Iyengar Yoga: Classic Yoga Postures For Mind, Body And Spirit

This book is fantastic. I already had experience doing Vinyasa yoga classes, but couldn't keep going to the studio. A lot of yoga books are hard to actually follow and they only teach you poses, not sequences. This book not only gives you 27 different sequences to follow, but it breaks them up into a sort of training course you can follow with increasing difficulty. It also includes a lot of modifications for poses in case you can't do the full pose for whatever reason, and that's another thing I hadn't found in other yoga books. I definitely need modifications & supports for certain poses & this book showed me how to do them until I could reach the full pose. A third bonus is the section on "Yoga Therapy" with poses given for numerous common ailments, like headache, backache, anxiety, etc. Of course, it's not a total replacement for a class/teacher, but this book is really excellent and will definitely help anyone with their practice. Maybe the only sort-of downside is that I ended up buying a lot of equipment to be able to do all the poses in the sequences--bolsters, a strap, a block--which can get pricey? But having those thing has definitely helped me deepen my practice, so no regrets.

The content is excellent. The book publishing is very poor. The instructions for the poses are in 6-pt, faint gray font. So trying to check them while you are doing the poses is impossible. This book needs to be larger—in its current format it’s unusable.

Excellent book. Great photos, sequences and descriptions. I gave to all my students for Christmas

Great pictures and form.

Excellent photos. Compared to other iyengar books I have this is the best for showing supportive poses. Like the list of sequences for particular issues such as back and neck pain, fatigue. Easy to follow.

Just starting Yoga. This book is very helpful. Talked with friends who have been doing yoga for years and they say this book is extremely helpful for them as well!

It's very good this product. The presentation is clear, objetive and have accurate information for my practice and Yoga instruction..

ok, with great photos & details, just not the Iyengars as authors I like this book but find that I refer more to my other more detailed texts, might be good for a first time buyer

As a beginner,having practised for six months,I was looking for a guide to help me develop routines for home practice. This book is perfect for me. It covers the history and philosophy of Iyengar yoga;asanas, with clear instructions and photos which make it easy to follow at home;routine and sequences to help you develop your own practice plan, and therapeutic yoga,which covers the use of postures and props to improve and treat minor injuries or ailments.I thoroughly recommend this book.

Judy Smith is an extraordinary teacher, and being her student was one of the many bonuses of my exhaustive collapse nearly two years ago. I attended a small remedial class (8 students, 2 teachers) once a week to help build up strength from being so weak I'd sleep for days at a time. I was initially intimidated in this intimate but strict environment but quickly felt huge respect and gratitude for being able to attend this extraordinary class. Under Judy's expert guidance I improved enough for her to kick me out of the class. I've now graduated to 'Gentle Yoga' level which is wonderful, but I do miss Judy and want to practise at home.So I was delighted to find a copy of her book. I practised yoga many years ago, and have other books, but I'm most impressed by this one. Aside from obviously being biased towards her, I love how this book is laid out. Detailed and well illustrated descriptions of each pose. Then clear and easy to follow sequences. And, best of all, there's pages of remedial poses, alternatives to the classics using bolsters and belts, for those of us not quite strong enough for the real thing.Judy would say when I would try to compliment her... "It's not me, it's the yoga" - it has and continues to be a huge catalyst in my recovery.

Recommended

My Iyengar Yoga teacher recommended this book to his class. Its brilliant as it describes and photographs the poses very clearly. I like the section on dealing with particular ailments etc. I have tried poses to help with colds and painful knees. I just need to practice more often!

This book was easy to follow, with clear and illustrated photographs. I attend a yoga class every week for Iyengar Yoga and this book has exactly the same positions. Very good.