He’s firm, but compassionate qualities that I understand he had as a teacher of yoga too. But it’s one that you’ll come back to again and again for the stories, the diamond-like clarity of understanding of the human condition, the perfectly percolated wisdom. It's one of those books that you probably won’t read all in one go. If you’re at all interested in the philosophy of yoga, it’s an absolute MUST. This isn’t a practical guide in the physical sense, but a practical guide in the philosophical sense. There are also sequences at the back of the book covering a wide range of ailments, although a word of caution, as these are really aimed at advanced yogis.Īnother Iyengar classic, this book was written much later, when he was in his 80s, with all the benefit and wisdom of hindsight, and a life devoted to yoga. Not only is it inspirational and aspirational in terms of the poses he demonstrates, but there is great wisdom in his introduction to the book. I would encourage everyone who is a committed Iyengar yoga practitioner to have this book on their shelves. After teaching and befriending the great Yehudi Menuhin, and with his encouragement, he decided to spread the wisdom of yoga to the West, and this book was the culmination of that effort. Iyengar was an extraordinary character who worked hard to master yoga. The knowledge of yoga was passed from Guru to Shishya (pupil) and was kept as a mystery.ī. Up until that point, yoga was seen as something that only wandering holy men in India would do. First published in the 50s it was a radical book.
To this end, I’d like to talk about some of the books that I’ve been turning to during this period to keep my practice going and my head and heart on an even keel. What we do need to stay alert to is our mental health and well-being (neatly this week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2020). To get a sense of scale, a human hair is around 80,000 nanometres wide. It’s hard to stay alert to something 120 nanometres big.
Most of us have responded by thinking ‘what does that even mean’? Just as we’d all settled into lockdown life, we’re now being told that the ‘Stay home’ message is being changed to ‘Stay Alert’.
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