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| |  | Special Interests | Home » » » Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga... | | | | | | | Description: | | The definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga--the ancient healing discipline for body and mind--by its greatest living teacher. Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of all the positions and breathing exercises. Features a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. Illustrations throughout. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780805210316
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| B. K. S. Iyengar | | Paperback:
| 544 pages | | Publisher:
| Schocken | | Publication Date:
| January 03, 1995 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0805210318 | | Product Length:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 110 reviews |
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 informative and essentialJul 08, 2010
After practicing yoga for a few years, I finally got around to reading about yoga. I took the advice of a few Amazon reviewers and purchased this book. Great (inspiring) pictures with concise/precise descriptions for each pose. Most helpful to me are the "Effects" sections; I am needing exercises to help with lower back, abdominal strengthening and to quiet sciatica problems. I am a cautious yoga student, and so I always ask yoga instructors for modifications so that I can lead up to some of the poses that seem a bit out of my range. All poses in the book are ranked in difficulty (explained in the intro somewhere), another great aspect of this purchase.
An indispensable guide to everyone interested in yogaJul 06, 2010
This was the very first yoga book I purchased (many years ago). Even after years of practice and many other books, I keep going back to "Light on Yoga" for asana specifics and benefits. For me, it works as a yoga dictionary and so definitely indispensable.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Little organizationJun 28, 2010
I have been a yoga teacher for 37 years. I have owned this book even before I started teaching. "Light on Yoga" has great explanations and is the definitive book with pictures of all the poses. It also shows the possibilities that one can reach in terms of extreme flexibility. However, it is not organized well. It is extrememly hard to find the explanation of the pose and connect it to the right picture. This has been around for quite awhile so I find it puzzling that Mr. Iyengar has not updated the organization. For a reference book, easy organzizational access is one of the biggest assets. I find other hatha yoga books more useful for easy reference to postures, etc. There are only 84 basic yoga postures and other bookshave the postures right along with the explanation. In the internet age, one can find almost any posture with the posture and explantion almost immediately with out having to shuffle through Mr. Iyengar's conundrum. However, for completeness, this book cannot be beat.
beginner to advancedApr 08, 2010
Very well put together. With pics, discriptions of how to obtain each pose and its effects. Well done.
Excellent, even for a beginner.Mar 17, 2010
B.K.S. Iyengar not only gives a beginner yoga student hope with all the pictures of the asanas, he also gives excellent step by step instructions on how to attain them. I will cherish this book and also look out for his other books on this wonderful subject of yoga.
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