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Summary: Best pictures of any yoga book
Review: "Yoga: the Iyengar Way" suceeds where other yoga books fail because of its superior pictures, which give extreme detail to all of the asanas (poses). It's always better to get guidance from a good teacher, but for home practice, this is one of the best books out there and is a great supplement to group practice. As its title implies, Iyengar yoga is taught in the book, and thus the use of props and alternative poses allows for those of different levels of experience to do as much of the asana as they can.In short, if you're going to own one yoga book, make this the one -- its pictures are MUCH better than either "Yoga for Dummies" or the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga." In fact, if there's a yoga book with better photography and presentation, I haven't seen it.
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Summary: Best pictures of any yoga book
Review: "Yoga: the Iyengar Way" suceeds where other yoga books fail because of its superior pictures, which give extreme detail to all of the asanas (poses). It's always better to get guidance from a good teacher, but for home practice, this is one of the best books out there and is a great supplement to group practice. As its title implies, Iyengar yoga is taught in the book, and thus the use of props and alternative poses allows for those of different levels of experience to do as much of the asana as they can. In short, if you're going to own one yoga book, make this the one -- its pictures are MUCH better than either "Yoga for Dummies" or the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga." In fact, if there's a yoga book with better photography and presentation, I haven't seen it.
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Summary: Best pictures of any yoga book
Review: "Yoga: the Iyengar Way" suceeds where other yoga books fail because of its superior pictures, which give extreme detail to all of the asanas (poses). It's always better to get guidance from a good teacher, but for home practice, this is one of the best books out there and is a great supplement to group practice. As its title implies, Iyengar yoga is taught in the book, and thus the use of props and alternative poses allows for those of different levels of experience to do as much of the asana as they can. In short, if you're going to own one yoga book, make this the one -- its pictures are MUCH better than either "Yoga for Dummies" or the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga." In fact, if there's a yoga book with better photography and presentation, I haven't seen it.
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Summary: I really love and USE this book!
Review: I have been practicing yoga for several years using videos and have been searching for a comprehensive book that explains the most used asanas. This book had been incredibly helpful... each pose is explained in detail with all the "hints" to help you remember to keep perfect form. The index also gives great recommendations for using poses in a series. Great for beginners or those that want to take their yoga practice further!
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK!
Review: I have numerous yoga books including Light on Yoga (BK Iyengar), Ashtanga yoga (D Swenson), Anatomy of Hatha Yoga (D Coulter) etc, All great books, and this one is included in my top of yoga book lists. I have 2 other books by Mira Metha & her family, But this is the best book from the Metha family. An excellent book for alignment and reflection....
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Summary: Inspires and reminds me not to skip difficult poses!
Review: I own several dozen wonderful yoga books and learn something new about the vast subject of yoga from all of them. However, Yoga: The Iyengar Way, is the timeless classic I turn back to over and over again when I feel the need for outside discipline to help me organize my personal home practice. On Sunday mornings, when I have the leisure to practice several hours, I make my way through all the catagories of poses, including all the Standing Poses, Inverted Poses and Backbends, by turning the pages of this book. The clear photographs continually inspire my practice and remind me not to skip more challenging poses I might otherwise be tempted to avoid. I highly recommend this book to students of all levels and their teachers. Namaste.
Suza Francina, yoga teacher and author, The New Yoga for People Over 50 and Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause.
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Summary: An unexpected learning experience
Review: I purchased this book only as a guide for home use. I practice BKS Iyengar's method twice a week in a class setting and I wanted to practice at home to better my postures. I thought I would only use this book in order to remember the many asanas, but found it to be a spontaneous learning experience. The Mehtas are highly knowledged in Iyengar Yoga and have managed to bring unexpected change to my life.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: It seems that every week a new yoga book is published. Alas, many exist merely to cash in on yoga's current popularity. This book will be in use long after most others are gathering dust. The photos illustrating the poses are excellent. The descriptions have the clarity and precision that one expects from an Iyengar instructor. This book contains a great deal of information yet it is not overwhelming. This should make it especially attractive for a beginner. Yes, there are more comprehensive (and expensive!) Iyengar style yoga books that are excellent. But this volume delivers the good stuff at a user friendly price.
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Summary: Excellent guide to yoga asanas!
Review: My yoga instructor recommended this book, and she was right! Not only are the pictures of the asanas clear and helpful, but they include many helpful hints for holding the pose correctly, and suggest modifications for yogis of different levels. There is also a lesson plan at the end of the book, which is helpful for people who wish to follow a yoga exercise regime at home. I love it!
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Summary: Attractive, sound, and a good beginning
Review: Such 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.
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