Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health [Hardcover] by Iyengar, B.K.S.; Razazan

by B.K.S. Iyengar; Daphne Razazan

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DK ADULT, 2001-01-31. Hardcover. Like New. Gift quality. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed! Fast shipping!

Book summary

This is a refreshingly clear, generously illustrated guide to standard yoga postures, or asanas. Iyengar, a renowned yoga scholar and instructor, uses multiple angle photographs of most of the poses alongside detailed instructions, notes on their Sanskrit names, their origins, and the principles of spiritual health behind them. In this way, the book serves not only as a home guide for beginners, but as a reference on which postures relieve what ailments, and how asanas connect together to incorporate physical and spiritual wholeness. Sections are devoted to the immune, urinary, nervous, respiratory, and hormonal systems, and a great deal of attention is lavished on asanas that alleviate stress. Iyengar also brings guidance to the use of props, which are tools used to help beginners hold difficult poses, something not often not discussed in yoga literature. Lastly, he presents a 20-week home course, which moves slowly from beginning to much more difficult poses. In its ability to link both spiritual and health motivations with easy-to-follow guidelines, this book is an invaluable reference for all levels of practice.