THE COMPLETE BOOK OF VINYASA YOGA

It is a very comprehensive book of a system of Sri Krishnamacharya not very well known. The variety of vinyasas in almost all the best known asanas along with the breath orientation in the movements are the special features of this system ably presented by the author with exquisite illustrations.

Does not look like used book at all. Very good condition. Satisfied.

Must have book for yog practitioner

Very Good book for those looking at mastering asanas. Has good number of variations giving clear details on how to get into the asana with breath. Benefits of asanas not mentioned.

Simple clear step by step yoga with a little bit of mantras too

Great

For the intermediate and advanced practitioner. For the beginner "Light on Yoga" is better for the systematic exercise schedules given which if followed religiously improves the body flexibility. This is required for doing the various Vinyasa's given here. Book is well produced and well written and explained. The co-ordination of breath with the various Yogic Vinyasa's is explained well.

It is very good book

book that can not miss in the library of those who practice yoga, the basic and advanced positions are clearly explained as the sequences.I am very satisfied with the seller: I bought the book used but it is practically like new. Many thanks.

Adorei.... os kramas bem explorados 💕💕

The best book ever about Vinyasa yoga. Practical. Easy to do. It's a must for everyone that practices this type of yoga.

i got it way before that i expected , wonderful book . thanks amazon

The father of modern yoga, Shri Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) used to tell his students that yoga was "India's greatest gift to the world." Through his long career as a respected scholar and yoga teacher, he resurrected many of the old practices and adapted them to the requirements of the modern world. Many prominent yoga masters studied under his guidance, including T. K. V. Desikachar (his own son, and developer of the yoga style called Viniyoga - born in 1938), Indra Devi (1899-2002), B. K. S. Iyengar (perhaps the best known current yoga teacher in the world, born in 1918), Pattabhi Jois (founder of Vinyasa Yoga, 1915-2009), and Srivatsa Ramaswami (born in 1939) who studied under his direction for 33 years and was the master's longest-standing student.Ramaswami had the advantage of being close to Krishnamacharya during his last years, when the master emphasized the necessity to adapt yoga teaching to the needs of each student. Ramaswami criticizes many of the current yoga styles as being "blatantly aggressive." In his previous book, Yoga for the Three Stages of Life (Rochester, VY: Inner Traditions, 2000) he planned to rescue many of Krishnamacharya's teachings but it included few representative asanas (`poses'). The new book proposes to revive a particular approach that he calls Vinyasa Krama (Vinyasa: `sequence' and Krama: `tool' or `method'). This approach consists of sequences and subroutines, focusing the mind on the breath and applying the proper bandhas (`locks').Ramaswami's book on Vinyasa yoga is a treasure. The new book is a continuation of his previous one and has a comprehensive presentation of more than 900 asanas and their variations. The 12 chapters cover all the basic sequences, giving particular emphasis to how to come into each pose, how to stay in the pose, and how to come out. He also pays particular attention to the proper breathing for each pose. It is very didactic; each pose is ranked according to the level of difficulty (one to five diamonds), and is beautifully illustrated. It also includes an audio CD with some Sanskrit chants that could be used to accompany the performance of the asanas. The CD also has a complete recitation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (the author of the first book written about yoga).Ramaswami has been teaching in India for more than 25 years and regularly visits the United States, where he has been directing a teaching training programme at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles). He has offered intense yoga training during his numerous visits to New York (Kripalu, the Himalayan Institute, and Integral Yoga) and gave a Master Class to the Yoga Club at the United Nations, in June 2007.