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For several thousand years, yogis have drawn on the powerful practice of pranayama, a technique of controlling the breath to maximize prana or life energy. Pranayama has been practiced to rejuvenate the body and as a means of self-study and self-transformation. While most yoga practitioners today focus on asanas, or body postures, a growing number of people are learning the complementary practice of pranayama to deepen and enrich their practice.
The Yoga of Breath is a guide to learning the fundamentals of pranayama and incorporating them into an existing yoga practice. Rosen's approach is easy to follow with step-by-step descriptions of breath and body awareness exercises accompanied by clear illustrations. The book also covers the history and philosophy of pranayama, offers useful practice tips, and teaches readers how to use props to enhance the exercises.
The Yoga of Breath is a guide to learning the fundamentals of pranayama and incorporating them into an existing yoga practice. Rosen's approach is easy to follow with step-by-step descriptions of breath and body awareness exercises accompanied by clear illustrations. The book also covers the history and philosophy of pranayama, offers useful practice tips, and teaches readers how to use props to enhance the exercises.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Definitely not a quick fix!
Richard Rosen has written a sensible and practical book about a form of yoga that has often been misinterpreted and trivialised, particularly by the new-age press. If you're looking for something that will tell you simply to "breath-in-breath-out and think beautiful thoughts", this isn't for you.
An Iyengar trained teacher with over twenty years experience, Rosen explains pranayama in a way that western students can respond to. He describes (with plenty of excellent illustrations) the preliminaries, the practice, what you can expect and how it helps you, in a style that is chatty without ever being superficial or condescending. He estimates that if you work through this book conscientiously it will take you at least eighteen months to complete the programme.
If you're serious about exploring this fascinating form of yoga, and have no teacher near to you (and even if you have, it's still worth reading) this is the one to buy.
Richard Rosen has written a sensible and practical book about a form of yoga that has often been misinterpreted and trivialised, particularly by the new-age press. If you're looking for something that will tell you simply to "breath-in-breath-out and think beautiful thoughts", this isn't for you.
An Iyengar trained teacher with over twenty years experience, Rosen explains pranayama in a way that western students can respond to. He describes (with plenty of excellent illustrations) the preliminaries, the practice, what you can expect and how it helps you, in a style that is chatty without ever being superficial or condescending. He estimates that if you work through this book conscientiously it will take you at least eighteen months to complete the programme.
If you're serious about exploring this fascinating form of yoga, and have no teacher near to you (and even if you have, it's still worth reading) this is the one to buy.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am a breathing teacher with Art of Living so I know a few things about breathing. This book is bery comprehensive but also too comprehensive. Is is loaded with information that is not organized properly throughout this book. It is very difficult to just brouze through it for a while at home, read one chapter and to continue some other day. Nevertherless it is still voluable book with vast and profound information about the almost unknown world of bearthing in the west, . It is mainly based on the work and rtheory of the great Guru BKS Ayengar.
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This is book is very well structured and focused. For a newbie in the land of breathing, he certainly gets you into the right frame of mind. It is the sort of book you will refer to over and over again.
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