HEART OF YOGA, T. K. V. DESIKACHAR

Good book on yoga

Good read

Yoga practitioners should probably read this once🙂

It is an unique book for all the yogist.

I love this book. Read twice for complete knowledge about yoga.

I have read only 50-70 pages of it and I found this very very useful for general health of person. How tough asanas can be performed very easily and to avoid bad effects of performing wrongly, are explained very well. Easy to understand language.

very useful, explains the basics of yoga, in detailed in depth

An effortful and conscious reflection of the work of lifetime...

very nice book, mainly focused on the theory of yoga but also gives some useful practices and guidance to design your own practice.

This is a good book to own, especially if you already own a few yoga books. This book is very informative and many yogic terms and philosophies are explained clearly. In the very first chapter Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are mentioned. Chapter three discusses breathing. Chapters four and five are about asana practice (counterposes, resting between asanas, how do you practice asana, how fast, how to adjust your breathing as you practice, etc). There are sequences in this book, but you will not see a description how to practice a particular asana on its own, there is no list of the common asanas, because the book introduces you to yoga in general and from the point of view of the Yoga Sutras. (The Sutras are included in the book, as well as "thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that capture the essence of his teachings", as mentioned on publisher's website, (innertraditions.com). You will see many black and white photographs of Krishnamacharya and the author, performing asanas or pranayama. All of the asana seguences are drawn images. There are separate chapters on Pranayama and Bandhas. In general, this is a great book for someone who enjoys reading more about yogic phisiology and philosophy, who loves Sanskrit (the book mentions many yogic terms in Sanskrit) and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This is a thorough book on yoga and it gives a reader an understanding of what yoga is really about.

The book covering the fundamentals of yoga, written by lifelong teachers.

Gutes Buch über die leider weniger poluläre Linie von Desikachar, die einige wichtige Dinge ander behandelt als Iyengar oder Jois.

つまんねえ。まあ、個人的感想だが。