </i>also presents detailed teachings about pranayama, mudras, diet, and much more, all interwoven with stories and personal&nbsp;anecdotes that support the techniques.<br><br>The book contains facsimiles of the personal, handwritten letters from the greatest yoga masters of our time to Dickman, who was&nbsp;teaching yoga in displaced persons camps after World War II. McConnell explores Dickman's relationship with his correspondents, who&nbsp;regarded him as a highly advanced teacher. The instruction they convey is rich, detailed, and warm, and includes meditation and&nbsp;breathing techniques not widely available until now. Images supplement the text, and McConnell provides additional absorbing stories&nbsp;about Jesus as a yogi, astral beings, and ashram life.<br><br>McConnell's account of her own experience as Dickman's student further illustrates how yoga was transmitted from student to teacher&nbsp;and brings to light the warmth of the personal bond between them. Taken together, the rare correspondence and personal chronicles&nbsp;that make up <i>Letters from the Yoga Masters</i> offer an unparalleled glimpse into the life of a yogi, the development of yoga in the West,&nbsp;and the ways that spiritual wealth is disseminated across generations.