Let Go: Deep tantric yoga and meditation – and on meditating lying down

by Swami Janakananda

Let Go is a generous and wide-ranging guide to the tantric yoga and meditation tradition. Drawn from the author’s lifelong experience as a swami, it contains clear, step-by-step instructions for meditation and relaxation, and over 4 hours of guided audio recordings, accessible via QR codes throughout the book.

“A truly enjoyable experience. This is a book you can return to again and again, aimed both at beginners and experienced practitioners. The follow-up to Swami Janakananda’s bestseller was well worth the wait.”
– Lars Steen Pedersen, author and journalist

The book explores themes such Savasana – lying motionless – as the key to yoga and meditationThe Open State in meditationThe meditations Returning, Inner Silence and Yoga Nidra - both through text and audio - and notes on Kriya YogaPratyahara, Mantra, Yantra, and ChakraThe psychic symbol and the inner space of consciousnessThe purpose of yoga – the mastery of life
Interwoven with relevant scientific research, this warm-hearted book is also partly autobiographical and includes Swami Janakananda’s account of his years of training in India in the late 1960s. More than 100 illustrations, drawn from a range of different cultures, tie the book into an artistic whole.

Partly a work of guidance, partly the story of life’s journey through yoga, Let Go gives inspiration and insight into the many ways that meditation and relaxation can be used to enrich your life. Swami Janakananda guides you, in the way only a master can, towards a state of resting in yourself.

395 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2025