Yoga

All over the world, more and more people are turning to yoga to take advantage of its health-preserving and stress-relieving possibilities. In this practical manual, yoga master BKS Iyengar shares with readers his unique, holistic approach. For him, yoga is more than just physical exercise: it is a way of life that also affects the mind and the mental and spiritual functioning of a person. BKS Iyengar presents the philosophy and idealism behind the ancient practices and explains how yoga can help us overcome the everyday stresses of our modern age. He designed the series of exercises described in detail in the book so that they can be performed by beginners, intermediate and advanced level people, regardless of age and physical condition. The correct execution of the individual postures or yoga asanas is aided by a clear, comprehensible, point-by-point description, and the exact position of the body parts is made traceable by the 360-degree illustrations of the final pose. A separate chapter in the volume deals with the innovative use of aids based on BKS Iyengar's instructions, so that even beginners and the less flexible can perform the exercises easily and efficiently. A separate chapter also deals with those asanas and asana sequences that are used to cure or prevent certain diseases. Furthermore, the book also includes a description of a twenty-week yoga course compiled personally by BKS Iyengar, progressing from simpler exercises to more complex ones.