Yoga: The Iyengar Way
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- Author：Silva Mehta
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Summary
Yoga gives the energy to lead life fully and with enjoyment。 Time spent alone in practice puts mundane issues in perspective and builds a fund of inner strength。 Family， friends， and work all benefit。 We illustrate the value of Yoga in everyday life by giving a brief outline about ourselves。 I had an accident when I was 25 in which I sustained a crush fracture of the spine。 I was in tremendous pain。 Doctors， surgeons， naturopaths， and osteopaths predicted I would be in a wheelchair by the time I was fifty。 A few years later I developed osteoarthritis。 I was living in India at the time。 A naturopath friend told me: "There is only one thing for your arthritis - Yoga and Mr。 Iyengar。" I knew very little about Yoga， but within three weeks I was in B。K。S。 Iyengar's class and have been ever since， whenever the opportunity presented itself， and so have my children。 In India there is a saying， "When the pupil is ready， the Guru appears。" We must have been ready。 Starting Yoga gave me periodic， almost miraculous， lifting of pain， and the feeling of excitement and euphoria。 I began to shake off the depression caused by physical agony。 Over the years Yoga has improved my physical health， and has given me a new outlook and optimism。 Far from being in a wheelchair， I am able to help others surmount their physical problems。 Teaching Yoga has been rewarding and satisfying。
-SlLVA MEHTA
-SlLVA MEHTA
Reviews
Bella
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AmazingThis is great book for iyengar yoga。 It has detailed description with step by step pictures。 Yoga has such amazing benefits。 This book do shed light on it。 But it is always advised to learn from a teacher
Tati Ana
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Really great yoga poses。 I really like the models and how they demonstrate the poses。
Brooke Smith
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Fabulous and you should do yoga！
Tim Fontona
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I like wearing a red outfit just like on the cover of this book when I do the yoga poses。
Dennis Littrell
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Attractive， sound， and a good beginningSuch is the celebrity and influence of B。K。S。 Iyengar as a teacher of yoga that a book with his name in the title virtually guarantees publishing success。This book is a fine example of the phenomenon。 It is an attractive， coffee table type yoga book for the nineties written by students of Iyengar。 Perhaps the most important feature is the beautiful （and non glamorous） photos that illustrate the asanas with an almost mystic power。 There's some irony here bec Attractive， sound， and a good beginningSuch is the celebrity and influence of B。K。S。 Iyengar as a teacher of yoga that a book with his name in the title virtually guarantees publishing success。This book is a fine example of the phenomenon。 It is an attractive， coffee table type yoga book for the nineties written by students of Iyengar。 Perhaps the most important feature is the beautiful （and non glamorous） photos that illustrate the asanas with an almost mystic power。 There's some irony here because it was the photos of Iyengar himself demonstrating asana （over six hundred of them） that more than anything catapulted him to fame some years ago with his now classic Light on Yoga， which I highly recommend as an extension of this book。Obviously this is a different sort of book， aimed at beginners， but with some depth。 It is more generic in a sense as it delves only lightly into the ideas underlying yoga while concentrating on the practical。 Indeed its philosophic stance is succinct， and perhaps that is best for an approach focused on the physical health aspects of yoga。 One weakness is that it is a little short on pranayama， and consequently on meditation。Iyengar does contribute a foreword， however， and his spirit is apparent throughout。 Overall this is excellent of its type， reminding me of something by Richard Hittleman from some years ago。 --Dennis Littrell， author of “Yoga: Sacred and Profane （Beyond Hatha Yoga）” 。。。more
Maria Devine Ogino
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Any yogi should read this book。
Janine Southard
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This book wasn't what I was expecting， so I don't feel fair rating it。 See， I'd been told this book was all about alignment and that the Iyengar method was all about performing asanas safely and correctly。 With that foreknowledge， I expected this book to have anatomy diagrams and descriptions of WHY a certain pose should be performed in a particular way。 Instead， I got pictures of people doing the poses （probably correctly） with small notes about adjustments for common ailments （but not the reas This book wasn't what I was expecting， so I don't feel fair rating it。 See， I'd been told this book was all about alignment and that the Iyengar method was all about performing asanas safely and correctly。 With that foreknowledge， I expected this book to have anatomy diagrams and descriptions of WHY a certain pose should be performed in a particular way。 Instead， I got pictures of people doing the poses （probably correctly） with small notes about adjustments for common ailments （but not the reasoning behind those adjustments）。Already disappointed， I also found it hard to take this book seriously after it told women not to do inversions while menstruating。 。。。more
Dawn
