Light on Yoga: the classic guide to yoga by the world's foremost authority

By:

Iyengar, B.K.S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Harper Collins Publishers 54th Impression 2017Description: 544 p. 19 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-8172235017

Subject(s):

Body fitness

DDC classification:

613.7046 IYE

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 3. Pranayama

Summary: This is a classic book on yoga. Practical and extensively illustrated it describes over 200 postures (asanas and bandhas) and 14 breathing exercises (pranayamas) in detail. The 600 photographs, placed in the relevant part of the text, enable the reader to practise a posture without a teacher. There is a summary of the meaning of Yoga, and the nadis, chakras and kundalini are also considered. An Appendix directs the reader to specific exercises for a wide variety of ailments and for the serious student there is a long yoga course of over 300 weeks. B.K.S. Iyengar has been teaching yoga since 1936 and has given demonstrations throughout the world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	613.7046 IYE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B2522

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1. Introduction
2. Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya
3. Pranayama

This is a classic book on yoga. Practical and extensively illustrated it describes over 200 postures (asanas and bandhas) and 14 breathing exercises (pranayamas) in detail. The 600 photographs, placed in the relevant part of the text, enable the reader to practise a posture without a teacher. There is a summary of the meaning of Yoga, and the nadis, chakras and kundalini are also considered. An Appendix directs the reader to specific exercises for a wide variety of ailments and for the serious student there is a long yoga course of over 300 weeks. B.K.S. Iyengar has been teaching yoga since 1936 and has given demonstrations throughout the world.

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