| Record Number |
819890 |
| ISBN |
9781529319774 (paperback) |
| Author |
Iyengar, B. K. S., 1918-2014 author. |
| Title |
Light on life : the journey to wholeness, inner peace, and ultimate freedom / B.K.S. Iyengar ; with John J. Evans and Douglas Abrams. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Yellow Kite, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, 2019. |
| ©2005 |
| Pagination etc. |
xxii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note |
Originally published: [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale, 2005. |
| Includes index. |
| The inward journey -- Stability : the physical body (asana) -- Vitality : the energy body (prana) -- Clarity : the mental body (manas) -- Wisdom : the intellectual body (vijnana) -- Bliss : the divine body (ananda) -- Living in freedom -- Asanas for emotional stability. |
| Summary Note |
B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime's experience on the yoga path. The structure of the book follows the different aspects of that path (from Freedom Awaits, through The Physical Body, The Energy Body, The Mental Body, The Intellectual Body, The Divine Body to Living in Freedom) and provides a learning framework for yoga as well as an invaluable discourse on life. |
| Subject |
Hatha yoga |
| Spiritual life |
| Added Author |
Evans, John J., Yogi author. |
| Abrams, Douglas Carlton author. |
| Shelf Location |
294.5436 IYEN |
