Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga...A modern yoga classic • Deepen your practice with the definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of yoga—the ancient healing discipline for body and mind—by the world-renowned teacher who brought the art of yoga to the West, Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of yoga positions and breathing exercises, along with explanations of the main philosophies of yoga. Iyengar's style and teachings emphasize precision and alignment, planned sequencing, timing, and the use of props. • Learn Proper Alignment • Dive Deeper Into Yoga Philosophy • Cultivate Inner Awareness With Pranayama • Learn Sanskrit • Learn Inspiration On and Off the Mat "600 pictures and an incredible amount of detailed descriptive text as well as philosophy.... Fully revised and photographs illustrating the exercises appear right next to the descriptions.... We highly recommend this book." —WELLNESS Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. |
Contents
What is Yoga? | 19 |
YOGASANAS BANDHA AND KRIYA | 55 |
Yogasanas | 57 |
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30 seconds abdominal organs Adhomukha ankle Ardha Ardha Matsyendrasana asana Bakāsana balance Bandha Bend the left Bend the right Bhagavad Gītā big toe body Brahmā Brahmacharya Chakra Chaturanga chest deep breathing dhyāna Effects Ekapāda Exhale feet fingers grip Halāsana 244 heels hips Jalandhara Bandha Kāma keeping the left kumbhaka left arm left foot left knee left leg left thigh legs stretched straight lift Mahamudra Marichyasana Mayūrāsana means mind minutes Mudrā Mula Bandha muscles Nauli Nāvāsana 79 neck normal breathing Pāda Padmāsana Parivrtta Pārsva Pāśāsana 328 Paschimottānāsana 160 perineum place the left place the right position posture practice Repeat the pose right arm right foot right knee right leg right thigh Sādhanā Salamba Sīrṣāsana samādhi Sarvāngāsana Sarvāngāsana and cycle Savāsana 592 shoulders sideways Sīrṣāsana and cycle Śiva spine Stay Supta svādhyāya Tāḍāsana Technique trunk Ujjāyī Urdhva Dhanurasana Urdhva Mukha Uttānāsana 48 Utthita Viparīta Vīrāsana 89 wrists Yoga Yoga Sutras yogi