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Title: Complete Illustrated Book Of Yoga by Swami Vishnudevananda ISBN: 0-517-08712-X Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Pub. Date: 12 December, 1988 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: not the best yoga book
Comment: even if vishnu-devananda is the 'best' yogi in many ways. Though they are beautiful, many of the photos make some of the asanas look more difficult than they are; some of them ARE that difficult, and you can't tell what's feasible for your level and what's not. The sets and ordering at the appendix are good. Some of the Vishnu-deavananda and Sivananda theories on yoga are very uncompromising, and individuals really must wonder and think when they read these. What IS the physical and/or mental, spiritual benefit of sexual abstinence for example? Many people just ignore this. What about vegetarianism? Are the yogic theories the same as the new western ones? Do they lead to one another, is there a logical link? Religion and biology are so mixed up together, and westerners just become pseudo-hindus sometimes, and end up looking stupid and becoming useless people. The Sivananda program demands questioning, and does not always provide answers. What does chanting a few oms do? Do you need to know what you're saying when you chant a mantra to benefit from it? One of the things I like about Bikram Choudhoury's approach is that he nixes all this [poor] spiritualism not because he doesn't find it true and/or useful, but because he doesn't think one should just go through the motions without understanding what they're doing, and so he focuses on and explains the physical benefits of the asanas with some expectation that their performance will lead a yogi into different habits and a different life. I don't know which way is better. Anyway, the book is good. It's not my favorite
Rating: 4
Summary: Not for beginners.
Comment: I wouldn't recommend this book for beginners. It has some good poses, but some of them you just can't figure out without an instructor.
Rating: 5
Summary: A complete introduction to yoga
Comment: I was lucky to be a student of Sivaram, a direct student of Vishudevananda. Through Sivaram, I experienced the sweetness of disposition of a true yogi and I was exposed to the enormous esteem in which he was held. The postures and philosopy in this book were taught to Vishnudevananda by his teacher, Sivananda. Sivananda was a medical doctor before he became a "yogi" and great teacher of many who came from India to the West to teach this ancient art. These teachers were "pioneers" of yoga in the West, developing classes as well as lecturing and demonstrating before groups of people during the 1960's. Rather than critiquing their "form" in the postures, one would praise them for opening up the West to the teachings and practice of yoga so that we all may continue to learn and grow in this ancient art and science. Reading this book will help any yoga aspirant to more fully understand the yogic philosophy and introduce the student to some of the 84,000 yoga postures. The postures in the book encompass the major areas of hatha yoga practice: forward bends, backward bends, balancing, inversions, and twists, and so are a complete introduction to the practice of yoga.
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Title: The Sivanda Companion to Yoga: A Complete Guide to the Physical Postures, Breathing Exercises, Diet, Relaxation, and Meditation Techniques of Yoga by Vishnu Devananda ISBN: 0684870002 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 19 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners by H. David Coulter, Timothy McCall ISBN: 0970700601 Publisher: Body and Breath Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Complete Yoga Book: Yoga of Breathing, Yoga of Posture, and Yoga of Meditation/Three Volumes in One by James Hewitt ISBN: 0805209697 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar ISBN: 089281764X Publisher: Inner Traditions International Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika by B. K. S. Iyengar, Yehudi Menuhin ISBN: 0805210318 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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