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. . . a milestone in the transmission of yoga from the ancient masters to the modern world. -- Bodhi Tree Book Review, Winter 1999 / Spring 2000
A milestone in the transmission of yoga from the ancient masters to the modern world. -- Bodhi Tree Book Review, Winter 2000 / Spring 2001
I can think of no better book to recommend to a friend beginning to be excited by yoga but bewildered by the plethora of different schools and their sometimes-conflicting teachings. In addition, I would be hard-pressed to think of a book I would recommend more highly to any yoga student seeking to deepen a yoga practice. . . . The great gift of The Heart of Yoga lies not simply in the depth of Desikachar's learning, but in the compassion, gentleness, practicality, and down-to-earth spirit that permeate the book. -- Yoga Journal
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Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya's son T. K. V. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga. Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental concept of viniyoga, which maintains that practices must be continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve the maximum therapeutic value.
In The Heart of Yoga Desikachar offers a distillation of his father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he describes as "a program for the spine at every level--physical, mental, and spiritual." This is the first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar discusses all the elements of yoga--poses and counterposes, conscious breathing, meditation, and philosophy--and shows how the yoga student may develop a practice tailored to his or her current state of health, age, occupation, and lifestyle.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rich with information,
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This review is from: Heart Of Yoga (Paperback)
I have read many books on developing a serious yoga practice. However, this book is the most realistic, down-to-earth, and comprehensible out there. Desikachar believes that the practictioner of yoga should "start from where he stands." Rather than getting caught up in doctrines and dogma, cleansing rituals, and rules... Desikachar helps the modern yoga practictioner integrate their spiritual life with their mundane existence, so that the mundane becomes infused with the spiritual. It is truly a rich and inspiring book that has deepended my practice and encouraged me during my moments of doubt.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Distills ancient yoga teachings to insightful fundamentals,
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This review is from: Heart Of Yoga (Paperback)
This book, for me, has been wonderful. The author's tone of voice is fully inclusive, non-judgemental, and open. It invites all people to come to know the eternal meanings through study of self through yoga. He emphasizes that the most effective way to know what is the right action for yourself, in any situation, is to follow the paths of yoga to learn more about yourself and your inherent motivations.He sees yoga as being approachable from unlimited directions. Some people will prefer pranayama (breathing) or mediation over asanas (postures) and he believes that yoga can be as unique as the yogi. In the end, all the paths of yoga lead to awareness, so it doesn't matter how you begin. As for being non-judegmental, if you smoke, for example, he would never condemn or judge you. If that is what arises truly from within you, then so it is. He would add, i'm sure, that yoga would likely make it less necessary to smoke, but that preoccupation is not his. He is razor focused on helping the reader clarify his or her own place in the universe through yoga. This book will likely help anyone take their yoga practice to a higher level.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have Book for Serious Yogis and Yoginis,
By douglassmoss "Doug in Calif" (Etiwanda, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heart Of Yoga (Paperback)
This book is outstanding in its presentation of yoga. The book gives outstanding and in depth detail of every aspect of yoga from asana to pranayama and lifestyle to mantra. This book is not one you read from cover to cover at one sitting but rather read, digest, intregrate into your practice and reflect/journal about what you have learned before returning for more. I recommend this book to all my serious students and to fellow practioners as well. Broaden and deepen your practice with this book. You will be rewarded for your efforts. Namaste!
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