bks iyengar

179 Pages·2006·13.19 MB·English

BKS IYENGAR
FOREWORD BY YEHUDI MENUHIN
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An Easy-to-follow Version
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Introduction to Yoga
'Mr Iyengar's Light on Yoga has, since it was first published over
25 years ago, enabled many to follow his example ...
This new concise edition will bring the basic art of yoga to a
much wider audience and will enable it to be practised
at the very highest leveL'
Yehudi Menuhin
The JIIustrated Light on Yoga is a straightforward and comprehensive
introduction for the beginner by the acknowledged expert on the
subject. Illustrated throughout with 150 photographs carefully positioned
in the relevant part of the text for easy reference, it includes:
An introduction to the philosophy and practice of yoga
Detailed descriptions of 57 key postures
• Techniques for stilling the mind through breathing exercises
A 3S-week course progressing from beginner to
intermediate level
• A full glossary of yoga terms
B K S Iyengar has been teaching and demonstrating yoga
for more than 50 years. He has several million students and has
established centres all over the world.
RS.250
_ For sale in the Indian subcontinent only

The Illustrated Light on Yoga
B.K.S.Iyengar'sclassicbookLightonYogaisacomprehensive
introduction to yoga with detailed descriptions of over 200
postures (asanas) and 14 breathing exercises (pranayamas).
Thisbook,TheIllustratedLightonYoga,introduces57keyasanas
and provides a brief summary of pranayama. The book is
illustrated throughout with photographs positioned in the
relevantpartofthetext. The studentcan, therefore, practisea
posturewithouttheaid ofateacher. AnAppendixprovidesan
asanacourseforthe continuingstudent. TheIllustratedLighton
Yoga is a comprehensive yet straightforward introduction for
the beginnerby the acknowledgedexperton thesubject.
Bythesameauthor:
LIGHT ON YOGA
LIGHT ON PRANAYAMA
LIGHT ON THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
THE TREE OF YOGA
THE ILLUSTRATED
Yoga Dipika
B. K. S. IYENGAR
Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin
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PRAYER
'I bow before the noblest of sages, Patanjali, who
brought serenity of mind by his work on yoga, clarity
of speech by his work on grammar and purity of body
by his work on medicine.'
'I salute Adisvara (the Primeval Lord Siva) who taught
first the science of Hatha Yoga - a science that stands
out as a ladder for those who wish to scale the heights
of Raja Yoga.'