Yoga Mind & Body - Hardcover

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789404478 ISBN 13: 9780789404473

Publisher: DK, 1997

Synopsis

Outlines the five basic principles of Yoga, explaining how exercise, meditation, breathing, relaxation, diet, and positive thinking can improve everyday life and providing recipes and step-by-step photographs for basic Yoga postures.

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Review:

The London Sivananda Yoga Center's Yoga Mind & Body is a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide for anyone interested in starting or expanding a yoga practice. All the essentials are covered, from the Sun Salutation and 12 basic asanas (the system of poses that make up hatha yoga) to relaxation, positive thinking, breathing, purification, and meditation techniques. The book contains more than 500 beautiful illustrations demonstrating both basic and advanced poses. The detailed instructions will enable anyone, regardless of age, sex, or physical ability, to start practicing yoga at home. The physical, mental, and pranic (energy) benefits of each pose are included, as well as a discussion of common alignment problems associated with each asana. The authors also give readers a taste of yoga philosophy and the yoga lifestyle, including a section on vegetarianism complete with dozens of recipes to refuel after completing those shoulder stands, forward bends, and spinal twists. --Ellen Albertson

About the Author:

The Sivanada Yoga Vedanta Centre was established in 1957 by Swami Vishnudevanada (1927–1993). This nonprofit organization with locations around the world is dedicated to the teaching of classical yoga and vedanta philosophy as a way to promote physical, mental, and spiritual health. As part of a global network of ashrams and centres, yoga teachers guide their students in developing an integral practice of yoga and meditation. More than 25,000 yoga teachers have graduated from the international Sivanada teachers' training courses since 1969.

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0789404478
• ISBN 13: 9780789404473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168