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The heart of yoga : developing a personal practice / by T.K.V. Desikachar.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desikachar, T. K. V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hatha yoga.
- Yoga.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions International, [1999]
- Summary:
- A world-renowned teacher outlines a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted to the needs of the individual. 300 photos/illustrations.
- Contents:
- The life and yoga of Śrī T. Krishnamacharya
- Practice of yoga
- Yoga: concept and meaning
- The foundations of yoga practice
- The principles of Āsana practice
- The careful construction of a yoga practice
- Āsana variations
- Prānāyāma
- The bandhas
- The understanding of yoga
- The things that darken the heart
- Actions leave traces
- The world exists to be seen and discovered
- Living in the world
- The world exists to set us free
- The qualities of the mind
- None obstacles on the yoga way
- The many paths of yoga
- The yoga sūtra of Patañjali
- Yogāñjalisāram.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 089281764X
- 9780892817641
- OCLC:
- 41384634
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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