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Yoga Wisdom & Practice

by B.K.S. Iyengar
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Yoga Wisdom & Practice by B.K.S. Iyengar

With the numerous Iyengar yoga books already available, I wondered if we really needed another, until I got this volume. It is wonderful. It combines all the best aspects of his previous works and weaves them into one beautiful offering. The wisdom and personal voice of Tree of Yoga and Light on Life are on full display here, as are the attention to detailed asana instruction of Light on Yoga and The Path to Holistic Health. The design of the book is decorative, colorful and richly textured, so it is a joy to flip through and see.
     There are 3 main sections. The first is Reflections on My Life, where descriptions of poses meaningful to Iyengar are interspersed with personal reminiscences on his beginning in Yoga, gaining notoriety and facing the end of this incarnation. This section is fascinating, inspirational and poignant.
     Light on Daily Practice is next and this longest section, close to 120 pages, starts out with basics like the definition of Yoga, methods, a bit on the Sutras (again interspersed with instruction on appropriate poses) and moves into deeper territory like The Thread of Intelligence, Evolving as a Yogi and The Art of Teaching. Also, included here is a detailed section on pranayama and the bandhas.
     The final 70 page section is A Yogic Approach to Life where issues like Yoga for relaxation and overall health and ethics and a stress free life are explored (again interspersed with detailed descriptions and color photographs of relevant practices).
     Leave it to a Master like Yogacharya BKS Iyengar to produce the first book to fully integrate the theory, practice and personal experiences of Yoga in such an elaborate and beautiful way that is at once thoughtful, thought provoking and deeply instructive.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS of Yoga Wisdom and Practice by BKS Iyengar

Foreward
REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE
How Yoga Transformed Me
Dandasana
Janu Sirsasana
MyGuruji
Marichyasana I
The Light on My Yoga
Tadasana
How the lyengar Method Evolved
UtthitaTrikonasana
Virabhadrasana II
On Using Props
Baddha Konasana (with weights)
Upavistha Konasana
Viparita Dandasana
A Creative Approach
Urdhva Dhanurasana (with props)
Halasana (with props)
Purvottanasana
The lyengar Legacy
A Continuing Practice
Parsvottanasana
A Day in the Life
Yoga and Aging
Ustrasana
Bhujangasana I
On Death and Dying
Savasana
LIGHT ON DAILY PRACTICE
Yoga Defined
Methods of Yoga
Patanjali and hisYoga Sutra
Salamba Sirsasana
Yoga is for All
The Supple and the Stiff Body
Ardha Chandrasana
Yoga for Women
Paripurna Navasana
Jathara Parivartanasana
Invocatory Prayers
On Asana
ParivrttaTrikonasana
Vasisthasana
Alignment in Asana
Virabhadrasana I
Garudasana
The Thread of Intelligencce
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Utthita Hasta Padasana
Urdhva Hastasana
An Intense Practice
Uttanasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana I
Finding the Center of Gravity
Sirsasana Variations
The Sensitivity of Skin
Halasana
Karnapidasana
I Am Asana
Salamba Sarvangasana
Parsvakonasana

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The Art of Sitting
Svastikasana
Siddhasana
Virasana
Bhadrasana
How I Began Pranayama
Patanjali on Pranayama
Savasana (with support)
The Importance of Chinlock
Preparation for Bandhas
Jalandhara Bandha
Pranayama and Deep Breathing
Ujjayi Pranayama
Viloma Pranayama
Nadi Sodhana
Patanjali on Meditation
Padmasana
The Mantra Aum
Malasana I
Evolving asaYogi
Pincha Mayurasana
Virabhadrasana III
The Art of Teaching
Preparing for Salamba Sirsasana
Bharadvajasana
A YOGIC APPROACH TO LIFE
Yoga and the Body
Vrksasana
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
Utkatasana
Yoga and Blood Circulation
Viparita Karani
Marichyasana III
Pasasana
The Spinal Column
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Yoga for Overall Health
Encouraging Relaxation
Yoga for a Stress-free Life
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Salamba Sirsasana (with props)
Yoga and Ethical Living
Paschimottanasana
Yoga and Diet
Yoga as a Nature Cure
Can Yoga be a Therapy?
Sarapanjarasana
Yoga for Mental Equilibrium
Setubandha Sarvangasana
Yoga for a Better Life
Halasana to Paschimottanasana
Yoga for Athletes
Supta Virasana
Baddha Konasana
Yoga and Dance
Natarajasana
Yoga for Children
Viparita Chakrasana
Glossary
Asana Index
Index
Citations
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