Synopses & Reviews
Yogas 5,000-year tradition is rich and varied, and has always evolved to meet the needs of the culture it serves. Ever increasing numbers of people come to the practice and encounter its many benefits: the union of opposites; an understanding of the effect of the outside world on the body; a significant reduction in stress; a path to liberation; and the discovery of ones true self. Above all else, yoga has been and continues to be about the process of transformation. Linda Sparrowe discusses yogas roots in the sacred texts and provides a look at the 20th-century yogis who brought it to the West Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Indra Devi, and B. K. S. Iyengar, to name a few. Four hundred artful posture-illustrating photographs of the most famous yoga practitioners, including Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Sharon Gannon, David Life, and Richard Freeman, pull the reader ever closer to this powerful practice.
Synopsis
The yoga practiced today bears little resemblance to the discipline that began humbly almost 5,000 years ago, but in its rich and varied history, yoga has always evolved to meet the needs of the culture it serves. In this combination of how-to guide and inspirational text. Linda Sparrowe blends a historical overview with a wealth of exercises to help readers strengthen the mind and body. In brief, lively portraits, the author describes the 20th-century masters who helped bring yoga to the West and, indeed, the world. the centerpiece of the book contains 400 "asanas, or postures. Rendered in sumptuous black-and-white photographs that illustrate the development of modern physical postures derived from ancient Indian tradition, the asanas and the accompanying text show how the flexibility and stamina achieved on the yoga mat can transform all areas of life.
Synopsis
In this combination of how-to guide and inspirational text, Sparrowe blends a historical overview of yoga with a wealth of exercises to help readers strengthen the mind and body.