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This is the Iyengar yoga book I began my practice with。 I love it great reference and it makes it easy to understand how to manage each pose。
Misha
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Great images with modifications and props and sequences for specific diseases。
Kate
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A classic for your yoga library。
Alexandra
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Great reference book and primer for teachers and students of all levels。
Kay Coughlin
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This is outstanding practice companion， no matter what kind of yoga you practice。 Destined to be a classic for many years to come。
KarmA1966
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a great entry if you want to start an Iyengar yoga practice。 The book provides photos for each posture and a description of how to perform the posture。 If you'd not practiced yoga before I'd highly reccommend finding a nearby course， preferably an Iyengar course， so you can receive expert teaching on how to perform the postures。 The Iyengar branch of yoga is extremely specific on how to practice each posture， it's almost militaristic in it's approach to postures， but I've found that by following a great entry if you want to start an Iyengar yoga practice。 The book provides photos for each posture and a description of how to perform the posture。 If you'd not practiced yoga before I'd highly reccommend finding a nearby course， preferably an Iyengar course， so you can receive expert teaching on how to perform the postures。 The Iyengar branch of yoga is extremely specific on how to practice each posture， it's almost militaristic in it's approach to postures， but I've found that by following the postures accurately on only performing to my abilities， it lessens potential injury。 。。。more
Mandy Londer
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Excellent large color photos and accompanying descriptions of entering the pose。 Some of the verbiage is outdated （I suppose depending on your lineage of practice） however still an incredible reference for students and teachers。 Use of props in this book is especially useful and of course tied to BKS Iyengar's style of yoga。 Excellent large color photos and accompanying descriptions of entering the pose。 Some of the verbiage is outdated （I suppose depending on your lineage of practice） however still an incredible reference for students and teachers。 Use of props in this book is especially useful and of course tied to BKS Iyengar's style of yoga。 。。。more
Jalal Karim
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Clear demonstrations， precise training modules， all with B。K。Iyengar's blessing and oversight。 Very very good book！ Clear demonstrations， precise training modules， all with B。K。Iyengar's blessing and oversight。 Very very good book！ 。。。more
Kdaca
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Almost always in use。 It offers visual reminders of where a lot of the Pilates and other fitness mat work come from， not to mention the intended difficulty level of certain asanas and Western mat work moves that are taught in the US today。
J
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Fantastic book
Erica O'Shea
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Inspiring， a little daunting， but very useful and clear。 A wonderful resource。
Susan
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This has been one of my staple yoga practice books for over 10 years。 I highly recommend it especially to any beginner。
Ben
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I used this book as a reference to any whenever I'm having doubts about the correct posture。 I used this book as a reference to any whenever I'm having doubts about the correct posture。 。。。more
PlayGroundOnline
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This is my all time favorite Yoga book。
Jenni
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I have had this book with me in different countries for over 10 years。 It is a great reference book and includes in the back pages particular asanas / poses to focus on for particular physical complaints。
Bernadette
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Useful reference book
Clara
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This is an excellent and detailed book with great form and tips for each yoga asana featured。 I highly recommend studying this if you're into yoga。 This is an excellent and detailed book with great form and tips for each yoga asana featured。 I highly recommend studying this if you're into yoga。 。。。more
Wozilla
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This is a quality book on correct asanas
Jesika Davis
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A great guide to have on hand。
HadiDee
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A great basic book - good， clear explanations of the poses。
Julie
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The best yoga book by far。 I use it at least once or twice a week to give me inspiration on my home practice。 It's a classic。 The best yoga book by far。 I use it at least once or twice a week to give me inspiration on my home practice。 It's a classic。 。。。more
Dani
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Great tool for breaking down classic yoga poses。 Using it in my Yoga teacher training is really helpful！
Susan
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Useful book even for those not teaching or practicing Iyengar specifically。 Very clear photos and good instructions。
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