In the Introduction to Light on Yoga B.K.S. Iyengar quotes the Bhagavad Gita VI.16 and VI. 17, ‘Yoga is not for him who gorges too much, nor for him who starves himself. It is not for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who stays awake. By moderation in eating and in resting, by …
The english translation of the sanskrit word Asana is seat. Although many yoga poses or yoga postures are also referred to as yoga asanas. In B.K.S Iyengar’s Light on Yoga there are over 200 yoga poses. None of the yoga postures in Light on Yoga are done with a yoga prop. However, yoga props are …
Yoga standing poses give us the stability and strength needed for yogic success. The family of standing yoga asanas are yoga gateway poses to continue onto yoga inversions and yoga back bends. Standing yoga posture shows us the many ways we can can carry ourselves. These yoga poses can correct deformities and imbalances in our …