Yoga: The Iyengar Way: The New Definitive Guide to the Most Practised Form of Yoga

A comprehensive, practical, and authoritative guide to the method developed by Iyengar. 100 key postures with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs. This is our most recently published yoga book and has quickly become a backlist bestseller. CONTENTS......Page 6 Foreword......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 Introduction......Page 9 About this Book......Page 11 PART I THE BODY -ASANA & PRACTICE......Page 12 THE ASANAS......Page 13 STANDING POSES......Page 18 SITTING POSES......Page 50 TWISTS......Page 70 SUPINE & PRONE POSES......Page 80 BACKBENDS......Page 134 JUMPINGS......Page 146 RELAXATION......Page 150 PART II THE MIND PRANAYAMA & PHILOSOPHY......Page 154 STUDY OF THE SELF......Page 155 PRATYAHARA......Page 164 PRANAYAMA......Page 156 THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA......Page 165 PART III THE SOUL- DHYANA & SURRENDER......Page 172 SURRENDER OF THE SELF......Page 173 DHYANA......Page 175 Courses......Page 176 Remedial Programs......Page 186 Index......Page 189 FURTHER READING and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 193 A comprehensive illustrated guide to the famed yoga method developed by B. K. S. Iyengar. Featuring one hundred key postures with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographsfrom Silva Mehta, a disciple of Iyengar and cofounder of the the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Maida Vale, London; and Mira Mehta, founder of and teacher at The Yogic Path in London, who studied with Iyengar from childhood. This volume presents a step-by-step guide to the Iyengar yoga method, a form of Hatha Yoga that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of posture and breath control. The authors provide 100 key postures with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs A practical guide to the most widespread of yoga forms - the Iyengar method - this book is suitable both for beginners and advanced pupils and can be used as a handbook for home practice. Each of the 90 postures included is graded, described and accompanied by detailed instructions.