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Top 5 Yoga Books For Learning Yoga At Home |
Yoga is an extremely beneficial system of exercise. However, the best results from yoga can only be achieved when the asanas are performed to perfection. Hence, it is better that one learns and then executes the asanas properly.
Yoga can be learnt either with the help of an instructor, an instructional DVD or books. While it may not be viable for everyone to have an instructor due to time or money constraints, books and DVDs can help you learn at the convenience of time and money both. Practitioners of yoga can opt for either of them. However, books are better as the amount of information provided in them is voluminous.
For all those who have decided to opt for books as the method of learning, we will help them select from the best of the best. Following are the top 5 titles that people can choose from-
1. Light on Yoga- Written by B.S. Iyenagar, this 1966 publication is considered to be a must have for all yoga practitioners. What makes this title unique is its encyclopedic nature. It provides the reader with hundreds of illustrations on correct breathing techniques and innumerable Yogasanas. With prices beginning at just $ 9.95, it is quite a cheap resource to have.
2. Light on Life- This one is the most recent (2005) publication of B.S. Iyenagar. In this book, he builds upon the ideas of yoga that he left with in his previous publication, Light on Yoga. Together, the two books shed light on the physical and spiritual aspects of yoga. A hardcopy of the book can be had for $24.95.
3. Yoga Anatomy- As the title suggests, the uniqueness of this book lies in its scientific explanation of what yoga helps us achieve. With the help of digital photographs and media, the book captures the inner workings of the different Yogasanas, thereby convincing the reader of the capabilities of yoga. Its price begins from $ 12.72 and goes up to $19.95.
4. Cool Yoga Tricks- This book is considered perfect for those who know some amount of yoga techniques and want to practice them in the comfort of their home. What it offers to practitioners is an insight into how yoga poses can modified with the help of props, chairs, tables and other similar things. Further, these modifications are simple and can be carried out easily. All these qualities make it good for yoga instructors as well. The book costs $39.95.
5. Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful- This book is considered the best source of information on prenatal yoga. The author of the book is the leading yoga teacher Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. Keeping then need of its audience in mind, the yoga poses in the book are very gentle. The book is the best source of information for anybody contemplating natural child birth. A second hand edition of the title can be easily had for $2.80. |
