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Title: Light on Yoga : The Bible of Modern Yoga... by B. K. S. Iyengar, Yehudi Menuhin ISBN: 0-8052-1031-8 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 03 January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The authority
Comment: I regard this book as the true arbiter of the correct way to perform all yoga asanas. LIGHT ON YOGA has many things going for it. First of all, Iyengar goes into great detail about the positions. I've never seen another yoga book that goes into such detail. He doesn't make any assumptions. He also gives valuable advice such as "persons over forty should not attempt this asana for the first time" for some of the asanas. (I wish I had read this book before attempting the Scorpion for the first time at age 45!) The second thing I really like about the book is that it is Iyengar, an older man, who demonstrates the postures in the hundreds of photographs, rather than a trim 30-year old woman in a leotard like 9/10ths of all other yoga books. There are zillions of books out there on yoga, many with profuse illustrations and photographs, but none of them even comes close to LIGHT ON YOGA. This is a very valuable reference book. Any person who is serious about yoga should have this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Yoga Book on the Market
Comment: I fell in love with yoga after severely breaking my leg in three places. Rehab only took me so far, but thankfully yoga took me the rest of the way. After discovering the many health benefits of yoga, I began studying it seriously. Part of the journey of any student is to become a teacher. For two years, I taught yoga classes at local gyms and dance studios 5 times a week.
As a teacher, I became more of an avid student than I was before. I bought just about every book and tape on yoga, and I even had friends bring me books from respected Yogi's in India. But the best book I ever found was Light on Yoga. It starts at the beginning with, "What is Yoga?" before continuing on with each position. It details the technique in both written form and with a photograph, and then it discusses the effects of each position. You see, yoga is not just designed to make you more flexible or releave stress--each position can help treat/prevent certain sickness and infections.
For those of you who are just getting started, this book might seem overwhelming when you see photographs of Iyengar doing things with his body that seem humanly impossible. But don't focus so much on the flexibility aspect, as the healing aspect. If you take each position to your own level, you will be doing a great service to your body, and to your health. Bottom line--buy the book and join a local yoga class!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good info/ Out of my league
Comment: This book contains a plethora of information, but it is definitely for the advanced student. There is also an "old fashoined" flavor to the work, and I get the impression that is was originally written for men and any references to women were added as an afterthought. It gives some puzzling advice, such as 'women should avoid practicing any asanas during menstruation.' I have never seen this advice given anywhere else, and I wonder if it's relevant. I am happy with the book as a reference, but not as a practice manual.
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Title: Light on Pranayama the Yogic Art of Breathing by B. K. S. Iyengar, Yehudi Menuhin ISBN: 0824506863 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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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: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Yoga: The Iyengar Way by Silva Mehta, Mira Mehta ISBN: 0679722874 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 07 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health by B. K. S. Iyengar ISBN: 0789471655 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar ISBN: 089281764X Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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