Essential Yoga
by Judy Smith
Essential Yoga: The Practical Step-by-Step Course follows the classic Iyengar Asanas as detailed in Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar, but brings them to life with large, clear, color photography of real yogis in all of the Iyengar asanas. This book was created to make the asana sequences as defined by Iyengar, also known as Guruji, more visually accessible, and to make the poses jump out at the reader while on the mat.
The introduction includes an overview of the history and philosophy of Iyengar Yoga, an explanation of the Yoga Sutras, and a helpful guide for some key Iyengar Yoga props. The section on asana, which composes the bulk of the book, is divided into different chapters focusing on standing poses, seated poses, twists, inverted asanas, supine and prone asanas, routine practices, and yoga therapy.
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