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Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga... » (Revised Edition)
Authors: B. K. S. Iyengar, Yeudi Menuhin
ISBN-13: 9780805210316, ISBN-10: 0805210318
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: January 1995
Edition: Revised Edition
Author Biography: B.K.S. Iyengar
Book Synopsis
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.
Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Preface 13
Preface 13
PART I INTRODUCTION 17
What is Yoga? 19
PART II YOGASANAS, BANDHA AND KRIYA 55
Yogasanas 57
Bandha and Kriya 57
PART III PRANAYAMA 429
Hints and Cautions 431
Technique and Effects of Pranayama 441
Pranayamas 449
Appendix I: Asana Courses 462
Appendix II: Curative Asanas for Various Diseases 487
Table to correlate the asanas etc. with the plates which illustrate them 507
Glossary 513
Index 537
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