Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar
Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar
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Light on Life
The Yoga Way to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom

Author: B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams

Narrator: Patricia Walden

Abridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2005


Synopsis

B.K.S. Iyengar, hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be the most important living yoga master, has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar explains this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey.

Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind and soul); the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness; the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path; and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.

About B.K.S. Iyengar

B.K.S IYENGAR, world-renowned yoga master, has been called by The New York Times "one of the most penetrating writers on yoga alive today." Iyengar's bestselling classics Light on Yoga and Yoga: the Path to Holistic Health, head the Amazon.com list as the two best yoga books ever written. Iyengar has trained thousands of teachers and there are Iyengar Yoga Centers in most cities around the world.

About Patricia Walden

Patricia Walden, renowned yoga teacher and writer, has been a student of B.K.S. Iyengar since 1976. Yoga Journal named her one of the "25 American Yoga Originals Who Are Shaping Yoga Today."  She has led numerous yoga DVDs and has been featured in various magazine articles and books.  Patricia read B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on Life for Macmillan Audio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Camille on November 23, 2012

I practiced Hatha yoga for 14 years before becoming a convert to Iyengar yoga in 1987. Iyengar is the only yoga discipline I know of where the teachers are trained in anatomy and physiology. I have heard Mr. Iyengar criticized for not having a "spiritual bone" in his body. My repartee is that when y......more

Goodreads review by Janet on September 29, 2010

Iyengar outlines Pantanjali’s eight limbed path in a way that is clear and understandable by illustrating the steps in an applicable manner to the modern reader, yet intertwining concepts that are so true to his own style. I especially liked his quote, "Is it through the alignment of my body that I......more

Goodreads review by Catherine Wylie on May 06, 2013

This book is truly enlightening on all the finer aspects of yoga I have ever wondered about and which others (mostly online blogging yogis) have barely touched upon with any greater depth. Iyengar thoroughly explains the layers of experience that we learn to inhabit and cultivate while maintaining a......more

Goodreads review by Brad on December 01, 2008

I'm on my SECOND read in a row! This never happens to me. I've just started over at the beginning. Again, I'm learning with every sentence. I'm a yoga instructor and there's so much here for each serious student of yoga to understand... NO, EVERYONE who reads this book will learn so much about thems......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on February 03, 2010

It's too bad this title sounds so much like the other thousands of books out there on yoga, self-improvement, etc. This one brings clarity to the confused, contradictory, flimsy info on yoga's vision of the self, mind & spirit, and Iyengar is always looking out for ways to make the information trans......more


Quotes

"...highly recommended for those advanced on the path and interested in learning from a master of flexibility and wisdom." —Publishers Weekly