Product Description
From the Back Cover
'The Illustrated Light on Yoga' is a straightforward and comprehensive introduction for the beginner by the acknowledged expert on the subject. Illustrated throughout with 150 photographs carefully positioned in the relevant part of the text for easy reference, it includes:
• An introduction to the philosophy and practice of yoga
• Detailed descriptions of 57 key postures
• Techniques for stilling the mind through breathing exercises
• A 35-week course progressing from beginner to intermediate level
• A full glossary of yoga terms
B.K.S. Iyengar has been teaching and demonstrating yoga for more than 50 years. He has several million students and has established centres all over the world.
"Mr Iyengar's 'Light on Yoga' has, since it was first published over 25 years ago, enabled many to follow his example…This new concise edition will bring the basic art of yoga to a much wider audience and will enable it to be practised at the very highest level"
YEHUDI MENUHIN
About the Author
B.K.S. Iyengar has been teaching and demonstrating yoga for more than 50 years. He has several million students and has established centres all over the world.