Textbook of Yoga

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In the past few years, the popularity of yoga as the ultimate key to fitness, both physical and mental, has resulted in a plethora of books, videos and audio tapes designed to guide a learner through the various asanas prescribed by the Yogasutra. The Textbook of Yoga goes one step further: it is the one book that tells you not merely how to practise an asana the right way, to maximum effect, but also explains how best to share your knowledge and teach others the theory and practice of yoga. It is like a textbook in its approach: lesson by lesson, you are introduced first to the basics and then to the more advanced levels of practice. Alongside the text, the illustrations allow you to understand exactly how the body should be moved and positioned without fear of error or injury. Crucially, there is also a clear exposition of the benefits to be drawn from each asana and details of how best to get relief from common problems like backache, diabetes and arthritis, using Yoga. Other useful information includes notes on the ideal time for practising an asana, the clothes to be worn and the right diet for the Yoga practitioner. Easily one of the best and most comprehensive handbooks on the ancient Indian science of health, the Text of Yoga is a classic in its own right.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Yogeswar

Yogeswar, earlier known as T.R. Shankar, was initially a journalist and worked with The Hindu for nearly thirty-five years. Whle in his early forties, because of a persistent cold, he tried yoga and Naturopathy and was amazed at the results. He started studying the theory of yoga and, in about fifteen years, became an authority on it. He established the Yoga Centre at Chennai and some of his pupils later became yoga teachers. Among Yogeswar’s books, Textbook of Yoga was prescribed as a standard textbook for the Degree/Diploma courses in fourteen Indian universities. Despite requests from some foreign countries to establish yoga centers there, he preferred to develop them in India. He trained many doctors and was a consultant in many hospitals. The ESI Hospital, Chennai, opened a yoga wing due to his efforts and he was a yoga instructor at Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Channai, for a long time. He passed away when he was eighty-three.

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Title
Textbook of Yoga
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
0143029657
Length
xvi+464p., Figures; 19cm.
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