Light On Yoga: Definitive Guide To Yoga Practice, The

Description:
New larger format, easier to read and follow edition of this Yoga classic. Includes a brand new foreword by the author. B. K. S Iyengar's Light On Yoga is established now as the classic text for all serious students of yoga. It's a jewel in the list and we are delighted to have the enthusiastic support of B. K. S. Iyengar for this new edition. There has not been a substantial redesign of Light On Yoga since the 1960's and although this orginal, cramped design does sell, we know our new look book will broaden it's appeal, ensuring Light On Yoga remains fresh and accesible. Contains: / Step by step photo-guide to routines for beginners to highly advanced. / Guide to yoga breathing / Introduction to the philosophy behind the Yoga. / Guide to healing specific health problems with yoga poses. New design will appeal to new yoga readers and existing Iyengar students: Larger, more spacious, squarer format pages / Improved structure -- so its easy to see where one exercise ends and next begins / Updated page design and typeface / Larger, easier to read type / Larger photo's of each completed Asana (pose) -- to show more detail. Iyengar's original text is retained throughout and we also have a brand new foreword written by Mr Iyengar especially for this edition.

Review:
'The best book in English on hatha yoga' The New Statesman.

Author Biography:
B. K. S. Iyengar is the world's most revered living teacher of yoga. He was the first person to bring Yoga to the West, and his teaching has been hugely influential over the last 3 decades. He now lives and teaches in Pune, India.